Thank you for reading HT’s live blog of the IPL 2024 match between Chennai and Punjab. Ravindra Jadeja's all-round heroics sealed CSK's first win over PBKS since 2021. With the 28-run win, CSK have ended their five-game losing run against PBKS. CSK have secured the third spot on the IPL 2024 points table. With six wins and five defeats, CSK are two points behind second-placed KKR in the IPL 2024 standings. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Jadeja was named the Player of the Match for his all-round show. Jadeja scored 43 off 26 balls and the veteran Indian all-rounder bagged three wickets to help CSK beat PBKS by 28 runs. “When you're playing at a new venue, you don't have an idea of how the pitch will be. Felt we were 15-20 short. My role is to build a partnership if we lose early wickets,” Jadeja said after the match. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Speaking at the post-match presentation, Ruturaj Gaikwad lauded Simarjeet Singh for his fast-bowling exploits against Punjab Kings. CSK's Impact Player bagged two wickets and leaked 16 runs in three overs. “Don't know what he's doing, but even in preseason he was clicking 150kph (on Simarjeet). He didn't get too much chances, but it's never too late. Were thinking of going with impact batter, but then we thought the batter will give 10-15 runs, but he could give 2-3 wickets. Some of the guys were struggling with flu. Weren't even sure till the morning who's playing or not. To get the win, really happy with that,” Gaikwad said after the match. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Stand-in skipper Sam Curran bagged one wicket and conceded 34 runs in his four overs. With the bat, Curran scored 7 off 11 balls as PBKS posted 139-9 to lose the game by 28 runs. “Thought we bowled really well. Rahul Chahar and Harshal bowled really well, was pretty happy at the halfway point but unfortunately it wasn’t to be. The wicket was probably slower than we thought, we expected a little more pace and bounce, it was pretty similar throughout the game. Couple of days off and we go against RCB in a few days time so we need to move on and stay headstrong,” Curran said after the match. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Shardul Thakur bowling the final over of the contest. PBKS need 36 runs in the last 6 balls. Yorker and single taken. FOUR! PBKS not giving up. However, CSK are set to end their winless run against PBKS. Final ball of the over coming up next. Brar slices it hard and the ball lands safe. All over! PBKS posted 139-9 in 20 overs as CSK record a comfortable 28-run win.

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Can Richard Gleeson end the contest for CSK? He starts his final over with a wide. Back-to-back three singles in the over. Rabada and Brar have added 8 off 7 balls to take the game into the final over. SIX! Rabada ends the over with maximum. PBKS 132-9 after 19 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - BOWLED! Shardul Thakur opens his account as Chahar is bowled around his legs. PBKS are nine down and the hosts need 51 off 15 balls. Chennai Super Kings are on the cusp of a memorable win over Punjab. Rahul Chahar b Thakur 16(10). Kagiso Rabada has joined Harpreet Brar at the crease. Good-looking drive by Rabada as the PBKS batter gets off the mark. Brar takes a single, Rabada to face the final ball of Shardul’s over. WIDE! He will have to reload. Rabada retains strike with a single, PBKS 121-9 after 18 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Tushar Deshpande with another crucial over for the Super Kings. He leaks only 7 runs in the 17th over. With two wickets and 35 runs, he completed his spell. PBKS 112-8 after 17 overs. Punjab Kings need 56 runs in 18 balls. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Richard Gleeson is being taken to the cleaners by Rahul Chahar in the 15th over. The PBKS batter smashed back-to-back boundaries before ending the over with a massive six. PBKS 105-8 in 16 overs. Game is still on? Punjab Kings need 63 runs in 24 balls. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - PBKS have the worst batting average (26.3) vs spin this season. Simarjeet has been expensive for CSK as Harshal has scored 10 (four and a six) in the first three balls. In the air and taken! Simarjeet exacts revenge on Harshal. Rizvi takes another catch. Harshal Patel c (sub)Sameer Rizvi b Simarjeet Singh 12(13). PBKS 90-8 in 14.4 overs. Rahul Chahar is the next batter in for Punjab Kings. A wicked bouncer from the CSK pacer to end the over. Punjab Kings need 77 runs in 30 balls. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Richard Gleeson is back for his 2nd over. He leaked 15 runs in his first over against PBKS. CSK are in the driving seat. Harshal has failed to score a single in the first four balls of the over. PBKS need 89 off 38 balls. He is beaten again by Gleeson - five dot balls by the CSK pacer in the returning over. Harshal gets a single on the final ball. PBKS 80-7 after 14 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - OUT! A ball after Moeen dropped a sitter, Santner takes the catch to remove PBKS skipper Curran. Sam Curran c Santner b Jadeja 7(11). Harpreet Brar is the next batter at the crease. Takes a single to get off the mark. OUT! Two in one over for Jadeja. Ashutosh made a mess of his shot and Simarjeet pouches an easy one. Ashutosh Sharma c Simarjeet Singh b Jadeja 3(10). A game-changing over Jadeja. What a ball to welcome Harshal Patel. PBKS 79-7 in 13 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Simarjeet Singh hands a painful blow to Ashutosh on the first ball. In the last five overs, PBKS have scored 25 runs and lost three wickets. PBKS skipper Curran is batting on 6 off 8 balls. Ashutosh has scored only 3 off 8 balls. DROPPED! Moeen Ali has dropped a dolly! Simarjeet is unlucky. PBKS 77-5 after 12 overs. Punjab Kings need 91 runs in 49 balls. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - OUT! Impact Player Simarjeet Singh has handed Jitesh Sharma a golden duck. Dhoni takes a routine catch as a wicketkeeper to script history. Dhoni has become the first wicketkeeper-batter to complete 150 catches in the IPL. PBKS 72/5 after 10 overs. PBKS need 96 off 60 balls. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Out! Another wicket for Super Kings. Ravindra Jadeja gets the all-important wicket of Prabhsimran Singh. The PBKS batter fails to clear substitute fielder Sameer Rizvi at long-off. A wicket on the final ball of his over. We are heading to the first timeout of the PBKS innings. PBKS 68-4 after 9 overs. Punjab Kings need 100 runs in 66 balls. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Spinner Mitchell Santner has returned to the attack after Ravindra Jadeja leaked 9 runs in his first over. Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh have staged an impressive fightback for the Punjab Kings. The duo has added 48 runs off 32 balls. FOUR! Shashanka goes straight and gets a boundary. OUT! Santner pulls his length back slightly and the PBKS batter finds the fielder. Shashank Singh c Simarjeet Singh b Santner 27(20). PBKS 62-3 after 7.5 overs. Punjab Kings need 106 runs off 72 balls. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - SIX! Prabhsimran Singh comes down the track and hammers a maximum on the first ball of Tushar Deshpande's third over. Prabhsimran has smoked two sixes in his innings so far. FOUR! Prabhsimran gets cheeky as he finds the gap to get another boundary. Prabhsimran and Shashank have added 32 runs off 21 balls. Prabhsimran is batting at a strike rate of 135. Punjab Kings need 122 runs in 85 balls. PBKS 46/2 after 5.5 overs.

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh have to play counterattacking knocks to prevent an on-song Tushar Deshpande, who is eyeing his third wicket in the powerplay. PBKS batters have added 6 runs off the last 10 balls after Rossouw's early exit. PBKS 16-2 after 4 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Tushar Deshpande doing Tushar Deshpande things in the powerplay. Bowling the second over of the PBKS innings, the CSK pacer has cleaned up danger-man Jonny Bairstow for 7 off 6 balls. South Africa’s Rilee Rossouw has joined Prabhsimran Singh at the crease. BOWLED! Rossouw is castled by the CSK pacer for a duck. A two-wicket over for CSK and Punjab are on the back foot. PBKS 9-2 after 2 overs. PBKS need 159 runs in 18 overs.  

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Playing his first game in the IPL 2024, spinner Mitchell Santner bowled an excellent first over for the Chennai Super Kings. The Kiwi spinner leaks just two runs in the first six balls of the PBKS innings. PBKS 2-0 after 1 over. Punjab Kings need 165 runs to beat CSK. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings -"Wicket was on drier side. I have too much respect for him to celebrate when I get him out (on Dhoni). One of the advantages of playing a day game is that the square is quite rough. So the ball starts reversing. In my first over it was reversing. It's all about the feel of that delivery (slower one). More you bowl the better you get. Most batters don't pick it. Have been practicing in the nets, and when it comes out it gives you great results," Harshal said in the innings break.

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Pacer Harshal Patel has bagged 9 wickets in 78 deliveries at an economy of 11.61 in the death overs this season. Patel bagged three wickets and leaked 24 runs in his four overs. PBKS bowlers have restricted CSK to a modest 167-9 in 20 overs. Can PBKS dent CSK's playoff hopes by chasing 168 in 20 overs?  

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - It’s Arshdeep vs Jadeja in the final over. Jadeja starts the over with a boundary. He gets two runs on the next ball. WIDE! Arshdeep leaks an extra. SIX! Jadeja takes the aerial route and gets a maximum. He is closing in on his half-century. OUT! Arshdeep has the last laugh as Jadeja fails to clear the fielder at long-on. The knuckle-ball does the trick for the PBKS pacer. Jadeja c Sam Curran b Arshdeep Singh 43(26). New-batter Richard Gleeson gets two runs on his first ball. He takes a single on the final ball as CSK reach 167-9 in 20 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Harshal Patel is winning his battle against Shardul Thakur in the 19th over. Only three runs in the first three balls. OUT! Shardul is cleaned up on the next ball. A death-bowling masterclass from Harshal. Shardul dismissed for 17 off 11 balls.  A huge roar in Dharamsala as MS Dhoni walks out to bat for the Super Kings. A standing ovation for Thala Dhoni. BOWLED! A dipping slower one and Dhoni is out for a golden duck. What an over! CSK 150-8 in 18.5 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Can Rahul Chahar sign off with a wicket? He is up against Shardul in his final over. FOUR! Shardul opens the attack with a boundary. He gets a single to give Jadeja the strike. SIX! Jadeja joins the party with a slog sweep.81 meter-maximum for the former CSK skipper. CSK batters have accumulated 12 runs in the first four balls of Chahar’s over. Chahar leaks an extra! He is under pressure. He beats Shardul on the next ball. Big swing and a miss from Shardul to end the over. CSK 149-6 after 18 overs.

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - FOUR and SIX! Shardul gets lucky as the drop catch has handed him a boundary in Curran’s over. Shardul’s mis-hit on the next ball gets him a single. An eventful first four balls as Shardul has scored 11 runs. Jadeja is batting on 23 off 19 balls. CSK 136-6 after 17 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Punjab Kings have roped in Rahul Chahar into the attack. Mitchell Santner and Ravindra Jadeja have added 20 runs in the last 18 balls. Chahar has leaked 5 runs in his third over so far. OUT! He closes his over with the wicket of the CSK southpaw. Curran takes a simple catch at long-on. Santner c Sam Curran b Rahul Chahar 11(11). CSK 122-6 after 16 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - CSK scored 60 runs with a loss of one wicket in the powerplay. In the next seven overs, the Super Kings lost four wickets and scored only 43 runs. Pacer Arshdeep has conceded 8 runs in his third over. Jadeja keeps the strike with a single. CSK 117-5 after 15 overs.

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Can Jadeja stage CSK’s comeback in the death overs? Harshal is keeping things tight for the CSK batters. Jadeja and Santner have scored 5 runs on the first five balls of the over. CSK are scoring at a run rate of 7.81. A single to end the over. CSK 109-5 after 14 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Curran taking on Moeen in an all-English contest. Good over so far for PBKS, just three runs off the first three balls. Short and Moeen makes a mess off it! Simple catch taken by Jonny Bairstow - An all England affair in the dismissal. Curran combines with Bairstow to remove Moeen. Moeen Ali c Bairstow b Sam Curran 17(20). Time for MS Dhoni? No says the CSK think tank. Mitchell Santner is in at No.7 for the Super Kings. CSK 102-5 after 12.5 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - FOUR! Moeen punishes Rabada for bowling a full toss. He gets a welcome boundary after two dot balls. Rabada is yet to open his account. The Proteas pacer has an exceptional record against MS Dhoni. PBKS will unleash Rabada again in the death overs. Moeen finds the gap again to get his second boundary of the over. Chahal with the misfield and he has hurt himself in the process. CSK 99-4 after 12 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja are tasked to resurrect the CSK innings. Harshal Patel is into his second over. Chance! Just one bounce, didn't carry. A miss-hit by Jadeja and Curran almost served with a catching opportunity. Jadeja is on 2 off 5 balls. Moeen has also taken his time to settle in. The Englishman has made 7 off 11 balls. FOUR! Jadeja clears Livingston to get a much-needed boundary off Harshal. FOUR! Misfield and Jadeja gets a boundary on the final ball. CSK 90-4 after 11 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Pacer Harshal Patel was roped in by Sam Curran after Chahar’s game-changing over. Mitchell and new batter Moeen Ali are keen on rotating strike in Harshal's over. OUT! Strong appeal for lbw and umpire’s finger is up. Mitchell goes for the review! Pitching outside off, impact line and wicket is umpire’s call so Harshal has a wicket. Mitchell is livid with the umpire. Mitchell lbw b Harshal Patel 30(19). Celebrations at PBKS camp as CSK are four down for 75 in 8.5 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings -  OUT! Right after the first timeout, CSK have lost their captain Gaikwad. Wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma with a sharp catch as Gaikwad departs for 32 off 21 balls. Shivam Dube has joined Mitchell at the crease. NOT FOR LONG! Dube has been handed a golden duck by Chahar. Back-to-back ducks for Dube in the IPL 2024. Another catch for Jitesh. An eventful over! CSK 71-3 after 8 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Curran returns to attack after CSK batters Gaikwad and Mitchell smashed 19 runs off the final powerplay over. Curran is welcomed with a four by Gaikwad. Back-to-back singles as the CSK duo brings up the 50-run partnership. Since losing Rahane, skipper Gaikawd and Mitchell have added 57 runs off 31 balls. CSK 69-1 after 7 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Back-to-back boundaries for CSK skipper Gaikwad. Up and over. Gaikwad has smashed 6, 4, 4 against spinner Harpreet Brar in his first over. Mitchell gets a four on the final ball. So, CSK have smashed 19 runs in the final over the powerplay. CSK 60-1 after 6 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - PBKS skipper Sam Currans joins the PBKS attack for the 4th over. Mitchell glides it towards point, single taken. A good over so far for Punjab Kings, just 4 runs off the first four balls. Gaikwad makes double look easy as he gets home before Curran collects the throw at the non-striker’s end. Mitchell fails to clear the fielder on the next ball. End of the over. CSK  41-1 after 5 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - After Gaikwad, Mitchell is showing his class in the powerplay. Four and a six to the New Zealander, who earlier batted at the No.8 position against PBKS. He is making his promotion count. The CSK batter pulls Arshdeep again but Rilee Rossouw's dive prevents a certain boundary. CSK 34-1 after 4 overs. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad is joined by Daryl Mitchell at the crease. FOUR! Over the top goes Gaikwad, and he clips it for four. He makes room on the next but Rabada follows it up to earn a dot ball. Extra bounce works for Rabada as Gaikwad is beaten. CSK 22/1 after 3 overs.

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - FOUR! Pitched up by Arshdeep Singh, who joined the PBKS attack in the 2nd over and CSK opener Rahane earned his first boundary with a straight drive. Arshdeep returns with a beauty. Rahane is beaten. A slip in place for Rahane. He flicks it fine and gets a single on the next ball. Gaikwad comes down the track and pushes for a quick single, Curran with a wide throw. OUT! Arshdeep is celebrating but Rahane is not convinced. Umpires are having a word about the dismissal. The third umpire will have a look. A yorker from Arshdeep was dodged by Rahane. However, Rahane blocked the yorker only to find Rabada. Rahane is out! CSK lose their first. Rahane c Rabada b Arshdeep Singh 9(7). CSK 12-1 after 1.5 overs.

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Pacer Kagiso Rabada kickstarted the proceedings for Punjab Kings. Starts off with a wide. CSK have opened their account. Ajinkya Rahane takes a single on the next ball. Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad returns the favour with a single on the first ball. Rotating strikes, CSK openers have scored 6 runs on the first 4 balls. End of the over, CSK 6-0 after 1 over. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings have recorded one win each at the venue. Which team will have the bragging rights tonight? Let’s check out the starting XIs of both teams. 

Punjab Kings: Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh. 

Chennai Super Kings: Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Richard Gleeson, Tushar Deshpande. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - CSK skipper Gaikwad lost his 10th toss in the IPL 2024 pn Sunday. The CSK skipper has called it right just once in the IPL 2024. Speaking at the toss in Dharamsala, the CSK skipper confirmed that Mitchell Santner has returned to the starting XI for the Chennai Super Kings. CSK are batting first as PBKS opted to bowl."We've just stuck to our process and doing little things right. We don't look at the track record of the opposition, we focus on ourselves and see what we can do right. This season there have been a lot of injuries, and forced changes so we've had to tinker with our team. I'd say losing 10 tosses but winning 5 games is a positive," Gaikwad said at the toss.

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - PBKS stand-in skipper Sam Curran won the toss and opted to bowl first against Chennai in Dharamsala. PBKS are unchanged against CSK for matchday 53 of the IPL 2024. "We're going to bowl. Day game, try and see how it plays and chase it down. We've got the same team. We've had two really good wins with the same team. Conditions should be fairly even throughout, it's about batting, bowling and fielding well," Curran said. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Chennai Super Kings skipper Rituraj Gaikwad is unlucky again as Punjab Kings captain Sam Curran has won the toss in Dharamsala. Shikhar Dhawan-lessPunjab Kings have opted to bowl in the clash of the kings!

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming revealed that Deepak Chahar's injury "doesn't look good" as the star pacer is set to miss today's game against PBKS. Chahar left the field by pulling off his run-up in just the second ball of the PBKS innings. "Yeah, the travelogue is pretty busy. There's a lot of ins and outs. So, Deepak Chahar doesn't look good," Fleming said at the post-match presser. "The initial feeling wasn't great. So, I'm hoping for a more positive report when the physio and the doctor have a look," the CSK head coach added. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Delivering the pitch report in the build-up to the IPL 2024 match between CSK and PBKS, former England spinner Graeme Swann and West Indies legend Brian Lara observed that fast bowlers will be assisted with the new ball at Dharamsala. The pitch is unlikely to assist spinners in the afternoon game between PBKS and CSK.  "64m and 62m boundaries. The air is thin here. It's got a layer of grass. Pretty even but it's dry grass. The fast bowlers can get some help with the new ball. Spinners are going to struggle here, ball won't turn much. Wonderful ground for the batters, expect a lot of runs," Lara and Swann said before the toss.   

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Indian opener Ruturaj Gaikwad is the highest run-getter for CSK in the IPL 2024. The CSK skipper has only scored 38 runs against PBKS skipper Arshdeep Singh in the IPL. With a strike rate of 115.2, CSK opener Gaikwad has been dismissed thrice by PBKS pacer Arshdeep in 5 innings. Who will win the battle of powerplay today? 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - CSK legend MS Dhoni is two sixes away from completing 250 maximums in the IPL. One of the biggest six-hitters in the IPL, Dhoni has smoked 248 sixes in 260 games. The most-capped IPL player can join Chris Gayle, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in the 250-club. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - CSK pacer Patheerana wants Dhoni to extend his stay at the franchise for another season. Dhoni is in speculation about finishing up his IPL career this season. Dhoni also stepped down as CSK's captain on the eve of the IPL 2024 opener. "Mahi bhai, if you can play one more season, please play with us if I'm here," Patheerana said. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - CSK and PBKS played out an IPL classic in the 2010 edition of the cash-rich league. Needing 16 off the final over against Punjab Kings, CSK icon MS Dhoni smashed back-to-back sixes to win the final-over thriller for the Super Kings. An animated Dhoni famously punched his helmet while celebrating CSK's win over PBKS at the time. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and power-hitter Shivam Dube have scored 859 runs together in 20 innings. The duo averages 57.3 and the CSK batters have smashed eight 50-plus scores for the five-time winners. Are CSK too dependent on Gaikwad and Dube in IPL 2024?

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Did you know? Defending champions, CSK has the most restrictive bowling unit in the IPL 2024. CSK have the best economy rate of 8.7 in the ongoing season of the cash-rich league. CSK are followed by Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants. 

Top economy rates in IPL 2024 

1) Chennai Super Kings - 8.7 

2) Rajasthan Royals - 9 

3) Lucknow Super Giants - 9

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Though MS Dhoni has struggled against Rabada, the former CSK skipper has an impressive record against star bowlers Arshdeep Singh and Curran. Dhoni has made 38 off 17 balls against the PBKS stand-in skipper. The CSK legend has smashed Arshdeep for 20 off 14 balls. Dhoni is also unbeaten against the two PBKS pacers. Will Dhoni extend his unbeaten run against Arshdeep and Curran in Dharamsala?  

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Shivam Dube is one hit away from achieving a special feat in the cash-rich league. The CSK power-hitter has 99 sixes to his name. Dube needs one more maximum to join icons MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja in the elite six-hitters list. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Former CSK skipper MS Dhoni has a strike rate of 45.45 against PBKS pacer Kagiso Rabada. The CSK icon has scored only 10 runs off 22 balls against the South African pacer. Dhoni strikes at 55.88 against Rahul Chahar and the former India skipper has 19 runs off 34 balls. Dhoni has smashed 25 runs in 32 balls against Harshal Patel with a strike rate of 78.12. 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Chennai Super Kings pacer Mustafizur Rahman has left the CSK camp after the expiration of his No Objection Certificate (NOC) amid the league phase. Pacer Rahman emerged as the leading wicket-taker for the MS Dhoni-starer side in their title-defending season. Mustafizur shared a special message for Dhoni before CSK's match against PBKS in Dharamsala. "Thanks for everything Mahi bhai. It was a special feeling to share the same dressing room with a legend like you. Thanks for keeping faith in me every time. Appreciating your valuable tips, I will remember those things. Looking forward to meeting and playing with you again soon," Mustafizur said.

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana termed MS Dhoni a father figure in his impressive career. Slinger Pathirana made his IPL debut in the 2022 edition of the cash-rich league. With Chennai set to meet Punjab in Dharamsala, Pathirana opened up about the guidance he received from Dhoni at the CSK camp. "After my father, in my cricket life, mostly he's (MSD) playing my father's role. He always takes care of me and gives me some advice on what I have to do -- similar to my father's thing when I'm doing in my home. I think that's enough. He's not telling a lot of things when I'm on the field and off the field. He's just telling me small things, but it makes a lot of difference, and it makes a lot of confidence for me," he said on CSK's Lions up close show.

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Punjab Kings spin bowling coach Sunil Joshi has revealed that Shikhar Dhawan's rehabilitation is on track. However, the veteran Indian opener is not available for selection. England all-rounder Sam Curran will lead an unchanged PBKS side against CSK in Dharamsala. With Curran stepping up as captain in Dhawan’s absence, PBKS have defeated KKR and CSK to revive their campaign. "Dhawan's rehabilitation is on track. He is doing well. He is not available for the next game. Hopefully, he will be back for the final two games. Shikhar was also injured last year. He was playing well but Sam had to come up as captain because of his injury. Sam has come up as a leader yet again and he has stepped up with the team," Joshi said.

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad has lost nine tosses out of a possible 10 in the ongoing season of the cash-rich league. Gaikwad admitted that he is 'under pressure' after losing nine tosses in the first 10 games of CSK's title-defending season. Gaikwad lost the toss when CSK last met PBKS in the IPL 2024. After the match, Gaikwad said that he practised tosses at the CSK camp. “I've practiced the tosses (during the practice sessions), it's not going well in the match, not sure what to do. To be truthful, I'm under pressure when I go to the middle for the toss," the CSK skipper said. Can Ruturaj Gaikwad alter his rotten toss luck vs PBKS in Dharamsala?

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Nursing a shoulder injury in the league stage of the IPL 2024, Shikhar Dhawan will miss the upcoming match between PBKS and CSK in Dharamsala. Dhawan has only played 5 matches for PBKS this season. The veteran Indian opener has scored 152 runs at an average of 30.40. Dhawan achieved a strike rate of 125.61 in the first five innings for Punjab this season. In Dhawan's absence, Sam Curran has guided PBKS to wins over KKR and CSK. Dhawan will be 39 in December. Should PBKS retain Dhawan as captain for next season?

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Defending champions CSK and 2014 runners-up PBKS have played 29 games in the IPL. Since the tournament's inception in 2008, CSK have recorded 15 wins over PBKS. Hosts Punjab Kings have defeated CSK 14 times in the world's richest T20 league. PBKS have won their last five games against CSK. Only PBKS and MI have achieved the feat of defeating CSK five times in a row. Can CSK end their winless run against PBKS in Dharamsala today? 

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - After the seven-wicket win over the defending champions, Punjab Kings will host Chennai Super Kings in match No.53 of the Indian Premier League in Dharamsala. The match between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings will be played at the HPCA Stadium. The IPL 2024 match will start at 3:30 PM IST. The toss for CSK's away game to PBKS will take place at 3:00 PM IST. The IPL 2024 clash will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network in India. Fans can also watch the live stream of the IPL 2024 game on the JioCinema app and website.

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - With Shikhar Dhawan at the helm, Punjab Kings started their campaign with a win over Delhi Capitals at Chandigarh. PBKS were outplayed by RCB in their next fixture. After a 21-run defeat at the hands of LSG, PBKS defeated GT by 3 wickets in Ahmedabad. Sunrisers Hyderabad outclassed PBKS by 2 runs while table-toppers Rajasthan Royals registered a 3-wicket win over PBKS. PBKS also lost to GT in MI after their match against RR. The Dhawan-less side made amends by thrashing KKR by 8 wickets at Eden Gardens. PBKS then hammered CSK by 7 wickets. Punjab are placed 8th with 8 points from 10 matches.

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Speaking to reporters on the eve of the IPL 2024 match between PBKS and CSK, Punjab Kings spin bowling coach Sunil Joshi asserted that his side is not concerned about table calculations. PBKS have revived their IPL playoff chances with wins over CSK and KKR. However, Punjab Kings are placed seventh on the IPL 2024 table. PBKS have picked up 8 points from 10 matches in the ongoing season of the cash-rich league.

"The team conversations that we have had, our approach is to put in the best effort and to play to win the game. The table calculations will come on their own. We do not see that part very closely. What we look at is what are the areas we can do better, what we have not done over the past few games, what best we can do and how we can improve as a team. That is the conversation we have with the players," Joshi said. "Our plan of action is to keep winning. The challenge is always with the bat and ball. It's a good surface. I keep telling players to hold their horses and execute their skill," he added.

Punjab Kings spin bowling coach Sunil Joshi mentioned that his side enjoys travelling to Dharamsala for IPL matches. PBKS have arrived at the famous venue after defeating former champions KKR and CSK. Speaking to reporters ahead of the match, Joshi stated that PBKS will stick with their winning formula against CSK in Dharamsala.

Thus, PBKS will remain unchanged today. "The ground in Dharamsala is one of the best grounds in cricketing countries because of the location and the surface we get to play here. It's a fantastic ground," Joshi said at the pre-match press conference. "No, we do not think we will be making any changes. Because we want to keep up the winning squad," he added.

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings -Defending champions in the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings are placed fifth after playing 10 matches in the league phase. CSK are up against PBKS in match No.53 of the IPL 2024 at Dharamsala. The five-time winners recorded wins over Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, and Sunrisers Hyderabad. With five wins and five defeats, CSK have picked up 10 points from 10 matches. CSK are two points behind SRH, who are placed fourth in the IPL 2024 standings. CSK are trailing table-toppers RR by six points in the current standings.  

IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK IPL Live Score: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings -Harpreet Brar scripted PBKS' impressive win over CSK when both teams first met at the IPL 2024. The PBKS spinner bagged two wickets and leaked just 16 runs in his match-winning spell for the Punjab Kings. Jonny Bairstow (46) and Rilee Rossouw (43) played quick-fire knocks to seal a 7-wicket win over the Super Kings.

Chennai Super Kings: Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Richard Gleeson, Matheesha Pathirana, Sameer Rizvi, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Prashant Solanki, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Ajay Jadav Mandal, RS Hangargekar, , Maheesh Theekshana, Nishant Sindhu, Aravelly Avanish.  

Punjab Kings: Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran(c), Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Rishi Dhawan, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Shikhar Dhawan, Chris Woakes, Tanay Thyagarajan, Atharva Taide, Nathan Ellis, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, Vishwanath Singh. 

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings are hoping to exact revenge on Punjab Kings in match No.53 of the Indian Premier League 2024 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium. Punjab Kings outclassed Chennai Super Kings by 7 wickets in their last meeting. With the impressive win, PBKS became the second team after Mumbai Indians to defeat the Super Kings five times in a row. Can PBKS smash CSK for a six in Dharamsala? 

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