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CSK vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2026: Chennai 184/5 (19 ovs), Tyagi outfoxes Brevis

CSK vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2026: Chennai 184/5 (19 ovs), Tyagi outfoxes Brevis

Follow live updates of Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders from Match 22 of IPL 2026 from MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

CSK vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2026: Sanju Samson departs for 48. Dewald Brevis is on crease after Chennai Super Kings lose Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ayush Mhatre in powerplay for 72/2. Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane opted to bowl first. KKR have Varun Chakaravarthy back, while CSK went unchanged. In a fight between the two bottom-placed teams, Chennai Super Kings take on Kolkata Knight Riders at home, MA Chidambaram Stadium in Match 22 of the Indian Premier League 2026. After a hat-trick of losses, Chennai earned their first win, thanks to Sanju Samson’s maiden century in yellow. But for Kolkata, they are also in a tough spot as they are yet to win any match in IPL 2026. 

CSK vs KKR Playing XI

Chennai Super Kings

Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Sarfaraz Khan, Jamie Overton, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Gurjapneet Singh

Kolkata Knight Riders

Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakravarthy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora

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CSK vs KKR Live Score: Tyagi on song

14/04/2026 21:04

After going for the quick yorker, Tyagi mixes things up. Bowls an off-pace ball well outside off. Brevis looks to smack it, but since it's away from his body and doesn't have the pace, he edges it to short third. An exceptional 18th over. A wicket and just 6 off it.

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CSK vs KKR Live Score: Sarfaraz Khan OUT

14/04/2026 20:57

An underwhelming knock from Sarfaraz Khan. He scores just 23 (18). Narine comes to bowl his last over. The ball is in the uncomfortable zone, neither too full nor too short. Sarfaraz goes for the hoick and misses it as the ball turns up. Sublime stuff from Narine.

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CSK vs KKR Live Score: Poor planning, worse execution

14/04/2026 20:54

The short ball ploy doesn't work for Vaibhav Arora. Brevis and Sarfaraz smash a six each as KKR pack the leg-side field. Brevis top edges one for a while, and Sarfaraz plays a pickup shot over backward square leg. He tried to compensate by bowling yorkers but misses and is hit for a four off the last ball. 20 runs off the 16th over.

CSK vs KKR Live Score: Tidy from Anukul

14/04/2026 20:46

Despite 3 wides, Anukul Roy gives just 6 runs in the 14th over. Sarfaraz has hit a couple of boundaries but hasn't really found his form yet.

CSK vs KKR Live Score: Varun smashed

14/04/2026 20:38

After 2 tidy overs, just 11 runs, Varun goes for 15 runs in his 3rd over. All the pressure built on CSK has dissipated after some tight bowling by Narine. CSK are back in the race, and 210 to 220 should be the total they'll target.

Varun continues to err. It's not that he's just missing the line or length but it's both at the moment.

CSK vs KKR Live Score: Kartik cleans up Samson

14/04/2026 20:26

Kartik Tyagi deals a big blow as he cleans up Sanju Samson with a ripper. A fast 148.2kph delivery and Sanju was too late to react. CSK lose their 3rd wicket for 111.

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CSK vs KKR Live Score: Dip in scoring rate

14/04/2026 20:18

After two tight overs from Sunil Narine, Kartik Tyagi troubles both Sanju Samson and Dewald Brevis. It's not an easy pitch to bat on in the middle overs. In the last five overs, the run rate has dipped to just over 8. At the halfway stage, Chennai score 102/2.

CSK vs KKR Live Score: Sanju does a Rishabh!

14/04/2026 20:10

Sanju Samson does a Rishabh Pant as the bat goes flying with the ball as he trie sto take on Varun Chakravarthy. Good news, the ball lands safely.

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CSK vs KKR Live Score: Dewald Brevis joins in

14/04/2026 20:06

Dewald Brevis joins Sanju Samson. After missing the first three games, he did not get to bat in the 4th match. Today, he bats. And on the second ball, he smashes Sunil Narine for a 6.

CSK vs KKR Live Score: Ayush Mhatre departs

14/04/2026 20:02

Just when it seemed Chennai were dominating, Kolkata have found a wicket. A short ball by Vaibhav Arora and Ayush Mhatre could not time it well. He skied the chance for Ramandeep to take. CSK close the powerplay with 72/2 as Mhatre falls for 38 off 17.

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CSK vs KKR Live Score: Chennai dominate

14/04/2026 20:02

Ayush Mhatre and Sanju Samson are showing why they need to start and not Ruturaj Gaikwad. The two have smashed 47 runs in 22 balls with Ayush on the charge, hitting 38 off 16.

CSK vs KKR Live Score: Ayush joins Sanju

14/04/2026 19:51

Ayush Mhatre joins Sanju Samson. In the last game, they added a century stand and they need to repeat that again after Ruturaj Gaikwad fell cheaply. Mhatre takes on Cameron Green for a four and two sixes to score 21 runs from his over.

CSK vs KKR Live Score: Ruturaj Gaikwad departs

14/04/2026 19:43

Chennai Super Kings lose their captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad, for 7 as he tries to sweep Anukul Roy. He gets no timing and deposits safely in Rovman Powell's hands. CSK 25/1


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CSK vs KKR Live Score: Green gets the new ball

14/04/2026 19:36

Cameron Green is bowling with the new ball in the 2nd over. And he begins with a huge wide on the leg side.

CSK vs KKR Live Score: Samson off the mark with a 4

14/04/2026 19:32

Shortish on the off side and it had a bit of in-swing but Sanju Samson went on the backfoot to cut it for a 4. And then, Vaibhav Arora bowled short and wide for Samson to slap a four.

CSK vs KKR Live Score: Sanju-Ruturaj begin for Chennai

14/04/2026 19:29

Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad had their first fifty-run stand of IPL last game. Now, they restart. With Gaikwad struggling for form, Samson will be the one to take the onus.

CSK vs KKR Live Score: Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI

14/04/2026 19:07

Varun Chakaravarthy is fit again to play for Kolkata Knight Riders. Navdeep Saini goes out as a result. 

Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakravarthy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora

CSK vs KKR Live Score: Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

14/04/2026 19:06

Chennai Super Kings are unchanged for the match. 
 
Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Sarfaraz Khan, Jamie Overton, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Gurjapneet Singh

CSK vs KKR Live Updates: CSK bat first

14/04/2026 19:03

Ajinkya Rahane wins the toss for Kolkata Knight Riders and he opts to bowl first.

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CSK vs KKR Live Updates: Will Ruturaj Gaikwad find his form?

14/04/2026 18:52

With scores of 6, 28, 7 and 15, CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad has been struggling. But more importantly, he has stalled the powerplay. Among openers, he has the lowest strike rate in the powerplay of just 102. And that's the reason why CSK have had a troubled start. There have been calls to demote him to No. 3 for Ayush Mhatre to open with Sanju Samson. If Gaikwad doesn't find form, he should vacate the opening spot. 


CSK vs KKR Live Updates: All eyes on Sanju Samson

14/04/2026 18:42

Sanju Samson finally arrived as he slammed his first century in CSK colours after scoring 6, 7 and 9 in the first three matches. With Ruturaj continuing to struggle, CSK needed the boost from Samson and he delivered. Against KKR, he needs to be at his best again if CSK are to win. 

CSK vs KKR Match Preview: Kolkata Knight Riders

14/04/2026 18:21

Kolkata Knight Riders have had their own struggles. With three defeats and a no-result, KKR have scored just one point. They have struggled with the balance and form of star players like Cameron Green, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy. 

As KKR return to Chepauk, they are expected to bring Chakaravarthy back. It is Chakaravarthy’s home ground and could trouble CSK batters. KKR’s bowling has been a point of concern as well. With no Matheesha Pathirana yet, KKR need to get the best out of their available bowlers, who are also struggling for form.

CSK vs KKR Match Preview: Chennai Super Kings

14/04/2026 18:10

The two heavyweights of the Indian Premier League are placed 9th and 10th on the IPL 2026 Points Table after four rounds. CSK suffered three consecutive losses to start with before beating Delhi Capitals to open their account. 

Sanju Samson finally found his rhythm, slamming a century, while Ayush Mhatre scored his second fifty of this IPL. However, concerns remain over captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has scores of 6, 28, 7 and 15. There has been a demand to demote Ruturaj to No 3 for Mhatre to open with Samson. But so far, the CSK management hasn’t paid attention to that. With Gaikwad slow to get off the blocks, he has put his opening partner under pressure to score runs in the powerplay. 

CSK’s bowling too, hasn’t been great, to be polite. While Jamie Overton bowled an excellent spell of 4/18 against Delhi Capitals, Khaleel Ahmed and Gurjapneet struggled. Two spinners, Akeal Hosein and Noor Ahmad, were not impressive either. They need them at their best against KKR.

MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report

14/04/2026 18:04

The MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) pitch has traditionally been slow and spin-friendly due to its dry red-soil surface, offering grip and turn as the match progresses. It used to favour spinners in the middle overs. However, in IPL 2026, the surface has shown signs of being more batter-friendly early on, with better bounce and carry. In both matches at this venue this season, teams batting first have scored north of 200 runs. 

If the Chepauk use a similar black-soil surface, expect more runs. However, there is another red soil pitch that tends to slow down and offer assistance to spinners.

CSK vs KKR Head to Head

14/04/2026 17:54

CSK and KKR have faced each other 32 times in IPL history. CSK dominate the rivalry with 20 wins, while KKR have 11 victories. Chennai have a strong record at home against Kolkata, but the trend is changing. KKR have won two of their last three matches against CSK at Chepauk.

  • Matches: 32
  • CSK wins: 20
  • KKR wins: 11
  • No result: 1

CSK vs KKR Live Updates: Kolkata Knight Riders Squad

14/04/2026 17:41

Ajinkya Rahane(c), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Navdeep Saini, Kartik Tyagi, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Tejasvi Dahiya, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Blessing Muzarabani, Saurabh Dubey, Sarthak Ranjan, Rachin Ravindra, Prashant Solanki, Varun Chakaravarthy, Matheesha Pathirana, Umran Malik, Daksh Kamra

CSK vs KKR Live Updates: Chennai Super Kings Squad

14/04/2026 17:41

Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Matthew Short, Akeal Hosein, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Matt Henry, Ramakrishna Ghosh, MS Dhoni, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Chahar, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Choudhary, Urvil Patel, Aman Khan, Zakary Foulkes
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