Delhi Capitals remain the only team unbeaten at home (and away). Every other side has suffered at least one home loss - 10 out of 19 matches so far have been lost by the home teams - with Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad faring the worst. Reeling from three consecutive defeats, their campaign is in early disarray and CSK will be desperate to course-correct. Their opponents, Punjab Kings, haven't had it easy either at home, enduring their fifth successive loss at the new Chandigarh stadium, carrying on from last season. Now as they get set to play their second home game this season, PBKS will be hoping to decode the conditions better and rediscover their winning touch.
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PBKS look to tame home woes against a knackered CSK
PBKS have been one of the better balanced side in IPL 2025 so far © BCCI
Among the most balanced sides in this IPL, PBKS perhaps misread the conditions in the previous match against Rajasthan Royals, under-utilising their spinners - a lapse later acknowledged by spin coach Sunil Joshi. They ended up conceding the first 200-plus total in the IPL in Mullanpur and then lost early wickets that left them far short of the target. It was a collective off-day, and skipper Shreyas Iyer was thankful it came early in their campaign. But PBKS can take heart from Nehal Wadhera's
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