IPL 2021: CSK vs PBKS Dream11 Team Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips and Playing 11 Updates

The 53rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 will take place between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Punjab Kings (PBKS). Both sides will lock horns for this clash on October 7, 2021, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE. The game will kickstart from 3:30 PM (IST) onwards and will be broadcasted on Star Sports Network alongside live streaming on Disney+Hotstar in India.
The two sides have faced each other earlier as well in the tournament where the Chennai-based franchise emerged as winners in a nail-biting match. Deepak Chahar won the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his brilliant spell of 4/13 in four overs.
Talking about the head-to-head count, the MS Dhoni-led side has won 15 matches as compared to KL Rahul’s men’s nine victories.
Let’s look at our fantasy 11 predictions for this clash and here are the top picks for CSK vs PBKS.
Match Details
- Date: October 7, 2021
- Time: 3:30 PM (IST) onwards
- Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Squads
Chennai Super Kings Full Squad
Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Robin Uthappa, N Jagadeesan (WK), MS Dhoni (C and WK), Cheteshwar Pujara, Hari Nishanth, Dwayne Bravo, Bhagath Varma, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Deepak Chahar, Harishankar Reddy, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, KM Asif, Lungi Ngidi, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Shardul Thakur, Jason Behrendorff
Punjab Kings Full Squad
KL Rahul (C and WK), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Nicholas Pooran (WK), Sarfaraz Khan (WK), Aiden Markram, Shahrukh Khan, Deepak Hooda, Moises Henriques, Jalaj Saxena, Saurabh Kumar, Fabian Allen, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Harpreet Brar, Utkarsh Singh, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Porel, Darshan Nalkande, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Nathan Ellis
Head-to-Head
- Total matches played: 24
- CSK won: 15
- PBKS won: 9
- No Result: 0
- Tie: 0
Probable Playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings Playing XI
- Faf du Plessis
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Suresh Raina/Robin Uthappa
- Moeen Ali
- Ambati Rayudu
- MS Dhoni (C and WK)
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Dwayne Bravo
- Shardul Thakur
- Deepak Chahar
- Josh Hazlewood
Punjab Kings Playing XI
- KL Rahul (C and WK)
- Mayank Agarwal
- Aiden Markram
- Nicholas Pooran
- Sarfaraz Khan/Deepak Hooda
- Shahrukh Khan
- Moises Henriques
- Harpreet Brar
- Mohammed Shami
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Arshdeep Singh
Top picks for Dream11 Fantasy Captain
Here are our three picks for probable Dream11 Fantasy captain for CSK vs PBKS:
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- KL Rahul
- Ravindra Jadeja
Top picks for Dream11 Fantasy Vice-Captain
Here are our three picks for probable Dream11 Fantasy vice-captain for CSK vs PBKS:
- Mayank Agarwal
- Faf du Plessis
- Moises Henriques
Dream11 Fantasy Team 1

Wicket-keeper:
- KL Rahul
Batters:
- Aiden Markram
- Mayank Agarwal (VC)
- Ruturaj Gaikwad (C)
- Ambati Rayudu
All-rounders:
- Moises Henriques
- Dwayne Bravo
- Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers:
- Arshdeep Singh
- Mohammed Shami
- Shardul Thakur
Dream11 Fantasy Team 2

Wicket-keeper:
- KL Rahul (C)
Batters:
- Aiden Markram
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Faf du Plessis (VC)
All-rounders:
- Moises Henriques
- Moeen Ali
- Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers:
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Arshdeep Singh
- Shardul Thakur
- Deepak Chahar
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