PBKS vs CSK Match 22 IPL 2025: The 22nd match of the 18th season of IPL will be played on April 8 between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings at the Mullanpur Stadium in Punjab. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST. Shreyas Iyer will be captaining the Punjab Kings, while Ruturaj Gaikwad will be leading the Chennai Super Kings. In this article, we will talk about the head to head records, pitch report, weather forecast and playing XI of both teams.
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PBKS vs CSK Match 22 IPL 2025: Head-To-Head Records
In the last 15 seasons of IPL, 30 matches have been played between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings so far. Out of these, PBKS has won 14 matches, while CSK has emerged victorious in 16 matches. During these matches, PBKS’s highest score against Chennai has been 231 runs, while CSK’s highest score against Punjab has been 240 runs. On the other hand, PBKS’s lowest score against the Super Kings is 92 runs, while CSK’s lowest score against the Kings is 116 runs.
PBKS vs CSK Match 22 IPL 2025: Pitch Report at Mullanpur Stadium
The pitch of Mullanpur Cricket Stadium is considered a bowler’s favourite, where bowlers get more advantage than batters. Here fast bowlers get good bounce and swing. Dew also proves to be a big factor on this ground, so the captain who wins the toss mostly prefers to bowl first. Here the batters have to struggle to score runs. A score of 180 is enough for the team batting in the first innings, which is considered a good total to defend on this ground.
The 22nd match between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025 is going to be held at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. Only 6 IPL matches have been played at Mullanpur Cricket Stadium so far, in which the team batting first has won thrice, while the team batting later has won thrice. At the same time, the team that won the toss has won thrice, while the team that lost the toss has won thrice.
PBKS vs CSK Match 22 IPL 2025: Weather Forecast in Punjab
There is no rain forecast for the match between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings in Mullanpur on Monday at 7:30 pm on 8th April. The maximum temperature here is expected to be 40 degrees and the minimum temperature is 27 degrees. Punjab Kings has won 2 out of 3 matches in the current season and has lost one match. On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings has won only one match out of 4 in the current season and has lost three consecutive matches.
The humidity will be between 18% and 34%, which can cause players to face both heat and fatigue. Although there will be clouds, there is little chance of rain – that is, the match is expected to be completely without interruption. Despite the cloudy weather, the chances of rain are negligible, which indicates that the match will be dry and sunny. Thus, fans can enjoy watching the complete between these two teams in the rivalry week of IPL 2025.
PBKS vs CSK Match 22 IPL 2025: Probable Playing XI
Punjab Kings Probable Playing XI: Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Impact Substitutes: Suryansh Shedge
Chennai Super Kings Probable Playing XI: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Noor Ahmed, Mukesh Chaudhary, Khalil Ahmed and Mathisha Pathirana.
Impact Substitutes: Shivam Dubey
Punjab Kings Squad for IPL 2025
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vishak, Yash Thakur, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Mushir Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett, Paayla Avinash, Praveen Dubey, Nehal Wadhera and Azmatullah Umarzai.
Chennai Super Kings Squad for IPL 2025
Rituraj Gaikwad (captain), Sheikh Rashid, Rahul Tripathi, Devon Conway, MS Dhoni, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Anshul Kamboj, Rachin Ravindra, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sam Curran, Mathisha Pathirana, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Noor Ahmed and Khalil Ahmed.