IPL Live Score 2026, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) Live Cricket Score Updates: Ayush Mhatre slammed 73 while Shivam Dube’s (45*) big hitting at the backend as well as Sarfaraz Khan’s blistering cameo of 32 off 12 helped Chennai Super Kings post 209/5 vs the Punjab kings at the Chepauk on Friday. Earlier, Punjab Kings won the toss and opted to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday. CSK made one change with Prashant Veer replacing Matt Short while PBKS are going with the same team that defeated Gujarat Titans.
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Following a poor show with the bat against RR, CSK were bundled out for just 127, and a 15-ball fifty from Rajasthan took them home with 47 balls to spare. PBKS, meanwhile, started their campaign with a win over Gujarat Titans. Cooper Connolly’s unbeaten 44-ball 72 on his IPL debut helped them chase down Shubman Gill’s GT.
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In head-to-head in IPL, CSK and PBKS have faced each other 32 times with both sides winning 16 times each.
CSK vs PBKS IPL 2026 Squads
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Sanju Samson, Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brewis, Shivam Dube, Urvil Patel, Noor Ahmad, Spencer Johnson, Shreyas Gopal, Khaleel Ahmed, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Jamie Overton, Gurjapneet Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Akeal Hosein, Prashant Veer, Kartik Sharma, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar, Zak Foulkes.
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Prabhsimran Singh, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Xavier Bartlett, Pravin Dubey, Lockie Ferguson, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Harnoor Singh, Yash Thakur, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Vishnu Vinod, Ben Dwarshuis, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Vishal Nishad.
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Lot of pressure from families and media, getting into performance mode takes time, says captain Ruturaj Gaikwad on CSK’s youngsters
Gaikwad said he isn’t sure of how the pitch will behave this time as well. (BCCI/CREIMAS Photo)
“Well, really confident with what skill set we have. Kartik is someone who has a really good six-hitting ability. I have not seen much right-handers who have that six-hitting ability. So he is one of the greatest additions to our squad. Even Urvil Patel who has a brilliant T20 record. Sarfaraz Khan is coming in with good recent T20 form as well. We have Prashant Veer who is still young, is finding his rhythm in T20 format but has exceptional skills. So, I think in the skills are there. In IPL there is lot of pressure from families, from media, from team members, everyone. So, to cope that and to just get into that IPL performance mode it takes time. It is about giving them time. And when this batting lineup starts clicking, I think that is the one to look up,” Gaikwad said. (READ MORE)
