IPL 2025: Match 49, CSK vs PBKS Toss Winner Prediction – Who will win today IPL match?

IPL 2025 season is slowly headed towards its final few games of the league stages matches. Chennai Super Kings are set to host Punjab Kings in the return fixture at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. At this stage of the tournament, Chennai are all but out of reckoning for a place in the playoffs. Punjab Kings on the other hand has a huge chance to take massive strides and move up to the second in the table with their second win against the former IPL champions. 

Chennai Super Kings are bottom of the table with four points from nine games. Even five wins in their remaining fixtures won't matter much as far as qualification to the playoffs are concerned. MS Dhoni and his side have been in woeful form at home having lost four games at the Chepauk stadium. Winning over Punjab Kings will be a huge morale booster for the home side in the final stretch of the season. 

Punjab Kings saw their last game against Punjab Kings get called-off due to rain and ended up with just a single point. Shreyas Iyer knows that his team cannot afford to lose the game against CSK as this will put PBKS at the risk of potentially getting left behind in the playoffs race. The biggest positive PBKS can draw is that the last time they met Chennai at home, their batters led by Priyansh Arya had dominated the opposition bowlers. 

CSK vs PBKS Toss Prediction: Who will win today’s toss?

It is visitors Punjab Kings who have held the sway as far as toss is concerned. Shreyas Iyer has won the toss on seven occasions from the nine games that PBKS has played so far this year. Chennai, on the other hand has won just four tosses this campaign. Based on this track record one can expect Punjab Kings to yet again come out on top when the two captains meet in the middle for the toss. 

Today's Match Prediction: Who will win today’s IPL match between CSK vs PBKS?

On current form, Punjab Kings hold a massive edge due to their superior batting and bowling resources. The form of Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh with the bat at the top of the order is miles ahead of Chennai Super Kings. Even the bowling arsenal that PBKS has leaves CSK behind. Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen, and Yuzvendra Chahal will prove to be a handful with the ball at the Chepauk wicket which does favor teams bowling first. 

Player of the Match (POTM) Prediction 

PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer began the season with a bang but has seen his form go astray in the last game. Considering his overall form this year, the game against CSK may just witness Iyer get back to his best with. The track will be conducive for Iyer’s stroke-making and his ability to play spin well would also play a huge role. This makes the 30-year-old PBKS captain a prime candidate to win the player of the match award.