Five-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will head into Friday’s IPL clash against already-eliminated Lucknow Super Giants at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium knowing that their playoff hopes are still alive, even if the campaign so far has been far from smooth.
Five-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) head into Saturday’s clash with their Indian Premier League 2026 campaigns on the line, as both teams look for a crucial win to stay in contention for the playoffs after an inconsistent run so far.
Sunrisers Hyderabad could receive a timely boost in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2026 season, with regular captain Pat Cummins likely to rejoin the squad on April 17, ahead of their clash against Chennai Super Kings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will look to reset and respond strongly when they host last season’s runners-up Punjab Kings in their first home game of IPL 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday, after a disappointing start to the campaign.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad has confirmed that the team will open with Sanju Samson and himself in the upcoming Indian Premier League 2026 season, putting an end to speculation over the franchise’s opening combination.
CSK began their title defense with a win over RCB and GT also started their campaign on a winning note with a win over MI.
This will be the second season when the CSK franchise will open their campaign without Dhoni as the skipper. Earlier, the Super Kings had given the captaincy to Ravindra Jadeja in 2022 but the left-arm spinner stepped down midway through the tournament following a series of losses and handed back the leadership role to Dhoni
On Thursday, the IPL released a partial schedule comprising an initial set of 21 matches between March 22 and April 7. The IPL final is expected to be played on May 26, with just five days between that and the opening match of the men's T20 World Cup, to be played in the US and the Caribbean from June 1.
During a discussion on Star Sports, the 74-year-old also provided insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the CSK team for the forthcoming IPL edition.
KS Viswanathan, the CEO of Chennai Super Kings (CSK), said legendary wicketkeeper-batter and skipper MS Dhoni will start working in the nets soon as part of preparation for IPL 2024.
