PBKS vs CSK Dream11 Prediction: Playing 11, Pitch Report, Fantasy Cricket Tips for Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings Dream11 Team

Punjab Kings Chennai Super Kings will lock horns against each other in the 53rd match of the Indian Premier League 2024. The fixture will be played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala.

Let’s take a look at our fantasy preview for this game.

Punjab Kings Chennai Super Kings – Match 53 of IPL 2024

5 May, 3:30 PM IST

HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala

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PBKS vs CSK Today IPL Match Prediction

Chennai Super Kings are at number 5 on the points table and have lost their last match against Punjab Kings by 7 wickets after posting a total of 162. Punjab Kings, on the other hand, sitting at the 7th, are coming from a huge win over Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk.

In the last match on 1st May, CSK posted a total of 162/7 on the shoulder of Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 48-ball 62 along with two comprehensive spells from Harpreet Brar (2/17) & Rahul Chahar (2/16).

Bairstow set up the chase with a 30-ball 60. Rossouw’s 23-ball 43 helped the finishers finish off in style. Richard Gleeson came up with a good spell of 1/30.

Form Guide

Punjab Kings – WWLLLL

Chennai Super Kings – LWLLW

HPCA Dharamsala Stadium Pitch Report

Dharamshala pitches favour fast bowlers and often feature high scores in the first innings. Teams batting second generally struggle to reach these targets.

IPL Scoring Pattern

Below Score 150: 2

Score between 150 and 169: 0

Score between 170 and 189: 4

Above Score 190: 3

IPL Last Result at the Venue:

(19 May 2023) –

PBKS: 187/5 (Pacers – 4w, Spinners – 1w)

RR: 189/6 (19.4) (Pacers – 5w, Spinners – 1w)

RR won by 4 wickets.

(17 May 2023) –

DC: 213/2 (Pacers – 2w, Spinners – 0w)

PBKS: 198/8 (Pacers – 4w, Spinners – 1w)

DC won by 15 runs.

PBKS Playing 11

Prabhsimran Singh
Jonny Bairstow
Railee Rossouw
Shashank Singh
Sam Curran (c)
Jitesh Sharma (wk)
Ashutosh Sharma
Harpreet Brar
Harshal Patel
Kagiso Rabada
Rahul Chahar
Arshdeep Singh (Impact)

Punjab Kings Team News

PBKS bowling coach Sunil Joshi announced about Dhawan’s rehab. The coach is optimistic about Dhawan returning to the side for the last two group matches.
No news regarding Livingstone.
Sikandar Raza left IPL for his national duty against Bangladesh.
Batting order should remain the same.

PBKS Key Players

Jonny Bairstow Stats vs Chennai Super Kings in IPL

Last 5 Scores in IPL	Batting Stats vs CSK	IPL Stats at HPCA	Captain or Vice captain choice
46, 108*, 15, 0, 22	180 runs with an average of 60.0	68 runs in in 2 matches	❌

Sam Curran Stats vs Chennai Super Kings in IPL

Last 5 Bowling Figures in IPL	Last 5 Scores in IPL	Bowling Stats vs CSK	Batting Stats vs CSK	IPL Stats at HPCA	Captain or Vice captain choice
0/37, 1/60, 1/18, 2/41, 2/25	26*, DNB, 20, 6, 6	4 wickets with an average of 38.25	61 runs in 3 innings	60 runs & 3 wickets in 2 matches	✅

CSK Playing 11

Ruturaj Gaikwad (c)
Ajinkya Rahane
Daryl Mitchell
Shivam Dube
Ravindra Jadeja
Sameer Rizvi (Impact player)
Moeen Ali
MS Dhoni (wk)
Deepak Chahar
Tushar Deshpande/ Shardul Thakur
Richard Gleeson
Matheesha Pathirana

Chennai Super Kings Team News

Mustafizur Rahman will not be available for the remaining tournament for his national duty against Zimbabwe.
Matheesha Pathirana missed out on the last match. He and Theekshana were unavailable as they visited to confirm their visa for T20 World CUP 2024. Pathirana will be available in this match.
batting order should remain the same.

CSK Key Players

Matheesha Pathirana vs Punjab Kings in IPL

Last 5 Bowling Figures in IPL	Bowling Stats vs PBKS	Stats at HPCA	Vice captain choice
2/17, 2/35, 1/29, 4/28, 3/31	1 wicket with an average of 32.0	_	✅

Ruturaj Gaikwad Stats vs Punjab Kings in IPL

Last 5 Scores in IPL	Batting Stats vs PBKS	Deodhar Trophy Stats at HPCA	Captain or Vice captain choice
62, 98, 108*, 17, 69	209 runs with an average of 34.83	41 runs in 1 match	❌

Who will win today match between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings (53rd match of Indian Premier League 2024)?

Chennai and Punjab have faced each other in 29 matches in IPL. Out of these 29 games, Chennai have won 15 whereas Punjab have come out victorious on 14 occasions.
In the last 5 years, both teams met each other 10 times. PBKS have a lead of 6-4 over CSK.
In the last 5 meetings, PBKS have a lead of 5-0 over CSK.
The two teams met in Dharamsala last time in 2012. Punjab won it by 6 wickets.

PBKS have dominated CSK in the last 5 years even at Chepauk. It’s a huge challenge for CSK to win this crucial match at Dharamsala. It will be a 70-30 match in favouring PBKS.