CSK vs PBKS, IPL 2023 Live Score and UpdatesChennai win toss, opt to bat first

0.5Arshdeep Singh to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Wide!

0.4Arshdeep Singh to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Lands it on a length, keeps it well outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad leaves it alone. Ruturaj Gaikwad goes upstairs to have a wide ball check. The replay convinces the third umpire that it was a fair delivery and the onfield decision stands.

0.3Arshdeep Singh to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Bowls it on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad guides it to the man at short third man. Dot.

0.2Arshdeep Singh to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Ruturaj Gaikwad is away. Absolute perfection. Touch fuller and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets low and caresses it through covers as the ball finds the fence.

0.1Arshdeep Singh to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Good-length, shaping in, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to block it but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball bounces off the deck.

0.1Arshdeep Singh to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Wide! Starts with a length ball wide outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad offers no stroke. Arshdeep Singh starts with a wide.

We are ready for the start of the play! The two umpires make their way out to the middle as the players of Punjab take their positions on the field. As usual, it will be the pair of Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad to open the innings for Chennai. Arshdeep Singh has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let’s play…

PITCH REPORT –  Aaron Finch is pitchside. He says it is a dry wicket and there is very little grass. The ball will start to turn later on so the batters at the start will have to get as many runs in the Powerplay. The new ball is going to skid through and there will be a little bounce as well. He says that 180 will be a good total for the team batting first.

Shikhar Dhawan the skipper of Punjab says that would have loved to bat as well. Adds that it is a dry wicket and that is the reason they would have batted. He says that they will look to give their best and ends by mentioning the change of Harpreet Brar coming in.

MS Dhoni the skipper of Chennai says that they will bat first and adds that it looks like a decent wicket and in a day game, it is crucial to give the pacers a bit of a rest in the afternoon. Mentions that it’s important to be intelligent and it isn’t sensible to get exposed to the sun too long. Adds that it is a long tournament and some games won’t go your way but it is important to take learnings from those games. Lastly informs that they have the same team as the last game.

Impact players for Punjab – Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Rishi Dhawan, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh.

Punjab (Playing XI) – Shikhar Dhawan (C), Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar (In for Gurnoor Brar), Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.

Impact players for Chennai – Akash Singh, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Rajvardhan Hangargekar.

Chennai (Unchanged Playing XI) – Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (C)(WK), Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana.

TOSS – Chennai have won the toss and will BAT first.