IPL 2024: Match 49, CSK vs PBKS Today Match Prediction - Who will win today's IPL match?

The Chennai Super Kings have a win under their belt but are now against a Punjab Kings unit that is approaching a must-win situation. Punjab, though, will be flying very high after having chased down 262 a couple of nights ago. Jonny Bairstow is back in form, and Shashank Singh has been excellent. The Punjab Kings have also beaten Chennai at the Chepauk last year and should come in with a lot of confidence after showing a powerful performance with the bat.

CSK vs PBKS Match Details

Date: May 1st, 2023

Time:  7:30 PM IST

Venue: MA Chidhambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

CSK vs PBKS Weather Report

Humidity and some dew are expected through the course of the evening.

CSK vs PBKS Pitch Report

Matches	28
Won Batting First and Percentage	15(54%)
Won Batting Second and Percentage	13(46%)
Average First Innings Score	158
Average Second Innings Score	146
Average Successful First Innings Scores	172

Chepauk was deceiving in the previous game. The track looked seemingly hard, but there were a lot of turns and grips throughout the game. Chepauk now looks more like its traditional self, with the ball slowing down as the innings progresses, and batting first is a better choice.

CSK vs PBKS Head-to-Head

Stats	Matches	CSK Won	PBKS Won	NR
Overall	28	15	13	0
At Chennai	7	4	3	0
In the last Five Matches	5	1	4	0
In 2023	1	1	0	0

CSK vs PBKS Predicted Playing XII

PBKS Playing XII

Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone/ Rilee Roussow, Jitesh Sharma, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

CSK Playing XII

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Daryl Mitchell, MS Dhoni, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Desphande, Mustafizur Rahman/ Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana

CSK vs PBKS Key Players

Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane continues to struggle. His straight bat shots look pretty solid and at the top he usually would feel at home. The runs, though, are still not flowing off his bat as they did last season, and with the business end coming soon, Rahane has his work cut out.

Jonny Bairstow

Jonny Bairstow finally showed up. He dominated against the Knight Riders, showing his own power and ability to find the fence. An in-form Jonny Bairstow will be interesting to watch going forward, especially on a track that gives batters a chance in the powerplay.

CSK’s Top Five Batters This Season

Players	Matches	Runs	Average
Ruturaj Gaikwad	9	447	63.86
Shivam Dube	9	350	58.33
Daryl Mitchell	8	198	28.29
Ajinkya Rahane	9	170	21.53
Ravindra Jadeja	9	157	78.5

PBKS’s Top Five Batters This Season

Players	Matches	Runs	Average
Shashank Singh	9	263	65.75
Prabhsimran Singh	9	208	23.11
Jonny Bairstow	7	204	34
Ashustosh Sharma	6	159	39.75
Shikhar Dhawan	5	152	30.4

CSK’s Top Five Bowlers This Season

Players	Matches	Wickets	Average
Mustafizur Rahman	7	14	21.14
Matheesha Pathirana	5	13	13
Tushar Deshpande	8	10	27.7
Ravindra Jadeja	6	5	46.8
Deepak Chahar	8	5	39.6

PBKS’s Top Five Bowlers This Season

Players	Matches	Wickets	Average
Harshal Patel	9	14	23.28
Arshdeep Singh	9	12	25.16
Sam Curran	9	12	22.58
Kagiso Rabada	9	10	32.5
Harpreet Brar	9	4	55.25

CSK vs PBKS, Battles to Watch

Matheesha Pathirana vs Shashank Singh: Indian domestic batters have generally done well against Pathirana. Sai Sudharshan took him on last season and a few are doing well this time too. Shashank Singh, in the form of his life, could have a trick up his sleeve as well which will put CSK under a lot of pressure.

CSK vs PBKS Match Tips

Chennai Super Kings stand favorites at home. PBKS are blooming and did win last season at this ground as well giving them a strong chance but Chennai may start as favorites marginally.

Match Prediction: Chennai Super Kings Will Win the Match