Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will host Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. CSK captain MS Dhoni has made it clear that with Chennai's chances looking bleak to qualify for the playoffs, his team would be looking to make full use of the remaining matches to build the team for the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Shreyas Iyer-led PBKS, however, would know the importance of this match and would like to ensure that they are ahead in the playoffs race, with seven teams vying for a spot in the top four of the standings.Pitch Report: The pitch has been a mystery so far, with some matches turning out to be high-scoring while others have scores just above 150.

The match between CSK and KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders) saw the hosts getting restricted to 103 for 9. The dew might set in after the first innings, making batting a lot easier in the second half of the game. CSK and PBKS have played against each other on 32 occasions. Chennai have won 17 of those while Punjab have won 14, with one match ending as a tie. At the MA Chidambaram Stadium, both teams have played against each other eight times, with Chennai winning four and Punjab winning three. Punjab Kings (then known as Kings XI Punjab) won the tied match in a Super Over in 2010.The toss is scheduled to take place at 7:00 PM IST. The team winning the toss would like to chase in Chennai. PBKS will fancy their chances against CSK and climb up the points table. Currently, they are placed fifth, just below Delhi Capitals.Squads:Chennai Super Kings Squad: Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni(w/c), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana, Anshul Kamboj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jamie Overton, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh BediPunjab Kings Squad: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer(c), Josh Inglis(w), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash