IPL 2026 CSK vs KKR Playing 11: Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Chennai Super Kings will square off against Ajinkya Rahane-led Kolkata Knight Riders in the 22nd match of the IPL 2026 on April 14 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
With Chennai searching for its second win, Kolkata Knight Riders are hunting for their first win in the IPL 2026 season.
Chennai comes from a win against Delhi Capitals and secured 9th position while KKR are in the bottom of the IPL 2026 points table.
Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders have met on 32 occasions where CSK has 20 wins while KKR has 11 wins and one game ended with no result.
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to bowl. Speaking at the toss, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane said, “Looking to bowl first. I think the last game was really good for us. Unfortunately, the result didn’t go our way. But I thought the kind of cricket we played, guys are getting that confidence from the last game.”
“It’s all about starting fresh. It’s important when things are not going your way, it’s important to have that belief, stay positive and having those small, small moments in T20 format is really important. So, now looking forward to this game, we’ll start off really well with the ball and then look to chase down the target.”
“Yes, absolutely. The kind of knock Mukul played at the night was fantastic. I mean, it’s going to happen in this format. As I said, it’s all about belief. You know, guys are working really hard. For us, what matters is, putting those hard efforts, focusing on the control levels as players and, you know, having that belief in each and every individual.”
“As I said, the combination looked really good for us in the last game. So, yeah, thinking about this game and just wanted to be in the moment. I mean, it is challenging after the mega auction to find the right balance and obviously the flow players are going through the injuries, players are unavailable.”
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“Tonight, just one change for us. Varun Chakaravarthy is fit. He’s come in in place of Navdeep Saini,” concluded Rahane.
Meanwhile, CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said, “Yes, we would have bowled first as well. But as I said, you know, The wicket hasn’t changed much throughout the course of the game. So not much of a difference.”
“Definitely putting a big total on the scoreboard first innings will be challenging, but as I said, you know, it looks a really good surface. Yes, as I said, even in the post-match as well, I felt the bowling was really good defending 210, you know, against a strong DC side.”
“Gave us a lot of confidence and you know, even the fielding unit was charged up. We saved a few runs and that is how I think collectively we did really well. Really exciting today as well,” concluded Gaikwad.
Meanwhile, check MA Chidambaram Stadium weather report for the IPL 2026 clash between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.
IPL 2026 CSK vs KKR Playing 11
Chennai Super Kings 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
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi
