Preview: Punjab Kings started their season with back-to-back wins against Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants. However, their unbeaten run was snapped by Rajasthan Royals in their most recent clash in Mullanpur. The Shreyas Iyer-led side would be looking to get back to winning ways on Tuesday. Chennai Super Kings have struggled so far in IPL 2025. They had a flying to the season, beating arch-rivals Mumbai Indians in their first match. However, they have succumbed to three consecutive defeats with experts and fans questioning their intent to win games. The Men in Yellow would want to end the losing streak with matches coming thick and fast.
Indian Premier League 2025, 22nd Match, PBKS vs CSK
Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 8, 07:30 PM
Pitch Report: The first match played at Mullanpur in IPL 2025 saw Rajasthan Royals scoring 205/4 before they restricted Punjab to 155/9. After the match, Shreyas noted that the pitch was holding a bit and a target around 180-185 would have been ideal for them. In the six IPL games played in Mullanpur, the average first-innings score is 174. Teams batting first have won three games and so have chasing teams.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed.
Punjab Kings (PBKS): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh.
