CSK vs PBKS: Which team looks stronger?

• CSK faces PBKS in Chennai on April 3rd, seeking a bounce back after their opening loss.
• Shreyas Iyer leads PBKS with a strong squad, having won against Gujarat Titans previously.
• CSK are favored to win, but it’s expected to be a close match at Chepauk stadium.

Chennai Super Kings will take on Punjab Kings in the seventh match of the Indian Premier League 2026. This match will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk. Chennai Super Kings lost the opening

match of the season against RR. They will be keen to bounce back.

On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer will lead the side for Punjab Kings. They have a very strong squad and beat Gujarat Titans in the previous match. This should be a closely fought game between these two sides. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match.

Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Match Details

Series	Indian Premier League
Match	Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings
Toss	To be updated
Venue	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Match Timings	7:30 PM IST, 3rd April
Live Streaming	JioHotstar

Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Stats

Player	Team	IPL Performance
Shreyas Iyer	Punjab Kings	3749 runs
Ruturaj Gaikwad	Chennai Super Kings	2508 runs
Khaleel Ahmed	Chennai Super Kings	89 wickets

Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Probable Playing XI

Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Matt Henry, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Dream11 Captaincy Picks

Ruturaj Gaikwad has scored 2508 runs in his IPL career. He will be a CSK vs PBKS Dream11 captaincy pick.

Marco Jansen has a good record in this format and will give points with both his batting and bowling. He will be a top pick in this CSK vs PBKS Dream11 match. If you're a gamer and like to predict matches, then play on Stake, using SportsTiger's special promo code which will help you with 200% deposit bonus - TIGSTA.

Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Match winner

Chennai Super Kings look a better side when we compare the overall squad of both sides and CSK are expected to win this match.