IPL 2025: Today’s Match Prediction, PBKS vs CSK – Who Will Win?

The 2nd match of the day on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 will be played out between one of the most in-form team Punjab Kings and a struggling Chennai Super Kings. The PBKS vs CSK match will be played at the new Mullanpur Cricket Stadium in Chandigarh from 7:30 P.M Indian Standard Time (IST).

Punjab Kings won the toss and opted to bat first

Key Takeaways

• Both teams entered the match after losing their previous game. 
• Punjab Kings lost their first match of the season by 50 runs against Rajasthan Royals, where the top order failed against the RR bowling unit. 
• On the other hand, CSK only won their opening match against Mumbai Indians and lost other matches. 
• Chennai Super Kings’ batting, especially the middle order, is in very bad shape; their players failed to play match-winning innings with their bat. 
• Punjab Kings is looking like a solid team but their batting failed in the last match, which was the main reason they lost their previous game. 

PBKS vs CSK Match Preview

Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)

PBKS: W, L, W, W, L*

CSK: L, W, L, L, L*

Punjab Kings Preview: 

• After being undefeated in the first two matches, Punjab Kings lost their first match of the season against Rajasthan Royals. With this, they now have recorded 2 wins and 1 defeat with their NRR at +0.074.
• Punjab Kings has a balanced team in both of the departments. Their top order of Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh are known for giving aggressive starts. Meanwhile captain  Shreyas Iyer stabilizes the inning while Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, and Nehal Wadhera provide great finishing roles. 
• Chasing the target vs RR, PBKS lost their top-order to a collapse, Priyansh Arya was out in the first ball of the innings, and captain Shreyas Iyer also lost his wicket in the first over. After that, Marcus Stoinis and Prabhsimran Singh also lost their wickets too in quick succession.
• After losing 4 wickets in just 43 runs, Glenn Maxwell and Nehal Wadhera built a good partnership, but Maxwell scored 30 runs and lost his wicket on the last ball of the 14th over and Nehal lost his wicket on the first ball of the 15th over after scoring an aggressive 62 runs. 
• Besides, Nehal Wadhera’s 62 and Glenn Maxwell’s 30, other batters failed to deliver good batting performance. Shashank Singh, one of their best finishers, was only able to score 10 runs in the previous game and the Kings fell short by 50 runs. 
• Punjab’s bowling attack looks good, especially their pacers Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, and Marco Jansen, who are doing well with their bowling performance and took wickets in every match. 
• Punjab Kings’ spinners failed to impress; their main spinner, Yuzvendra Chahal, took only one wicket in 3 matches, and part-time spinner  Glenn Maxwell took 2 wickets in 3 matches. 

Playing XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Player: Vijay Kumar Vyshak

PBKS Top Players

Shreyas Iyer

Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer is the key player to watch out for. Although his last match was not good, he started the match with an aggressive mindset and hit a boundary on the very first ball. Iyer is the top batter for the Kings with 159 runs in 3 matches, with a strike rate of 206 and two half-centuries. Iyer also has a good record against CSK; he played 13 matches against Chennai and scored 290 runs, including one half-century. 

Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh is the top bowler to watch out for on the Punjab Kings. He is the current wicket-taker for the Kings with 6 wickets. He can take wickets with the new ball as well as with the old ball. Arshdeep has a decent record against Super Kings; he played 7 matches and took 9 wickets but interestingly, he has 14 wickets in 11 matches at Mohali. 

Chennai Super Kings Preview

• Chennai Super Kings are not playing like their traditional way. They were only able to win one match out of the four matches they played and stood 9th on the points table in this tournament. 
• CSK’s top order is the only bright spot of their batting; Rachin Ravindra and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad are their top two batters. After failing in 3 matches, Rahul Tripathi was benched in the previous match and Devon Conway came in, but he only scored 13. 
• Chennai’s middle order has failed to perform in every match. One of the key players, Shivam Dube, scored only 64 runs in 4 matches. Vijay Shankar scored 69 in the last match but he was very slow in terms of strike rate. 
• Khaleel Ahmed has been in great touch for CSK with the ball in the IPL 2025. The pacer has taken 8 wickets, while Mukesh Choudhary, playing his first match against DC, went wicketless. 
• Noor Ahmad is leading the bowling unit of Chennai Super Kings; he is the purple cap holder of this season with 10 wickets in his name. 
• Chennai needs to focus on their batting and improve it; otherwise, they should fail to qualify for the playoff round just like the previous season. 

Playing XI: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana.

Impact Player: Shivam Dube

CSK Top Players

Ruturaj Gaikwad

Super Kings’ captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is the top batter to watch out for. He is the only bright side of this struggling batting unit of CSK. Gaikwad is the top scorer of CSK this season with 121 runs and a strike rate of 155 and he was able to score two half-centuries. Ruturaj has scored 26 runs in 1 inning at Mohali in IPL and 197 runs in 7 innings against Punjab Kings.

Noor Ahmad

Noor Ahmad is the key bowler for Chennai Super Kings this season. He is currently the purple cap holder with 10 wickets. Noor took wickets in every match, and he has a great economy rate of 7.86, having 4 wickets in 2 matches against PBKS.

Head-to-Head

PBKS vs CSK: Pitch, Toss & Weather Reports

Pitch & Toss Update: The surface at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Mullanpur may provide seam movement and additional bounce to the pacers early on with the new ball. So the batsmen must get through the opening few overs before altering gears. If they play out the initial few overs, the batters will be able to take advantage of the pitch’s speed and score rapidly. The spinners may get some turn in the middle overs, but the batsmen and pace bowlers are likely to play more important roles at this venue. 

Weather Report: According to the weather report, Tuesday will be partly cloudy. Temperature expected between 28-36°C. The probability of precipitation is 0%, meaning there won’t be any rain interruption during the match.

PBKS vs CSK Betting Tips

• Both teams entered the match after losing their previous game, but Punjab Kings are in better position and condition in this tournament. 
• Based on the overall head-to-head record, Chennai is more successful but in the last five encounters, Punjab won four times. 
• The Punjab Kings have a balanced squad in both the batting and bowling departments; on the other hand, CSK’s bowling department is doing well but they failed in batting. 
• Based on all of these factors, it is indicated that Punjab Kings has the upper hand in this match. 

Bet on Punjab Kings to WIN.