Punjab Kings (PBKS) will look to do the double and further dent the playoff chances of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) when the two sides lock horns for the second time inside a week in match 53 of IPL 2024 at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday (May 5).
Sam Curran-led PBKS are fresh from a 7-wicket win over Ruturaj Gaikwad’s CSK at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai earlier in the week on Wednesday (May 1).

Punjab Kings’ spin duo Harpreet Brar (2 for 17 in 4 overs) and Rahul Chahar (2 for 17 in 4 overs) spun a web on CSK batting, which was helped by skipper Gaikwad’s 62 off 48 balls to reach 162/7 in their allotted 20 overs.
In response, PBKS rode on Jonny Bairstow (46 off 30 balls) and Rilee Rossouw (43 off 23 balls) stand of 64 followed by Sam Curran (26* off 20 balls) and Shashank Singh (25 off 26 balls) to seal the chase with 7 wickets and 13 balls to spare.
PBKS will look to carry the winning momentum, but CSK will aim for quick rebound when the two sides clash for the 30th time in IPL and 3rd time in Dharamsala. Here is a look at the head to head record of PBKS vs CSK IPL 2024 Match 53:
In the 29 CSK vs PBKS head to head meetings in IPL, Chennai Super Kings hold a slight advantage with 15 wins against Punjab Kings, who have pulled back with 14 wins in such encounters.
In the last 5 meetings, it’s 5-0 in favour of PBKS, who won the most recent meeting between the two sides earlier in the week, when the Punjab spinners stemmed the Chennai run-flow, and the batters did the job in the run-chase. Here is a look at the numbers between the two teams:
| Stats | For PBKS vs CSK | For CSK vs PBKS |
| Wins Batting 1st | 7 | 7 |
| Wins Chasing | 7 | 8 |
| Highest Total | 231 | 240 |
| Lowest Total | 92 | 116 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 201 | 195 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 156 | 116 |
| Most Runs | KL Rahul (365 runs) | Suresh Raina (713 runs) |
| Highest scorer | Virender Sehwag (122) | Michael Hussey (116*) |
| Most Sixes | KL Rahul (16 sixes) | MS Dhoni & Suresh Raina (31 sixes each) |
| Most Fours | KL Rahul (36 fours) | Suresh Raina (65 fours) |
| Most Fifties | KL Rahul (4 fifties) | Faf Du Plessis (6 fifties) |
| Most Hundreds | Virender Sehwag & Paul Valthaty (1 hundred each) | Mike Hussey & Suresh Raina (1 hundred each) |
| Most wickets | Piyush Chawla (9 wickets) | Dwayne Bravo (18 wickets) |
| Best Bowling | R Ashwin (3/23) | L Balaji (5/24) |
In the 2 previous meetings in Dharamsala, it’s honours evens as Chennai Super Kings won the first fixture by chasing down 193 in 2010, while Punjab Kings chased down 121 in 2012. Here is a look at CSK vs PBKS head to head in Dharamsala:
| Stats | PBKS vs CSK in Dharamsala | CSK vs PBKS in Dharamsala |
| Matches | 2 | 2 |
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| Defeats | 1 | 1 |
| Wins Batting 1st | 0 | 0 |
| Wins Chasing | 1 | 1 |
| Highest Total | 192/3 in 2010 | 195/4 in 2010 |
| Lowest Total | 123/4 in 2012 | 120/7 in 2012 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 123/4 in 2012 | 195/4 in 2010 |
| Lowest Total Defended | NA | NA |
Apart from the clashes against CSK, PBKS has faced several other opponents at their second home venue. CSK, meanwhile, has faced only PBKS at the HPCA Stadium. Here is a look at the teams’ record at the venue: