Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League 2024 - Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings - 1st May 2024

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the 49th match of the TATA Indian Premier League (TATA IPL 2024), which will be played between Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings on 1st of May 2024.

LIVE SCORES - Match 49 - CSK vs PBKS (MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai)

Current Form CSK:

Chennai Super Kings are currently placed at the 3rd position on points table with 5 wins to their credit.

The top run scorer for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League is Ruturaj Gaikwad with 447 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League is Mustafizur Rahman with 14 scalps under his belt.

Chennai Super Kings have won their previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 78 runs.

Chennai Super Kings batted first and they posted a total of 212 for 3 in 20 overs. Ruturaj Gaikwad once again played a match winning knock of 98 runs in 54 balls. Shivam Dube induced the momentum into the innings with his innings of 39 runs in just 20 balls.

During the chase, Sunrisers Hyderabad lost their hero Travis Head quite early into the innings. The other batters also threw their wicket away when it mattered the most. SRH never really looked in the game at any point of the chase. They were eventually bowled out for 134, as Chennai Super Kings won the match by a huge margin of 78 runs.

Current Form PBKS:

Punjab Kings are currently placed at the 8th position on points table with 3 wins to their credit.

The top run scorer for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League is Shashank Singh with 263 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League is Harshal Patel with 14 scalps under his belt.

Punjab Kings have won their previous match emphatically against KKR by 8 wickets.

Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and they posted a huge total of 261 for 6 in 20 overs. Sunil Narine and Phil Salt were simply brilliant early on in the innings. They smashed 71 and 75 runs respectively to lay the foundation for a big total. The lower order batters carried on the momentum gained and KKR finished with a huge total of 261.

During the chase, Punjab Kings started off like champions. Jonny Bairstow and Prabhsimran Singh broke all hell loose. The first wicket partnership ensured that Punjab Kings were always in the game. Shashank Singh played a match winning knock of 68 runs in 28 balls, while Jonny Bairstow stayed not out at 108 off 48 balls as they took Punjab Kings home with 8 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (c), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avanish Rao Aravelly. Players injured/withdrawn: Devon Conway, Matheesha Pathirana.

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Punjab Kings

Who will win?- Punjab Kings

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Daryl Mitchell (Chennai Super Kings), Jonny Bairstow (Punjab Kings)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Mustafizur Rahman (Chennai Super Kings), Rahul Chahar (Punjab Kings)

Most Sixes – Daryl Mitchell (Chennai Super Kings), Jonny Bairstow (Punjab Kings)

Player of the Match- Jonny Bairstow (Punjab Kings)

Team Scores Batting first - Punjab Kings 165+, Chennai Super Kings 160+

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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