CSK vs PBKS IPL 2023, Highlights: PBKS outsmart CSK, clinch thriller by 4 wickets

Chennai Super Kings have been defeated in their own den. The Shikhar Dhawan-led Punjab Kings have defeated Chennai Super Kings by 4 wickets.

It has been an absolute tussle for both the teams out here. Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings are all geared up to claim victory from the jaws of yet another thriller

Punjab Kings need 31 off 17 deliveries and all eyes were on Sam Curran but Pathirana has cleaned him up.

Liam Kivingstone had started to look dangerous and was tonking the CSK bowling for fun. He has been dismissed by Tushar Despande on 40 off 24 deliveries.

Sir jadeja strikes off another beauty! Takes down Atharva Taide with a sheer catch! Pubjab at 94/3

It promises to be a heavyweight tussle between both the sides and with Livingstone still on the crease, Punjab are still alive in the competition.

Pathirana is in for bowling and shells out 8 runs. Chennai continues their flawless display of fielding. Pubjab at 105 for 3 wickets.

Liam Livingstone enters thje party and striked a six! Punjab remains firm at 94 rins with the loss of 2 wickets.

Jadeja Strikes off PrabhSimran after Dhoni hit the bails, Prabhsimran stumped out with 42 runs in 24 balls with Four 4s and Two sixes.

Super Kings disoplay some incredible fielding showcase after staling Punjab's wicket. Score at 54 with one loss.

Dhawan falls at Chepauk after Pathirana makes the catch! Shawan heads back after 28 runs in 15 balls.

Prabhsimran striked a boundary into Theekshana's first ball. Punjab at 46/0

Super Kings substitute Akash Singh for Ambati Raydu, and Shikhar responds with a SIX and a FOUR! Punjab at 34/0

Impact player Prabhsimran Singh strikes one beautiful 69 metres in the second over.  Punjab at 20 runs with zero losses

With two boundaries off the line, Skipper Shikhar Dhawan made a good start to the innings with a close run out call. Punjab stands at 10 for no losses after one over. 

Punjab Kings open the second innings with a change: Impacy player Prabhsimran Singh substituted for Kagiso Rabada.

MS Dhoni hit twin sixes in the last two balls of the innings and took CSK to 200/4. Devon Conway remained unbeaten on 92 off 52.

Ravindra Jadeja was dismissed by Sam Curran in the first ball of the final over.

With just two overs remaining in the innings, CSK were 177/3.

Yuzvendra Chahal removed Moeen Ali on 10 off 6 in the 17th over.

At the 15-over mark, CSK were 146/2 with Devon Conway and Moeen Ali on the crease.

Shivam Dube scored 28 off 17 before getting dismissed by Arshdeep Singh in the 14th over.

Devon Conway scored his fifth half-century in six innings in the ongoing IPL 2023. He smashed Raza for a boundary to bring up his fifty.  

Sikandar Raza dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad for 37 off 31 balls. Chennai Super Kings 86/1 in 9.4 Overs. Shivam Dube joins Conway in the middle. 

At the end of the powerplay, CSK's score stood at 57/0. Gaikwad and Conway completed their fifty-run stand, earlier in the over,

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devin Conway added 13 runs to CSK's total in the third over.

Devon Conway hit two straight fours in the second over, bowled by Kagiso Rabada. CSK finished the over at 16/0.

While CSK got off the mark with a wide, Gaikwad scored his first runs off a boundary in the second ball.

Chennai Super Kings Subs: Akash Singh, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, RS Hangargekar

Punjab Kings Subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Rishi Dhawan, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana

Punjab Kings: Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Atharva Taide, Sikander Raza, Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

MS Dhoni won the coin toss and revealed Chennai Super Kings will bat first.

At 3 PM both captains will make their way to the field for the all-important toss.

• Chennai Super Kings: S Rashid, S Senapati, R Hangargekar, A Rayudu, D Pretorious
• PBKS impact players: Prabhsimran Singh, H Brar, R Dhawan, M Rathee, M Short

Punjab Kings: Atharva Taide, Shikhar Dhawan(c), Sikandar Raza, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk/c), Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh, Matheesha Pathirana

Punjab Kings suffered a huge loss against Lucknow Super Giants. The wounds of the defeat might have healed, but can Punjab get back to winning ways?

After the loss against Rajasthan Royals there were questions emerged as to why Dhoni did not come out to bat? Thus, with a new day and a different match, will MS Dhoni give his fans what they want?

After incurring an injury, Ben Stokes got sidelined after playing couple of initial matches for CSK. But the english all-rounder was slated to get fit today. Thus, will he grace the field today?

In the never-ending IPL 2023 action, today CSK will take on PBKS. This will be the first meeting of the teams in the prevalent season. CSK vs PBKS is an encounter that always promises to be highly ingraining. So, who will come out as he winner this time?

The CSK vs PBKS will take place at the MA. Chibamdaram Stadium. The match is scheduled for a 3:30 PM IST start.

The teams have collided 27 times in the entirety of the coveted league. It is CSK, who won 15 of the 27 encounters, whereas it is 12 times when PBKS came out on top. 

PBKS final squad: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Gurnoor Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Baltej Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Sam Curran, Sikanadar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, and Mohit Rathe.

CSK final squad: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma, Sisanda Magala