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Shreyas Iyer Opts To Bat First Against Ruturaj's CSK; Check Today's IPL Playing XIs

Rajgeeta Yadav

PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer opted to bat first [Source: Jiohotstar]PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer opted to bat first [Source: Jiohotstar]

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) locked horns in the 22nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium on April 8. 

Before this clash, PBKS have two wins and a loss in three matches. They suffered a defeat against the Rajasthan Royals in the previous match by 50 runs. Meanwhile, CSK have struggled a lot in this season. Ruturaj Gaikwad's CSK are ninth in the IPL points table with one win and three losses in four matches. 

Who Won The Toss In Today's PBKS vs CSK Match?

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat first against Ruturaj Gaikwad's boys. As for the team line-ups, both sides have kept the same playing XI with no changes.

PBKS vs CSK: Captains' Thought

Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings Captain): "We are going to bat first. It's simply because we had a discussion about how our batting line-up is and we have to make the use of it. There wasn't much dew last game. We need to play to our strengths and back them. I always feel that we have delayed a lot of things than execute them. When the time was to execute those plans, we did different. We have to back ourselves to execute whatever the plans we have discussed in the team meetings."

Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings Captain): "Well, nothing much, we were also looking to bat first. Pretty dry wicket, dew isn't a factor. New conditions for us, we have to adapt as quickly as possible.I think we have been bowling well. It's just that we have conceded too many big overs. Fielding is a department where we have been looking to improve each game."

PBKS vs CSK: Playing XIs

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

Punjab Kings Playing XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal