Indian T20 League 2024: Punjab vs Chennai, Match 53 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Punjab (PUN) and Chennai (CHE) will take on each other in the 53rd match of the Indian T20 League 2024 on Sunday (May 5) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. Punjab have won four out of 10 matches so far, while Chennai have won five out of 10 games.

Chennai faced Punjab in their last game, where Punjab elected to bowl after winning the toss. Chennai scored 162 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Punjab chased down the target of 163 runs in 17.5 overs with seven wickets in hand. 

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PUN vs CHE Head-to-Head Record: 

Punjab and Chennai have played a total of 29 matches so far against each other in the Indian T20 League. Chennai have won 15 matches, while Punjab have won the remaining 14 games so far. Punjab have won the last five matches against Chennai. Both teams have won one game each in Dharmsala. 

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Punjab vs Chennai, Match 53: Today's MPL Opinio Prediction

PUN vs CHE Probable Playing XIs

Punjab:

Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran (c), Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh 

Chennai:

Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Richard Gleeson, Matheesha Pathirana 

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Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium Pitch Report 

It will be the first game of the season in Dharmsala. The average first innings score in the last four T20 matches here has been 182 runs. The pacers are likely to be more dominant here than the spinners. The team winning the toss might look to bat considering the match will be played in the afternoon.

PUN vs CHE Key Player Battles

Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Punjab’s bowlers 

Gaikwad has scored 209 runs against Punjab in seven outings at an average of 34.83 and a strike rate of 110.58. He has the batting average of 40 against Rahul Chahar. Gaikwad has scored 55 runs off 44 deliveries against Arshdeep Singh and has been dismissed twice. He has the batting strike rate of 181.2 against Sam Curran. 

Shivam Dube vs Punjab’s bowlers 

He has made 151 runs in seven matches against Punjab so far in the Indian T20 League at a strike rate of 149.50. He has the batting strike rate of 162.5 against Harshal Patel. Against Sam Curran, Dube has scored 22 runs off 13 deliveries. 

Jonny Bairstow vs Chennai’s bowlers 

Bairstow has made 143 runs in seven innings against Chennai at a strike rate of 128.82. He has the batting strike rate of 180 against Shardul Thakur. Against Moeen Ali, Bairstow has scored 38 runs off 18 deliveries.

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Kagiso Rabada vs Chennai’s batters 

Rabada has picked nine wickets against Chennai in nine innings at an average of 26.33. He has dismissed Gaikwad twice in 33 deliveries.