Match Details
- Date: May 5, 2024
- Time: 3:30 PM IST
- Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala
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Preview
Punjab Kings will host Chennai Super Kings in the 53rd match of the IPL 2024 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamshala. After winning their last two matches on the road, PBKS are one of the in-form teams of the IPL, despite being in the bottom half of the points table. Meanwhile, CSK have lost two of their last three matches at home before arriving in Dharamshala, where they will need to win to keep up the pace with the top four of the IPL 2024.
Pitch Report
The pitches at HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala are known to be very good for batting in the shortest format of the game, allowing the teams to post big totals on the board regularly. With that, the average first innings score of 180 at this venue in the IPL, could prove to be less than enough for PBKS or CSK to defend in their upcoming contest.
Team Analysis
Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings' batting lineup has galvanised itself in the last couple of matches in the IPL after Jonny Bairstow started scoring runs at the top of the order, allowing the likes of Riley Rossouw, Shashank Singh, and Sam Curran, to consolidate the innings in the middle order. Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar were quite impressive with the ball against CSK on a Chepauk pitch, which offered some turn and bounce, strengthening the PBKS bowling lineup for the upcoming matches in the IPL 2024.
IPL 2024 Squad of Punjab Kings
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw.
Chennai Super Kings
The batting lineup of Chennai Super Kings had a tough day against Punjab Kings at home despite the impressive fifty from their captain Ruturaj Gaikwad at the top of the order. The lack of runs for the bowling attack didn’t help the cause of CSK on a Chepauk pitch which improved for batting with the dew setting in, and Mustafizur Rahman’s impressive spell with the wet ball went in vain.
IPL 2024 Squad of Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Avanish Rao Aravelly, Matheesha Pathirana, Richard Gleeson. Players injured/withdrawn: Devon Conway, and Mustafizur Rahman.
Match Prediction
Conclusion
Punjab Kings have some momentum in the current stage of the IPL 2024, but with the playoff aspirations at stake for Chennai Super Kings, it might be a bridge too far for them to win against the five-time champions in back-to-back matches.
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