PBKS vs CSK, IPL 2024: Toss result and playing XIs for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report
Punjab Kings (PBKS) face Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in match number 53 of IPL 2024 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday, May 5. The PBKS-CSK clash is the first match of a double-header.
Punjab Kings find themselves in eighth place in the points table, with eight points from 10 games. CSK are fifth, with 10 points from as many matches.
When the two sides clashed on May 1 at thr MA Chidambaram Stadium, Punjab hammered Chennai by seven wickets. Chasing a target of 163, they got home in 17.5 overs.
Harpreet Brar (2-17) and Rahul Chahar (2-16) starred for the Kings as CSK were restricted to a below-par score despite skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad's 62 off 48. Jonny Bairstow (46 off 30) and Rilee Rossouw (43 off 23) then laid a solid platform for PBKS' victory.
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Today's PBKS vs CSK toss result
PBKS have won the toss and have opted to bowl first. Captain Sam Curran said:
“It’s a day game, so we will try and see how it plays. Fancy a chase. Conditions are not going to change too much I feel.”
Punjab are going in with the same team, while for Chennai, Mitchell Santner comes in for Mustafizur Rahman.
PBKS vs CSK - Today's match playing XIs
Punjab Kings: Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran (c), Rilee Rossouw, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Punjab subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Tanay Thyagarajan, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Rishi Dhawan
Chennai Super Kings: Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Mitchell Santner, Richard Gleeson
Chennai subs: Sameer Rizvi, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Prashant Solanki
Today's PBKS vs CSK pitch report
According to Brian Lara, the pitch has a layer of grass, which is pretty even.
He reckons because of the dry grass, fast bowlers could get some help with the new ball. Lara feels that spinners would struggle on the surface because the ball is not going to turn much.
It's a wonderful ground for batters, so the Windies legend expects a lot of runs.
Today's PBKS vs CSK match players list
Punjab Kings squad: Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Rishi Dhawan, Chris Woakes, Tanay Thyagarajan, Atharva Taide, Nathan Ellis, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Vishwanath Singh
Chennai Super Kings squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana, Sameer Rizvi, Mukesh Choudhary, Richard Gleeson, Simarjeet Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Ajay Jadav Mandal, RS Hangargekar, Prashant Solanki, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Maheesh Theekshana, Nishant Sindhu, Aravelly Avanish
PBKS vs CSK - Today's match umpires
On-field umpires: Vineet Kulkarni, Nand Kishore
TV umpire: Nitin Menon
Match Referee: Rajiv Seth