Chennai, April 14: In the 22nd match of IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) faced Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the MA Chidambaram Cricket Stadium. Batting first, CSK scored 192 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in their 20 overs.
After losing the toss, CSK’s start was not promising. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad continued his poor form, scoring only 7 runs off 6 balls before being dismissed. However, Sanju Samson and Ayush Mhatre stabilized the innings with a crucial partnership of 47 runs off 22 balls for the second wicket.
Ayush scored 38 runs in just 17 balls, hitting 6 fours and 2 sixes before getting out. Meanwhile, Sanju Samson contributed 48 runs off 32 balls, striking 4 fours and 3 sixes during his innings.
Sarfaraz Khan failed to capitalize on the good start, scoring 23 runs off 18 balls before being clean bowled by Sunil Narine. Dewald Brevis played a brilliant innings, adding 41 runs off 29 balls, including 4 fours and 2 sixes.
In the final overs, Shivam Dube struggled, scoring 13 runs off 12 balls, while Jamie Overton remained not out with 7 runs. For KKR, Kartik Tyagi was the standout bowler, taking 2 wickets for 35 runs, while Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, and Sunil Narine each claimed one wicket.
Under Ruturaj Gaikwad’s captaincy, CSK featured players like Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Sarfaraz Khan, Jamie Overton, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, and Gurjapneet Singh.
On the other hand, KKR, led by Ajinkya Rahane, included players such as Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakravarthy, Kartik Tyagi, and Vaibhav Arora.
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