Punjab Kings will face Chennai Super Kings in the 22nd match of IPL 2025. The game will be played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. So far in the season, Punjab Kings have won 2 out of their 3 matches and lost one.
Led by Shreyas Iyer, PBKS are currently placed fourth on the IPL points table. On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings have had a tough start, winning only 1 out of their 4 matches and losing three in a row. Ahead of this clash, let’s take a look at how the Mullanpur pitch is expected to behave.
PBKS vs CSK Pitch Report: How Will the Mullanpur Pitch Play?
The surface at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh, is expected to assist fast bowlers. In the early overs, there is good pace and bounce, making it slightly challenging for the batters. However, as the match progresses, batting becomes easier.
Dew has also played a crucial role at this venue, often influencing the outcome of matches. As a result, teams winning the toss prefer to bowl first here.
Mullanpur Stadium IPL Stats:
- Total matches played: 6
- Matches won batting first: 3
- Matches won batting second: 3
- Matches won after winning toss: 2
- Matches won after losing toss: 4
- No result: 0
- Highest individual score: 78 – Suryakumar Yadav (MI vs PBKS, 2024)
- Best bowling figures: 4/29 – Arshdeep Singh (PBKS vs SRH, 2024)
PBKS Squad for IPL 2025:
Nehal Wadhera, Harnoor Singh, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Musheer Khan, P Avinash, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Praveen Dubey, Priyansh Arya, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Hardie, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Kuldeep Sen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur.
CSK Squad for IPL 2025:
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shaikh Rasheed, Andre Siddharth C, Rahul Tripathi, Devon Conway, MS Dhoni, Vansh Bedi, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Anshul Kamboj, Rachin Ravindra, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramkrishna Ghosh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sam Curran, Matheesha Pathirana, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Gurjapneet Singh, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed.
