IPL 2026 Today's Match: CSK vs KKR playing 11, batters vs bowlers match-ups

It’s a battle of pride in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 today as five-time champions Chennai Super Kings host three-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss for the match and invited Ruturaj Gaikwad-led CSK to bat first.

IPL 2026 CSK vs KKR playing 11:  CSK playing 11: Sanju Samson (w), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Khaleel Ahmed  Impact players: Matthew Short, Akeal Hosein, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Matt Henry  KKR playing 11: Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakravarthy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora  Impact players: 

Manish Pandey, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Singh, Navdeep Saini, Tim Seifert

 

Both teams find themselves at the wrong end of the table. CSK sit ninth with just one win, while KKR are rooted to the bottom and still searching for their first victory this season.

 

Despite a morale-boosting win in their last outing, CSK will be under pressure to build momentum. It has been two years since they last won back-to-back matches in the IPL. While the team looked settled, concerns remain around skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and the spin unit.

 

 

KKR, meanwhile, continue to struggle with their bowling combination, with only Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi showing consistency with the bat. CSK start as slight favourites at home.

 

But before the two sides finally take the ground, let’s take a look at the captaincy record of both skippers, their expected playing 11 combinations, and key player match-ups for the game. 

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Ruturaj Gaikwad’s captaincy record in IPL (CSK)

• Matches: 23
• Wins: 9
• Losses: 14
• N/R: 0
• Win percentage: 39.13%

Ajinkya Rahane's captaincy record in IPL (KKR)

• Matches: 42
• Wins: 14
• Losses: 26
• N/R: 3
• Win percentage: 35.89%

 

CSK squad for IPL 2026:

 

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

 

KKR squad for IPL 2026:

 

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

IPL 2026: CSK vs KKR key player battles

CSK batters vs KKR bowlers

 

Batter (CSK)	Bowler (KKR)	Runs	Balls	Outs	SR	Avg
Ruturaj Gaikwad	Sunil Narine	48	36	2	133.33	24
Ruturaj Gaikwad	Kartik Tyagi	34	21	1	161.9	34
Sanju Samson	Sunil Narine	52	37	2	140.54	26
Sanju Samson	Navdeep Saini	46	28	1	164.28	46
Shivam Dube	Sunil Narine	29	22	2	131.81	14.5
Shivam Dube	Kartik Tyagi	38	20	1	190	38
Dewald Brevis	Sunil Narine	22	15	1	146.66	22
Dewald Brevis	Anukul Roy	18	12	1	150	18
Sarfaraz Khan	Sunil Narine	26	19	1	136.84	26
Jamie Overton	Kartik Tyagi	16	10	1	160	16

 

KKR batters vs CSK bowlers

 

Batter (KKR)	Bowler (CSK)	Runs	Balls	Outs	SR	Avg
Ajinkya Rahane	Khaleel Ahmed	58	41	2	141.46	29
Ajinkya Rahane	Noor Ahmad	36	28	1	128.57	36
Finn Allen	Khaleel Ahmed	28	16	1	175	28
Finn Allen	Noor Ahmad	22	14	1	157.14	22
Cameron Green	Khaleel Ahmed	44	27	1	162.96	44
Cameron Green	Noor Ahmad	31	22	1	140.9	31
Rinku Singh	Khaleel Ahmed	49	30	1	163.33	49
Rinku Singh	Noor Ahmad	27	18	1	150	27
Rovman Powell	Khaleel Ahmed	35	19	1	184.21	35
Sunil Narine	Noor Ahmad	18	11	1	163.63	18

 

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