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Winless Chennai Super Kings (CSK) take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 11 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season, at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. It has been a poor start to this year's campaign by the defending champions, who lost to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL 2022 season opener.
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting feels South African pacer Anrich Nortje is just a couple of spells away from being match ready and expressed optimism over his availability for their next IPL game against Lucknow Super Giants on April 7. Nortje has been out of competitive cricket since last November's T20 World Cup due to a back and hip injury.
Umesh Yadav has been the surprise package of IPL 2022 so far. The Indian pacer's stocks were at an all-time low after playing just two matches in the Indian Premier League over two seasons. In IPL 2020, Umesh played just two matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore before shipped off to Delhi Capitals. For DC, the right-arm pacer didn't get to play even a single match in IPL 2021. During the IPL mega auction, Umesh went unsold in the first two rounds, before being picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders, a team he played for from 2014 to 2017.
Gujarat Titans (GT) made it two wins in two matches after defeating Delhi Capitals (DC) by 14 runs at the MCA Stadium in Pune. After posing a total of 171 for six, on the back of Shubman Gill's knock of 84, GT managed to restrict DC to a total of 157 for nine. Lockie Ferguson was the star with the ball, taking four for 28 from his quota of four overs. For DC, captain Rishabh Pant top-scored with a fine 43 while Mustafizur Rahaman was the pick of the bowlers, taking three for 23 on his first appearance for the team this season.
Former India batter Aakash Chopra on Saturday announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Chopra gave an update on his Twitter account, saying he also has mild symptoms but he should be doing fine soon. The former India commentary has been a part of the Hindi commentary panel for the ongoing IPL 2022. "After dodging the bullet for nearly two years...I have also succumbed to the C Virus. Yups. Symptoms are mild thus far... should be back on the saddle soon," tweeted Chopra on Saturday.
Ravindra Jadeja-led Chennai Super Kings have lost their opening two matches of the IPL 2022 season and the franchise will look to bring their campaign on track against Punjab Kings on Sunday. CSK lost their matches against Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants and this is the first time that the franchise lost the first two matches of an IPL season. In the second game, they failed to defend 211 and LSG and would hope for a better showing in the game against PBKS.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Andre Russell described his unbeaten knock of 70 runs, which included eight sixes, as a big achievement after KKR chased down a 138-run target in 14.3 overs against Punjab Kings (PBKS) to register their second consecutive win of the season at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday. However, Kolkata Knight Riders got off to a decent start with openers hitting consecutive boundaries, but Punjab's Kagiso Rabada dismissed Ajinkya Rahane while Odeon Smith got the wicket of Shreyas Iyer and Rahul Chahar struck twice dismissing Shreyas for 26 and Nitish Rana for a duck to leave KKR tottering at 51 for 4.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have so far looked like anything but Indian Premier League's (IPL) defending champions; and to effect a turnaround, new skipper Ravindra Jadeja will seek improvements on multiple fronts against Punjab Kings (PBKS) here on Sunday. CSK's title defense has begun on a disappointing note. After going down to Kolkata Knight Riders in the tournament opener, they lost to new entrants Lucknow Super Giants.