That's a wrap for today's live coverage. A double-header in IPL 2025, ending with LSG beating KKR and PBKS defeating CSK. Join us tomorrow, as we bring you more action, with Gujarat Titans taking on Rajasthan Royals in Ahmedabad.

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When the dust settles, this match will be remembered for one man - Priyansh Arya. The left-hander was incredible tonight, smashing the fastest century by an uncapped player in the history of the IPL. The 24-year-old continues to prove how incredible a platform the IPL is.

Century off 39 balls. Ending with 103 off 42. A knock for the ages.

Punjab Kings are back to winning ways. After a small blip, they've bounced back with another good performance. Improvements can be made in the field, but today once again showed how multi-faceted their batting lineup is.

Ruturaj Gaikwad states that there were a lot of positives to take from the batting unit today. CSK's streak of not being able to chase a 180+ score since 2019 continues, but they gave it a decent go today. Nevertheless, lots to improve for the five-time champs.

Punjab Kings have held their nerve! They win by 18 runs, their third victory of the season. First one at home. Fourth loss in succession for the Chennai Super Kings. SRH, CSK and MI are languishing at the bottom now.

MS DHONI GONE! Yash Thakur gets the wicket on the first ball of the last over. It went like a rocket to short fine-leg, the ball bobbled twice but Yuzvendra Chahal holds on! He dropped one earlier, but this one counts!

CSK 192/5 (19.1)

Arshdeep Singh changes up his length, goes short, Dhoni gets four through fine-leg. Next one, good ball by Arshdeep, wide yorker but Dhoni still slams it all the way for a maximum! He takes a single off the final ball.

CSK need 28 off 6. MS Dhoni on strike.

CSK 192/4 (19)

42 runs needed off 11 balls for Chennai Super Kings. Is tonight MS Dhoni's night? Ravindra Jadeja takes a single, gives strike back to Dhoni. Arshdeep Singh is bowling the penultimate over.

CSK 178/4 (18.1)

MS Dhoni's first one of the evening! He gets full hold of that one, and it flies over long-off for a maximum. Two more balls to go, what can he do? And Devon Conway has been retired out! Ravindra Jadeja takes his place.

AND SIX MORE! Dhoni! Full toss, over fine leg, but not a no-ball.

CSK 177/3 (17.5)

Ferguson traps Dhoni on the pads, umpire gives not out. Prabhsimran and Lockie urging for the DRS, and Shreyas Iyer opts to send it upstairs. And it's umpire's call! MS Dhoni survives. It is all happening here at Mullanpur.

CSK 164/3 (17.3)

Shreyas Iyer with some excellent fielding in the deep. Conway thought the boundary was a certainty, but Shreyas gets a had before it goes to the fence. Ends up saving 3 runs!

CSK 163/3 (17.2)

Brilliant over by Yuzvendra Chahal, does not concede a single boundary. Devon Conway failing to middle it. CSK need a dose of Dhoni magic. They require 59 runs to win off 18 balls, at a required run rate of nearly 20.

CSK 161/3 (17)

Yuzvendra Chahal has been given his first over as MS Dhoni walks in. Bold tactic by Shreyas, in a crucial juncture of the game. CSK are on the back foot, but can Dhoni turn the tide in favour of the men in yellow?

CSK 155/3 (16.2)

BOWLED! Shivam Dube is gone. Lockie Ferguson makes an important breakthrough. But listen to the crowd! They're hyped, because Mahendra Singh Dhoni is out into the middle. CSK need 69 runs in 25 balls.

CSK 151/3 (15.5)

Dropped catch, yes, but a great over by Arshdeep Singh. Brought in under pressure to make a breakthrough, and he's bowled really well and pegged CSK back a little. Meanwhile, no Yuzvendra Chahal in 16 overs because no left-handers are at the crease!

CSK 148/2 (15.2)

That's another sitter put down. This time, a lifeline for Shivam Dube. The southpaw sliced it straight to Lockie Ferguson at backward point, but the ball just popped out of his grasp. PBKS could end up rueing this.

CSK 143/2 (14.4)

19 off Marco Jansen's over! Dube gets yet another maximum. Is that the big over CSK needed to get up and running? You have to feel for Jansen. He saw Conway dropped twice off his bowling in the previous over. Now that has come back to bite them.

CSK 139/2 (14)

Devon Conway completes his half-century with a maximum over mid-wicket. It's taken him 37 balls to reach the milestone. Flick of the wrists there for the 6, exquisitely timed. CSK need more of these.

CSK 130/2 (13.2)

Chennai Super Kings continue to lose track of this run chase. 100 runs to get now in just 7 overs. Conway and Dube are well-set, but the big hits are not coming as frequently as they need to. The asking rate is creeping up towards 15.

CSK 120/2 (13)

Devon Conway is starting to make PBKS pay! Great shot, as Marcus Stoinis comes into bowl his first over. Hit so beautifully. Crack, great sound off the bat! Conway into the 40s, and he must accelerate now.

CSK 117/2 (12.2)

And Dube ends the over with a boundary. Into the gap, hit hard and past the fielder at mid-off. Jansen must be annoyed, two golden chances for a wicket put down in that over. PBKS are ahead in this match, but these can prove to be costly.

CSK 110/2 (12)

Oh dear, oh dear. Devon Conway has been dropped twice in two balls! Marco Jansen can't help but give a smile of frustration. First, Yuzvendra Chahal puts it down at short fine-leg, then put down by Yash Thakur at deep third man. And then a misfield!

CSK 105/2 (11.3)

100 up for Chennai Super Kings in the 11th over. Still a long way to go in this run chase, they're not even half way there. A lot of pressure on the men in yellow. Dube has to take charge, while Conway hasn't fully got going.

CSK 101/2 (11)

First 6 of the innings for CSK, and it's come in the 10th over! Shivam Dube pummels this one, over mid-wicket, gets up to 22. That's his highest score of the season so far. He is a great powerhitter when on song, and CSK's hopes currently rest on him.

CSK 91/2 (10)

For a team who have failed to chase any total of 180 or more since 2019, the equation isn't something encouraging. Chennai Super Kings have a mountain to climb still, and the runs aren't coming in the pace they need.

CSK 79/2 (9)

Second boundary for Shivam Dube. Delicately placed through the third man region, right between two fielders in the circle. But this won't be enough for CSK, they need many more boundaries to avoid the pressure from building up.

CSK 76/2 (8.3)

Impact player Shivam Dube picks up his first boundary. Exquisitely timed through the covers for 4. That was hit hard and with conviction. Brilliant by the left-hander. CSK have a long, long way to go in this run chase.

CSK 69/2 (8)

HUGE WICKET! CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is on his way back. Poor shot by Gaikwad, no timing, and a great, sharp catch taken at short mid-on by Shashank Singh. Chennai Super Kings have lost their two most reliable batters in the space of six balls.

CSK 62/2 (7.2)

Maxwell strikes! Stumped. Rachin Ravindra misses it completely, he was outside his ground. Great wicket-keeping by Prabhsimran Singh, who dismantles the bails with ease. Ravindra departs for 36 off 23 balls.

CSK 61/1 (6.3)

Chennai Super Kings manage a score of 59 in the powerplay. The run-rate is pretty good, and importantly, CSK have not lost a wicket yet. However, they are behind the asking run-rate too, which is up over 11.

CSK 59/0 (6)

Devon Conway gets 4 more. The Kiwi left-handers slowly accelerating gears. Good timing by Conway on this instance, he finds the gap at mid-wicket for 4 more. The partnership nearing 50, with Shreyas going to Maxwell for an over.

CSK 47/0 (5)

Rachin Ravindra on a roll! Three boundaries in a row, against impact sub Yash Thakur. Classy batting by the Kiwi, who takes advantage of his luck with an inside edge, and then hits two cracking drives through the off-side. 

CSK 39/0 (4)

A quiet second over, but Devon Conway now gets yet another boundary. Bold shot, over extra-cover. Clears the fielders and reaches the fence. Rachin joins in the act two balls later, upper cut executed well for 4 more.

CSK 22/0 (2.3)

Now Devon Conway picks up a boundary off his first ball. Width offered by Arshdeep, and Conway places it delicately through third-man. Good timing by left-hander. The over ends with a dot, 9 off it.

CSK 9/0 (1)

Rachin Ravindra gets his first boundary! Excellent shot by the Kiwi, Wadhera gave in the dive at the deep point boundary, but not enough to stop it from rolling away for 4. CSK up and running, they'll need to have a big start here.

CSK 4/0 (0.2)

Chennai Super Kings will have to pull off something incredible to chase this down. They've not managed to chase anything over 180 since 2019, so 220 will require more than one big knock. Over to Ruturaj Gaikwad and co.!

Take a bow, Priyansh Arya. Wickets tumbling at the other end? No problem. The 24-year-old took control, and we have yet another incredible story of IPL. Rs 3.8 crore at the auction, worth his weight in gold today.

Fastest-ever century by an uncapped player, in just 39 balls. Wow.

Shashank Singh runs 3, gets to a well-made half-century and PBKS have posted a superb total of 219. This will need some chasing by the men in yellow. The standout? Priyansh Arya, of course. Probably the best knock of IPL 2025.

PBKS 219/6 (20 overs)

CSK Target: 220

Marco Jansen gives it another big heave. Terrific shot, one-handed! Jansen removes his bottom hand, and the ball flies over the bowler's head for a maximum. Punjab Kings could get 220!

PBKS 215/6 (19.4)

Punjab Kings' first innings total is up to 207, and that is the highest-ever score made at Mullanpur in IPL history. They still have one over to go, which will be bowled by Pathirana. The Sri Lankan has had a poor day at the office so far.

PBKS 208/6 (19)

200 up for Punjab Kings! They've recovered from 83/5 to now post a total this big. Really, really good recovery, led by their uncapped gem at the top, Priyansh Arya. And runs continue to flow! Shashank accelerating towards his half-century now.

PBKS 206/6 (18.5)

Punjab Kings are on their way to a 200+ score. Shashank Singh and Marco Jansen are adding valuable runs at the death here, and CSK have paid the price for their poor fielding. This will need a Herculean run chase from them today.

Punjab Kings have crossed 180. Why is this important? Because CSK have not chased down a 180+ total in the IPL since 2019. This will require a mighty batting effort from the men in yellow. Meanwhile, 6 more by Jansen!

PBKS 188/6 (17.1)

Oh dear. Right after hitting a six, Shashank mistimed his next big hit, but Rachin Ravindra drops it. Really poor effort in the field. That should've been held. Repreive for Punjab Kings, and this could be costly for CSK.

PBKS 180/6 (16.4)

Not only is this his first IPL century, but Priyansh's ton is the fastest by an uncapped batter in IPL history. Overall, it is the joint fourth-fastest century slammed in the history of the Indian Premier League. What an innings.

Punjab Kings lost their way after the powerplay, but Priyansh Arya's astonishing knock has ensured they're still on course for a 200-plus score. Shashank is well set now, Jansen can also hit the ball a long way. With 5 overs to go, how much can they pile up?

PBKS 164/6 (15)

Priyansh Arya's dream knock comes to an end. What an absolutely incredible knock played by the youngster tonight. Noor Ahmad gets the big wicket. Mullanpur applauds, Preity Zinta applauds. Take a bow, young man, you were sensational.

103 off 42 balls, what an innings!

PBKS 154/6 (13.4)

100 FOR PRIYANSH ARYA! First one in the IPL for him. What a knock. Utterly, utterly sensational. He has done it in just 39 balls. Mullanpur is up on its feet, Preity Zinta is absolutely ecstatic. What a knock!

PBKS 151/5 (13)

One more six! Priyansh Arya pulls, and the Mullanpur crowd is witnessing the coming of age of a new gem of Indian cricket. Three sixes in a row off Pathirana! 98 off 38!

PBKS 147/5 (12.4)

Two more maximums from Priyansh Arya's blade. Full, wide, outside off-stump. Pathirana misses his length, it's a full toss and sliced over point for 6. The next one is thumped over mid-wicket, all the way. Priyansh Arya up to 92.

PBKS 141/5 (12.3)

SIX, SIX, SIX! Three sixes in one over, Ashwin has been sent to the cleaners by Priyansh Arya and Shashank Singh. The second one should've been caught in the deep by Mukesh, but he just stepped on the boundary rope as he took it. Sloppy fielding. 20 off the over.

Priyansh on 80 off 35! Century loading?

PBKS 128/5 (12)

100 up for Punjab Kings! Shashank Singh brings it up with a slog sweep over mid-wicket, which goes all the way for 6. Noor Ahmad is struggling a little too, missing his line and Priyansh Arya also gets a boundary.

PBKS 105/5 (10.3)

Chennai Super Kings have done incredibly well with the ball. The runs have stopped flowing, and even more importantly, five PBKS batters are back in the dugout. R Ashwin has delivered today, perhaps for the first time in IPL 2025.

MAXWELL OUT FOR 1! Ravichandran Ashwin gets two wickets in one over. Maxwell hits it firm, but straight back at Ashwin. Celebrations at CSK. Half the Punjab Kings dugout is back in the hut. Incredible.

PBKS 83/5 (8)

Nehal Wadhera is out! Ravichandran Ashwin delivers. Big wicket for CSK. Priyansh Arya is going great guns at one end, but wickets are tumbling at the other. Wadhera goes for the big shot, sends it straight up and collected by MS Dhoni.

150 catches in IPL taken by MS Dhoni. A big first!

PBKS 81/4 (7.2)

Ravindra Jadeja bowls out a decent first over, concedes just six runs. Much-needed break for CSK, after the early rush of runs. Punjab Kings still going at well over 11 runs per over, though. Can CSK get a wicket?

PBKS 81/3 (7)

Half-century for Priyansh Arya! First one in his IPL career! What a shot to get there. Gives himself room, comes away from the stumps, and whacks it over long-off for a maximum. 53 off 19 balls, Ashwin has been smashed for 21! Rampage.

Preity Zinta is ecstatic in the stands!

PBKS 75/3 (6)

Excellent shot! Nehal Wadhera shows his skill. First ball, 6! Against Ravichandran Ashwin, no less. Comes down the track, and deftly sends it over mid-wicket for a maximum. What a shot. Supreme confidence from a player in great form.

PBKS 67/3 (5.4)

Khaleel strikes again! Marcus Stoinis is gone. His dreadful form continues. This ball swings back in, Stoinis tried to play it leg-side but it takes a thick edge and flies over to Devon Conway at gully. And Khaleel is pumped again.

PBKS 54/3 (5)

Priyansh Arya continues the flow of runs. Great timing once more from the left-hander. Lofts it over the in-field, gets another boundary. Runs coming thick and fast for the youngster. He's rocketed to 35 off 13!

PBKS 53/2 (4.4)

Oh, tough chance put down! Marcus Stoinis gets a lifeline. The Australian hit that very hard, and Vijay Shankar at mid-wicket jumped and got his hands to it, but could not hold on! CSK will hope that they haven't let a big one slip away there.

PBKS 48/2 (4.2)

Priyansh Arya looks excellent! 4, 4, 4! First a glorious cover drive, then pulled away for a boundary through mid-wicket, and then lofted over for another boundary. Priyansh Arya trying to put the pressure back on CSK.

PBKS 44/2 (3.4)

HUGE WICKET! Shreyas Iyer departs! It is Khaleel Ahmed who makes his mark. Clean bowled, and Khaleel is absolutely pumped. He is charged up, and celebrates with aplomb. Punjab Kings lose their captain.

PBKS 32/2 (2.4)

First boundary for Shreyas Iyer! He's looked in such great knick at the start of the season, and this one shows why. Flicked over fine leg, excellent timing. Will Shreyas will be able to score big again today?

PBKS 32/2 (2.3)

ONE MORE! Third six of the night for Priyansh Arya. Short by Mukesh, and hooked over fine leg for a maximum. Eventful start for Punjab Kings, and their young southpaw opener is making an impact early on.

PBKS 24/1 (2)

Prabhsimran out for duck! Big inside edge and chopped onto the stumps. Well bowled by Mukesh Chaudhary, who gets his first wicket of the evening. Priyansh going bang at the other end, but Prabhsimran has failed to get going today. Interesting start!

PBKS 17/1 (1.2)

Khaleel now oversteps! Messy start for the pacer. Struck for a six on ball 1, drops Priyansh on ball 2, and now a no-ball! Thankfully for him, Priyansh is unable to take advantage of the free-hit. But Priyansh sends it over the ropes for a flat 6 two balls later. 

PBKS 17/0 (1)

FIRST BALL SIX! What a start for Priyansh Arya. Khaleel pitches it near his waist, and Priyansh frees his arms and sends it into the stands. And the next ball, almost out! Caught and bowled chance missed by Khaleel.

PBKS 6/0 (0.2)

Priyansh Arya on strike. Khaleel Ahmed with the new ball. MS Dhoni behind the stumps. Time for Game No. 2 of the double-header. Punjab Kings against Chennai Super Kings, LIVE from Mullanpur.

A narrow defeat for Kolkata Knight Riders against Lucknow Super Giants at the Eden Gardens, falling short of a chase of 239 by just 4 runs. Right then, focus can now turn to the match here - it's PBKS vs CSK in Mullanpur.

One man who has been able to shine for CSK has been Khaleel Ahmed. The left-arm pacer has shone in the powerplay and made a mark in all of CSK's matches so far. Expectations will be on him to uproot the young Punjab top order.

Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh will continue to open the batting for Punjab Kings. Both openers have had one good knock each, but haven't fired in the other two. Despite having someone like Josh Inglis on the bench, this is a huge show of faith from Ponting and Iyer.

Punjab Kings XI vs CSK: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal.

No changes either for the home side.

Chennai Super Kings XI vs PBKS: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Choudhary, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana.

NO changes made by CSK despite the defeat. Expect Shivam Dube to enter as an impact sub.

On batting at No. 3 and not opening, CSK captain Gaikwad speaks at the toss: "Me batting at 3 gives a moore balance to our team, it was decided during the auction and hoping our openers will come good today. We've always been behind the game in the powerplay, it's just about going there and enjoying yourselves."

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer wins the toss and opts to bat! Very interesting decision made by the home side. Remember, the team batting first won the match in the first match in Mullanpur.

Shreyas Iyer and Ruturaj Gaikwad are at the pitch for the toss, alongside Ian Bishop. Interesting to see what will pan out!

We are not long away from toss time at Mullanpur! Shreyas Iyer will lead Punjab Kings, while Ruturaj Gaikwad is the captain of CSK. We have a humdinger of a match going on at the Eden Gardens meanwhile!

Punjab Kings' probable XII vs CSK: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lockie Ferguson.

Chennai Super Kings' probable XII vs PBKS: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), R Ashwin, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana.

Punjab Kings won the toss and decided to bowl first in their first match, and even though they lost the game, they're likely to do the same yet again. The Mullanpur pitch provided a great contest between bat and ball in that game.

Rs 18 crore was given to Ravindra Jadeja for retention. Rs 9.75 crore was shelled out for R Ashwin at the auction. However, the two stalwarts have not been able to deliver reliable performances. Ashwin has struggled to give wickets, while Jadeja hasn't managed to finish games at the death.

Chennai Super Kings have tinkered around with their opening combination, and it has not paid off. In their experiment to try Rahul Tripathi as an opener, Ruturaj Gaikwad was demoted to No. 3. Neither have the opening combos worked, and it has somewhat affected Gaikwad's rhythm too.

Will we see Gaikwad back at the top today?

Perhaps the biggest worry for Punjab Kings will be the form of overseas Australian duo Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis. The duo cost the franchise in excess of Rs 15 crore combined, but have not been able to step up yet. 

However, Maxwell and Stoinis have both played iconic match-winning knocks against CSK in the past!

Punjab Kings shelled out a whopping Rs 26.75 crore for Shreyas Iyer in IPL 2025, and so far, it seems to be a masterstroke! Shreyas smashed a superb 97 in their first game, and then followed it up with a knock of 52. Yes, he did not in their previous game, but he seems to have improved Punjab Kings enormously.

What is the head-to-head record between the two franchises? Despite CSK having 5 titles and PBKS none, their direct record is very close. In 30 matches, CSK have won 16 and PBKS have won 14! So this should be a good game.

MS Dhoni has made a fair amount of runs so far this season, but they've not come at a point to help CSK. Here's how his stats look in IPL 2025:

vs MI: 0* off 2

vs RCB: 30* off 16

vs RR: 16 off 11

vs DC: 30 off 26

Strike rate of 138 in 4 games, with many runs coming when the game was out of reach.

Punjab Kings made a great start to the season. They narrowly defeated Gujarat Titans, and then swept aside LSG with ease. But they were comprehensively beaten by Rajasthan Royals, exposing some flaws in a good-looking squad.

Chennai Super Kings started off with a classic low-scoring win against Mumbai Indians at home, but it has gone pear-shaped since then. One big factor has been that CSK have had to chase in every single match, and they've fallen short badly.

In particular, the match against DC saw the CSK batters show very little intent, with Vijay Shankar and Dhoni stuck at the crease.

Will MS Dhoni retire? What position will MS Dhoni bat in? These are questions on the lips of CSK and IPL fans for a few weeks now. Dhoni hasn't been able to deliver with the bat so far this year. Can this be the game when the constant rumours are silenced? Undoubtedly, he'll be the biggest focus of the night.

Chennai Super Kings are in tragic form. They've lost three games in a row, and what's worse, they've not put up much of a fight either. Form of their stalwarts is under serious question, and they need to pick up a win to stop their season from falling apart.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of IPL 2025 clash between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings! We are back at Mullanpur once again, but both sides will be hoping to return to winning ways tonight.