CSK vs PBKS live : The 7th match of IPL 2026 is being played between Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. A 2026 IPL showdown between CSK vs PBKS, PBKS won the match by 6 wickets and Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Explosive Batting Was Recalled.
Chennai Super Kings scored 209 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs in the first innings, while Punjab Kings scored 210 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 18.4 overs in the second innings. Ayush Matra played a magnificent innings of 73 runs off 43 balls. This is Chennai Super Kings’ second consecutive defeat in IPL 2026.
Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Players:
CSK Plying 11 : Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Sarfaraz Khan, Akeal Hosein, Rahul Chahar, Matt Henry, Khaleel Ahmed, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad and Anshul Kamboj.
Substitute Player : Matthew Short (b), Jemie Overton (b), Ramakrishan Ghosh (b), Rahul Chahar (bowl) and Gurjanpreet Singh (bowl).
Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings Players :
PBKS Plying 11 : Shreyas Iyer (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly.
Substitute Player : Priyansh Arya (bat), Vishanu Vinod (bat), Suryansh Shed\age (bat), Harpreet Brar(bowl) and Praveen Dube (bowl)
Super Kings vs Kings : csk vs pbks toss
Today marks the 7th thrilling encounter of IPL 2026, taking place between CSK versus Punjab Kings. Both teams have already played one match each in the tournament. Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer have arrived at Chennai’s M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Stadium for the toss.
MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report is very good. Today, csk vs pbks 2026 toss is very important. Punjab Kings won the toss and decided to field. The team fielding on this ground is winning the majority of the matches. Today we miss the great batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Thousands of people have gathered at the stadium to support the Chennai Super Kings.
Chennai Kuper kings vs Punjab Kings (0-10 overs): csk vs punjab
Chennai Super Kings openers Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad have arrived at the Chepauk Stadium. Sanju has scored 4,710 runs across 179 innings at a strike rate of 139, while Ruturaj has scored 2,508 runs in 74 innings at a strike rate of 137. Arshdeep Singh will bowl the opening overs of the innings to Chennai Super Kings. Singh has claimed 97 wickets across 84 matches.
Arshdeep bowls at a speed of 134.7 kilometers per hour. Chennai has scored 5 runs in the opening overs. Xavier Bartlett will bowl the second over of the innings. Bartlett dismissed Sanju on the final ball of the second over. Sanju scored 7 runs off 7 balls. Ayush Mahatre has come out to bat at number two. Bartlett is bowling the third over of the innings. Vijaykumar Vyshak will bowl the 5th over of the innings.
Chennai Super Kings reached 50 runs for the loss of one wicket in 5.1 overs. Ayush is currently batting on 23 runs off 15 balls. Arshdeep will bowl 5 overs of the innings. Ruturaj is batting on 14 runs off 10 balls. Yansen is bowling the 7th over of the innings. Satoniyas is bowling the 9th over of the innings. Ayush has scored 50 runs off 29 balls. Yuvvendra Chahal will bowl 10 overs of the innings.
Chennai Super Kings (11-20 overs) : csk versus punjab
Ruturaj was dismissed by Chahal for 28 runs in 11.1 overs. Shivam Dube has walked out to the crease. He has scored 1,865 runs across 83 innings. Ayush is currently batting on 67 runs off 39 balls. Vijaykumar Vyshak is bowling the 12th over of the innings. Chennai has reached a total of 123 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 12.2 overs. Vijaykumar has dismissed Ayush for 73 runs.
Kartik Sharma has arrived at the crease. Marco Jansen is bowling the 14th over of the innings. Jansen dismissed Kartik for just one run. Now, Sarfaraz Khan has come out to bat. Arshdeep is bowling the 15th over of the innings. Sarfaraz is batting on 13 runs off 6 balls. Bartlett will bowl the 16th over of the innings. Khan is batting on 28 runs off 10 balls. Vaishank is bowling the 17th over of the innings.
Vijaykumar has dismissed Sarfaraz for 32 runs. Prashant Veer has walked out to the crease. Jansen will bowl the 18th over of the innings. Channi Super Kings have reached 176 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 17.2 overs. Bartlett will bowl the 19th over of the innings. Dube smashed a four off the final delivery. Arshdeep will bowl the final over of the innings. Chennai has posted a total of 209 runs in 20 overs. Dube played a magnificent knock of 45 runs off just 26 balls.
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PBKS ready to bat (0-10 overs) : csk pbks
Punjab Kings openers Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya have taken the field. Prabhsimran has scored 1,342 runs across 53 innings at a strike rate of 152, while Priyansh has scored 482 runs in 19 innings at a strike rate of 177. Khaleel Ahmed will bowl the first ball of the innings to Punjab Kings. Punjab scored 14 runs in the first over.
Matt Henry will bowl the second over of the innings. Priyansh is currently batting on 27 runs off 8 balls. Khaleel will bowl the third over of the innings. Anshul Kamoj is bowling the 4th over of the innings. Punjab reached 50 runs in 3.3 overs. Arya is currently batting on 33 runs off 9 balls. Henry is bowling the 5th over of the innings. Henry has bowled Priyansh out for 39 runs.
Cooper Connolly has come out to the crease. Noor Ahmad is bowling the 7th over of the innings. Punjab has scored 76 runs in 6.5 overs. Chahar will bowl the 8th over of the innings. Punjab has reached 94 runs in 8.4 overs. Sarfaraz ran out Prabsimran for 43 runs. Captain Shreyas Iyer has walked out onto the field. Captain Shreyas Iyer has walked out onto the field. Punjab completed 100 runs in just 10 overs.
CSK versus PBKS (10-20 overs): csk vs panjab
Chahar will bowl the 11th over of the innings. Punjab needs 107 runs off 60 balls to win. Cooper is bowling the 12th over of the innings. Ram is batting on 27 runs off 18 balls. Kamboj dismissed Conolly for 36 runs in 11.4 overs. Nehal Wadhera has walked out to the crease. Rahul Chahar will bowl the first over of the innings. Punjab has reached 143 runs after 13 overs.
Henry is bowling the 15th over of the innings. Shreyas is currently batting on 25 runs off 16 balls. Punjab has also completed 152 runs in 14.3 overs. Rahul is bowling the 16th over of the innings. Punjab has scored 168 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 15.2 overs. Kamboj is bowling the 17th over of the innings.
Punjab needs 25 runs off 20 balls. Sharyash completed his 50 runs off 28 balls. Kamboj dismissed Sharyash for 50 runs. Shashank Singh has come out to bat. Henry will bowl 18 overs.. Henry has dismissed Vadera for 10 runs. Marcus Stoinis has entered the field. Kamboj will bowl the 19th over of the innings. Punjab needs 12 runs off 12 balls. Punjab Kings won the match by 5 wickets.
Where to Watch Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings
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Why Dhoni is not playing IPL 2026
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a great batsman under whose leadership Chennai Super Kings won the IPL title five times. The Chennai Super Kings have retained MS Dhoni for ₹4 crore in the IPL 2026 auction. Dhoni has sustained a calf injury, which will keep him sidelined from the team for two weeks. It will be some time before you see Dhoni hitting sixes again. All cricket fans are waiting for Dhoni’s sixes.
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