Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings will participate in their only Indian Premier League 2023 match against one another at the MA Chidambaram Stadium today. The 41st match of the season will be yet another afternoon fixture between these two teams over the years.
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Although CSK have been among the better teams this season, PBKS have defeated them three times in a row in their recent matches. Played at the Wankhede Stadium just over 12 months ago, the last match between them had witnessed Kings successfully defending a 188-run target.
Historically, Super Kings have had an edge over this opposition including a 4-2 head-to-head record at their home ground. Speaking of this venue, these two sides will be locking horns here after a four-year gap.
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— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 29, 2023
As far as Punjab’s last victory at the Chepauk is concerned, they haven’t won a match here in the last 11 years. Barring Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, no other player part of the current squads were part of that IPL 2012 match.
A major difference between the two teams with respect to this stadium is the average run rate. While the hosts usually score at 8.21 runs per over in Chennai, the visitors have a below part average run rate of 7.06.
CSK vs PBKS Head to Head Record in IPL History
Total number of matches played: 28
Matches won by CSK: 16
Matches won by PBKS: 12
Matches played in April: 12 (CSK 6, PBKS 6)
Matches played on Sunday: 6 (CSK 3, PBKS 3)
Matches played at MA Chidambaram Stadium: 6 (CSK 4, PBKS 2)
CSK average score against PBKS: 165
PBKS average score against CSK: 160
Most runs for CSK: 572 (MS Dhoni)
Most runs for PBKS: 121 (Shikhar Dhawan)
Most wickets for CSK: 11 (Ravindra Jadeja)
Most wickets for PBKS: 5 (Arshdeep Singh)
Most catches for CSK: 20 (MS Dhoni)
Most catches for PBKS: 2 (Arshdeep Singh)
NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).