CSK vs PBKS IPL 2023 Highlights: Punjab Kings defeat Punjab Kings by 4 wickets

And PBKS have managed to win this absolute nail-biter. It came down to the very last ball and Pathirana almost, almost defended 9 off the final 6. But not be for CSK as Raza holds his nerves to take PBKS over the line. They become the first team to chase a 200 plus total against CSK at Chepauk. It was pleasure bringing this to you. Thanks for joining.

Pathirana to Raza, Ball 1 - 1 run

Pathirana to Shahrukh, Ball 2 - 1 run

Pathirana to Raza, Ball 3 - dot ball. 7 needed off 3

Pathirana to Raza, Ball 4 - 2 runs

Pathirana to Raza, Ball 5 - 2 runs. 3 needed off 1 ball. Who's got the nerves?

Pathirana to Raza, Ball 6 - 3 runs. PBKS win by 4 wickets

13 of that over and a wicket too. This is going down to the wire and PBKS need 9 now. Pathirana to bowl the final over. Can he defend this

9 runs from Pathirana's over and importantly a wicket. 22 runs are needed in the final 2 overs. Pathirana will come for the 20th. Akash and Deshpande have 1 over each. Deshpande comes to bowl now. 7 off the first 3 balls. Ohh what a big moment in the game this was. Shaik Rasheed has pulled a brilliant catch under pressure. This was ever so high but the fielder at long-on manages to take it and he slides near to the boundary. His leg was ever so close to the ropes and the third umpire gives this out. Jitesh goes back

Pathirana has clean bowled Sam Curran on the first ball of the over. A beautiful outswinger goes away from the left-hander. Shahrukh Khan comes to bat

Jadeja has given 17 runs in his final and 17th over of the innings. PBKS need 31 more from 18 and it is now tilting towards Punjab. Pathirana has 2 overs left and he comes to bowl the 18th.

Livingtsone is finding his mojo and is taking Deshpande on. He has hit 2 sixes in the first 2 balls of the 16th over. Make it three in four please. Another big hit and Dhoni is not happy. And Deshpande gets Livingstone finally on this bouncer. He hit it way up in the air and Gaikwad runs forward from deep mid-wicket to take a very good catch. 48 needed off 24 balls

The match is getting spicy at the moment. 82 runs are needed off 36 balls. CSK have pulled things back with the help of their spinners and some nice fielding efforts. Can CSK keep the good work going?

Atharva Taide goes back to hut. PBKS 3 down.

Jadeja dismisses in-form batter Prabhsimran Singh 42 (24). Will this be a game-changing moment?

PBKS are going well at the moment. This is a strong start and surely nearly what they would have wanted. Prabhsimran is going well once again and Taide is with him. Now comes the main phase of the chase. CSK bring in spinners and this could decide the context of the game. Jadeja comes in.

Punjab Kings have made a blistering start in the chase. They have reached the 50-run mark in 4.1 overs. But here's the wicket. The first one of the innings. Deshpande has got the PBKS skipper caught at slips.

Punjab openers Prabhsimran and Dhawan are out in the middle as they begin their chase. Akash Singh to start for CSK. Prabhsimran has been come in as an impact player for Rabada and Akash Singh comes for CSK

And there's the 200 finish for CSK. 2 sixes from MS Dhoni to take them to the 200-mark. A wonderful finish and a wonderful innings by CSK. Devon Conway was fabulous and made 92 in his 52 ball outing. This is a massive score here. Gaikwad was good and so was Dube. But it was Devon Conway, who sparkled his best once again to smash his 5th fifty in IPL 2023. He might be a bit disappointed to lose out on a hundred but he has got his highest score in IPL ever. Dhoni than came in and sent Curran out of the park twice in his four balls. So, PBKS need a massive 201 to win this. Back with the chase.

MS Dhoni has come out to bat after Ravindra Jadeja has departed in the final over of the innings. It's 200th innings as CSK captain for Dhoni. There is a wait as a catch decision is being checked. Livingstone was the fielder and Conway the batter.

Rahul Chahar gets the wicket of Moeen Ali. A nice ball pitched on good length and spun into the left hander. Moeen came down the track but got beaten by the turn and the ball sneaks between the bat and the pads. He has been stumped out. Jadeja now comes in.

CSK are going well and have made 158/2 in 16 overs. Devon Conway has made 76 and is inching closer to a maiden IPL ton. Can he get there? How many can CSK get? They have Moeen with him and a long batting to follow

Arshdeep Singh finds the breakthrough and gets the wicket of Shivam Dube in the 14th over. This was a slower one outside off as Dube had to reach for it. Did not hit it well and the long-on fielder takes it easily.

Dube and Conway are smashing balls all around the park. CSK have made 121 in 13 overs. Conway has gone past his fifty and CSK are bossing things at the moment.

And another fifty for Devon Conway in IPL 2023. He is carrying his form beautifully in the tournament

And there's the first wicket of the match. Raza removes Gaikwad as he has been stumped out. First wicket down of CSK and Shivam Dube has made his way onto the crease.

CSK have ended the powerplay on a very high note. They have made 57/0 in the first 6 overs. Gaikwad has hit 30 off 21 balls and Conway is at 23 off 15 balls.

CSK are off to a strong start in the first innings. They have scored 29 off the first 3 overs. Gaikwad is on 14 and Conway is on 12

CSK openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway are out in the middle. Arshdeep Singh has the new nut in his hands. 1 slip in place. Here we go. Ruturaj creams one through the covers and gets the first boundary in the 3rd ball. 7 runs off the first over.

"Sun is beaming at us. There is a bit of a breeze that might provide some relief. 68 meters across to my right, 63 meters to my left. Straight down the ground is 78 meters. This is a very dry surface and very little live grass on it. It will get slower and slower as the game progresses. CSK spinners have taken 26 wickets this season, PBKS have taken only 10. Top order batters need to be aware about taking the powerplay on. They have to take risks. It will get harder and harder later on. 180 will be a very good score in a day game here," Samuel Badree and Aaron Finch say.

Substitutes of PBKS: Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Rishi Dhawan, Mohit Rathee and Shivam Singh

Substitutes of CKS: Akash Singh, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Rajvardhan Hangargekar

We would have loved to bat first too. It is a day game and a dry surface. We keep on learning from past matches and try to get better. Keep the fighting spirit on. I tried something in the last match but clearly it didn't work. The core is intact. We will go with positive mindset. Harpreet is the only change for us.

Atharva Taide, Shikhar Dhawan(c), Liam Livingstone, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana

We will be batting. It looks like a decent wicket. When you play a day game, the heat is a crucial factor. The fast bowlers can get some rest. In the day game, few guys are too early. It is crucial to be intelligent. Not to be exposed a lot under the heat. IPL is a long event and there will be games which won't go as we want to. You have to accept the learnings. Same team for us.

CSK have won the toss and they will be batting first

PBKS have gone inconsistent since their first two wins in the tournament. They have defeated KKR, RR, LSG and MI.

PBKS have strength in their batting, especially middle order batting where Liam Livingstone, Sikandar Raza, Jitesh Sharma and Shahrukh Khan make their case strong.

CSK are going fine at the moment. They have won 5 games in 8 outings and stand on 4th in the points table. This is 4th game in Chennai in IPL 2023 and CSK have won 2 of the previous 3 matches. CSK have lost twice to RR and once to GT. While they have defeated the likes of MI, RCB, KKR, SRH and LSG.

CSK's power is their star batting and their spin bowling. Meanwhile the pace attack is gradually picking up momentum and performing since the recent outings.

Less than half an hour for toss in the game. The players are practicing at the ground. There was rain predicted around 3 PM at Chepauk but live visuals show sun is shining bright and it is not looking cloudy.

CSK are missing the services of star players like Ben Stokes and Deepak Chahar, among others. It is expected that the duo will not be playing this game too.

Meanwhile, PBKS have been boosted with the inclusion of Shikhar Dhawan and they don't have any other injury scares.

Punjab have been inconistent since their first two wins in the season

PBKS form guide: L,W,L,W,L (most recent first)

Chenna lost their previous match after three wins on trot

CSK form guide: L,W,W,W,L

CSK's squad:

MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, RS Hangargekar, Mitchell Santner, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Bhagath Varma, Sisanda Magala, Nishant Sindhu

PBKS' squad:

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Atharva Taide, Sikandar Raza, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Rishi Dhawan, Baltej Singh, Matthew Short, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh

CSK and PBKS have faced each other 28 times in all T20s.

CSK have won 16 games and PBKS have won 12 games. 1 of those wins for PBKS came in a superover after the match ended in a tie.

Last 5 matches:

PBKS have won 3 and CSK have won 2 games in last 5 meetings.

Hello, and a Warm Welcome everyone to the live coverage of Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings IPL match 41 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. MS Dhoni's men go against Dhawan's troops at CSK's happy home in Chepauk. CSK and PBKS are closely placed in the middle of the points table with Chennai at 4 and Punjab at 6. Chennai lost their previous encounter to RR and Punjab went down to LSG in their last outing. Both look to return to winning ways. This shall be a cracking contest. So, sit back in your comfort as I Varun Malik take you across this game.