Punjab Kings (PBKS) will take on CSK in the reverse match of IPL 2024 in Dharamshala on Sunday, May 5. Dharamsala will host the Kings for two matches this season.
PBKS won their previous match against CSK at home. They have now won five consecutive games against the five-time champions. The Kings chased 162 in the former match against CSk in Chennai.
They were professional throughout the chase. refinement the match with 13 balls to spare. PBKS has a good momentum heading into this game. They look very settled having won their last two games.
Sam Curran as BKS captain has now won back to back games and looks like a much better captain. Shikhar Dhawan has missed five matches for the team and His return will be a concern for the team. It is very possible that they will play the same team on Sunday.
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Punjab Kings Playing 11 vs CSK- IPL 2024, Match 53
Jonny Bairstow
Bairstow will open the batting for PBKS. He scored an unbeaten hundred against KKR and 46 against CSK. in the previous game. He He has now scored more than 200 runs in the tournament. he needs to give a good start at your side.
Rilee Rossouw
Rossouw was on fire in the last game against CSK. He scored 43 off 23 balls and played a key participate in the chase against CSK. Missed South Africa’s T20 World Cup squad.
Sam Curran (C)
in case Shikhar Dhawan remains out, Curran will lead the team and bat at three. The England all-rounder scored 26 off 23 balls and shared a 50-run stand with Shashank Singh to take PBKS home in the last match.
Shashank Singh
Shashank could bat at four again. He got the job done batting with that number in the last two games for Punjab Kings. He scored 25 off 26 balls in the chase against CSK.
Jitesh Sharma (WK)
Jitesh will come in at five. He doesn’t get many opportunities with the bat. However, he It affected MS Dhoni’s exhaustion in the last match. He missed out on a place in India’s T20 World Cup squad.
Ashutosh Sharma
Ashutosh will enter at six. He has scored 159 runs in seven matches with a strike rate of almost 160. He did not get to bat in the last match against CSK.
Harpreet Brar
Brar will enter at seven. He can handle himself with the bat. With the ball he scored 2/17 in the last game harvest to the wickets of Rahane and Dube.
Harshal Patel
Harshal will come in at eight. After a slow start to the season he has now He picked up 14 wickets at an average of 24.14. He threw only one in the last game.
Kagiso Rabada
Rabada will enter at nine. In the last match against CSK he got 1/23. He took the wicket of Sameer Rizvi. The South African pacer has taken 11 wickets in 10 games.
Rahul Chahar
Chahar will bat in 10 Punjab Kings against CSK. He bowled a brilliant spell of 2/16 and prevented MS Dhoni from hitting boundaries as he bowled the 19th over.
Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh concludes the probable playing XI for PBKS against CSK. He cost him dearly in the last game going for 52 from his four overs. he was chosen recently in India’s T20 World Cup squad.
Deputy Chief Impact Officer: Prabhsimran Singh
Prabhsimran Singh has been the consistent impact player for PBKS this season. He played an impactful innings against KKR but missed out against CSK. He has scored 221 runs in 10 games so far.
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