PBKS vs CSK Prediction: Who will win 22nd match of the IPL 2025?

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PBKS vs CSK, the 22nd match of the IPL 2025, is set to be played on April 8 at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur. PBKS won their first match of the season in the last game against the Rajasthan Royals after winning the first two matches against Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants. On the other hand, CSK lost three back-to-back matches after defeating Mumbai Indians in the first game. Check out the PBKS vs CSK prediction, H2H, pitch report, and other details.

PBKS vs CSK prediction: PBKS to win

Key Stats

  • Punjab Kings won 2 out of their first 3 matches.
  • CSK won just 1 out of their first 4 games.
  • CSK defeated PBKS in their previous encounter by 28 runs.

Most Recent H2H and Pitch Report 

Winner Won by Date
CSK 28 runs 05 May 2024
PBKS 7 wickets 01 May 2024
PBKS 4 wickets 30 Apr 2023
PBKS 11 runs 25 Apr 2022
PBKS 54 runs 03 Apr 2022

Pitch Report  

PBKS vs CSK, match no. 22 of the IPL 2025, is set to be played at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur. The pitch here is often a decent batting surface. In a total of 5 T20 matches played at this venue, the batting first team won 2 while the chasing team emerged victorious 3 times.

RR vs PBKS (Apr 05, 2025) – RR won by 50 runs

RR 205/4
PBKS 155/9

PBKS vs GT (Apr 21, 2024) – GT won by 3 wickets

PBKS 142/10
GT 146/7

Punjab Kings preview 

After winning the first two matches against the Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants, the Punjab Kings lost their last game to the Rajathan Royals at their home. The team conceded 200+ runs while bowling, and the top order failed to give a good start in the chase, which was a major reason for the defeat. However, the team is well balanced and has a great batting depth and all-arounder bowling attack with lthe ikes of Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Predicted XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh

Chennai Super Kings preview 

After winning the first match against the Mumbai Indians, CSK lost the next three games in a row to the Royal Challengers Bangalore, the Rajasthan Royals, and the Delhi Capitals. The batting lineup of the team struggled in all matches, with bowling has also been average. The key players like Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rachin Ravindra, and Ravindra Jadeja need to step up.

Predicted XI: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana

PBKS vs CSK: Who will win?

With the current form, better-balanced squad, and home advantage, the Punjab Kings are expected to win this match. They feature a strong batting lineup with amazing depth; on the other hand, CSK batting is mostly dependent on a few players at the top.

Published - April 6, 2025 15:54:18
Updated - April 6, 2025 15:55:05

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