IPL 2026: CSK tame bottom-placed and winless KKR at Chepauk
14 Apr 2026

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defended their competitive total of 192/5 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match 22 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season on Tuesday.

The match was held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) in Chennai.

Sanju Samson, Ayush Mhatre and Dewald Brevis were the key contributors for CSK with the bat.

In response, KKR had a dismal outing with the bat to remain winless after 5 games this season.

How did CSK's innings pan out?
CSK

CSK lost skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad early (25/1). Samson and Mhatre then added a stand worth 47 off 22 balls.

Brevis joined Samson next and the duo put on 39 runs.

KKR spinners did well in the middle overs but Brevis and Sarfaraz Khan kept the scorecard moving.

They shared a 51-run stand for the 4th wicket.

KKR hit back and made sure CSK were kept under a score of 200.

Summary of the KKR bowlers
Bowling highlights

Sunil Narine played a vital role in breaking CSK's momentum during the middle overs.

Narine returned with impressive figures of 1/21 in his four overs.

Pacer Kartik Tyagi ended with figures of 2/35.

Vaibhav Arora was costly and went for 55 runs from his 4 overs. He picked one wicket.

Anukul Roy did well. He claimed 1/21 from three overs.

Varun Chakravarthy bowled three overs and went wicketless (0/26).

Cameron Green was abysmal. He conceded 30 runs off two overs.

Ruturaj Gaikwad continues to struggle in IPL 2026
Gaikwad

CSK skipper Gaikwad fell for just 7 runs against KKR. KKR spinner Roy dismissed Gaikwad in the 3rd over.

From 5 matches this season, Gaikwad owns a paltry 63 runs at an average of 12.60. His strike rate reads 105.

The CSK skipper has hit a solitary six in addition to 5 fours.

He has faced 60 deliveries across these 5 games. His scores in IPL 2026 read: 6, 28, 7, 15 and 7.