- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.2 straight through Samson, and that is too hot to handle for the World Cup winner! Zipped in full on middle and off. Bowled at 148.1kph and Samson loses his shape. Tries to go too square, and does not come to grips with the pace either. Indulges in a fresh-air shot and hears the rattling of his stumps soon after. Big, big wicket for KKR! 111/32.2 straight to deep mid wicket, and the experiment has worked wonders! Fired in full just outside off. Gaikwad seems to pre-meditate the sweep and has to then adjust because of how full this is. Quite close to the body too and Gaikwad cannot free his arms fully. Simple chip to the sweeper, and Gaikwad throws his head back in disappointment immediately. Gaikwad's lean run continues, and this is a vital breakthrough for KKR! 25/15.6 this goes a mile up, and taken on the fence! Arora sticks to the short ball and finally it yields dividends. Gets a little too big on off stump, and Mhatre cannot generate the power he wants. Skies it and Ramandeep, stood at deep mid wicket, does the rest. A brisk cameo from Mhatre and he, like Gaikwad, is also livid with himself as he walks off! 72/217.3 sliced tamely to short third, and another CSK batter fails to make his start count! Slower ball on a back of a length outside off. Brevis swishes at it with all his might but the lack of pace means the ball spirals off the top edge. Arora dives smartly to his left and Brevis has to walk back for a 29-ball 41! 171/516.1 off stump knocked back, and Narine gets rid of Sarfaraz! Back of a length, angling into off. Pitches and moves away, though. Sarfaraz has an ungainly swipe across the line and misses the ball by a mile. Off stump rattled, and Sarfaraz's scratchy cameo comes to an end! 162/4Extras15 (lb 4, w 11)TOTAL192/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.6)Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Ruturaj Gaikwad, 2.2 ov), 2-72 (Ayush Mhatre, 5.6 ov), 3-111 (Sanju Samson, 11.2 ov), 4-162 (Sarfaraz Khan, 16.1 ov), 5-171 (Dewald Brevis, 17.3 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.4 a wild mow across the line, and Kamboj's wicket-taking streak continues! Fullish outside off and leaving the batter late. Allen loses his shape completely and whooshes at it. Goes straight up off the outer half of the bat and Dube, stood at point, makes no mistake! 13/14.2 zipped through to short third, and Gurjapneet gobbles it up! Not sure how this got there, to be fair. Sizzling yorker just outside leg. Narine looks to work it through mid wicket and somehow gets it diametrically opposite to where he was aiming. Off the leading edge, and Khaleel is off on his celebratory run! 29/210.5 sliced again, and taken this time! Noor into the wickets too! Seems like another googly, dipping on a length on middle and off. Rahane looks to go inside-out but slices it horribly. Gaikwad runs back from extra cover and snares it. Noor with a dodgy celebration, where he puts his hands above his eyes, but CSK will not be complaining about that! 85/49.3 third time is the charm in the deep, and Akeal opens his IPL account! Darted in on a back of a length on middle and leg. Sticks and spins away, and that causes the slightly mistimed shot. Raghuvanshi gets a good chunk of it but nowhere near good enough to clear long on. Simple catch for Brevis, and CSK break this parntership! 79/312.5 catching practice for long on, and Noor is weaving a web around the Knight Riders! Slowed up full just outside off and Rinku cannot resist the temptation to have a pop at it. The ball drops on him late, meaning he has to reach out. Loses all power on his shot and hits it straight down Dube's throat. CSK surge further into the ascendancy! 90/610.6 hot knife through butter, and KKR's million-dollar buy has been dispensed with for a golden duck! Seems like the leg-spinner, fizzing through on a back of a length outside off. Spins in with the angle and Green is all at sea. Tries to punch it too square on the off side and misses it, with the ball rattling into middle and leg. Green's woeful run continues; CSK tightening their grip now! 85/519.3 sharp work by Sarfaraz, and Kamboj has another! Low full toss just outside off. Ramandeep shapes for the reverse-lap and gets good purchase on it too. Sarfaraz, though, is alert and springs down to his left at short third to hand Kamboj his second wicket! 153/7Extras7 (lb 2, w 5)TOTAL160/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8)Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Finn Allen, 1.4 ov), 2-29 (Sunil Narine, 4.2 ov), 3-79 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 9.3 ov), 4-85 (Ajinkya Rahane, 10.5 ov), 5-85 (Cameron Green, 10.6 ov), 6-90 (Rinku Singh, 12.5 ov), 7-153 (Ramandeep Singh, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB KK Ahmed 3.5 0 24 1 6.26 12 1 2 0 0 A Kamboj 4 0 32 2 8 9 3 1 2 0 AJ Hosein 4 0 26 1 6.5 7 1 1 0 0 Noor Ahmad 4 0 21 3 5.25 8 1 0 0 0 Gurjapneet Singh 1.1 0 23 0 19.71 1 2 2 1 0 J Overton 3 0 32 0 10.66 6 2 2 2 0
Match Details
Toss
Kolkata Knight Riders , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.15, Second Session 21.15-22.45
Match days
14 April 2026 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Chennai Super Kings 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 72 runs, 2 wickets)
- Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Player Subs: Finn Allen, Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Dahiya, Navdeep Saini and Tim Seifert
- Chennai Super Kings Impact Player Subs : Matthew Short, Akeal Hosein, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer and Matt Henry
- Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 3.6 overs (24 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 72/2 in 6.0 overs (SV Samson 23)
- Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 136/3 in 14.0 overs (D Brevis 25, SN Khan 13)
- Chennai Super Kings: 150 runs in 15.3 overs (93 balls), Extras 8
- Over 15.5: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - MV Saidharshan Kumar, Batter - D Brevis (Upheld)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (D Brevis 23, SN Khan 23, Ex 5)
- Over 18.1: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - S Dube (Upheld)
- Slow over-rate Penalty: Overs 19.1 - 20.0 (extra fielder inside the circle)
- Innings Break: Chennai Super Kings - 192/5 in 20.0 overs (S Dube 13, J Overton 7)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 2 wickets)
- Chennai Super Kings impact Player Sub: Akeal Hosein in for Ayush Mhatre (Chennai Super Kings innings, 19.6 ov)
- Kolkata Knight Riders impact Player Sub: Finn Allen in for Varun Chakravarthy (Chennai Super Kings innings, 19.6 ov)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 58/2 in 8.0 overs (AM Rahane 11, A Raghuvanshi 21)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (AM Rahane 22, A Raghuvanshi 27, Ex 1)
- Over 13.1: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MV Saidharshan Kumar, Batter - Ramandeep Singh (Struck down)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 13.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 120/6 in 16.0 overs (R Powell 14, Ramandeep Singh 16)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (R Powell 21, Ramandeep Singh 26, Ex 3)
- Over 18.5: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - R Powell (Struck down)
- Slow over-rate Penalty: Overs 19.1 - 20.0 (extra fielder inside the circle)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 19.1 overs (115 balls), Extras 6
- Over 19.6: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - MV Saidharshan Kumar, Batter - R Powell (Struck down)
Match Coverage
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Does Samson-Mhatre make more sense than Samson-Gaikwad for CSK?
Ruturaj Gaikwad has struggled at the top of the order - not too many runs, poor strike rate - while Ayush Mhatre has emerged as one of CSK's most important batters this season
'There's good camaraderie' - Noor-Hosein combo starts to take shape at CSK
"Looking to be aggressive, put revs on the ball and get the ball to spin will definitely help him a lot," Sridharan Sriram says of Noor Ahmad after the bowler's three-for against KKR
Kamboj level with Prasidh at the top of IPL 2026 Purple Cap table
We have a new No. 5 on the Orange Cap table too. Here's how things stand after Match No. 22 at IPL 2026
Poor luck, poorer choices - KKR's season of rocks and hard places
Things haven't gone their way with key players going out for one reason or another, but KKR haven't helped themselves with their decisions in the field


