{"id":46914,"date":"2026-04-03T10:45:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T05:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=46914"},"modified":"2026-04-03T10:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T05:15:46","slug":"ipl-2026-csk-vs-pbks-playing-xi-pitch-report-toss-time-and-head-to-head-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026-csk-vs-pbks-playing-xi-pitch-report-toss-time-and-head-to-head-today\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026 CSK vs PBKS: Playing XI, Pitch Report, Toss Time and Head to Head Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

CSK will feel more comfortable playing at home in Chennai and will aim to field their best possible XI. However, with Dhoni unavailable and Brevis\u2019 participation still uncertain, the team management faces key selection decisions. Jamie Overton\u2019s form from the previous match is a positive sign.
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CSK Probable XII: <\/b>Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Sanju Samson (WK), Ayush Mhatre, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed,Matt Henry\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Impact subs: <\/b>Anshul Kamboj, Rahul Chahar<\/span><\/p>\n

Injuries\/Unavailabilities: <\/b>With MS Dhoni still on the sidelines, CSK may get a big boost from Dewald Brevis. Gaikwad did not confirm the South African\u2019s inclusion, but Brevis was seen batting in the nets separately and appeared comfortable.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch Live Streaming:<\/b> Fans can watch the CSK vs PBKS match live on the app and website of JioHotstar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Toss Time:<\/b> 7:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n

Pitch report: <\/b>Going by what we saw in the T20 World Cup recently, the wickets at Chepauk are expected to be batting friendly. The skies will stay clear.<\/span><\/p>\n

Head to head: <\/b>CSK 16 \u2013 16 PBKS. PBKS have dominated this fixture in recent times with a 6-1 record. Last season, PBKS won both matches against CSK, and they will be aiming to repeat that performance this time as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

PBKS have ticked all the boxes after a calm chase, adding another match-winner to their side. With Chahal and Arshdeep in the attack, they will look to replicate their performance against CSK.<\/span><\/p>\n

PBKS Probable XII:<\/b> Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal<\/span><\/p>\n

Impact subs: <\/b>Vijaykumar Vysha, Harpreet Brar,<\/span><\/p>\n

Injuries\/Unavailabilities:<\/b> Any concerns over Shreyas Iyer\u2019s participation was put to rest by assistant coach Brad Haddin prior to the game. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Chepauk pitch has changed, as seen in recent T20 World Cup matches. Both teams will enjoy the conditions, and some big hitting can be expected. With quality spinners and pacers on both sides, this should be a balanced contest between bat and ball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CSK will feel more comfortable playing at home in Chennai and will aim to field their best possible XI. However,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":473,"featured_media":46912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3797,3801,1462],"class_list":["post-46914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl","tag-csk","tag-ipl","tag-punjab-kings"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/473"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46914"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46916,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46914\/revisions\/46916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}