The Chennai Super Kings will go head-to-head with the Punjab Kings on Wednesday the 1st of May at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai and, we look at the match 49 of the IPL from a betting perspective.
CSK are 4th on the table and in the heat of the playoff battle while Punjab are 8th on the table and simply cannot afford any more slip ups. CSK are priced at 9/2 to win IPL 20 and Punjab are rank outsiders at 100/1.
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Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings
The Chennai Super Kings took on the Sunrisers Hyderabad in their most recent match that was played in Chennai on Sunday the 28th of April. The match begun with the Super Kings losing the toss and being sent into bat first. Despite losing an early wicket, they began to stabilise as the innings went on forming some solid partnerships and in the end they reached a total of 212/3. Top batsman was captain Ruturaj Gaikwad who scored 98 runs off 54 deliveries.
The Super Kings bowling attack then looked good with ball in hand, applying pressure in the powerplay and picking up 3 wickets while restricting their opponents run rate. They then continued to pick up wickets at a good pace and they finished the match off in the 19th over, bowling the Sunrisers out for 134 and winning the match by 78 runs. Top bowler was Tushar Despande who took 4 wickets for 27 runs in his 3 overs.
The Punjab Kings played their most recent game at Eden Gardens on Friday the 26th of April where they clashed with the Kolkata Knight Riders, winning the toss and electing to field first. The bowlers struggled early on to restrict the batsmen and pick up wickets and it was only after the 10th over when the wickets began to fall and although they were not letting the batsmen settle at the crease for long, the runs flowed in until a total of 261/6 was reached. Top bowler was Arshdeep Singh who took 2 wickets for 45 runs in his 4 over spell.
The Kings looked impressive at the crease, and by the end of the powerplay they had 93 runs on the scoreboard and just 1 wicket had fallen. Some big partnerships were formed throughout the rest of the match and with just 1 more wicket falling in the remainder of the game, they cruised to an 8-wicket victory with 8 balls remaining to record the highest successful run chase in IPL history. Top batsman was Jonny Bairstow who scored 108 runs off 48 balls at a striker rate of 225.00.
Head-To-Head
These sides have met 28 times in the IPL with the Super Kings winning 15 of theses matches and the Punjab Kings claiming victory on 13 occasions. Last time theses sides met was in 2023 in Chennai where the Super Kings batted first posing a total of 200/4, the Punjab Kings where then able to chase down the target and they won the match by 6 wickets.
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Chennai Super Kings 13/20
Punjab Kings 13/10
Suggested Bet: Top Punjab Kings Bowler – Kagiso Rabada at 9/4
He has been on good form this season taking 9 wickets so far and with the T20 World Cup looming I am backing him to hit his straps.
Suggested Bet: Ruturaj Gaikwad over 3.5 Fours at 9/10
He is currently the second highest run scorer in the IPL this season and he has scored a total of 48 fours in his 9 innings and I am backing him to maintain that average.
Suggested Bet: Chennai Super Kings to win the match at 13/20
This is a crucial game for both sides but as we near the business end of the competition the big teams like CSK tend to perform. This bet also comes with the insurance of the Money Back for Most Sixes promo see details below.
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