PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer (left) and CSK skipper MS Dhoni at the toss. Photo: BCCI
CSK vs PBKS: Punjab win toss, opt to bowl; Maxwell injured
CSK are unchanged for the contest at the MA Chidambaram Stadium
Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in an IPL 2025 game in Chennai on Wednesday evening (April 30).
Watch: Live from the stadium as CSK face PBKS
Hosts CSK are in a must-win situation to keep their playoff hopes alive. The MS Dhoni-led side is languishing at the bottom of the table with just four points from nine games. PBKS are fifth with 11 points from nine matches.
Iyer said Glenn Maxwell is out of the game due to a fractured finger. He added that they haven't decided on who will replace the Australian all-rounder in the squad, indicating that he might be ruled out of the season. Suryansh Shedge has replaced Maxwell for Wednesday's contest.
CSK have retained the same XI for the contest at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings: Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana.
Impact Subs: Anshul Kamboj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jamie Overton.
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Suryansh Shedge, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.
Impact Subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Musheer Khan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Xavier Bartlett, Praveen Dubey.