Powerplay scores in Chennai - 41, 46, 50, 35, 42, 45, 47, 50, 53, 57, 45, 57 - 47.33 

At the venue, scoring runs has been really tough for the franchises during the early part of the season, where only twice did teams score above 46.5 runs in the first seven innings. However, since then, the teams have understood the value of powerplay runs in Chennai - one of the venues - where scoring runs has been a real struggle. Hence teams have remodelled their approach, to go out and attack the opponents in the first six overs, where fielding restrictions are in play. More interestingly, in the last five innings at the venue, only one team has failed to cross the 46.5 mark barrier, which is Royal Challengers Bangalore - at 45 runs - with KKR scoring 57 in reply from the first six overs. Now, this is where the deal intensifies, Punjab Kings have relied on their openers to get them off to a great start, or so is their approach. In the past, the duo have accounted for more than 50% of the team’s runs from last season’s IPL, which hasn’t changed much in the first three games. Barring the one game, both Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul have got the franchise off to a decent start, 46 in their first clash and 59 in their last. While Chennai will be a tough venue to get adjusted to, KL Rahul has an average of 30 at the venue, which suggests that he will hold down the one fort for Punjab’s success. So, just head on to Sky247 before the clash and place your bet for an unwavering return.

Key to Punjab’s powerplay display? KL Rahul! While his strike rate might really be very controversial, coming in a very undercooked manner, the runs have always flown off the bat, which makes this bet one of the safest in the house. In Punjab’s last three clashes - 91, 5, 61 - the skipper has crossed the 30.5 mark twice and the only time he didn’t, he was undone by a piece of brilliant fielding from Ravindra Jadeja. Now that shouldn’t be the only factor, Rahul was playing a better batting venue in Mumbai, at the Wankhede, so how does that guarantee him success on slow and dry conditions in Chennai? Well absolutely, hear me out, Rahul at the venue has scored 60 runs off 55 deliveries, averaging just about 30, at a strike rate of 109.1 but that was against Chennai Super Kings. Against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rahul has had a feast in the past, scoring 300 runs off 236 deliveries, averaging 42.9 per game while still maintaining a strike rate of 127.1. With the Sunrisers pace attack struggling this season and Warner not having introduced Rashid Khan early on in the powerplay, Rahul should easily surpass the 30.5 run mark in their clash on Wednesday. But what does that mean to you? 1.9X returns, which with Sky247 is one of the easiest and safest ways to earn your money back, so why are you waiting?