PBKS vs CSK: Revealed - Who are the impact players nominated by PBKS and CSK for game 53 of IPL 2024

Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be taking on each other in the 53rd match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024). The match is being played at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.

Both PBKS and CSK are in the playoffs race and will be desperate to register a win today. While CSK are at the fifth spot, PBKS are at the eighth spot in the IPL 2024 Points Table. With the race for the playoffs heating up, none of the two teams can afford more slip-ups.

PBKS will be starting the game with full confidence after registering two impressive wins in their last two games. After chasing down a record 262 against Kolkata Knight Riders, PBKS thrashed CSK by seven wickets in their last game at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. It was PBKS' fifth straight win over CSK and they will be looking to extend the winning run today.

CSK, on the other hand, have struggled with their form in recent times and will be desperate to get their campaign back on track. Not very long ago, they were looking set to make it to the playoffs comfortably. However, three defeats in their last four games have put them in a spot of bother and they cannot afford more slipups.

PBKS vs CSK: Impact players:

PBKS have won the toss and opted to bowl first. Speaking at toss, PBKS captain Sam Curran said: " We're going to bowl. Day game, try and see how it plays and chase it down. We've got the same team. We've had two really good wins with the same team. Conditions should be fairly even throughout, it's about batting, bowling and fielding well."

CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said: "We've just stuck to our process and doing little things right. We don't look at the track record of the opposition, we focus on ourselves and see what we can do right. This season there have been a lot of injuries, flus and forced changes so we've had to tinker with our team. I'd say losing 10 tosses but winning 5 games is a positive. Santner comes in place of Fizz."

Impact players nominated by PBKS and CSK:

PBKS: Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Tanay Thyagarajan, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Rishi Dhawan

CSK: Sameer Rizvi, Simarjeet Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki

Playing XIs:

PBKS: Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

CSK: Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Richard Gleeson, Tushar Deshpande