Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings: Playing XI | IPL 2025
With exciting matches over the past 15 days, it’s time for the big clash between the Punjab Kings and the Chennai Super Kings, scheduled for April 8 at PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh. Both teams are coming off losses in their last matches: CSK was defeated by the Delhi Capitals, while the Rajasthan Royals triumphed over the Punjab Kings in match number 18. This article will discuss the playing XIs of both teams for the upcoming match.
In their last match against the Delhi Capitals, Chennai lost by 25 runs, scoring only 158 in front of a target of 183. Meanwhile, Punjab lost to the Rajasthan Royals. RR batted first and scored 205 runs, while the Punjab Kings could manage only 155, losing the match by 50 runs. The batting order of the Punjab Kings crumbled while chasing the target, ending with just 155 runs and losing nine wickets in 20 overs.
Punjab Kings: Playing XI
| Role | Player | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Opener | Priyansh Arya | Batter |
| Opener | Prabhsimran Singh | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| No. 3 | Shreyas Iyer | Batter |
| No. 4 | Shashank Singh | Batter |
| No. 5 | Glenn Maxwell | All-rounder |
| No. 6 | Marcus Stoinis | All-rounder |
| No. 7 | Marco Jansen | All-rounder |
| No. 8 | Suryansh Shedge | All-rounder |
| No. 9 | Arshdeep Singh | Bowler |
| No. 10 | Lockie Ferguson | Bowler |
| No. 11 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Bowler |
| Nehal Wadhera | Impact Player |
Top Order: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer
Middle Order: Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis
Lower Middle Order: Marco Jansen, Suryansh Shedge
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player: Nehal Wadheera
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Chennai Super Kings: Playing XI
| Player | Specialty | |
|---|---|---|
| Captain | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Batter |
| Opener | Devon Conway | -Batter |
| Opener | Rachin Ravindra | All-rounder |
| No. 4 | Shivam Dube | All-rounder |
| No. 5 | Vijay Shankar | All-rounder |
| No. 6 | Ravindra Jadeja | All-rounder |
| No. 7 | MS Dhoni (WK) | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| No. 8 | Mukesh Choudhary | Bowler |
| No. 9 | R Ashwin | Bowler |
| No. 10 | Noor Ahmad | Bowler |
| No. 11 | Matheesha Pathirana | Bowler |
| Khaleel Ahmed | Impact Player |
Top Order: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad
Middle Order: Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja
Lower Middle Order: MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary
Bowlers: R Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana
Impact Player: Khaleel Ahmed
With two victories in the three matches played, the Punjab Kings is currently in the fourth position in the points table, while the Chennai Super Kings sit in ninth place with three defeats and one win from their four matches played.
Punjab Kings: IPL 2025 Squad
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Captain | Shreyas Iyer |
| Wicketkeepers | Josh Inglis, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod |
| Batters | Nehal Wadhera, Harnoor Pannu, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh |
| All-rounders | Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Harpreet Brar, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge |
| Bowlers | Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Yash Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Sen, Xavier Bartlett, Pravin Dubey |
Chennai Super Kings: IPL 2025 Squad
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Captain | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| Wicketkeepers | MS Dhoni, Devon Conway, Vansh Bedi |
| Batters | Rahul Tripathi, Shaik Rasheed, Andre Siddarth |
| All-rounders | Rachin Ravindra, Ravichandran Ashwin, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Anshul Kamboj, Deepak Hooda, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube |
| Bowlers | Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Matheesha Pathirana |
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