CSK vs PBKS: IPL 2023 Records & Stats at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Punjab Kings (PBKS) will travel to Chennai as they face Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in match number 41 of IPL 2023 at the famous MA Chidambaram Stadium. Chennai Super Kings will be coming into the contest after getting hammered at the hands of Rajasthan Royals despite some good cameos from their batters. With five wins in as many as eight games, they currently sit in fourth position due to an inferior net-run-rate compared to others. 

After four consecutive half-centuries, Devon Conway struggled a bit in the last game.  Conway has aggregated 322 runs at an average of 46 in eight games, while Gaikwad has managed to score 317 in the same number of games. In the bowling department, Tushar Deshpande has picked up 14 wickets and whereas Ravindra Jadeja has picked up 11 wickets. All-round Chennai will look to bounce back the winning ways.

Punjab Kings, on the other hand, will be coming into the contest after a big loss against LSG in their previous game. With four wins out of eight games, they are placed in the sixth position of the points table. Shikhar Dhawan though got dismissed in the first over, his return from injury would boost the batting of PBKS in the upcoming games. So far, he has aggregated 234 runs at an average of 78 in five games and leads the batting chart for PBKS, while Arshdeep Singh leads the bowling with 14 scalps. PBKS too would look to bounce back the winning ways.

MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report

The surface at the MA Chidambaram Stadium has heavily favoured the batters in the ongoing IPL 2023 season thus far. Pacers have occasionally made a difference but it has emerged as a batting paradise nonetheless. The captain winning the toss might elect to bowl first.

CSK vs PBKS Head-to-Head Records:

In as many as 27 games played between both teams, CSK has dominated the contest with 15 wins over Punjab’s 12 wins.

IPL Stats and Records at M.A Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk

Spinners have enjoyed bowling in this venue with an average of 26.8 and a good economy of 6.9, over the pace bowlers who average 29.4 with an 8.0 economy. In the 70 games played at this venue, Teams batting first have won 44 games compared to teams batting second, who have won 26 games. Teams winning the toss have preferred batting first on this ground due to the turn that the pitch of MA Chidambaram produces. CSK have won 42 out of 58 matches played at this venue.

Strategy and Matchups:

Both Arshdeep Singh and Kagiso Rabada have got good matchups against Ruturaj Gaikwad. Rabada has dismissed Gaikwad twice in 21 balls giving away 33 runs, while Arshdeep has picked Gaikwad twice in 24 balls and has given only 23 runs. Another interesting matchup is between Shikhar Dhawan and Ravindra Jadeja as Dhawan has managed to score 119 runs in as many as 81 balls while Jadeja has picked him only once. Rabada and Arshdeep will open for Punjab to counter Gaikwad early on.

CSK vs PBKS Highest and Lowest Totals Records:

CSK’s highest total against Punjab is 240 while their lowest total is 107.

PBKS’ highest total against Chennai is 231 while their lowest is 92.

Top CSK vs PBKS Players To Watch Out For:

Chennai Super Kings (CSK):

Devon Conway, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad

Punjab Kings (PBKS):

Kagiso Rabada, Shikhar Dhawan, Arshdeep Singh

CSK vs PBKS Full Squads:

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Squad:

MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma, Sisanda Magala

Punjab Kings (PBKS) Squad:

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Gurnoor Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Baltej Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, and Mohit Rathe