The rivalry between the Chennai Super Kings and the Punjab Kings is not as intense as compared of others, but it has created some memorable results in the history of the Indian Premier League. The Chennai Super Kings have won their share of trophies by winning 5 titles. On the other hand, the Punjab Kings are still patiently waiting for the hopes of their breakthroughs. The Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Timeline provides a detailed analysis of the encounters between the teams from the inaugural season of 2008 to the present year 2025 season of the Indian Premier League.
2008 to 2015: Hegemony of the Chennai Super Kings
From the time period of 2008-2015, the Chennai Super Kings and the Punjab Kings have played a total of 17 matches. Out of which, CSK has won 10 matches, and PBKS have won only 7 matches. The Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Timeline highlights the clashes between the teams during the period.
- PBKS vs CSK, Season 2008: The first-ever encounter between the teams of Chennai Super Kings and the Punjab Kings took place at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in the 2nd match of the 2008 season of the Indian Premier League. The Chennai Super Kings won the match by 33 runs, and Michael Hussey was given the Player of the Match award for his unbeaten knock of 116 runs, 54 balls, with the help of 17 boundaries.
The next encounter between the teams was at the 2nd semi-final match at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on 31st May 2008. CSK won the match by 9 wickets, and the Player of the Match award was given to Makhaya Ntini for his brilliant bowling spell of 4 overs, 23 runs, and 2 wickets, with an economy rate of 5.75.
- CSK vs PBKS, Season 2009: The 54th match of the 2009 season of the Indian Premier League was played between CSK and PBKS on 20th May 2009 at the Kingsmead, Durban. CSK team won the match by 24 runs, and the key performers were Parthiv Patel(32 runs), MTT Mirando(2 wickets), Muttiah Muralitharan(2 wickets), Ravichandran Ashwin(2 wickets), and Suresh Raina(2 wickets).
- CSK vs PBKS, Season 2010: Batting first, Kings XI Punjab set the target of 192 runs with major knocks from Shaun Marsh(88 runs*) and Irfan Pathan(44 runs*). In reply, the Chennai Super Kings chased the target in 19.4 overs, and the Player of the Match award was given to M S Dhoni for his unbeaten knock of 54 runs off 29 balls.
- PBKS vs CSK, Season 2011: The 9th match of the 2011 season of the IPL was played on 13th April, 2011 at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali between the teams of CSK and PBKS. The Kings XI Punjab won the match by 6 wickets, with the key performers being Praveen Kumar(2 wickets) and Paul Valthaty(120 runs*).
- CSK vs PBKS, Season 2012: Kings XI Punjab won the 37th league match of the Indian Premier League by 7 runs, played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The key performers for the PBKS team were Mandeep Singh(56 runs), Shaun Marsh(32 runs), Azhar Mahmood(3 wickets), and Piyush Chawla(2 wickets).
- CSK vs PBKS, Season 2013: The 45th match of the 2013 season of the IPL was played between the teams of CSK and PBKS at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Batting first, with the help of knocks from Suresh Raina(100 runs*) and Michael Hussey(35 runs), CSK set the target of 186 runs. In reply, the batting lineup of the Punjab Kings team was restricted to a total of 171 runs, falling shy of just 15 runs of the target.
- CSK vs PBKS, Season 2014 (2nd Qualifying Final): The 2nd qualifying final of the 2014 season of the Indian Premier League was played at the Wankhede Stadium, on 30th May, 2014. Kings XI Punjab won the match by 24 runs, and the Player of the Match award was given to Virender Sehwag for his knock of 122 runs off 58 balls with the aid of 20 boundaries.
- CSK vs PBKS, Season 2015: The 24th league match of the 2015 season of the Indian Premier League was played between the teams of Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings on 25th April 2015 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The CSK team won the match by 97 runs, and the Player of the Match award was given to Brendon McCullum for his knock of 66 runs off 44 balls.
2018 to 2025: Recent Face-Offs
The Punjab Kings have snatched the dominance from the hands of the Chennai Super Kings by winning 9 matches, whereas CSK has only been able to bag 6 victories to their name, out of the total 15 matches played between the teams from 2018-2025. The Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Timeline provides a detailed analysis of the encounters between the teams of CSK and PBKS.
- PBKS vs CSK, Season 2018: Kings XI Punjab won the match by 4 runs, and the key performers for the Punjab team were Chris Gayle(63 runs), KL Rahul(37 runs), and Andrew Tye (2 wickets), in the 12th match played at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, on 15th April, 2018.
- PBKS vs CSK, Season 2019: The 18th match of the Indian Premier League was played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on 6th April 2019, between the teams of Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings. CSK team won the match by 22 runs, and the Player of the Match award was given to Harbhajan Singh for his brilliant bowling spell of 4 overs, 17 runs, 1 over maiden and 2 wickets, with an economy rate of 4.25.
- CSK vs PBKS, Season 2020: Batting first, the batting lineup of the Kings XI Punjab was bundled to a total of 153 runs, with the major wicket taker being Lungi Ngidi(3 wickets). In the run chase, the Chennai Super Kings chased the target in 18.5 overs with useful knocks from Ruturaj Gaikwad(62 runs*) and Faf du Plessis(48 runs).
- CSK vs PBKS, Season 2021: The 8th match of the 2021 season of the Indian Premier League was played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on 16th April 2021 between the teams of Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings. CSK won the match by 6 wickets, and the key performers were Deepak Chahar(4 wickets), Moeen Ali(46 runs), and Faf du Plessis(36 runs*).
- CSK vs PBKS, Season 2022: Punjab Kings won the match by 11 runs in the 38th league match of the 2022 season of the Indian Premier League on 25th April, 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The Player of the Match award was given to Shikhar Dhawan for his splendid unbeaten knock of 88 runs off 59 balls, with the help of 11 boundaries, and a strike rate of 149.15.
- CSK vs PBKS, Season 2023: The 41st league match of the 2023 season of the IPL was played between the teams of CSK and PBKS at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Batting first, CSK set a total of 200 runs with the help of knocks from Devon Conway(92 runs*) and Ruturaj Gaikwad(37 runs). In reply, the target was chased down in 20 overs with the help of useful knocks by Prabhsimran Singh(42 runs) and Liam Livingstone(40 runs).
- PBKS vs CSK, Season 2024: Chennai Super Kings won the match by 28 runs, in the 53rd match of the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League. The key performers for the CSK team were Ruturaj Gaikwad(32 runs), Daryl Mitchell(30 runs), Ravindra Jadeja(43 runs), Tushar Deshpande(2 wickets), Ravindra Jadeja(3 wickets), and Simarjeet Singh(2 wickets).
- CSK vs PBKS, Season 2025: The 49th match of the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League was played on 30th April 2025, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The Punjab Kings team won the match by 4 wickets, and the Player of the Match award was given to Shreyas Iyer for his brilliant knock of 72 runs.
PBKS vs CSK Match Timeline (2008–2025)
| Year/ Season | Match No. | Match Venue | Winner Team | Win Margin | Player of the Match Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 | Mohali | CSK | 33 runs | Michael Hussey |
| 2008 | 33 | Chennai | CSK | 18 runs | MS Dhoni |
| 2009 | 17 | Cape Town | PBKS | 19 runs | Kumar Sangakkara |
| 2009 | 49 | Durban | CSK | 12 runs | Suresh Raina |
| 2010 | 12 | Chennai | CSK | 9 wickets | Muttiah Muralitharan |
| 2010 | 45 | Dharamsala | PBKS | 6 wickets | Shaun Marsh |
| 2011 | 9 | Mohali | PBKS | 6 wickets | Adam Gilchrist |
| 2011 | 54 | Chennai | CSK | 15 runs | Michael Hussey |
| 2012 | 6 | Chennai | PBKS | 7 runs | Azhar Mahmood |
| 2012 | 55 | Dharamsala | PBKS | 6 wickets | David Miller |
| 2013 | 11 | Mohali | CSK | 10 wickets | Michael Hussey |
| 2013 | 45 | Chennai | CSK | 15 runs | Dwayne Bravo |
| 2014 | 3 | Abu Dhabi | PBKS | 6 wickets | Glenn Maxwell |
| 2014 | 29 | Cuttack | PBKS | 44 runs | David Miller |
| 2014 | Qualifier 2 | Mumbai | CSK | 65 runs | Virender Sehwag |
| 2015 | 24 | Chennai | CSK | 97 runs | Brendon McCullum |
| 2015 | 53 | Mohali | CSK | 7 wickets | Faf du Plessis |
| 2018 | 12 | Mohali | PBKS | 4 runs | Chris Gayle |
| 2018 | 56 | Pune | CSK | 5 wickets | Lungi Ngidi |
| 2019 | 18 | Chennai | CSK | 22 runs | Harbhajan Singh |
| 2019 | 55 | Mohali | PBKS | 6 wickets | KL Rahul |
| 2020 | 18 | Dubai | CSK | 10 wickets | Shane Watson |
| 2020 | 53 | Abu Dhabi | CSK | 9 wickets | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| 2021 | 8 | Mumbai | CSK | 6 wickets | Deepak Chahar |
| 2021 | 53 | Dubai | PBKS | 6 wickets | KL Rahul |
| 2022 | 11 | Mumbai | PBKS | 54 runs | Liam Livingstone |
| 2022 | 38 | Wankhede | PBKS | 11 runs | Shikhar Dhawan |
| 2023 | 41 | Chennai | PBKS | 4 wickets | Sikandar Raza |
| 2024 | 37 | Mohali | CSK | 7 wickets | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| 2025 | 22 | Chennai | PBKS | 18 runs | Priyansh Army |
| 2025 | 49 | Mullanpur | PBKS | 4 wickets | Shreyas Iyer |
Captaincy Clashes in IPL: CSK and PBKS
| Team | Captains Over Time |
|---|---|
| CSK | MS Dhoni (2008–2025) |
| PBKS | Yuvraj Singh (2008-2009), Adam Gilchrist (2011-2013), George Bailey (2014-2015), R. Ashwin (2018-2019), KL Rahul (2020-2021), Mayank Agarwal (2021-2022), Shikhar Dhawan (2022-2024), and Shreyas Iyer (2025) |
Read Also
