Indian Premier League 2023: The 41st league match of the 16th season of IPL is being played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Punjab Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium. In this match, the Chennai team has decided to bat first after winning the toss. Chennai had to face defeat against Rajasthan Royals by 32 runs in their last match. At the same time, the Punjab team got a big defeat of 56 runs in the match against Lucknow.
See here the playing 11 of both the teams
Chennai Super Kings – Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain, Wicketkeeper), Mathisha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Mahesh Tikshna.
Punjab Kings – Atharva Tayde, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Liam Livingston, Sikandar Raza, Sam Karan, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shah Rukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.
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Ben Stokes did not return in this match as well
The wait for the return of Ben Stokes, who has played only 2 matches so far this season, is continuously increasing. Everyone expected that this veteran all-rounder would soon return to the team after getting fully fit. But even in the match against Punjab, he was not included in the playing 11.
In 2 matches played this season, Ben Stokes scored only 15 runs and bowled only 1 over. One of the changes made in the Punjab Kings team saw the return of Harpreet Brar to the team so that the bowling could be strengthened.
The team batting first in Chennai had the upper hand
Talking about the pitch of this match being played in Chepauk, the team batting first here has always had the upper hand. So far, a total of 70 matches have been played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, out of which the team batting first has won 44 times while the team batting second has won only 26 times.
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