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TATA IPL 2025 - Match 49 - Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: April 30
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the TATA IPL - Indian Premier League, Match 49 - Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS), which will be played on the 30th of April at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Match 49 - Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) (MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai)
Current Form Chennai Super Kings:
Chennai Super Kings are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 2 wins and 7 losses to their credit.
The NRR for Chennai Super Kings is -1.302.
The top run scorer for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League is Shivam Dube with 142 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League is Noor Ahmad with 14 scalps under his belt.
Chennai Super Kings have lost their previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 5 wickets.
Chennai Super Kings batted first and they posted a total of 154 before being bowled out. Shaik Rasheed and Sam Curran got out without troubling the scorers much. Ayush Mhatre played well at the top of the order. He scored 30 runs in just 19 balls. In the middle order Dewald Brevis played a counter attacking innings of 42 runs in 25 balls. However, once he was dismissed, wickets kept falling in regular succession and Chennai Super Kings were eventually bowled out for a small total of 154.
During the chase, Sunrisers Hyderabad lost Abhishek Sharma early on in the innings. After his dismissal, Travis Head hit a couple of boundaries before being dismissed by Anshul Kamboj. Ishan Kishan didn't flutter under pressure and kept his nerves. He played a valuable knock of 44 runs in 34 balls. Kamindu Mendis in the lower order steered Sunrisers Hyderabad home in the 19th over with 5 wickets in hand.
Current Form Punjab Kings:
Punjab Kings on the other hand are currently placed at the 5th position on points table with 5 wins and 3 losses to their credit.
The NRR for Punjab Kings is 0.177.
The top run scorer for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League is Priyansh Arya with 323 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League is Arshdeep Singh with 11 scalps under his belt.
The previous match of Punjab Kings against Kolkata Knight Riders was washed off due to rain. However, in their last outing, Punjab Kings lost against Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 7 wickets.
Punjab Kings batted first and they posted a total of 157 for 6 in 20 overs. Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh played well and scored 22 and 33 runs respectively. Shreyas Iyer got out without troubling the scorers much. After his dismissal, Josh Inglis played a whirlwind knock of 29 runs in 17 balls. However, the lower order batters failed to capitalise on that and Punjab Kings were reduced to 157 for 6 in their innings.
During the chase, Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost Phil Salt early on in the innings. After his dismissal, Virat Kohli took the responsibility of taking Royal Challengers Bengaluru over the line. He smashed 73 runs off 54 balls. Devdutt Padikkal also played a sublime knock of 61 runs to take Royal Challengers Bengaluru home in the 19th over with 7 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rashid, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjanpreet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishnan Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth
Punjab Kings
Shreyas Iyer (c), Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Lockie Ferguson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett, Pyla Avinash, Pravin Dubey, Nehal Wadhera
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Punjab Kings
Who will win?- Punjab Kings
Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Prabhsimran Singh (Punjab Kings), Dewald Brevis (Chennai Super Kings)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Yuzvendra Chahal (Punjab Kings), Noor Ahmad (Chennai Super Kings)
Most Sixes – Prabhsimran Singh (Punjab Kings), Dewald Brevis (Chennai Super Kings)
Player of the Match- Prabhsimran Singh (Punjab Kings)
Team Scores Batting first – Punjab Kings 175+, Chennai Super Kings 165+
Match Handicap: Punjab Kings
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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