Chennai Super Kings Captain MS Dhoni Won the toss and elected to Bowl first against Punjab Kings in the 8th match of IPL 2021. The match is being played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Both teram are playing the same XI as they played in their previous respective matches. MS Dhoni will be playing his 200th IPL match for CSK. Playing XI of both teams are: 

Punjab Kings (PBKS) - KL Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, Murugan Ashwin, Riley Meredith, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar