IPL2026: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) today in the 22nd match of IPL 2026. This match will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai from 7:30 PM, while the toss will take place at 7:00 PM. This season has been disappointing so far for both the teams. CSK has won only 1 out of its 4 matches and the team is at 9th position in the points table. At the same time, KKR has not been able to open a winning account so far – it has lost 3 matches, while one match was canceled due to rain.
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Suspense on Dhoni’s return
There is suspense regarding former CSK captain MS Dhoni playing in this match. He did not reach the stadium in the last match. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad had told that Dhoni is currently supporting the team from the hotel, but may return to the field soon. So far 33 matches have been played between the two teams, in which CSK has won 21 matches, while KKR has won 12. Chennai’s record in Chepauk has also been strong—CSK has won 8 out of 12 matches here. Sanju Samson is in great form in CSK’s batting. He has scored runs in 4 matches at a strike rate of 182.66 and has also scored a century. Ayush Mhatre is the second top scorer with 133 runs. In bowling, Anshul Kamboj is the most successful bowler of the team with 8 wickets, while Jamie Overton has taken 5 wickets. Angkrish Raghuvanshi has performed well for KKR by scoring 155 runs. Vaibhav Arora has taken 5 wickets in bowling.
Pitch Report: Expected rain of runs
Chepauk’s pitch was earlier known for spinners, but now the batsmen are also getting good help here. Due to dew, batting becomes easier in the second innings, in such a situation the team winning the toss may prefer to bowl first. This season, 200+ scores have been scored in both the matches played here. In one match, Punjab had chased the target of 210 runs, while in the other, Delhi could not chase 212 runs. So far 93 IPL matches have been played on this ground. Of these, the team batting first has won 52 matches and the team chasing the target has won 41 matches. The highest score here is 246/5, which was made by Chennai against Rajasthan in 2010. Today’s match is like “do or die” for both the teams. Now it will be interesting to see which team returns to the winning track.
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