Indian Premier League Match-8 Prediction
Match: CSK vs PBKS Fantasy Team Prediction
Time: 16 April, 07:30 PM (IST)
Series:: Indian Premier League 2021
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Head to Head Stats
Matches Played 23
CSK Won 09
PBKS Won 14
No Result/Tie 00PBKS Won 14
Recent Form:
CSK: L, W, W, W L❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌
CSK:
L, W, W, W L
❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌
PBKS: W. L, L, W, W✅ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅
PBKS:
W. L, L, W, W
✅ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅
Info:
- They may have a new name this year but if their first game of this year’s IPL is anything to go on, Punjab Kings are still all about KL Rahul’s batting. He top scored with 91 from 50 balls, falling in the final over after hitting 12 boundaries including 5 sixes. Two others of their top four made scores of 40+, Chris Gayle making 40 from 28 before Deepak Hooda smashed 64 from only 28 balls. With the ball, they opted to use 5 bowlers with each sending down 4 overs. Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh were the pick, taking 5 wickets between them and also the only ones to only concede 1 six each.
- CSK’s batting was full of useful cameos but only one innings of any real substance. Moeen Ali contributed 36, Ambati Rayudu 23, Ravindra Jadeja 26* and Sam Curran 34, Suresh Raina top scoring with 54 before being run-out. With the ball, Dwayne Bravo was the only man in yellow to offer consistent control, his 4 overs conceding only 3 fours and 28 runs in total. Shardul Thakur took 2 wickets but also conceded 53 runs from 3.4 overs.
- Lungi Ngidi will still be unavailable for CSK as will Jason Behrendorff who was signed up as a late replacement for Josh Hazlewood.
Live Streaming:
Live Streaming: Fans in India can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
TV Channels:
The match can be watched live on Star Sports in India, Sky Cricket in the UK and Willow TV in the USA.
Toss Predictions:
We are yet to see any captain roll the dice and opt to bat first in this year’s IPL. Will KL Rahul or MS Dhoni become the first exceptions? We doubt it.
Weather & Pitch Report:
⛅ Weather:
No clouds with the temperature down a fraction from highs of 33 earlier in the day.
🏟️ Pitch:
The Wankhede Stadium has been the venue for the big runs so far in this year’s competition. We’ve had a 85 from Shikhar Dhawan, 91 from KL Rahul and 119 from Sanju Samson. There will certainly be runs on offer again for the batsmen.
Team NEWS:
Chennai Team News:
With Lungi Ngidi and Jason Behrendorff still unavailable, CSK’s bowlers should all get another chance to show what they can do after coming up short against the powerful Delhi Capitals.
Punjab Team News:
After a tight win against Rajasthan Royals on Monday, Punjab Kings will be looking for more of the same from their batsmen in their second fixture. There will be some pressure on Australians Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith who were both expensive with the ball, particularly with wiley T20 campaigner Chris Jordan waiting in the wings.
Chennai
Ruturaj Gakwad
Ambati Rayudu
Faf du Plessis
Suresh Raina
MS Dhoni (c) (wk)
Moeen Ali
Ravindra Jadeja
Sam Curran
Dwayne Bravo
Shardul Thakur
Deepak Chahar
Punjab
Rahul (c) (wk)
Mayank Agarwal
Chris Gayle
Nicholas Pooran
Deepak Hooda
Shahrukh Khan
Jhye Richardson
Murugan Ashwin
Mohammed Shami
Riley Meredith
Arshdeep Singh
ℹ️ Small League Team
ℹ️ Grand League Team addedat the bottom of this.
Players H2H Battle:
Mandeep Singh Against Ravinder Jadeja
32 balls 33 runs 06 out
Mandeep Singh Against Shardul Thakur
07 balls 16 runs 02 out
Mayank Agarwal Against Imran Tahir
05 balls 03 runs 01 out
KL Rahul against Deepak Chahar
61 balls 85 runs 00 out
KL Rahul against Shardul Thakur
20 balls 33 runs 01 out
KL Rahul against J Behrendorff
14 balls 10 runs 00 out
KL Rahul against R Jadeja
29 balls 27 runs 00 out
KL Rahul against D Bravo
26 balls 27 runs 00 out
Chris Gayle against D Bravo
51 balls 83 runs 00 out
Chris Gayle against R Jadeja
08 balls 27 runs 00 out
Chris Gayle against D Chahar
20 balls 28 runs 00 out
Chris Gayle against J Behrendorff
09 balls 24 runs 01 out
Ambati Rayadu against M Shami
18 balls 31 runs 01 out
Ambati Rayadu against Murugan Ashwin
15 balls 15 runs 01 out
Dawid Malan against Jason Behrendorff
05 balls 02 runs 02 out
Dawid Malan against D Bravo
06 balls 02 runs 01 out
M Henriques against D Bravo
01 balls 00 runs 01 out
Faf du Plesis against M Henriques
05 balls 07 runs 01 out
Faf du Plesis against M Shami
30 balls 58 runs 00 out
Faf du Plesis against C Jordan
19 balls 41 runs 01 out
N Pooran Against D Bravo25 balls 47 runs 02 out
N Pooran against Shardul Thakur
03 balls 01 runs 02 out
N Pooran against I Tahir
19 balls 16 runs 01 out
Deepak Hooda against Deepak Chahar
08 balls 05 runs 01 out
Deepak Hooda against D Bravo
12 balls 13 runs 02 out
Deepak Hooda against Shardul Thakur
17 balls 35 runs 00 out
D Bravo against R Meredith
12 balls 10 runs 01 out
Suresh Raina against M Shami
13 balls 25 runs 00 out
MSD against M Shami
14 balls 25 runs 00 out
Mandeep Singh Against Ravinder Jadeja
32 balls 33 runs 06 out
32 balls 33 runs 06 out
Mandeep Singh Against Shardul Thakur
07 balls 16 runs 02 out
07 balls 16 runs 02 out
Mayank Agarwal Against Imran Tahir
05 balls 03 runs 01 out
05 balls 03 runs 01 out
KL Rahul against Deepak Chahar
61 balls 85 runs 00 out
61 balls 85 runs 00 out
KL Rahul against Shardul Thakur
20 balls 33 runs 01 out
20 balls 33 runs 01 out
KL Rahul against J Behrendorff
14 balls 10 runs 00 out
14 balls 10 runs 00 out
KL Rahul against R Jadeja
29 balls 27 runs 00 out
29 balls 27 runs 00 out
KL Rahul against D Bravo
26 balls 27 runs 00 out
26 balls 27 runs 00 out
Chris Gayle against D Bravo
51 balls 83 runs 00 out
51 balls 83 runs 00 out
Chris Gayle against R Jadeja
08 balls 27 runs 00 out
08 balls 27 runs 00 out
Chris Gayle against D Chahar
20 balls 28 runs 00 out
20 balls 28 runs 00 out
Chris Gayle against J Behrendorff
09 balls 24 runs 01 out
09 balls 24 runs 01 out
Ambati Rayadu against M Shami
18 balls 31 runs 01 out
18 balls 31 runs 01 out
Ambati Rayadu against Murugan Ashwin
15 balls 15 runs 01 out
15 balls 15 runs 01 out
Dawid Malan against Jason Behrendorff
05 balls 02 runs 02 out
05 balls 02 runs 02 out
Dawid Malan against D Bravo
06 balls 02 runs 01 out
06 balls 02 runs 01 out
M Henriques against D Bravo
01 balls 00 runs 01 out
01 balls 00 runs 01 out
Faf du Plesis against M Henriques
05 balls 07 runs 01 out
05 balls 07 runs 01 out
Faf du Plesis against M Shami
30 balls 58 runs 00 out
30 balls 58 runs 00 out
Faf du Plesis against C Jordan
19 balls 41 runs 01 out
19 balls 41 runs 01 out
N Pooran Against D Bravo
25 balls 47 runs 02 out
N Pooran against Shardul Thakur
03 balls 01 runs 02 out
03 balls 01 runs 02 out
N Pooran against I Tahir
19 balls 16 runs 01 out
19 balls 16 runs 01 out
Deepak Hooda against Deepak Chahar
08 balls 05 runs 01 out
08 balls 05 runs 01 out
Deepak Hooda against D Bravo
12 balls 13 runs 02 out
12 balls 13 runs 02 out
Deepak Hooda against Shardul Thakur
17 balls 35 runs 00 out
17 balls 35 runs 00 out
D Bravo against R Meredith
12 balls 10 runs 01 out
12 balls 10 runs 01 out
Suresh Raina against M Shami
13 balls 25 runs 00 out
13 balls 25 runs 00 out
MSD against M Shami
14 balls 25 runs 00 out
14 balls 25 runs 00 out
CSK Key Players:
Suresh Raina:
CSK’s top run-scorer in the first game will be cursing the fact that he was dismissed via a run-out in the first game. If he is well set in this match, he must not be dismissed in the same fashion.
Sam Curran:
A little expensive with the ball against Delhi Capitals but explosive with the bat from number 8. You always expect Curran to perform with both so it won’t be long before his bowling matches his hitting.
A little expensive with the ball against Delhi Capitals but explosive with the bat from number 8. You always expect Curran to perform with both so it won’t be long before his bowling matches his hitting.
Dwayne Bravo:
At 37 years of age, Dwayne Bravo shows no signs of slowing down and his skills are still in tip-top condition. We only saw him with the ball in hand and are in no doubt he will be itching to show off his batting in this game.
At 37 years of age, Dwayne Bravo shows no signs of slowing down and his skills are still in tip-top condition. We only saw him with the ball in hand and are in no doubt he will be itching to show off his batting in this game.
PBKS Key Players:
KL Rahul:
Picked out by many pundits as a potential winner of the Orange Cap for a second successive season, Rahul didn’t disappoint in hitting 91 against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2021.
Chris Gayle:
you never quite know what you’re going to get from Chris Gayle nowadays, although there will be no complaints after his 28-ball 40 in the first game. He can still hit a long ball and has many more IPL runs left in him.
you never quite know what you’re going to get from Chris Gayle nowadays, although there will be no complaints after his 28-ball 40 in the first game. He can still hit a long ball and has many more IPL runs left in him.
Mohammad Shami:
n spite of his exceptional contributions in 2019 and 2020, there were still question marks over Shami’s fitness ahead of this year’s IPL. 2-33 in his first game back was a useful return and we expect him to improve as the tournament progresses.
n spite of his exceptional contributions in 2019 and 2020, there were still question marks over Shami’s fitness ahead of this year’s IPL. 2-33 in his first game back was a useful return and we expect him to improve as the tournament progresses.
Team Forms:
CSK Team Form:
After winning their final three games in the 2020 IPL season, hopes were high that they could carry through the momentum. The defeat to Delhi Capitals was a swift reality check.
PBKS Team Form:
Winning a tight game is good for any team’s momentum but Punjab Kings would have been particularly pleased after losing their final two games in last year’s competition.
SQUAD:
Chennai Super Kings:
Punjab Kings:
MS Dhoni (Captain), Suresh Raina, Narayan Jagadeesabn, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif, Karn Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Lungi Ngidi, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Imran Tahir, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, K Gowtham, Cheteshwar Pujara, M.Harisankar Reddy, K.Bhagath Varma, C Hari Nishaanth, R Sai Kishore.
Punjab Kings:
KL Rahul (c/wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Prabsimran Singh, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Harpreet Brar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Porel, Darshan Nalkande, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Jhye Richardson, Shahrukh Khan, Riley Meredith, Moises Henriques, Jalaj Saxena, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen , Saurabh Kumar.
ℹ️ Match Finished
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