• Sanju Samson’s bat fell!


• Chennai’s challenge of 193 runs against Kolkata


• Gaikwad-Dube failed

IPL 2026 CSK vs KKR: IPL 2026 A very important match is going on in Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders (CSK vs KKR) in MA Chennai. Chidambaram has come face to face at the stadium. Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and elected to bowl first. Only one change has been made to Kolkata’s squad: Navdeep Saini is replaced by Varun Chakraborty in today’s match. However, no change has been made in the team of Chennai Super Kings. This means that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not playing in today’s match as well. Meanwhile, while batting first, Chennai have set a target of 193 runs against Kolkata.

Batting first, Chennai Super Kings amassed a total of 192 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. for the team By Sanju Samson Played an excellent innings; He scored 48 runs in 32 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes. On the other hand, Karthik Tyagi was the most successful bowler for Kolkata, taking 2 wickets. One thing to note is that Chennai could not build a big score befitting their torrid start.

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The team had already accumulated 72 runs on the board in the Powerplay i.e. the first six overs. After that, it looked as if the team could reach the 230-run mark easily. However, after the powerplay, the Kolkata bowlers tightened their grip and prevented Chennai from building a truly massive score. Eventually, the team could not even cross the 200-run mark. Karthik Tyagi bowled the last over for Kolkata and did not concede a single boundary or six. In the last three overs, KKR’s bowlers conceded just 23 runs and tightened their grip on Chennai.

Playing XI of both the teams

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Angrish Raghuvanshi (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakraborty, Karthik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora.

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rituraj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Devald Brewis, Shivam Dubey, Sarfraz Khan, Jamie Overton, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed, Gurjapaneet Singh.

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