CSK lost in the fort! Second defeat in a row; ‘Gabbar’ win for PBKS over Chennai by 5 wickets

Chennai set a target of 210 to Punjab Kings
Ayush Mhatre scored 73 runs
Prabhasimran and Priyansh Sharma started strongly

Tata IPL 2026 CSK vs PBKS Live Result: Chennai’s M. A. The match was played between Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings at Chidambaram Stadium. Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer (CSK Vs PBKS) won the toss and decided to bowl first. Chennai Super Kings scored 209 runs while batting first. Chasing the 210 set by Chennai, Punjab started with a bang in the power play. Finally, Punjab Kings have defeated Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets at their own home ground.

Punjab Kings batting

Priyansh Arya and Prabhasimran Singh opened the innings for Punjab Kings. Both started off strong on the power play. Priyansh Arya was dismissed for 39 runs. Prabhasimran Singh was run out after scoring 43 runs. Cooper Connelly, who played brilliantly in the last match, was dismissed after scoring 36 runs. After that, the Punjab team was in some trouble. But captain Shreyas Iyer and Nehal Vadra made a partnership of 50 runs. Shreyas Iyer was dismissed on 50 runs. Nehal Vadra was dismissed for 10 runs.

Punjab Kings bowling

Punjab Kings have won the toss and elected to bowl first. Xavier Bartlett took 1 wicket. Marco Jansson took one wicket. He dismissed Karthik Sharma. Vijayakumar Vaishakh took the wicket of Ayush Mhatre. While spinner Yuzvendra Chahal also dismissed Rituraj Gaikwad.

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Chennai Super Kings batting

Punjab Kings invited Chennai to bat first. Captain Rituraj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson came out to play as the opening pair. Sanju Samson was dismissed for just 7 runs. Ayush Mhatre scored a half-century. Captain Rituraj Gaikwad and Ayush Mhatre shared a 100-run partnership for Chennai Super Kings. Ayush Mhatre played a brilliant innings of 73 runs.

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Karthik Sharma is dismissed for 1 run. Chennai Super Kings captain Rituraj Gaikwad was dismissed for 28 runs. While Sarfaraz Khan scored 32 runs and was dismissed by Vijaykumar Vaishakh. Left-handed batsman Shivam Dubey scored a blistering 45 runs to take Chennai to 209 runs.

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Chennai Super Kings bowling

Khalil Ahmed bowled the first over for Chennai Super Kings. Matt Henry took the wicket of Priyansh Arya. Anshul Kamboj also took 1 wicket after dismissing Cooper Connelly. Noor Ahmed conceded 38 runs in 4 overs. Anshul Kamboj dismissed skipper Shreyas Iyer for 50 runs.

Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Matt Short, Shivam Dubey, Sarfraz Khan/Prashant Veer, Karthik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmed, Matt Henry, Khalil Ahmed,

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhasimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Vadra, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, 10 Vijaykumar Singh, Vijaykumar Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal