PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer elected to bat after winning the toss, indicating that the potential dew factor may not heavily affect their defense in the later part of the evening.
Ruturaj Gaikwad mentioned that CSK was also aiming to bat first on a “dry” pitch. Neither team made any alterations. Despite losing three consecutive games, CSK has already utilized 17 players in IPL 2025.
Following their loss to Delhi Capitals (DC) at Chepauk, CSK coach Stephen Fleming stated that the team management will reassess Gaikwad’s batting position. Meanwhile, Gaikwad confirmed that he would maintain his spot as No. 3 in the lineup, while the New Zealand duo of Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway will open for CSK. Additionally, despite his struggles at Chepauk over the weekend where he conceded 50 runs in four overs, CSK showed trust in left-arm seamer Mukesh Choudhary.
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The lineups for the game.
The Punjab Kings lineup consists of 11 players, including Prabhsimran Singh as the wicket-keeper, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer as captain, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh and Lockie Ferguson.
The impact substitutes include Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Praveen Dubey, Azmatullah Omarzai, and Vyshak Vijaykumar.
The Chennai Super Kings team lineup includes Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad as captain, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni as wicket-keeper, R Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed, and Matheesha Pathirana.
The impact substitutes for the game are Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda and Anshul Kamboj.
