Punjab Kings LWW (Last three matches, most recent first)
Chennai Super Kings LLL
New loyalties
Sam Curran, who captained PBKS last year after Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out injured, is now back at CSK. Curran, signed by CSK for INR 2.4 crore at the mega auction, was the costliest overseas signing when PBKS signed him ahead of the 2023 auction for INR 18.5 crore.
Nathan Ellis, a specialist death bowler who played 16 games for PBKS between 2021 and 2024, is now part of CSK.
Team news and likely XIIs
Mukesh Choudhary, the left-arm quick, looked off the pace and undercooked in his outing against Delhi Capitals (DC) three days ago. That could open the door for fast-bowling allrounder Anshul Kamboj to make his debut for CSK.
Likely XII: 1 Rachin Ravindra, 2 Devon Conway, 3 Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), 4 Vijay Shankar, 5 Shivam Dube, 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 MS Dhoni (wk), 8 R Ashwin, 9 Anshul Kamboj, 10 Noor Ahmad, 11 Matheesha Pathirana, 12 Khaleel Ahmed
Suryansh Shedge has the potential to be a finisher, but at PBKS, he has so far had very little to do. He has batted just once and hasn't bowled a single over. Perhaps there's a case for them to consider Harpreet Brar, who offers batting depth in addition to his left-arm spin.
Should Gaikwad, currently batting at No. 3, return to open where he's had most success? This season, he's come out to bat in the second over three times, and once in the first over.
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Punjab Kings LWW (Last three matches, most recent first)
Chennai Super Kings LLL
New loyalties
Sam Curran, who captained PBKS last year after Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out injured, is now back at CSK. Curran, signed by CSK for INR 2.4 crore at the mega auction, was the costliest overseas signing when PBKS signed him ahead of the 2023 auction for INR 18.5 crore.
Nathan Ellis, a specialist death bowler who played 16 games for PBKS between 2021 and 2024, is now part of CSK.
Team news and likely XIIs
Mukesh Choudhary, the left-arm quick, looked off the pace and undercooked in his outing against Delhi Capitals (DC) three days ago. That could open the door for fast-bowling allrounder Anshul Kamboj to make his debut for CSK.
Likely XII: 1 Rachin Ravindra, 2 Devon Conway, 3 Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), 4 Vijay Shankar, 5 Shivam Dube, 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 MS Dhoni (wk), 8 R Ashwin, 9 Anshul Kamboj, 10 Noor Ahmad, 11 Matheesha Pathirana, 12 Khaleel Ahmed
Suryansh Shedge has the potential to be a finisher, but at PBKS, he has so far had very little to do. He has batted just once and hasn't bowled a single over. Perhaps there's a case for them to consider Harpreet Brar, who offers batting depth in addition to his left-arm spin.
Likely XII: 1 Priyansh Arya, 2 Prabhsimran Singh (wk), 3 Shreyas Iyer (capt), 4 Nehal Wadhera, 5 Marcus Stoinis, 6 Glenn Maxwell, 7 Shashank Singh, 8 Harpreet Brar, 9 Marco Jansen, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Lockie Ferguson, 12 Yuzvendra Chahal
The big question
Should Gaikwad, currently batting at No. 3, return to open where he's had most success? This season, he's come out to bat in the second over three times, and once in the first over.