The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, second-round fixtures have been underway since last night, as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 65 runs. Match No. 7 will be between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Punjab Kings (PBKS). The two franchises had different starts to their IPL 2026 campaign.
CSK was completely outplayed in their first game against the Rajasthan Royals (RR). Ruturaj Gaikwad’s side were bowled out for the score of 127 runs in their first match, which saw multiple problems on their side. The team’s bowling has also not been impressive, with some players being ruled out, and they do not have the best of back-ups in their squad.
IPL 2026: CSK vs PBKS Preview:
Last year, finalist PBKS started off the season, where they left off the last year, though they suffered a defeat in the final of the IPL 2025, but they played an amazing brand of cricket under Shreyas Iyer and qualified for the playoffs after a decade last season. PBKS thrillingly won their first game chasing 163 runs by 3 wickets.
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CSK vs PBKS will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. As CSK returns home for their first home match. It has been a fortress for the Yellow Army as they have dominated opponents at this venue over the years. However, last season they failed to win many games at their home stadium.
The pitch in Chepauk generally assists the spinners. In recent times, the pitch has been ideal for batting, as India scored 256 runs against Zimbabwe in the Super Six round. Interestingly, the CSK against PBKS match will be played on the same surface, so expect plenty more runs. The fans will appear in large numbers for the CSK vs PBKS game.
CSK vs PBKS Toss Result Today IPL 2026 Match 7
Chennai Super Kings/Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to ______ first.
CSK Playing XI vs PBKS Today IPL 2026 Match 7
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Ayush Mhatre, Shivam Dube, Mathew Short, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Matt Henry, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed
PBKS Playing XI vs CSK Today IPL 2026 Match 7
Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yuzvendra Chahal.
CSK vs PBKS Impact Players Today IPL 2026 Match 7
Chennai Super Kings Impact Players: Sarfaraz Khan, Prashanth Veer, Rahul Chahar, Gurjapneet Singh, Ramakrishna Ghosh
Punjab Kings Impact Players: Xavier Bartlett, Musheer Khan, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Mitchell Owen
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