Confident CSK faces Punjab

The southern outfit which has made a comeback in the cash-rich league after serving a two-year suspension, roared in its previous two encounters and once again proved why it is one of the serious contenders for the title. In its campaign opener against three-time champion Mumbai Indians, Dwayne Bravo and Kedar Jadhav pulled off a thrilling last over win for Chennai.

In the second match, Chennai was handed a challenging 203-run target by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their first home game at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. CSK’s foriegn buy — Sam Billings took command and smashed 56 off 23 to keep the host in the hunt. Finally, Ravindra Jadeja’s six off the final delivery set up an another nail-biting win for CSK.

However, Raina will miss Sunday’s clash after being ruled out of the side’s next two matches because of a calf injury, which could be a thing of worry for the CSK management. On the other hand, coming on the back of a disappointing batting performance, Punjab will be looking to reverse the performance in this match