IPL 2022: CSK vs PBKS - Battle of Kings at Brabourne

Chennai Super Kings havenrsquot looked like defending IPL champions so far and to effect a turnaround new skipper Ravindra Jadeja will seek improvements on multiple fronts against Punjab Kings at the Brabourne Stadium todayCSKrsquos 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 GiantsPunjab Kings skipper Mayank Agarwal PicsBCCI IPLWhile the batting unit failed to fire in the opening game heavy dew made life difficult for the bowlers as they failed to defend a target in excess of 200 runsThe toss is already playing a significant role in the outcome of the games With the second innings dew in mind teams are opting to chase and CSK will hope to be better prepared to bowl with the wet ballDew factorldquoDew will be the vital part in this edition If you win the toss you will look to bowl first There was a lot of dew the ball was not sticking to the hands will have to practice with the wet ballrdquo Jadeja said after the loss to LSGThe CSK bowling attack is also feeling the absence of pacers Deepak Chahar and Adam Milne and deathover specialist Chris JordanThey were forced to bowl allrounder Shivam Dube in the penultimate over against Lucknow which cost them 25 runs and took the match away from themThe CSK bowlers need to tighten things up to keep the opposition batters in check Tushar Desphande and rookie Mukesh Choudhary struggled against LSG and will have their task cut out against a strong Punjab lineup especially at CCI where bowling hasnrsquot been easyBatters need to step upPunjab Kings on the other hand have quite a few big hitters in their ranks but they faltered against Kolkata Knight RidersSmarting from a sixwicket defeat they will be eager to return to winning ways and would expect the batters to step upWith Mayank Agarwal Shikhar Dhawan Bhanuka Rajapaksa at the top Punjab can dominate the opposition attack with easeOdean Smith and Shahrukh Khan are also known to tonk the ball and will need to play the finisherrsquos role on a more consistent basis Punjab who added Kagiso Rabada to their attack came up short against Andre Russell They would quickly need to regroup and forget the hammering and bowl in the right areasThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever