Delhi: The first home match of the season will be played today at the historic Chepauk ground in Chennai, where Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is going to get its campaign back on track. The team had to face a crushing defeat against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Guwahati in its first match, so it has become very important for them to take advantage of the home conditions.

They will face Punjab Kings (PBKS).

Doubt over Dhoni’s availability, Brevis practiced

In the first match, the team missed Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Dewald Brevis. Although both the players have practiced in the nets before this match, the situation is still not completely clear regarding Dhoni’s play. His presence can strengthen the confidence of the team, in such a situation all eyes will be on the playing eleven.

batting was a big weakness

Chennai’s biggest concern was their batting order, which appeared to be a complete failure in the last match.

From the top order to the middle order, no batsman could play a big innings, due to which the team had to suffer heavy losses. This time the team will pay special attention to improving its batting performance.

Great start for Punjab, Iyer fit

On the other hand, Punjab Kings have made a great start by easily defeating Gujarat Titans (GT) in their first match. Team captain Shreyas Iyer suffered an injury to his left hand during the match, which raised some concerns, but investigation did not reveal any serious problem. He is completely fit and will be seen taking command of the team today.

Punjab in search of second consecutive win

Punjab’s eyes are now set on its second consecutive win. As the finalists of 2025, the team wants to continue its strong performance this season and will take the field against Chennai with the same confidence. competition

Toss Update:

Punjab Kings won the toss and chose bowling.

Punjab Kings

Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Janson, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vaishak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Chennai Super Kings

Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Karthik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, Khalil Ahmed.

Impact Subs:

Punjab Kings

Suryansh Shedge, Priyansh Arya, Vishnu Vinod, Praveen Dubey, Hemant Brar

Chennai Super Kings

Jamie Overton, Rahul Chahar, Matthew Short, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Gurjapaneet Singh