The Punjab Kings are set to play against the Chennai Super Kings this Sunday, the 5th of May in Match 53 of the IPL. The match will be held in the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, and we will look at the game from a betting perspective.
The Chennai Super Kings currently sit in 5th position on the log, and they are priced at 8.00 to win the IPL. The Punjab Kings are rank outsiders due to them being in 7th place on the table and they are priced at 51.00.
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First Match:
These sides went head-to-head just a few days ago on the 1st of May, the match took place in Chennai and the game started with the Punjab Kings winning the toss and sending the Super Kings into bat. The Super Kings started well with bat in hand, and they managed to retain their wickets throughout the powerplay although they scored at a slow rate. The Punjab bowlers kept things tight, but they could not pick up a wicket until the 9th over where 2 dropped. Thereafter the wickets started to flow, and the Super Kings began to struggle to score runs, resulting in them being restricted to a total of 162/7. Top Super Kings batsman was Ruturaj Gaikwad who scored 62 runs off 48 balls. The top Punjab bowler was Rahul Chahar who took 2 wickets for 16 runs in 4 overs.
The second innings started with the Super Kings picking up a valuable wicket early on and putting the Punjab Kings under pressure. The Punjab Kings then began to form some partnerships and and in the end the Punjab Kings reached the target with 2.1 overs remaining, winning the match by 7 wickets. For the victors Bairstow top scored with 46 off 30 balls.
Head-To-Head
These sides have met each other on 29 occasions, with the Super Kings picking up 15 wins and the Punjab Kings being victorious 14 times. The last time they met was on Wednesday and the game this weekend promises to be an absolute thriller.
Betting – click here to bet
Punjab Kings 2.10
Chennai Super Kings 1.75
Suggested Bet: Ruturaj Gaikwad Total Fours – over 1.5 at 2.10
He has been very impressive with the bat in hand this season and if he holds form can land this bet for us.
Suggested Bet: Top Punjab Bowler – Harpreet Brar at 4.95
He was just short of claiming best bowler in his last match and he is the sort of bowler the batsman like to go after which opens up wicket taking opportunities.
Suggested Bet: Chennai Super Kings to win at 1.75
Although they lost the last time around, I believe with them sitting in 5th on the log they will realise this match is one they have to win and I expect them to deliver. This play also comes with the insurance of the Money Back for Most Sixes promo see details below.
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