Chennai Super Kings IPL 2026: The troubles of Chennai Super Kings are not showing signs of diminishing. Fast bowler Nathan Ellis has been ruled out of the entire tournament, now star all-rounder Matthew Short has been ruled out of the first few matches of IPL 2026. According to Cricbuzz, Short has a fracture in his thumb and can join the CSK team in the middle of the season. Short had earlier also been dropped from the squad for T20 World Cup 2026.

Now the question is whether the Chennai Super Kings team will weaken due to the exclusion of Matthew Short. Probably not, because Dewald Brewis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmed and Matt Henry could be the four foreign players in the team who will get a place in the playing eleven of the Chennai team. But CSK does not have any experienced spin bowling all-rounder, from that point of view Short’s injury can be harmful for the team.

CSK needs replacement for Ellis

In the mini auction, Chennai Super Kings bought Australian fast bowler Nathan Ellis for Rs 2 crore. Ellis’ T20 figures have been excellent, so his injury is a big blow for CSK. Ellis was especially supposed to take charge of the death overs, but due to his absence, Chennai’s death bowling attack also seems to be weakening.

Till now Chennai Super Kings has not been able to find his replacement. CSK CEO Kashi Vishwanathan gave an update and said that he has contacted Otniel Bartman. Since Bartman plays in Major League Cricket (MLC) for Texas Super Kings, which is the same team of CSK franchise. In such a situation, it will not be too difficult for Chennai Super Kings to sign him. Bartman has currently signed a deal with Hyderabad Kingsmen in Pakistan Super League. If he leaves PSL, he will not be the first cricketer to do so because Corbin Bosch and Blessing Muzarabani have done so earlier.

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San francisco unicorns vs texas super kings: The match was played between San Francisco Unickers and Texas Super Kings in Major League cricket on Saturday. Batting first in this match, Super Kings captain Faf du Plessis scored a century. But despite this, his team did not win. Finn Alan and Matthew Short turned water on his brilliant innings. Both scored a stormy half -century. Due to which San Francisco won the match by seven wickets.

Team scored a big score with a century of Faf du Plessis

San Francisco won the toss and invited Super Kings to bat first. Devon Conve and du Plessis came to open for Super Kings. Both added 97 runs for the first wicket. Conway was dismissed for 23 runs. At the same time, Plessis continued to score fast at the other end. Plessis hit a century in 50 balls. He hit 6 fours and seven sixes in this century innings. After completing the century, he was dismissed on a score of 100 on the next ball. Thanks to Plessis’s century, Super Kings scored 198 runs in 20 overs. Haris Rauf and Xavier Bartlett took two wickets each for San Francisco.

San Francisco won the match in just 16.1 overs with a stormy innings of Allen-Short

Finn Alan and Matthew Short landed 199 runs for San Francisco. Both batted rapidly. Both added 117 runs in only 8.3 overs for the first wicket. The ‘Player of the Match’ scored 61 runs in 29 balls with the help of 6 fours and four sixes. At the same time, Alan hit 78 runs in 35 balls. In this innings, Alan hit 4 fours and 8 sixes. Due to the rapid innings of these two players, San Frasinsco achieved the target of 199 runs in just 16.1 overs.

This is San Francisco’s fourth consecutive win. He is at the top on the points table with 8 points. At the same time, this is the first defeat of Super Kings in four matches. He is at the second position with 6 points.

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