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\n Punjab Kings\u2019 skipper Shreyas Iyer and Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad during the toss of the match between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur in New Chandigarh on Tuesday. April 8, 2025.
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Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match on Tuesday (April 8, 2025).<\/p>\n

Also Read | IPL 2025, CSK vs DC: Capitals thrash listless Super Kings for third straight win<\/a><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Both PBKS and CSK have retained the same playing eleven from their last match.<\/p>\n

Teams<\/h4>\n

Punjab Kings<\/b>: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal.<\/p>\n

Chennai Super Kings<\/b>: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana. <\/p>\n

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