Marco Jansen gets an inside edge and that runs away for a four. Punjab Kings win the game by 4 wickets. It got tense in the final over but to be honest, PBKS were already through by that time, they just needed a formal finish.

PBKS 194/6 (19.4)

CSK 190 (19.2)

Shreyas Iyer got out while trying to play a big shot on the bowling of Matheesha Pathirana. The wicket came on the fourth ball of the over. Only four runs came in it and that leaves Punjab Kings needing 2 runs in 6 balls. Khaleel Ahmed will bowl the final over.

15 runs came off the final over from Ravindra Jadeja and Punjab Kings need only 6 to win off 12 balls. Mere formality remains in this game as PBKS are only one or two hits away from winning this game.

That is a brilliant boundary line catch from Dewald Brevis and Shashank Singh is out for 23 runs off 12 balls. Shashank slammed Ravindra Jadeja for a four and a six before losing his wicket to a terrific catch from Brevis. Punjab Kings need 11 runs in 15 balls. 

PBKS 180/4 (17.3)

Matheesha Pathirana has leaked 20 runs in his third over. Shreyas Iyer went berserk in the over and slammed two sixes and a four in it. Punjab Kings need 21 runs in 18 balls. This is their match to lose from this point.

11 runs came off the final over from Noor Ahmad. Shashank Singh slammed a superb six on the first ball. Noor finishes his quota of four overs with figures of 1 for 39. Punjab Kings need 41 runs in 24 balls. 

PBKS 150/3 (16)

Matheesha Pathirana has dismissed Nehal Wadhera. It was a lower full toss from the Sri Lanka pacer outside off-stump and Wadhera cut it directly into the hands of Ravindra Jadeja at backward point. Punjab Kings are three down. They need 55 runs in 33 balls.

Shreyas Iyer slammed his fifty in 32 balls. Sam Curran was really expensive this time as he leaked 15 runs in the over. Iyer slammed him for a big six over the long-on and a four through the extra cover. Punjab Kings need 60 runs in 36 balls.

12.6 - Noor Ahmad has dismissed Prabhsimran Singh. He has been caught out in the deep for 54 runs off 36 balls. That is the end of a really good knock from Prabhsimran.

Shreyer Iyer slammed Noor Ahmad for a six over the deep mid-wicket on the fourth ball of the over. It was slightly short from Noor and Iyer quickly jumped on the back foot and slammed it over the fielder in the deep.

That was a really good over from Sam Curran. He conceded only five singles in it. The left-arm pacer mixed his pace really well in the over. Punjab Kings need 84 runs in 48 balls. The asking rate for them is 10.5.

A four on the off-side and Prabhsimran Singh races to his half-century in 31 balls. This has been a really good knock from him and it has come really quick. Punjab Kings need 89 runs in 54 balls. Sam Curran will continue to bowl from the other end.

PBKS 102/1 (11)

That is a stunning shot from Prabhsimran Singh. It was overpitched from Matheesha Pathirana and he flicked it over the cow corner for a biggie. The PBKS opener is looking in great touch tonight. He is only four away from his second consecutive fifty.

PBKS 96/1 (10.2)

Despite being hit for a four, Sam Curran bowled a seven-run over. He even created one opportunity as Prabhsimran Singh mistimed the ball high in the air but he was lucky that Ravindra Jadeja could not reach to the ball in time while running forward from deep mid-wicket.

PBKS 88/1 (10)

Noor Ahmad goes expensive in his second over. Prabhsimran Singh slammed the Afghanistan spinner for a four and a six in the over. A total of 13 runs came in it. Punjab Kings are in the driving seat at the moment. They need 110 runs in 66 balls. 

A reverse-sweep from Prabhsimran Singh and he will get a four off it. It was not a perfect shot from Prabhsimran but he got enough wood on it to beat the short third man. 11 runs came off the over from Ravindra Jadeja. 

PBKS 68/1 (8)

On the third ball of the over, Prabhsimran Singh tried to play a reverse sweep but got hit on the pad. Umpire was unconvinced with the appeal for an LBW but MS Dhoni decided to go upstairs. It was a good review from CSK but they were a bit unlucky as the impact was on umpire's call and the ball was found to be hitting the stump. Since umpire had given it not out, it stayed.

PBKS 51/1 (6)

Khaleel Ahmed strikes! He has got the wicket of Priyansh Arya. The southpaw was looking really good but ends up losing his wicket for 23 runs off 15 balls. Punjab Kings are one down. They need 147 runs in 92 balls.

PBKS 44/1 (4.4)

A short ball from Khaleel Ahmed and Priyansh Arya has slapped it for a four through the cow corner. That was a strong shot from the PBKS opener.

PBKS 35/0 (4)

Khaleel Ahmed conceded just 7 runs in his second over. Punjab Kings pacers have remained economical so far but they have not got any wicket. the asking rate has gotten close to 10 for Punjab Kings.

Priyansh Arya slammed two fours to Khaleel Ahmed in the first over that fetched PBKS a total of 8 runs. Punjab Kings are off the to a good start in the chase. Anshul Kamboj will bowl the second over.

Priyansh Arya is on the strike, Prabhsimran Singh is at the other end. Khaleel Ahmed is set to bowl the first over. Here we go...

Arshdeep Singh claims the wicket of Shivam Dube and Chennai Super Kings are all out for 190. What a shame this is! They were looking all set to cross 200 comfortably but they ended up 10 runs below it. Not to take anything away from Chahal, who claimed four wickets in the 19th over to jolt CSK.

CSK 190 (19.2)

OUT! Noor Ahmad is gone and that is the hat-trick for Yuzvendra Chahal! This was a massive over. This could be the turning point of the match. Chahal claimed four wickets in it, including a hat-trick. He returned figures of 4 for 32 in his quota of four overs.

CHAHAL STRIKES AGAIN! He is on a HAT-TRICK! What an over this is turning out to be! Shreyas Iyer took a gamble and it is paying off really-really well. Anshul Kamboj has been cleaned up.

CSK 186/8 (18.5)

Another wicket for Yuzvendra Chahal! Chennai Super Kings are faltering towards the end. The big gamble from Shreyas Iyer of handing the ball to the leg-spinner is paying off. Chahal has dismissed Deepak Hooda now. CSK are 7 down.

CSK 186/7 (18.4)

MS Dhoni is gone! Yuzvendra Chahal was hit for a massive six on the previous delivery but he has made a massive comeback here. Dhoni slammed a biggie over the long-on but this time he has found the man at long-off. He is gone for 11 off 4 balls.

Sam Curran is OUT! He tried to duck a bouncer from Marco Jansen but it took an edge of his bat. Curran is out for 88 off 47 balls. It was laced with 9 fours and 4 sixes. What an incredible knock this was the all-rounder! This has put CSK at a commanding position.

CSK 172/5 (17.4)

A short ball from Marco Jansen and Sam Curran has slammed it over deep mid-wicket for a six. It was a knuckle ball from Jansen but Curran read it early and slammed it for a huge six into the crowd. That went high in the air still travelled for 79 metres.

CSK 171/4 (17.2)

What an over that is from Arshdeep Singh! He bowled five legal deliveries to the man-in-form Sam Curran and conceded just one single in it. Arshdeep also bowled two wides in it and conceded a single to Shivam Dube. That made it a four-run over.

CSK 164/4 (17)

It was a massive over from Suryansh Shedge! He was slammed for 26 runs in the over as Sam Curran slammed him for two sixes and two fours in it. Chennai Super Kings look all set for a 200-plus total. They should get it with Curran and Shivam Dube being there at the crease.

Sam Curran raced to his half-century in 30 balls. He got there with a double on the bowling of Azmatullah Omarzai before slamming a four on the leg side through the deep mid-wicket. He then took a single and got off the strike. A total of 8 runs came off the over.

The partnership for the fourth wicket has been broken by Azmatullah Omarzai. He has cleaned up Dewald Brevis. It was a good length delivery on off-stump and Brevis failed to read the length. He wanted to tuck it on the leg side but missed it completely.

It was a slower length delivery from Marco Jansen and that narrowly missed the off-stump of Sam Curran. The southpaw wanted to play it on the leg side with a cross bat and missed it. A total of nine runs came off the over.

Suryansh Shedge was a bit expensive this time as he conceded 9 runs in his second over. Sam Curran slammed a four on the second ball of the over. He hit the boundary through the cow corner. The southpaw is batting on 48 off 26 balls.

14 runs came off the third over from Azmatullah Omarzai. Dewald Brevis and Sam Curran have stitched 60 runs off 37 balls for the fourth wicket so far. This partnership has put Chennai Super Kings right on top of this game. Should they take this deep, PBKS will be in huge trouble.

CSK 108/3 (12)

Suryansh Shedge was brought into the atttack and he conceded only five singles in the over. After a gap of three overs, Punjab Kings have managed to get an economical over. Shreyas Iyer keeps his trust in Azmatullah Omarzai as the pacer continues to bowl from the other end.

Azmatullah Omarzai has leaked 9 runs in his second over. He has failed to create an impact with the ball tonight. The right-arm pacer has given 17 runs in two overs with no wicket in it. Chennai Super Kings have gained control of the innings now.

A short ball from Yuzvendra Chahal and Dewald Brevis has slammed it into the crowd for a biggie. It was a sensational hit from the South African player as the ball went for 96 metres. It was a 16-run over from Chahal has Sam Curran had also hit two fours in it.

CSK 80/3 (9)

Yuzvendra Chahal was introduced into the attack and he conceded 7 runs in the first over. This is good bowling from Punjab Kings as they have not only picked three wickets but also kept Chennai Super Kings' scoring rate in check.  

Massive blow for Chennai Super Kings! Ravindra Jadeja is out! He was looking in sensational touch but has ended up losing his wicket to Harpreet Brar for 17 off 12 balls. Jadeja had slammed four fours so far. He got an outside edge on the good length ball outside off-stump. Shreyas Iyer's gamble of handing Brar the over has paid off.

CSK 48/3 (5.5)

Ravindra Jadeja slammed Azmatullah Omarzai for a four on the fourth ball of the over. It was a short ball from Omarzai and Jadeja pulled it away for a four. The fine leg was inside the ring and Jadeja played it well over the in-field for the boundary. 

CSK 36/2 (5)

Marco Jansen has dismissed Ayush Mhatre. The right-handed batter tried to hit it over the mid-off but found Shreyas Iyer there. Two quick wickets for Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings are in some trouble here after losing both their openers.

CSK 22/2 (3.1)

WICKET! Arshdeep Singh has dismissed Shaik Rasheed. The pacer was slammed for a six on the previous delivery but he has made a superb comeback. It was a hard length ball outside off-stump and Rasheed mistimed his lofted shot. Shashank Singh took the catch at cover to end the knock of Rasheed, who scored 11 off 12 balls.

A short ball from Arshdeep Singh and Shaik Rasheed has pulled it away for a six. Arshdeep tried to test the batter with a bounder but ended up leaking runs in it. The ball went over the backward square leg for the six.

It was a tough chance and Arshdeep Singh has dropped it. Shaik Rasheed danced down the track and slammed it hard towards the bowler. Arshdeep put his hand to it but failed to grab it. It was a really good over from the left-arm pacer as only three runs came off it.

CSK 3/0 (1)

Arshdeep Singh with the new ball in hand. Shaik Rasheed is on the strike, Ayush Mhatre is at the other end. Here we go... Arshdeep has begun with a good length ball outside off stump and Rasheed has defended it.

It's a must-win game for Chennai Super Kings. They badly need a victory to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. They are all but out of the tournament already after losing 7 of the 9 matches played but if they stand any chance, it is a victory in every remaining game they need.

Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Musheer Khan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Xavier Bartlett, Praveen Dubey

Chennai Super Kings Impact Subs: Anshul Kamboj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jamie Overton

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, MS Dhoni(w/c), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer(c), Josh Inglis(w), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Suryansh Shedge, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh

When asked at the toss if he would be coming for the next season, Dhoni said, "I don't know I'm coming for the next game (laughs).

"One of the things is the pride factor. Majority of the games you play at home. Home advantage is very important which we haven't been able to capitalise on. Same team. We've been a side where we don't make a lot of changes. But this season we've made a lot of changes."

"We're going to bowl first. We'll focus on our process. Our preparations have been intact. Boys are in high spirits and looking forward for a great game. Unfortunate that he's got a fractured finger (Maxwell). Haven't decided on a replacement so far," said Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer after winning the toss.

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and opted to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL 2025 game at Chepauk.

We are just two minutes away from the toss. Have a look at pitch report by then -

"It's very hot. 68 meter boundary on one side, 65 meters on the other. Straight boundary is 80 meters. This wicket has been used during this tournament already, and in that game the KKR spinners wreaked havoc. There's not a blade of grass on the pitch. It's very very dry. There's a lot of cracking as well. As the new ball starts to wear off, it's going to spin. What does that mean for a batter? You've got to make the majority of runs when the ball is harder and skidding on. Spoke to the curator, he doesn't expect it to be as dewy as it was in the previous game because of the breeze coming in," said Graeme Swann and Aaron Finch about the surface on offer tonight.

The official broadcaster for IPL 2025 showed in its predictor that the chances of Chennai Super Kings making to the playoffs this season is 0.24 per cent. Commenting on it, former India player Harbhajan Singh, who has also played for the franchise in the past, said that the side has "0.00 per cent" chance.

MS Dhoni is only four sixes away from the milestone of 350 sixes in T20 cricket. Only Rohit Sharma (542), Virat Kohli (429) and Suryakumar Yadav (365) are the Indian players to have crossed the milestone. Overall, Chris Gayle of West Indies tops the list with 1056 T20 sixes.

Mary Kom has broken her silence on her divorce rumours that went viral on social media a few weeks back. The Olympic medallist has now confirmed that she and her husband Onkholer (Onler) Kom "are no longer married and they have finalized their divorce by mutual consent." Mary Kom, a six-time world champion in boxing, also addressed the rumours about dating "Mr. Hitesh Choudhary or being in a relationship with another boxer's husband." For a detailed read, CLICK HERE

As Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take to the field against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at their home arena of Chepauk Stadium, they will be aiming to avoid a defeat not only to protect their pride, but also to not register an unfortunate record to their name. CSK have faced their fourth loss at home, having suffered a similar fate in 2008 and 2012 seasons. One more defeat and CSK will have their worst-ever season at home. Can they prevent it?

Chennai Super Kings Squad: Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni(w/c), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana, Anshul Kamboj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jamie Overton, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh Bedi

Punjab Kings Squad: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer(c), Josh Inglis(w), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash

Hello everyone, welcome to the live blog of match number 49 of IPL 2025. Chennai Super Kings host Punjab Kings tonight at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Stay connected for the live score and updates related to the game.