Chennai vs Punjab - Match Preview, Fantasy, Key Players, Pitch Report, Probable XI & More (53rd Match, IPL)

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) take on the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 53rd match of Vivo IPL 2021 on Thursday, October 07, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. It will be the principal match of a doubleheader, with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) taking on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the evening game. The two groups come into this game on the rear of losses to Delhi Capitals (DC) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), individually. While CSK's progressive losses have put their best two possibilities in danger, PBKS' misfortune to RCB has practically taken them out of the competition. CSK lost by three wickets with two balls to save in a low-scoring spine chiller against DC. They succumbed to a sluggish batting approach, with Ambati Rayudu the implementer in their batting innings. In the wake of being placed in to bat by DC, CSK battled to adapt after their profoundly effective opening organization was broken early. MS Dhoni came in to bat in the 10th over to join Rayudu, and the pair stayed at the wrinkle till the twentieth over. Be that as it may, the sluggish wicket made it intense to get runs, and CSK could just get to 136/5 of every 20 overs. Be that as it may, a superb bowling execution offered CSK a chance at winning and fixing their spot in the best two. However, a dropped catch of Shimron Hetmyer in the eighteenth over ended up being expensive, with DC ultimately moving past the line in the last finished. While it isn't the ideal opportunity for CSK to freeze right now, they'll need to get some force behind them and affirm their main two spot with a success. PBKS, in the mean time, wavered again in a run-pursue against RCB. Moises Henriques' magnificent spell assisted them with limiting Virat Kohli's side to 164/7. Be that as it may, as has been the pattern, PBKS neglected to gain by a decent beginning and missed the mark concerning the all out by six runs. The loss has made qualifying close to outlandish for them, and they should play for pride in this match. CSK have overwhelmed late gatherings between the different sides and enrolled an agreeable six-wicket triumph in the opposite installation. Pitch Report The wicket in Dubai has been low-scoring in the last several experiences, with the SRH-KKR and CSK-DC games both seeing first-innings sums of under 140. We could anticipate a correspondingly two-paced surface for this match, with 160-165 prone to be a difficult aggregate. CSK Key Players : Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Shardul Thakur PK Key Players : KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Ravi Bishnoi Probable XI Chennai Super Kings : Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf Du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina/Robin Uthappa, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (C/WK), DJ Bravo, Josh Hazlewood, Shardul Thakur, and Deepak Chahar Punjab Kings : KL Rahul (c/wk), Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran/Sarfaraz Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Moises Henriques, Harpreet Brar, Adil Rashid/Chris Jordan, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, and Arshdeep Singh