Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings LIVE Scorecard, IPL 2025 LIVE Updates: PBKS Opt To Bat; Ruturaj Gaikwad Makes Big Remark On CSK Batting Order

PBKS vs CSK LIVE: Punjab Kings keep faith in youngsters

Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh will continue to open the batting for Punjab Kings. Both openers have had one good knock each, but haven’t fired in the other two. Despite having someone like Josh Inglis on the bench, this is a huge show of faith from Ponting and Iyer.

PBKS vs CSK LIVE: PBKS Playing XI

Punjab Kings XI vs CSK: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal.

No changes either for the home side.

PBKS vs CSK LIVE: CSK Playing XI

Chennai Super Kings XI vs PBKS: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Choudhary, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana.

NO changes made by CSK despite the defeat. Expect Shivam Dube to enter as an impact sub.

PBKS vs CSK, IPL 2025 LIVE: Big comment by Gaikwad

On batting at No. 3 and not opening, CSK captain Gaikwad speaks at the toss: “Me batting at 3 gives a moore balance to our team, it was decided during the auction and hoping our openers will come good today. We’ve always been behind the game in the powerplay, it’s just about going there and enjoying yourselves.”

PBKS vs CSK LIVE: PBKS win toss!

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer wins the toss and opts to bat! Very interesting decision made by the home side. Remember, the team batting first won the match in the first match in Mullanpur.

PBKS vs CSK LIVE: Here come the captains!

Shreyas Iyer and Ruturaj Gaikwad are at the pitch for the toss, alongside Ian Bishop. Interesting to see what will pan out!

PBKS vs CSK LIVE: 10 minutes to toss!

We are not long away from toss time at Mullanpur! Shreyas Iyer will lead Punjab Kings, while Ruturaj Gaikwad is the captain of CSK. We have a humdinger of a match going on at the Eden Gardens meanwhile!

PBKS vs CSK LIVE: PBKS Predicted XI

Punjab Kings’ probable XII vs CSK: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lockie Ferguson.

PBKS vs CSK LIVE: CSK Predicted XI

Chennai Super Kings’ probable XII vs PBKS: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), R Ashwin, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana.

PBKS vs CSK, IPL 2025 LIVE: Win toss, bowl first?

Punjab Kings won the toss and decided to bowl first in their first match, and even though they lost the game, they’re likely to do the same yet again. The Mullanpur pitch provided a great contest between bat and ball in that game.

PBKS vs CSK, IPL 2025 LIVE: CSK seniors in poor form

Rs 18 crore was given to Ravindra Jadeja for retention. Rs 9.75 crore was shelled out for R Ashwin at the auction. However, the two stalwarts have not been able to deliver reliable performances. Ashwin has struggled to give wickets, while Jadeja hasn’t managed to finish games at the death.

PBKS vs CSK LIVE: CSK’s failing opening combo

Chennai Super Kings have tinkered around with their opening combination, and it has not paid off. In their experiment to try Rahul Tripathi as an opener, Ruturaj Gaikwad was demoted to No. 3. Neither have the opening combos worked, and it has somewhat affected Gaikwad’s rhythm too.

Will we see Gaikwad back at the top today?

PBKS vs CSK, IPL 2025 LIVE: Can PBKS’ overseas stars step up?

Perhaps the biggest worry for Punjab Kings will be the form of overseas Australian duo Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis. The duo cost the franchise in excess of Rs 15 crore combined, but have not been able to step up yet. 

However, Maxwell and Stoinis have both played iconic match-winning knocks against CSK in the past!

PBKS vs CSK LIVE: Shreyas Iyer in form!

Punjab Kings shelled out a whopping Rs 26.75 crore for Shreyas Iyer in IPL 2025, and so far, it seems to be a masterstroke! Shreyas smashed a superb 97 in their first game, and then followed it up with a knock of 52. Yes, he did not in their previous game, but he seems to have improved Punjab Kings enormously.

PBKS vs CSK LIVE: H2H record

What is the head-to-head record between the two franchises? Despite CSK having 5 titles and PBKS none, their direct record is very close. In 30 matches, CSK have won 16 and PBKS have won 14! So this should be a good game.

PBKS vs CSK, IPL 2025 LIVE: Dhoni’s form

MS Dhoni has made a fair amount of runs so far this season, but they’ve not come at a point to help CSK. Here’s how his stats look in IPL 2025:

vs MI: 0* off 2

vs RCB: 30* off 16

vs RR: 16 off 11

vs DC: 30 off 26

Strike rate of 138 in 4 games, with many runs coming when the game was out of reach.

PBKS vs CSK LIVE: Can Punjab Kings return to winning ways?

Punjab Kings made a great start to the season. They narrowly defeated Gujarat Titans, and then swept aside LSG with ease. But they were comprehensively beaten by Rajasthan Royals, exposing some flaws in a good-looking squad.

PBKS vs CSK LIVE: CSK’s poor form

Chennai Super Kings started off with a classic low-scoring win against Mumbai Indians at home, but it has gone pear-shaped since then. One big factor has been that CSK have had to chase in every single match, and they’ve fallen short badly.

In particular, the match against DC saw the CSK batters show very little intent, with Vijay Shankar and Dhoni stuck at the crease.

PBKS vs CSK LIVE: Focus on MS Dhoni

Will MS Dhoni retire? What position will MS Dhoni bat in? These are questions on the lips of CSK and IPL fans for a few weeks now. Dhoni hasn’t been able to deliver with the bat so far this year. Can this be the game when the constant rumours are silenced? Undoubtedly, he’ll be the biggest focus of the night.

PBKS vs CSK LIVE: CSK in dreadful form

Chennai Super Kings are in tragic form. They’ve lost three games in a row, and what’s worse, they’ve not put up much of a fight either. Form of their stalwarts is under serious question, and they need to pick up a win to stop their season from falling apart.

PBKS vs CSK, IPL 2025 LIVE: Hello and welcome!

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of IPL 2025 clash between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings! We are back at Mullanpur once again, but both sides will be hoping to return to winning ways tonight.