Chennai Super Kings is the 5 times winner of IPL and only team in the IPL history who reached to final 10 times. On the other hand, we have Punjab Kings who reached to the final for 2 times (2014, 2025). PBKS didn’t win any IPL title while CSK won it for 5 times and this is why CSK looks strong.
But guys wait, in recent years a lot of things changed in both teams. Chennai Super Kings is losing the momentum while Punjab Kings is no where to stop. There was a time when CSK was boss of IPL table (most of time in top 4), but now, it has become difficult for the team to secure a spot in the top 4. While if we talk about PBKS, then they are doing well and challenging CSK’s supremacy as if they were a brand-new team with absolutely no prior experience!
We have done a detailed analysis on PBKS vs CSK. It covers everything like total number of match played so far, highest and lowest score, most runs, wickets, and more. Have a look at CSK vs PBKS timeline below and do share it with others too!
CSK vs PBKS IPL Teams Full Stats & Analysis – Timeline (Updated)
Head to Head (Total)
| Total Match | CSK Won | PBKS Won | Tie |
| 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
Highest Team Score
| Team | Score | Against | Venue | IPL Year |
| CSK | 240/5 | PBKS | Mohali | 2008 |
| PBKS | 231/4 | CSK | Cuttack | 2014 |
| PBKS | 226/6 | CSK | Mumbai (Wankhede) | 2014 |
| PBKS | 219/6 | CSK | Chandigarh (MYS) | 2025 |
| PBKS | 207/4 | CSK | Mohali | 2008 |
Lowest Team Score
| Team | Score | Against | Venue | IPL Year |
| PBKS | 92/8 | CSK | Durban | 2009 |
| PBKS | 95/9 | CSK | Chennai | 2015 |
| PBKS | 106/8 | CSK | Mumbai (Wankhede) | 2021 |
| PBKS | 112/8 | CSK | Mohali | 2008 |
| CSK | 116/9 | PBKS | Durban | 2009 |
Most Runs
| Player | Innings | Runs | Highest Score |
| Suresh Raina | 30 | 719 | 100* |
| MS Dhoni | 30 | 637 | 79* |
| Faf du Plessis | 24 | 593 | 96 |
| KL Rahul | 12 | 365 | 98* |
| Shaun Marsh | 9 | 296 | 58 |
Highest Average
| Player | Innings | Runs | Highest Average |
| KL Rahul | 12 | 365 | 45.62 |
| Shaun Marsh | 9 | 296 | 42.28 |
| Faf du Plessis | 24 | 593 | 31.21 |
| Suresh Raina | 30 | 719 | 28.76 |
| MS Dhoni | 30 | 637 | 27.69 |
Most Wickets
| Player | Innings | Wickets | Best Figure |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 26 | 20 | 3/16 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 26 | 18 | 3/17 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 24 | 17 | 4/11 |
| Albie Morkel | 14 | 12 | 3/32 |
| Shardul Thakur | 10 | 12 | 3/39 |
Best Economy
| Player | Innings | Over | Economy |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 26 | 98 | 6.85 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 24 | 76 | 7.32 |
| Deepak Chahar | 11 | 42 | 7.54 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 26 | 92 | 8.12 |
| Piyush Chawla | 15 | 54 | 8.45 |
Highest Runs in an Innings
| Player Name | Runs |
| Virender Sehwag | 122 |
| Paul Valthaty | 120* |
| Michael Hussey | 116* |
| Priyansh Arya | 103 |
| Suresh Raina | 100* |
Highest Wickets in an Innings
| Player Name | Wickets |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | 5/24 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 4/10 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 4/11 |
| Deepak Chahar | 4/13 |
| Parvinder Awana | 4/30 |
Final Words
The competition between PBKS and CSK is neck to neck. Both are very solid teams and anyone can win the match anytime. Its not like CSK has advantage or PBKS will win the game. When they play only last ball decides who is going to win today’s game. Even if you checkout the past records, you will see Punjab kings made lowest score for 4 times against Chennai super kings… and this is the same team that made highest score for 4 times. So this means there is no fixed math that can predict who will win if CSK and PBKS face off!
- Current CSK star players: Ruturaj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis
- Current PBKS star players: Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Priyansh Arya, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Prabhsimran Singh
Apart from that in 2026, CSK released and traded a number of players and as per the cricket experts this team is bit weak + lack of experience. Though MS Dhoni is there as senior player but due to age or injury he sometimes don’t join field and this drops the team’s momentum, allowing the opposing side to gain the upper hand in this ‘mind game.’
PBKS team has young players… many are in form and they can change the game anytime with bat and ball. This team is capable to put big score on scoreboard and also chase big score. The last season of Punjab kings was mind blowing and based on that it looks the team is very strong on paper and ground!
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