Boult to bowl the 19th and Kartik ramps him over the third man fence for a 4 to help CSK win by 8 wickets. they do the double over MI.
Kartik Sharma of Chennai Super Kings celebrates win during Match 44 of the TATA Indian Premier League 2026 between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India, on May 2, 2026. (CREIMAS)Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Mumbai Indians (MI) IPL 2026 Highlights: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kartik Sharma scored half centuries as Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets. Earlier, Naman Dhir saved Mumbai’s blushes with a gritty 57 as most of their decorated batting lineup failed to fire as Chennai restricted them to 159/7 at the Chepauk. Anshul Kamboj snapped up three wickets while Noor Ahmad starred with two as stars like Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma struggled to create much of an impact.
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Two of the most successful sides in the history of the league, with both having won the title five times each, ironically, both MI and CSK are struggling to match their legacy this season.
Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bat first against the Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma weren’t cleared to take part in this match either.
Chennai Super Kings
160/2 (18.1)Mumbai Indians
159/7 (20.0)Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets
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Krish to bowl what might be the last over of the match with just 8 left. Gaikwad goes down the ground and takes a single. Kartik on strike and he swings and misses. Goes again and misses again!! He is in a hurry to finish things off. Smashes down the deep to get 2 uns. 5 to get and 1 for Kartik's half century. And he gets it. Ruturaj on strike for the last ball of the over. Need 4. Doesn't get it.
CSK 156/2 after 18 overs
Ghazanfar to bowl the 17th and Kartik punches one off the backfoot for a four!! 18 more needed now. AAAND TAKE THAT!! Comes down the ground and slams a SIX over deep midwicket!! Follows that up with 4 more!! 14 from this one.
CSK 152/2 after 17 overs
On to the 16th and after a couple of singles, Rutu drives Boult for a four!! Looked very pleasing to the eyes. Two more singles as CSK move closer to the target. 9 from the over.
CSK 138/2 after 16 overs
Bumrah is back in the attack now. MI need him to fire now and break this partnership. Kartik with a single and Rutu with a four to start this over away. Follows that with back to back dots. A wide not given and CSK review. It's a successful one as the on-field umpire reverses his decision.
CSK 129/2 after 15 overs
Ghazanfar will bowl next and Rutu takes a single to bring up his half century!! 2 more singles next as CSK waltz along. Ruturaj ends the over with a four.
CSK 122/2 after 14 overs
Raghu will bowl out with this over. MI need wickets now and after 4 runs off the first 4 deliveries, Gaikwad and Kartik ring up their 50-run partnership. 7 from this one.
CSK 114/2 after 13 overs
Hardik to bowl the next one and Kartik slams him over long off for a SIX!! CSK cross 100 runs. Takes a single next and Gaikwad is on strike. He takes a single as well. The ones keep flowing as CSK slowly chip away from the target, one single at a time.
CSK 107/2 after 12 overs
Raghu continues and after a couple of dots, yields a single each from Kartik and Gaikwad. Both teams are neck to neck at the moment. Just 5 from this one.
CSK 97/2 after 11 overs
Hardik now in to the attack. Gaikwad gets a top edge but survives. Just a single. Kartik with a single as well. 2 more runs added to the tally due to a wide and a single. 7 from this one.
CSK 92/2 after 10 overs
Raghu in to bowl the 9th and gives away 2 from the first couple of deliveries. Follows that up with a single as Kartik is back on strike. 5 from this one though.
CSK 85/2 after 9 overs
Ghazanfar continues and the CSK batters are content to just mine singles at this juncture. The third one goes fir 2 runs as the batters move quickly. Aand Kartik ends the over with a swing over deep midwicket for a SIX!!
CSK 80/2 after 8 overs
Debutant Raghu Sharma will bowl the 7th over and starts off with a single before Kartik hits one straight down the ground for a four!!! 2 singles to end the over.
CSK 69/2 after 7 overs
Ghazanfar will bowl the last over of the powerplay. Gaikwad welcomes him with a six!! Goes down on one knee and just hammers it over the ropes. Single to put Urvil on strike. AAAND GONE!!! Swings and misses!! The bails are off and the stumps are rattled.
Urvil Patel b AM Ghazanfar 24(12)
Krish is the new man in the attack now and Urvil gets a big top edge as it sails over the fine leg for a SIX!! He goes down the ground next to get 4 more!! Takes a single next to put Ruturaj on strike. He takes a single as well. The over ends with a six by Urvil!!
CSK 55/1 after 5 overs
Bumrah will bowl the 4th and Urvil flicks to get 2 runs to start this one off. And he swings next and gets a bat to the wideish delivery to fetch a four!! 7 off this one ultimately.
CSK 37/1 after 4 overs
Boult continues and Rutu with a drive back past the bowler for a 4. He flicks the next ball away to mine two more. After a couple of quiet delivery, Rutu goes ariel and gets four more!! The over ends with a SIX that sailed over fine leg!!
CSK 30/1 after 3 overs
Bumrah to bowl the next and Jacks has put down an absolute sitter!!! Huge edge and how has Jacks dropped that? Samson goes off strike with a single. Gaikwad returns the favour with a single of his own. Sanju with a swing and a miss next before punching the 5th ball to the boundary. That drop is already looking costly. But no, there's another edge and this time Rickelton has made no mistakes and caught the ball!! Sanju departs.
Sanju Samson c Ryan Rickelton b Jasprit Bumrah 11(9)
Back for the chase and Trent Boult will be bowling to Sanju and Ruturaj. Starts off with 2 singles as Sanju and Rutu are off and running. And Sanju gets his first boundary of the match with a cut for four!!
CSK 7/0 after 1 over
Last over of the innings and Kamboj to bowl. Pandya gets a four off the first ball but holes out in the third delivery!! Boul is the new man in and would you know it!! He has slammed the joint-highest wicket taker for a SIX!!! 13 from this one. Mumbai finish with 159/7.
Overton to bowl the 19th and he does well to keep it to just 4 off this over. Mumbai Indians are in a bit of a bother here. They need big hits but CSK have done well to keep their batters on a leash.
MI 146/6 after 19 overs
Kamboj in the attack now and Minz with a four to get this one off to a good start!! The bowlers looks to be having some issues now. Might be cramps. Looks fine to continue though. HE STRIKES!! Minz throws his bat the next ball and plays it on to his stumps!!
Robin Minz b Anshul Kamboj 5(3)
On to the 17th and Overton to bowl. Starts with 3 runs off 2 deliveries as Naman gets to his 50. However, MI need big hits at this juncture. And right on cue, Naman slams one over the ropes for a SIX!!AAAND GONE!! What a catch by Sarfaraz Khan!! He takes flight and just gobbles the ball up with a good timed jump!!
Naman Dhir c (sub)Sarfaraz Khan b Jamie Overton 57(37)
Noor to bowl out with this over and starts with a couple of singles. MI batters will do well to navigate these last few balls of the Afghan spinner. Don't take unnecessary risks. There's a check for a stumping against Hardik now. Foot is firmly behind the popping crease. The MI skipper lives to fight another day. The boundaries have dried up though. Just 4 from this one.
MI 124/4 after 16 overs
Ramakrishna to bowl the next one and Hardik swings wildly to get an edge and that's just out of reach of Sanju. Goes for a boundary. The next couple of deliveries yield just a single. Just 7 from this one.
MI 120/4 after 15 overs
Overton to bowl the 14th over and starts off with 2 singles, including a bye. Ufff! Pandya gets an edge but great work from Samson to prevent it from going past him. Beats him again as Sanju looks interested but not the bowler. So no review. Just 3 from this one.
MI 113/4 after 14 overs
Noor back in the attack and Sanju has taken the bails off. Is Dhir stumped? They have gone upstairs to check. Looks very close. Some part of his foot is behind the crease so he survives. 3 singles next as the MI batters keep rotating the strike. AAAND GONE!! Tilak's ordinary IPL season goes on. He tried to take on the spinner and it has just gotten the fielder.
Tilak Varma c Ruturaj Gaikwad b Noor Ahmad 5(8)
Overton in the attack now. AAND HE ALMOST TAKES OUT TILAK BUT IT FALLS JUST SHORT OF DUBE!! Tilak takes a single to go off strike. Good effort from Ruturaj next as he looks to have saved a boundary. The umpires will check though. Not a boundary, they rule. 6 from this one.
MI 106/3 after 12 overs
Ghosh to bowl the 11th and Naman welcomes him with back to back boundaries as MI look to go after the bowling lineup. Takes a single to put SKY on strike and HE'S GONE!!! Tries to go for a big hit and he has perfectly found the fielder in the deep. Maiden IPL wicket for Ghosh!!
Suryakumar Yadav c Dewald Brevis b Ramakrishna Ghosh 21(12)
We are at the halfway mark and Noor to bowl the 10th. After a single by Naman, SKY is on strike and he nails a four and six off the over as it ends up costing CSK 13 runs.
MI 90/2 after 10 overs
Ramakrishna Ghosh has been handed the ball now and after a single, SKY slashes and gets a four!! Follows that up with a dot and a single to put Naman on strike for the last delivery. Just a single to end. 7 from this one.
MI 77/2 after 9 overs
Veer will continue and starts off with a single and a boundary off the first couple overs as Naman keeps the foot on the pedals. Takes a single to put SKY on strike now. He takes a single as well and the over ends with another one.
MI 70/2 after 8 overs
Noor Ahmad introduced now and Rickelton cuts to go off strike with a single. Naman Dhir is almost gone as Dube drops an absolute dolly!! Should be taking these catches at this level with his eyes closed!! CSK will be hoping that doesn't come back to bite them. AAAND GONE!!! CSK have their man in Rickelton as he tries to go for an elaborate shot and holes out to Urvil.
Ryan Rickelton c Urvil Patel b Noor Ahmad 37(24)
Last over of the powerplay now and Mukesh is back. Starts with a dot before Naman clears the ropes for a SIX!! 50-run partnership up between this duo. A single off the leg byes next. What can Rickelton do? He takes a single as well. 10 off this one ultimately.
MI 57/1 after 6 overs
Prashant Veer in the attack now in the penultimate over of powerplay. His first over in the IPL. Starts in a decent manner with back to back dots. Rickelton follows that with a SIX!! Sweeps it over square leg. Goes again and clears long on for the second 6 of the over!! And the next ball clears long on again for his third six this over.
MI 47/1 after 5 overs
Kamboj will bowl the 4th. Can he work his magic again? Rickelton off the mark with a single now. And Naman dhir with a pick up shot for a SIX off the very next ball. Over long on it goes. Takes a single to put Rickelton on strike who swings and misses the 4th delivery. Ohhhhhh!! Almost a run out but Kamboj misses the stumps. The batter had even given up. But luck is on his side. 9 from this one.
MI 29/1 after 4 overs
Mukesh continues and starts with a dot before Rickelton slams the second delivery over the ropes for a SIX!! Follows that with another maximum as he sends the next one over deep midwicket!! A little bit of miscommunication almost accounts for a run out but Rickelton gets back unscathed. Finally takes a single and Naman Dhir can see this over off. The over ends with 2 runs off the last delivery.
MI 20/1 after 3 overs
Kamboj introduced to the proceedings now and starts off with a dot as jacks tries to make some room, only to find a fielder. Goes after the next ball as well and departs!! Slashes the ball and Ramakrishna Ghosh in the deep takes a great catch in the deep!!
Will Jacks c Ramakrishna Ghosh b Anshul Kamboj 1(5)
Here come the two umpires followed by the CSK players and the two MI openers. Mukesh Choudhary with the new ball in hand and he starts off proceedings after beating Will Jacks, giving away nothing from the first couple of deliveries. Jacks pokes the third ball to go off strike. Rickelton to face his first delivery now. No runs from the last couple of balls.
MI 1/0 after 1 over
And in a bit of bad news, the fans will not get to see either MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma as the two stalwarts still wait to get the greenlight to start a match for their respective franchises.
Mumbai Indians: Raj Bawa, Raghu Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Shardul Thakur, Ashwani Kumar
Chennai Super Kings: Kartik Sharma, Akeal Hosein, Sarfaraz Khan, Matthew Short, Gurjapneet Singh
Both of the teams made 2 changes each with Raghu Sharma and Krish Bhagat coming in for Mumbai while Ramakrishna Ghosh and Prashant Veer come in for Chennai. That means Gurjapneet and Akeal Hosein misses out for CSK while Ashwani Kumar is replaced in MI.
Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary
Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Robin Minz, Trent Boult, Krish Bhagat, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar
Hardik: We're gonna bat first. Looks like a good track. The way we batted in the last game, we want to give another opportunity to our batters to score runs. We have to play our best cricket and see what happens. The mood has been good, it's been challenging. We have to fight. It's about playing for pride as well. Play good cricket overall. In 40 overs, we've lost game in 2-3 overs which were big moments.
Ruturaj: We were looking to bat first. The wicket looks good, little bit on the direr side, won't change much. A tough track to bat on, last game. Confidence-wise everyone is right up there. Stick to the process, do the process right and result will come.
Here are the two captains in the middle. Hardik for MI and Ruturaj for CSK. MI won the toss and opt to bat
Rohit Sharma was finally spotted in the live visuals having a chat with Ravi Shastri. Is there a chance that he might play? No signs of MS Dhoni though.
“If CSK gets out of the tournament, then MS Dhoni might play. CSK are still in the tournament, so why will they take the risk now? I still feel that CSK have a chance to qualify for the playoffs. But yeah, it is difficult. The way CSK have played in the last five matches, it has given them a little confidence. CSK’s bowling is firing, if their batting fires, they can put together three wins on the bounce,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.
“My point will be, who’s your captain next year? If they are going to change something who is going to be the captain next season. If it’s not going to be Hardik Pandya, I think you release him. Only because I don’t know how he will go in an environment where he’s underperformed, his team has underperformed for 3 years. And his job goes,” Simon Doull said in a video on Cricbuzz.
“It (losing captaincy) might free him up. It might not. It might make him feel like, I have failed. It could go one of each way. And if you do decide to retain, all those guys can win you tournaments. They are terrific players. Hardik, when fully fit, has been one of the best allrounders in the game and can win you games. My point is if he is not going to be captain, is he willing to take a backseat, put in the hard work and come back and be just the Hardik the great player again,” he added.
Jasprit Bumrah had gone into Wednesday night’s game against SRH with a matchup record heavily in his favour against Abhishek Sharma — two dismissals in five innings, 17 runs, strike rate barely 75. None of that mattered. Abhishek read his slower ball early in the second over and deposited it over mid-on. Travis Head followed with a 99-metre six straight back over Bumrah’s head. By the end of the powerplay, Bumrah had conceded 32 runs across two overs — the most he has ever given away in a powerplay in the IPL.
It didn’t get better. Klaasen drove him over extra cover for six when the equation was 68 off 42. Nitish whipped another slower ball over square leg. Then the moment that emptied the stands — uncapped Salil Arora, barely breaking his stance, launching a no-look six over long-off off a missed yorker. Bumrah finished with none for 54, his third most expensive spell in IPL history, five sixes conceded, and not a single sequence of three dot balls across nearly four overs. On a night every bowler bled, even he wasn’t spared.
Wednesday night was the sharpest point of a difficult season. Across eight matches this IPL, Bumrah has taken two wickets at an average of 132 and an economy of 8.80 — against a career economy of 7.33 and average of 23.21. His average speed is down to 132.1 kph.
“The opposition bowlers have worked out a plan for him. Very few deliveries are bowled in the slot for him. The pressure of leading MI, the pressure of the team not doing well, all that is weighing heavily on him. If you look at the other [top] batters, all of them have reinvented their game. They have become multi-dimensional. They have worked hard on their game. Hardik needs to do that,” said Saba Karim to ESPNCricinfo.
Satyanarayana Raju, KL Shrijeet, Lizaad Williams, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Bevon Jacobs, Reece Topley, Vignesh Puthur, Karn Sharma, Arjun Tendulkar
Ravindra Jadeja (traded to Rajasthan Royals), Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Matheesha Pathirana, Sam Curran (traded to Rajasthan Royals), Andre Siddarth, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Shaikh Rasheed and Vijay Shankar.
Quinton de Kock (Rs 1 crore), Danish Malewar (Rs 30 lakhs), Mohammad Izhar (Rs 30 lakhs), Atharva Ankolekar (Rs 30 lakhs), Mayank Rawat (Rs 30 lakhs)
1) Akeal Hosein (West Indies), Base price: Rs 2 crore, Winning bid: Rs 2 crore
2) Prashant Veer (Uncapped), Base price: Rs 30 lakh, Winning bid: Rs 14.2 crore
3) Kartik Sharma (Uncapped), Base price: Rs 30 lakh, Winning bid: Rs 14.2 crore
4) Matthew Short (Australia), Base Price: Rs 1.5 crore, Winning bid: Rs 1.5 crore
5) Aman Khan (Uncapped), Base price: Rs 30 lakh, Winning bid: Rs 40 lakh
6) Sarfaraz Khan (India), Base price: Rs 75 lakh, Winning bid: Rs 75 lakh
7) Matt Henry (New Zealand), Base price: Rs 2 crore, Winning bid: Rs 2 crore
8) Rahul Chahar (India); Base price: Rs 1 crore, Winning bid Rs 5.2 crore
9) Zak Foulkes (New Zealand): Base price: Rs 75 lakh, Winning bid: Rs 75 lakh
MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson (traded in from RR), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brewis, Shivam Dube, Urvil Patel, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Khaleel Ahmed, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Jamie Overton, Gurjapneet Singh, Anshul Kamboj
AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell Santner, Naman Dhir, Raghu Sharma, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Will Jacks, Shardul Thakur (traded in from LSG), Sherfane Rutherford (traded in from GT), Mayank Markande (traded in from KKR).
The last time these two sides met was in April 23 at the Wankhede where CSK absolutely thrashed MI by 103 runs. Batting first, Sanju Samson slammed 101 runs, guiding CSK to 207/6. Chasing, Mumbai absolutely imploded with only Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma getting to double figures as the Hardik Pandya-led team was wiped out for just 104 runs. Akeal Hosein was the pick of the CSK bowlers with 4 wickets.
Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants in Mumbai on May 4
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Mumbai Indians in Raipur on May 10
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala on May 14
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians in Kolkata on May 20
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai on May 24
Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings in Delhi on May 5
Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants in Chennai on May 10
Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings in Lucknow on May 15
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on May 18
Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans in Chennai on May 21
Mumbai Indians:
March 29: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders: MI won by 6 wickets
April 4: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians: DC won by 6 wickets
April 7: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians: RR won by 27 runs
April 12: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RCB won by 18 runs
April 16: Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings: PBKS won by 7 wickets
April 20: Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians : MI won by 99 runs
April 23: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings: CSK won by 103 runs
April 29: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: SRH won by 6 wickets
Chennai Super Kings:
April 3: Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings: PBKS won by 5 wickets
April 5: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: RCB won by 43 runs
April 11: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals: CSK won by 23 runs
April 14: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders: CSK won by 32 runs
April 18: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings: SRH won by 10 runs
April 23: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings: CSK won by 103 runs
April 26: Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans: GT won by 8 wickets
“I think it was also influenced a little bit by the back end of T20 World Cup. Because of the nature of surfaces, lots of games taken place, the slower ball became so effective. I think at the start of this tournament, it was kind of a hangover of that one was effective, let’s stick with it,” former South African cricketer Shaun Pollock said on Cricbuzz.
Another expert, Simon Doull, too concurred with Pollock’s views and urged Bumrah to not to bowl a slower one in his first 12 deliveries. “I think he has gone over the top with the slower balls. I’d like to see him bowl the first 12 deliveries if he bowls two overs in the powerplay and not bowl his slow ball.”
March 28: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: RCB won by 6 wickets
March 29: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders: MI won by 6 wickets
March 30: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings: RR won by 8 wickets
March 31: Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans: PBKS won by 3 wickets
April 1: Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals: DC won by 6 wickets
April 2: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: SRH won by 65 runs
April 3: Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings: PBKS won by 5 wickets
April 4: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians: DC won by 6 wickets
April 4: Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals: RR won by 6 runs
April 5: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants: LSG won by 5 wickets
April 5: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: RCB won by 43 runs
April 6: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings: No result
April 7: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians: RR won by 27 runs
April 8: Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: GT won by 1 run
April 9: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: LSG won by 3 wickets
April 10: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RR won by 6 wickets
April 11: Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: PBKS won by 6 wickets
April 11: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals: CSK won by 23 runs
April 12: Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans: GT won by 7 wickets
April 12: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RCB won by 18 runs
April 13: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: SRH won by 57 runs
April 14: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders: CSK won by 32 runs
April 15: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants: RCB won by 5 wickets
April 16: Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings: PBKS won by 7 wickets
April 17: Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders: GT won by 5 wickets
April 18: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals: DC won by 6 wickets
April 18: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings: SRH won by 10 runs
April 19: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: KKR won by 4 wickets
April 19: Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants: PBKS won by 54 runs
April 20: Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians : MI won by 99 runs
April 21: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals: SRH won by 47 runs
April 22: Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals: RR won by 40 runs
April 23: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings: CSK won by 103 runs
April 24: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans: RCB won by 5 wickets
April 25: Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings: PBKS won by 6 wickets
April 25: Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: SRH won by 5 wickets
April 26: Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans: GT won by 8 wickets
April 26: Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR won via Super Over
April 27: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RCB won by 9 wickets
April 28: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals: RR won by 6 wickets
April 29: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: SRH won by 6 wickets
April 30: Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: GT won by 4 wickets
May 1: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: DC won by 7 wickets
Former New Zealand cricketer and broadcaster Simon Doull opined that the responsibility for the poor performances has to be taken right from the top of the food chain. He explained why Hardik’s captaincy has worked at the Gujarat Titans when he won in the 2022 season and has not worked at the Mumbai Indians. “When they were in their pomp before the new teams came in, it was like a pride of lions, and Hardik was like a cub. He was a cub who played the role in the pride of lions that went away, and did a great job at GT with a franchise which he could own and control. He came back, basically tried to fight the king of the pride for the reigning job…for the king’s job, and it did not work,” Doull said on Cricbuzz after the loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
In this season of the IPL, there has been a rather unfamiliar but regular sight when Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have put up the nets and started their batting drills. Shivam Dube, who reinvented his career since joining the franchise in 2022 as a spin-hitter and has gone on to replicate the role successfully with India in consecutive T20 World Cup triumphs, is now prepping up for the role of a finisher – one which Dube couldn’t master during his stint with Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals, but one he has done admirably well in India colours. But in yellow, it has so far resulted in the Aaru Saamy disappearing from the scene this season, with just 6 sixes to show in 8 outings. (READ MORE)
“He’s such a team-orientated guy, MS Dhoni. He always wants what’s best for the team and he was worried that if he came, there’d be a bit too much of a distraction. Obviously, the cameras would be on him a lot. The crowd would be cheering for him and things like that. And he really wanted the team to just be able to go about their job, do our thing. Whether that’s right or wrong, that’s not my decision to sort of make, but that’s the thinking behind with Dhoni not wanting to come to the matches,” Hussey said.
In a big boost, former captain Rohit Sharma batted at the nets in Chennai on Friday. Having suffered a hamstring injury, he has played only four matches and missing four. And Jayawardene said the medical team would take a call on his participation on Saturday. “It’s progressed well. He’s like working really hard to get back at it. So for us with the medical team, it’s on a daily basis. We see how he feels, how he pulls up the next day. So we’ll make a decision. We’ll see him practising today as well. So let’s see how he feels tomorrow and what the medical team will tell us,” coach Jayawardene said.
Matches: 40
CSK wins: 19
MI wins: 21
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Urvil Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary
Mumbai Indians: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Robin Minz, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar
Chennai Super Kings Squad: Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Urvil Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Veer, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Matthew Short, MS Dhoni, Matt Henry, Spencer Johnson, Zakary Foulkes, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Chahar, Akash Madhwal, Aman Khan
Mumbai Indians Squad: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Robin Minz, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Rawat, Raghu Sharma, Krish Bhagat, Raj Bawa, Rohit Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Quinton de Kock, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Sherfane Rutherford, Mayank Markande, Danish Malewar, Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar
Hello and welcome to the El Clásico. At least that is what it was perceived once, but the downfall of the franchises in the last few years has been sharp. This year, cricket from both five-time champions was below par. However, the Mumbai Indians have a score to settle after what happened in Mumbai when they were thrashed. As per Chennai, they too want to make their point after the appalling batting performance against the Gujarat Titans in the previous game.
From spin-hitter to finisher: Why Shivam Dube is struggling at CSK in IPL 2026

Shivam Dube of Chennai Super Kings plays a shot during the Match 37 of the TATA Indian Premier League 2026 between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India, on April 26, 2026. (CREIMAS)
In this season of the IPL, there has been a rather unfamiliar but regular sight when Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have put up the nets and started their batting drills. Shivam Dube, who reinvented his career since joining the franchise in 2022 as a spin-hitter and has gone on to replicate the role successfully with India in consecutive T20 World Cup triumphs, is now prepping up for the role of a finisher - one which Dube couldn’t master during his stint with Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals, but one he has done admirably well in India colours. But in yellow, it has so far resulted in the Aaru Saamy disappearing from the scene this season, with just 6 sixes to show in 8 outings. (READ MORE)
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