Chennai Super Kings

After Punjab Kings had posted a defendable 187/4 in 20 overs thanks mainly to a majestic unbeaten 88 by Shikhar Dhawan and his 110-run partnership with Bhanuka Rajapaksa (42), Ambati Rayudu (78) had propelled Chennai Super Kings to a position from where they could have gone for victory.

Dhawan carried his bat as he scored an unbeaten 88 off 59 deliveries, hitting 9 fours and 2 sixes and shared a 110-run partnership with Bhanuka Rajapaksa to guide Punjab Kings to a competitive 187/4 in 20 overs after being asked to bat first. Kagiso Rabada (2/23), Rishi Dhawan (2/39) and Arshdeep Singh (1/23) bowled superbly as they denied Chennai Super Kings many chances in the last four overs.

Shikhar Dhawan carried his bat as he scored an unbeaten 88 off 59 deliveries, hitting 9 fours and 2 sixes as he helped Punjab Kings to a defendable total after they were asked to bat first by Chennai Super Kings skipper Ravindra Jadeja. Dhawan carried his bat as he scored an unbeaten 88 off 59 deliveries, hitting 9 fours and 2 sixes.

Jadeja said they are hoping that the dew will come into action in the second innings. "We don't know if the dew might come or not in the second half, but we're hoping it will come," Jadeja said. He said CSK are going in with the same playing XI that took the field against Mumbai Indians in their previous match.

Dhoni's blistering 13-ball unbeaten 28 helped CSK clinch a last-ball thriller against the five-time champions, scoring 16 runs off the last four deliveries to help Chennai win their second game in IPL 2022. Chasing a modest target of 156 for victory, CSK were in trouble at 16/2 after losing the wickets of Ruturaj Gaikwad (0) and Mitchell Santner (11) early at the DY Patil Stadium on April 21.

In a nail-biting thriller, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Thursday defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 3 wickets. When the two most successful teams in the IPL met each other, a thriller was sure to happen. However, this year they both are struggling. MI lost 7 matches constantly and CSK won only 2 out of their 7 matches.

A few days before, Choudhary had taken some serious beating when he went for 52 runs in four wicketless overs against Punjab Kings. But thanks to Chennai's reputation of backing players to the hilt despite average showings, Choudhary's chance to shine came when he picked three early wickets against Mumbai Indians at DY Patil Stadium.

Invited to bat first, Mumbai were off to a horrible start as pacer Mukesh Choudhary dismissed both openers -- Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan for ducks in the very first over of the innings. Chennai could've picked a couple of more wickets in the second over but M.S Dhoni missed the stumping of Suryakumar Yadav and skipper Ravindra Jadeja dropped the catch of Dewald Brevis.

CSK, who have won just one game in the ongoing season, made two changes in their team as Dwaine Pretorius and Mitchell Santner came in place of Moeen Ali and Chris Jordan. "We are going to bowl first. The wicket looks a bit damp and we want to take advantage. It might spin a bit initially and the dew might come in the second half. We have a couple of changes in place of Moeen and Jordan, Pretorius and Santner come in," said Jadeja at the toss.

Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who has been a part of both camps during his IPL playing career, reckons that an MI vs CSK match gives him the feel of an India-Pakistan game because the emotions run high. As compared to previous seasons, where the two teams have been in top half of points tally, 2022 IPL's clash between Mumbai and Chennai sees both teams languishing in the bottom half of the points table. While Chennai have a win against their name in six matches, Mumbai are yet to get a 'w' in six attempts in IPL 2022.