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Don’t take tension CSK fans! Chennai Super Kings can still reach the playoffs, understand the equation here

By Samira Vishwas

CSK Playoff Scenario: On Monday, a high voltage match was played between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. This match played in Chepauk was won by the visiting Hyderabad team thanks to the match-winning innings of Ishan Kishan. As a result, Chennai had to face defeat in front of the home crowd. After this defeat, the Chennai team captained by Rituraj Gaikwad is now in danger of being out of the playoffs. So let us tell you in this article whether CSK can still qualify for the top-4?

Chennai Super Kings suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of SRH

The 63rd match of the Indian Premier League 2026 was played between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. In this high voltage match played at Chepauk Stadium, after losing the toss and coming to bat first, CSK had scored 180 runs at the loss of 7 wickets and set a target of 181 runs for Hyderabad. SRH, who set out to chase this target, played brilliantly and successfully achieved the target with 6 balls remaining. As a result, Hyderabad team won by 5 wickets.

CSK is at 6th position in the points table.

Chennai Super Kings has played 13 matches so far in IPL 2026. During this period, they have won 6 matches, while they have faced defeat in 7 matches. As a result, Chennai team is at 6th position in the points table with 12 points and -0.016 net run rate.

How can Chennai Super Kings reach the playoffs now?

The journey of Chennai Super Kings team in IPL 2026 has been full of ups and downs so far. After the defeat at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad, it has certainly become difficult for Chennai to reach the playoffs. But, he still has a chance to reach the top-4. For this, CSK will have to win their last league match at any cost and try to win this match by a big margin. However, now winning alone will not suffice, Chennai will have to depend on the results of other teams as well. Only then will she be able to qualify for the playoffs.

When will CSK play the last league match?

In IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings team is going to play its last league match with Gujarat Titans on 21st May. This match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Let us tell you, Gujarat has already qualified for the playoffs. Now it remains to be seen whether Chennai team wins in the last match or not.

Also read: Now the fun of IPL will be quadruple! As soon as CSK lost, 2 more teams reached the playoffs, war between 5 teams for the fourth spot.

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