IPL 2026 Today's Match: SRH vs CSK playing 11, batters vs bowlers matchups
With back-to-back victories under their belt, CSK seem to have found their rhythm again and will look to build on this resurgence as the tournament progresses.
SRH vs CSK IPL 2026
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Chennai Super Kings are headling into today's contest against Sunrisers Hyderabad with renewed confidence after overcoming a difficult start to their IPL 2026 campaign. CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss for the match and invited Ishan Kishan-led SRH to bat first.
The five-time champions had initially faltered, suffering three consecutive defeats against Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Punjab Kings, which raised early concerns around their form.
However, a return to home conditions sparked a turnaround. CSK registered an emphatic win over Delhi Capitals, powered by Sanju Samson’s brilliant century and Jamie Overton’s four-wicket haul. They carried that momentum forward with another convincing performance, easing past Kolkata Knight Riders.
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With back-to-back victories under their belt, CSK seem to have found their rhythm again and will look to build on this resurgence as the tournament progresses.
Ishan Kishan’s captaincy record in IPL (SRH)
Matches: 5
Wins: 2
Losses: 3
N/R: 0
Win percentage: 40%
Ruturaj Gaikwad’s captaincy record in IPL (CSK)
Matches: 24
Wins: 10
Losses: 14
N/R: 0
Win percentage: 41.67%
SRH squad for IPL 2026: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Salil Arora, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Praful Hinge, Kamindu Mendis, David Payne, Zeeshan Ansari, Brydon Carse, Smaran Ravichandran, Sakib Hussain, Krains Fuletra, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar
CSK squad for IPL 2026: 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
IPL 2026: SRH vs CSK key player battles
CSK batters vs SRH bowlers
| SRH batters vs CSK bowlers player battle | ||||||
| Batter | Bowler | Format | Inns | Runs | Outs | Strike Rate |
| Abhishek Sharma | Mukesh Choudhary | TATA IPL | 3 | 57 | 1 | 211 |
| Abhishek Sharma | Rahul Chahar | TATA IPL | 3 | 10 | 2 | 71 |
| Ishan Kishan | Mukesh Choudhary | TATA IPL | 2 | 6 | 2 | 100 |
| Ishan Kishan | Matt Henry | T20s | 4 | 40 | 0 | 267 |
| Ishan Kishan | Anshul Kamboj | T20s | 2 | 32 | 0 | 168 |
| Liam Livingstone | Noor Ahmad | T20s | 7 | 35 | 4 | 113 |
| Liam Livingstone | Akeal Hosein | T20s | 10 | 42 | 4 | 100 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | Noor Ahmad | TATA IPL | 2 | 43 | 0 | 269 |
| CSK batters vs SRH bowlers player battle | ||||||
| Batter | Bowler | Format | Inns | Runs | Outs | Strike Rate |
| Sanju Samson | Jaydev Unadkat | TATA IPL | 5 | 23 | 0 | 121 |
| Sanju Samson | Harshal Patel | TATA IPL | 6 | 27 | 3 | 104 |
| Sanju Samson | Shivam Mavi | TATA IPL | 7 | 34 | 5 | 136 |
| MS Dhoni | Jaydev Unadkat | TATA IPL | 9 | 106 | 1 | 241 |
| MS Dhoni | Harshal Patel | TATA IPL | 10 | 25 | 4 | 71 |
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First Published: Apr 18 2026 | 9:57 AM IST