In the 7th league match of IPL 2026, today on Friday, 03 April, the teams of Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings are facing each other at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Through this match, CSK under the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad will look for its first win of the season. Whereas Punjab would like to look towards its second consecutive victory.

Chennai had to face defeat by 8 wickets against Rajasthan Royals in the first match. On the other hand, Punjab had won against Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets in the first match. Punjab team is at fifth position in the points table, while Chennai is at the bottom tenth position. It will be interesting to see how the Chennai team performs against Punjab.

Once again Chennai may have to be deprived of the services of MS Dhoni. Dhoni is undergoing rehab these days due to injury. Even in the first match against Rajasthan, Mahi could not be a part of CSK’s playing 11. It is looking very difficult for Dhoni to play in the second match against Punjab also. While issuing an update on Dhoni on March 28, Chennai had said that he may be out for the first two weeks of the tournament.

Chennai squad for the tournament

Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Matthew Short, Karthik Sharma, Shivam Dubey, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmed, Matt Henry, Anshul Kamboj, Khalil Ahmed, Sarfaraz Khan, Prashant Veer, Rahul Chahar, Gurjapaneet Singh, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Akeal Hosein, MS Dhoni, Shreyas Gopal, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Chaudhary, Aman Khan, Dewald Brewis, Zachary Foulkes, Urvil Patel.

Punjab’s squad for the tournament

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Johnson, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vishak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Azmatullah. Umarzai, Ben Dwarshuis, Lockie Ferguson, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Payla Avinash, Vishal Nishad.

Sarfaraz Khan Father Support For CSK vs PBKS Match: Team India’s star batsman Sarfaraz Khan is playing for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026. On the other hand, his younger brother Musheer Khan is a part of Punjab Kings in the tournament. Father Naushad Khan got into a lot of trouble due to the affair between the two brothers, for which he found a very good solution. So let us know what the whole matter is.

The 7th league match of the current season of IPL is between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings. This match is at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Before the match, Sarfaraz and Musheer’s father Naushad reached Chennai to meet their sons. But here he was stuck in a dilemma as to which son’s team to support.

Found a solution to support both together

Chennai shared a video through social media, in which Sarfaraz was seen giving the Chennai Super Kings jersey to his father. His father Naushad’s name was written on the jersey along with number 97. After wearing the Chennai jersey, he wore the Punjab Kings cap, so that the combination of support of both the sons could be maintained.

Giving the jersey to his father, Sarfaraz said, “Chennai made a jersey for you. The number 97 and your name is written on it. 97 is your favorite number.”

Proud dad, proudest moment!
Go well, Sarfaraz! #WhistlePodu #CSKvPBKS pic.twitter.com/SCrIWwb7vM

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 3, 2026

After taking the Chennai jersey, Sarfaraz’s father held the Punjab Kings cap in his hand and said, “This is Musheer’s team (pointing towards the Punjab Kings cap). This is Sarfaraz’s team (on wearing the Chennai jersey). Both the teams are here (pointing towards the heart). Can’t displease one. Out of two men, can’t call one good and one bad. Both the teams are good. Both should do good.”

Sarfaraz told about his heart’s condition

Sarfaraz said, “I know the condition of his heart, I am the elder son so he is supporting CSK only.”

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Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Highlights: Punjab Kings have defeated Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets. In this match played at Chepauk Stadium, CSK team batted first and scored 209 runs. In reply, Punjab registered its second consecutive win by achieving the target in the 19th over. Captain Shreyas Iyer played a match-winning inning of 50 runs for Punjab.

After losing the toss, Chennai Super Kings were invited to bat first. Ayush Mhatre scored 73 runs, while Sarfaraz Khan finished the game in a stormy fashion with a cameo inning of 32 runs. Shivam Dubey returned unbeaten after scoring 45 runs. Thanks to him, Chennai team was able to score 209 runs.

Punjab’s second victory

Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh gave a fast and brilliant start to Punjab Kings. Together they had scored 61 runs in just 4.2 overs. Priyansh played a brilliant inning of 39 runs in 11 balls, while Prabhasimran was batting in a composed manner and had scored 43 runs, but was unfortunately run out.

Meanwhile, Cooper Connolly came and scored 36 runs in 22 balls and took the scoreboard forward rapidly. But the biggest difference was made by captain Shreyas Iyer. In the last 10 overs, Punjab had to score 107 runs to win, but from here captain Shreyas Iyer put in top gear and hit the mean shots in a explosive style. He hit 4 fours and 3 sixes while playing an inning of 50 runs in 29 balls.

CSK collapses without Dhoni

After Rajasthan, MS Dhoni did not even play in the match against Punjab because he is injured. Without Dhoni, this is the second consecutive defeat of Chennai Super Kings. Earlier, Rajasthan Royals had defeated CSK by 8 wickets. Now Punjab has defeated Chennai by 5 wickets. Chennai is currently at the bottom position in the points table.

IPL 2026 CSK vs PBKS Match-7: Today, on Friday, 03 April, there will be a clash between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the seventh league match of IPL 2026. This match will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, through which CSK would like to register the first win of the season. Probably, due to injury rehab, the services of Chennai’s MS Dhoni will not be available in this match also.

Punjab has won its first match against Gujarat Titans. So let us know the playing 11 of both the teams in the match between Chennai and Punjab, the pitch report of Chidambaram Stadium and when, where and how you can watch the match live.

MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report

The Chennai pitch is very helpful for spinners. But in recent times, a change has been seen in the behavior of the pitch. The batsmen are also getting good help on the pitch, due to which a high scoring match can be seen today. In the 2026 T20 World Cup, Team India had scored 254 runs while playing the match against Zimbabwe on this ground. Here teams prefer to bat first after winning the toss.

How will the weather be?

According to Accuweather, on the match day i.e. 03 April, the temperature in Chennai can be between 33 degrees to 29 degrees. There is no chance of rain there. Therefore, fans will be able to enjoy the entire match without any interruption.

When, where and how to watch Chennai-Punjab match live?

According to Indian time, the match will start at 7:30 pm. The toss will take place half an hour earlier at 7 pm. The match will be telecast live on TV in India through Star Sports Network. Live streaming of the match will be through JioHotstar, through which you can watch the match on mobile, laptop and smart TV.

Chennai’s probable playing 11 for the match

Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ayush Mhatre, Karthik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dubey, Prashant Veer, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmed, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry.

Punjab’s probable playing 11 for the match

Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vishak/Harpreet Brar, Yuzvendra Chahal.

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CSK vs pbks full highlights: In the 49th match of IPL 2025, Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings by 4 wickets. Leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and captain Shreyas Iyer were the hero of this victory of Punjab. Chahal did wonders with a hat -trick in bowling and then Iyer washed the Chennai bowlers with the bat. With this defeat, Chennai has become the first team to be out of IPL 2025.

Chennai Super Kings scored 190 runs thanks to Sam Curran’s 88 -run innings after playing first in Chepock. In response, Punjab Kings chased the target in the final over. For Punjab, captain Shreyas Iyer played a fierce innings of 72 runs in 41 balls. At the same time, opener Prabhasimran Singh also scored a half -century.

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