The Chennai Super Kings return to Chepauk for their first home game of IPL 2026, desperate to arrest a horror run at a venue that was once their fortress, against Punjab Kings who arrive as the form side in this rivalry and one of the competition’s genuine title contenders.
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Head to Head
PBKS have turned Chepauk into something approaching their own backyard, and a battered CSK side missing Dhoni and Brevis has very little to lean on.
The overall head-to-head is dead level at 16-16 across 32 meetings, but the recent trend is emphatically one-sided. PBKS have won six of the last seven between the sides and three successive trips to Chepauk. CSK meanwhile won just one of six home games last season after years of near-invincibility there.
The injury situation compounds CSK’s problems. Dhoni is out for at least the first six matches, Brevis is unlikely to recover from a side strain in time, and their middle order looked thin and fragile in Guwahati where they were bowled out for 127. Ruturaj Gaikwad has managed just six single-digit scores in his last ten IPL innings and has been dismissed by Arshdeep Singh three times, striking at just 114 against him.
PBKS arrive with real depth and momentum. They bat down to No. 8 with seven bowling options if Cooper Connolly and Marcus Stoinis contribute. Their bowling attack is balanced, with Arshdeep Singh and Marco Jansen are a genuine new-ball threat and Yuzvendra Chahal comes off the bench as an impact sub with 23 IPL wickets against CSK at an economy of 7.1.
PBKS are the clear pick at a good price.
Best Bet
Arshdeep leads all IPL bowlers since 2024 with 40 powerplay wickets and has dismissed Gaikwad three times in the IPL, holding him to a strike rate of 114. Against a CSK top order that is fragile and under-cooked, he is the most dangerous bowler in the match and should cash in on his four overs.
Value Bet
Connolly announced himself with an unbeaten 72 on IPL debut to seal the chase against Gujarat Titans, batting at No. 3 ahead of Iyer, a position Shreyas had scored 360 runs at an average of 51 and strike rate of 181 from last season. The fact that Ponting handed him that spot tells you everything about the regard in which the Aussie is held, especially after a lean run in domestic cricket over the summer.
Same Game Multi
PBKS H2H / Arya & Prabhsimran Singh 20+ Runs / Arshdeep Singh 2+ Wickets
