Chennai Super Kings Chepauk mein Punjab Kings ka saamna kar rahi hai IPL 2026 mein. CSK apne ghar laut rahi hai Rajasthan Royals ke against opener haarne ke baad, jabki PBKS ne Gujarat Titans ke khilaf jeet se season start kiya tha. Dono teams ne apni confirmed XIs announce kar di hain — CSK ek young lineup ke saath field kar rahi hai aur PBKS ne apna balanced core retain kiya hai. PBKS ne is venue par apni last teen visits mein jeet hasil ki hai.
Toss & Conditions
Chepauk ka surface ab thoda zyada pace aur bounce de raha hai, jo batters ko line ke through shot maarne mein madad karta hai. Thoda grass abhi bhi hai, matlab quick bowlers ko shuruaat mein thodi assistance mil sakti hai, uske baad conditions flat ho jaayengi.
Head-to-Head
Last teen meetings mein PBKS ne do baar jeet haasil ki hai aur CSK ne ek baar.
Chennai Super Kings
CSK IPL 2026 regular season mein 10th position par hai 0 points ke saath, record 0 wins aur 1 loss ka. Unhone apna opener Rajasthan Royals ke against haar diya tha jab unhe 127 par all out kar diya gaya.
Punjab Kings
PBKS IPL 2026 regular season mein 5th position par hai 2 points ke saath, record 1 win aur 0 losses ka. Unhone apna opening match Gujarat Titans ke khilaf 3 runs se jeeta tha.
Playing XI
News & Facts
- Dewald Brevis ek side injury se recover kar raha hai aur khelne ki sambhaavna kam hai.
- CSK ka IPL opener unka pehla match tha jisme MS Dhoni ya Suresh Raina XI mein nahi the, aur yeh unka teesra match hoga Chepauk mein bina Dhoni ke.
- Ruturaj Gaikwad ne apni last 10 IPL innings mein 6 single-digit scores kiye hain.
- Yuzvendra Chahal ne last time jab CSK ke against Chennai mein khela tha, tab hat-trick li thi aur unke paas unke against total 23 wickets hain economy rate 7.1 ke saath.
- Dono teams ke paas ek-doosre ke against 16 IPL wins hain; 2022 ke baad se PBKS ne 5 matches jeete hain aur CSK ne sirf 1.
Key Stats
Prediction
Key stats PBKS ke favor mein 6-2 ja rahe hain, jahan unke paas points, NRR, Elo rating, recent form aur powerplay economy mein advantage hai, jabki CSK mid aur death bowling economy mein aage hai. Saare chaar predictive models PBKS ki taraf lean kar rahe hain, unhe 60% average win probability mil rahi hai jabki CSK ke paas 40% hai. Bookmakers bhi PBKS ko 57% (odds 1.68) par support kar rahe hain aur CSK ko 43% (odds 2.20). Final result decide karne wale factors ho sakte hain PBKS ka recent strong form aur unka superior Elo aur NRR metrics.

