The Indian Premier League 2025 moves to Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium, Mullanpur, for Match 22 between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Tuesday, April 8.

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Both teams come into the clash after defeats in their previous matches. PBKS suffered their first loss of the season against Rajasthan Royals by 50 runs while CSK are under pressure after three back-to-back losses making their top-order performance and strike rate (134.3 – the lowest this season) a major concern.

Match Details

• Match: PBKS vs CSK, Match 21 IPL 2025
• Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
• Time: 7:30 PM (IST)
• Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium, Mullanpur
• Live streaming: Jio Hotstar
• Live broadcast: Star Sports

PBKS vs CSK Pitch Report At Mullanpur

The pitch at Mullanpur offers early assistance to seamers with bounce and movement under lights, Despite Punjab’s top-order collapse in the previous match, the surface is considered batting-friendly.

Batters who settle in are likely to make big scores, First innings total above 170 could prove competitive.

Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings Head-to-Head Record

• Matches 30
• Won by Punjab Kings 14
• Won by Chennai Super Kings 16

PBKS vs CSK Playing XI Prediction

Punjab Kings Playing XI (Predicted)

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh.

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI (Predicted)

Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed.

Key Players to Watch in PBKS vs CSK Match 22

Chennai Super Kings (CSK):

Noor Ahmad: The Afghan spinner is CSK’s top performer with the ball and currently the Purple Cap holder with 10 wickets in 4 matches.

Ruturaj Gaikwad: After a slow start, Gaikwad hit 53 off 26 balls in CSK’s previous match and will look to anchor the innings again

Matheesh Pathirana: He is in excellent form with the bowl in last two matches he performed extremely well in death overs

Punjab Kings (PBKS):

Shreyas Iyer: The captain is leading from the front with 159 runs in 3 matches at a blazing strike rate of 206, including two fifties.

Glenn Maxwell: A proven match-winner, Maxwell's quickfire 30 in the last game shows he's finding rhythm at the right time.

PBKS vs CSK Match 21 Winner Prediction, Who Will Win?

While CSK have the pedigree, Punjab Kings go into the match with home advantage and a more settled batting line-up. With key players like Iyer and Maxwell in form and the pace-friendly pitch suiting their attack, PBKS are slight favourites to win this clash.

Prediction: Punjab Kings to win Match 22 of IPL 2025