Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings will face each other in the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday. It will be the last league stage match for both the teams and a ‘do or die’ match for the Punjab side. We will discuss the Pitch Report of the CSK vs PBKS match in this article.
The Chennai side has already qualified for the play-offs and is only fighting for a spot in the top 2. With a win against PBKS, CSK can confirm their top 2 spot which is what they’ll play for. On the other hand, the KL Rahul-led Punjab didn’t have a good season and are struggling to qualify for the playoffs. Though a win against CSK won’t earn them a place in the top 4, they’ll still have to win this one to give themselves an outside chance of qualification. If Punjab manages to win against CSK they’ll still have to look for the results of other matches to go in their favour. A loss would clearly rule them out of the competition.
CSK vs PBKS Head-to-Head Record
Chennai has won most of the encounters against the Punjab side and has always had an upper hand over them. Talking about the last 5 matches between both sides, Chennai has been on the winning side four times.
| Stats | Matches | PBKS Won | CSK Won |
| Overall | 25 | 9 | 16 |
| In the last five matches | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| IPL 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
CSK vs PBKS Pitch Report
The pitch at the Dubai International Stadium is a two-paced wicket where the batsmen find it difficult to play their shots. The two-paced nature of the wicket puts the batsmen in two minds and they end up edging the ball into the air often. The majority of the matches played here in the second leg of IPL 2021 have been low-scoring. The Chennai side was nearly able to defend a small total of 136 runs in the last match played here. Both the spinners and the seamers get some assistance from the pitch here which makes it even more difficult for the batsmen.
CSK vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction
The best Dream11 teams one can pick for the CSK vs PBKS match are given below.
CSK vs PBKS Dream11 Team 1
Mayank Agarwal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, A. Markram, KL Rahul, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Moises Henriques, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Deepak Chahar.
Captain: KL Rahul
Vice-captain: Moeen Ali
CSK vs PBKS Dream11 Team 2
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Mayank Agarwal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul, F. du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Moises Henriques, Josh Hazelwood, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar.
Captain: Ruturaj Gaikwad
Vice-captain: Arshdeep Singh
Match Details
CSK vs PBKS, 53rd Match
Date: October 7, Thursday
Time: 03:30 PM IST
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai