Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 49th match of IPL 2025 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This article provides details about the Punjab Kings’ Playing 11 vs CSK for match 49 of IPL 2025.
Punjab Kings Playing 11 vs CSK- IPL 2025, Match 49:
Openers: Prabhsimran Singh (wk) and Priyansh Arya
Prabhsimran Singh will open the batting along with Priyansh Arya for Punjab Kings. Prabhsimran is coming on the back of a magnificent half century in the previous game against KKR and will look to carry his rich vein of form in the next match against the Chennai Super Kings.
Priyansh, on the other hand, has made an impact in every match that the 24-year-old left-hand batter has played, and the previous match against KKR was no different as he scored yet another half century in his usual attacking manner and will look to replicate the same against the Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday.
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Priyansh scored his maiden IPL century against the same opposition when the two teams met in New Chandigarh for the first time in the ongoing season.
It will be interesting to see whether the openers are able to continue the attacking approach that they have played with in the tournament so far on a wicket that is expected to assist the bowlers.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen
Punjab Kings would want their middle-order batters to make full use of the opportunity in Chennai after a few ineffective outings in the last few games.
The likes of Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, and Glenn Maxwell would like a big score under their belt against the Chennai Super Kings and provide good support to the openers who have done the bulk of the scoring for PBKS in the second half of the tournament.
Punjab Kings would hope for Glenn Maxwell to come good in the upcoming game as the Australian all-rounder hasn’t made a significant contribution with the bat in the last 17 innings in the IPL and will look to put on a strong display of batting in front of the team against whom Glenn Maxwell announced himself in 2014.
Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh would also like to replicate the batting performance they displayed in the initial few matches.
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Yuzvendra Chahal
PBKS would want their bowlers to keep up the good work they have done in the tournament so far and deliver another strong display of bowling when the Shreyas Iyer-led side takes on the Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk.
Punjab Kings’ bowling performance will have a lot to do with how Yuzvendra Chahal performs in what are expected to be helpful conditions for spinners.
IPL’s highest wicket-taker is one of the most experienced spinners in the team and would like to take the responsibility on himself to lead from the front.
PBKS would bank on an in-form fast bowling pair of Marco Jansen and Arshdeep Singh to provide the team with early breakthroughs in the next match against a team that is struggling to find the right batting combination.