IPL 2026: ‘Sanju Samson’s bat will work against Punjab Kings’, former Indian player makes big prediction

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 3, 2026

K. Srikant on Sanju Samson in IPL 2026: IPL 2026 has started. All the teams have played their 1-1 match. Today on Friday, there will be a match between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings. This match is M.A. Will be played at Chidambaram Stadium. Before this match, former Indian team captain K. Srikanth says that CSK opener Sanju Samson will bat in the match against Punjab.

Srikanth said on his YouTube channel, ‘The match will be played at Chepauk, the same wicket where Sanju Samson made his comeback in the T20 World Cup and won the Man of the Series title. He will definitely play a tremendous innings. This is the ideal wicket for him to get back into great form. Sanju should go crazy after seeing the first four to five balls. I am confident that he will defeat Punjab.”

Sanju’s bat will speak against Punjab Kings in IPL 2026

Srikanth said that if Sanju Samson leaves, Punjab Kings will have no one to compete with him. The former opener said, ‘The team which scores 220 runs will win the match. Both teams can do this. The match is 50-50. On paper, Punjab may be the favorite team. But on a good batting pitch, CSK will do well. It was the same last year too.”

Sanju could score only 6 runs in the first match

Sanju Samson could not score big in the match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) and was bowled by Nandre Berger after scoring only 6 runs. Now all eyes will be on Sanju Samson. How does he perform against Punjab Kings?

Chennai had a crushing defeat

CSK’s performance against RR was very ordinary. In the match played in Guwahati, CSK was reduced to 127 runs. RR scored 128 runs for 2 wickets in 12.1 overs and won the match by 8 wickets.

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On their home ground, CSK will try to do better, leaving behind the disappointing performance of the last match and will aim to register the first win of the season. Certainly the team will expect a big innings from Sanju Samson in this match.