Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Prediction & Betting Tips -

Prediction published on 29/04/2024, 09:00  by Devesh Jaganath in Indian Premier League Predictions

Match 49 of the 2024 Indian Premier League will see the  Chennai Super Kings playing host to the Punjab Kings on Wednesday afternoon. The hosts are currently third in the league standings, while the visitors are eighth. After two consecutive defeats, the Chennai Super Kings returned to winning ways on Sunday afternoon when they overcame the Sunrisers Hyderabad by 78 runs here at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium. Ruturaj Gaikwad posted another incredible knock, scoring 98 runs in just 54 balls. He was supported well by Daryl Mitchell and Shivam Dube, who scored 52 and 39, respectively, to help the team to 212/3. Tushar Deshpande did the damage with the ball, taking 4/27 in three overs, as the CSK bowled out their opponents for just 134 in 18.5 overs. Gaikwad is now in second place for the orange cap with 447 runs in this competition, 53 runs off Virat Kohli. Mustafizur Rahman and Matheesha Pathirana took two wickets each in the last match and are now second and fourth, respectively, in the race for the purple cap. While CSK have lost their last three matches against this opponent, they are the favourites in this one. 

Meanwhile, the Punjab Super Kings are going to need a lot to go their way from here on if they are to make it into the playoffs. They have a record of three wins and six losses in nine games to date, leaving them on six points, four behind the top six teams. PBKS avoided a fifth consecutive defeat on Friday when they pulled off an against-the-odds victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR posted what looked like a mammoth target of 261/6, but the Kings managed to chase it down with eight wickets and eight balls to spare. Jonny Bairstow stepped up in a big way, scoring an excellent 108*(48), while Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh supported him well with 68* and 54 runs, respectively. In terms of standout performers this season, Travis Head is the leading run-scorer for the team with 338 runs in eight innings, while with the ball, Harshal Patel has 14 wickets, and Arshdeep Singh has 12. The Kings have to win pretty much all of their remaining matches in the competition to stand a chance of cracking the top four.