CSK vs PBKS Highlights, IPL 2023: Final over heroics by Raza helps Punjab Kings defeat Chennai Super Kings by 4 wickets

A slow delivery by Arshdeep, on length and wide. Dube toe-ends it straight to long-on for a catch!

Dube c Shahrukh b Arshdeep 28 (17)

CSK: 130/2 (14)

A poor delivery by Rabada, and Conway ramps it away fine for a four!

CSK: 121/1 (13)

A full delivery by Raza and Conway smacks it between backward point and short third for a four!

A short of a length delivery by Raza, and Dube pulls it over wide long on for a six!

A legbreak delivery by Raza and Gaikwad went too early for it, wide outside off. He misses it and is stumped!

Gaikwad st Jitesh b Raza 37 (31)

A googly by Chahar, and Conway skies it over long-on for a powerful six!

A poor delivery by Raza and Conway goes down the track to get to the pitch. He whacks it past cover for a four!

A short delivery by Curran, down leg. Gaikwad pulls it fine and it races past the short fine fielder for a four!

CSK: 56/0 (5.5)

A full delivery by Curran, outside off. Conway slams it over mid-on for a four! Then, he smacks the next delivery over the fielder at mid on for another four!

A poor delivery by Chahar and Conway clobbers it straight down the ground and it flies over the bowler's head for a huge six!

A full delivery by Curran, and Conway taps it directly to the bowler. No run.

CSK: 32/0 (4)

A short delivery by Arshdeep, and Conway pulls it down the line, and into the gap for a four!

CSK: 29/0 (3)

A short delivery by Arshdeep, wide. Gaikwad square cuts it through backward point for a four!

A wide length delivery by Rabada, Conway guides it over cover point for a four! Then, Rabada sends a slow delivery, which Conway drives along the ground through cover for a four!

Arshdeep overpitches his delivery, and Gaikwad drives it through the covers for a four!

Round the wicket by Arshdeep, wide outside off and Gaikwad leaves it alone as it goes for a wide!

Gaikwad and Conway to open for CSK. Arshdeep to bowl the opening over for PBKS.

CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana

PBKS: Atharva Taide, Shikhar Dhawan(c), Liam Livingstone, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

After winning the toss, CSK captain Dhoni said, "We will bat first. Looks like a decent wicket. When you play a day game, the heat is a factor. The fast bowlers can get some rest. In the day game, few players are too early. It is important to be intelligent. Not to be exposed a lot under the sun. IPL is a longish tournament. There will be games which won't go your way. You have to accept the learnings. It is the same team."

Meanwhile, PBKS skipper Dhawan said, "We would have loved to bat first. It is a day game and a dry wicket. A new and a new beginning. We keep on learning from past games. Try to get better. Keep the fighting spirit on. Last match, I tried something but clearly it didn't work. The core is intact. Will go with positive mindset. Harpreet is the only change."

CSK captain Dhoni wins toss and opts to bat vs PBKS.

RCB pacer Siraj leads the pack with 14 wickets, and is followed by GT spinner Rashid (14) in second place and PBKS' Arshdeep (14) in third. CSK's Deshpande is fourth with 14 wickets and GT's Shami is fifth with 13 dismissals.

RCB captain Du Plessis is in pole position in the Orange Cap race with 422 runs in eight matches, and is followed by teammate Kohli (333) in second place. GT opener Gill (333) is third, followed by CSK opener Conway (322) in fourth. Conway's CSK opening partner Gaikwad (317) is fifth.

As per Accuweather, there is going to be 90 percent cloud cover and the temperature will be around 32 degrees Celsius. There could be some rain in the second innings. By toss time, the chances of rain has predicted as 51 percent.

This is the first 3:30 PM IST match of the season in Chennai. Both teams don't have to worry about dew and CSK usually want to chase, but batting first could be a good approach in the slow track.

Chahar has been fanastic at Chepauk and has taken 11 wickets in seven matcches, at an economy rate of 6.14. All eyes will be on him!