IPL 2022: Picks for the match between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings

Punjab Kings will face the defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the 38th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Monday.

Both of these teams are struggling in the bottom half of the points table and they will look to build the winning momentum.

We take a look at Picks for the match between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings. We will look at head-to-head records, stats, and players to look out for in the upcoming match.

Current form for CSK: L L W L W

Chennai Super Kings have lacked in their batting as the top-order hasn’t been consistent. MS Dhoni came up with another thrilling cameo in the previous match to get his team over the line. Furthermore, Mukesh Chaudhary scalped three wickets against MI, which was a big positive for the reigning champions.

Current form for PBKS: W L W L L

PBKS haven’t been at their best and their batters need to be more consistent. Liam Livingstone has done a fine job for the team but he hasn’t received support from the other batters. Jonny Bairstow has also failed to deliver for the team and PBKS might replace him with Bhanuka Rajapaksha.

Head to Head: Matches: 27, Won by CSK: 16, Won by PBKS: 11.

CSK clearly holds the advantage against PBKS in the head-to-head battle.

Players to look out for: Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ruturaj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni, and Dwayne Bravo will hold the key for Chennai Super Kings.

Mayank Agarwal, Shikhar Dhawan, Odeon Smith, Shahrukh Khan, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, and Arshdeep Singh will be the key players for PBKS.

CSK Probable XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Shivam Dube, Dwayne Bravo, Dwaine Pretorius, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary.

PBKS Predicted Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal (c), Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Kagiso Rabada.