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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Ruturaj Gaikwad provided a crucial update on MS Dhoni, saying the talisman is recovering and will soon attain full fitness. The 44-year-old wicketkeeper-batter is currently on the sidelines as he is undergoing rehabilitation for a calf strain. Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season, CSK confirmed that the five-time tournament winner is all but set to miss the first two weeks of the 19th edition of the competition. In Dhoni's absence, Sanju Samson ...Read More >
Teaching may have been an obvious choice for Priyansh Arya if he hadn't become a cricketer. Punjab Kings opener Priyansh Arya enjoys batting against Chennai Super Kings. In IPL 2025, his debut season, Arya announced himself to the cricket world with a blistering hundred in a win over CSK in Mullanpur. He followed it up with a 15-ball 23 in another victory. Friday was no different, as Arya delivered a player-of-the-match-winning performance at Chepauk. PBKS comfortably chased down 210 to regis ...Read More >
Tim David smashed an unbeaten 70 off 25 balls to set up a comfortable win for Bengaluru over Chennai Tim David belted eight sixes in a blistering 70 not out to fire Royal Challengers Bengaluru to their second win of the IPL season, hammering Chennai Super Kings by 43 runs on Sunday. David's 25-ball blitz steered defending champions Bengaluru to 250-3, the highest total in this season's tournament, after the hosts were put in to bat first at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Bengaluru bowled Chennai out ...Read More >
Chennai Super Kings paid ₹28.4 crore for Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer. In the latest game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, that expensive two-man package produced a combined final impact score of 48.17 in the master sheet. In the same match, Sarfaraz Khan, bought for just ₹75 lakh, produced 56.87 on his own. That is the part CSK should worry about most. This is no longer just a bargain story about Sarfaraz. It is now a value story that throws a harsh light on how little return CSK are ...Read More >
Chennai Super Kings received a massive boost ahead of their first home fixture of the season as Dewald Brevis and MS Dhoni hit the nets. While uncertainty still remains over their participation in the Punjab Kings fixture, their return to the nets bodes well for a batting unit that clearly lacked experience in its first game against Rajasthan Royals. Dhoni was initially ruled out for the first two weeks of the season following a calf strain whereas Brevis missed the Rajasthan Royals clash with ...Read More >
In T20 cricket, records against a single opponent are not easy to build because they demand more than just dominance. They require longevity, repeated selection, sustained batting quality and enough meetings across years to keep adding to the tally. Kohli has managed all of that against CSK, one of RCB's biggest rivals and one of the most successful teams in the tournament's history. Before Sunday, Virat Kohli had already built an extraordinary body of work against Chennai. Across the IPL, he h ...Read More >
Chennai Super Kinga (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming is hopeful that Dewald Brevis will be available for the franchise's next IPL 2026 match against Delhi Capitals (DC) on April 11. He asserted that they have a few days before the contest against DC, which will give them a fair chance to try and get the Proteas batter game-ready. CSK have lost all their three matches in IPL 2026 so far and Brevis has missed all of them due to a side strain. On Sunday, the Chennai franchise went down to RCB by 4 ...Read More >
BENGALURU, Apr 5: Tim David, skipper Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal went ballistic with marauding knocks while bowlers maintained fine lines as Royal Challengers Bengaluru crushed Chennai Super Kings by 43 runs in an IPL match here on Sunday. Padikkal (50, 29 balls) and David (70 off 25b) gave a towelling to the clueless Super Kings bowlers in an exhibition of mind-blowing range-hitting, and Patidar supported them with an unbeaten 19-ball 48. The end result of their collective belligerence ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 5 (ANI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) registered a commanding 43-run win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match on Sunday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Tim David's 25-ball 70-run innings, along with contributions from other batters, and an all-round effort with the ball led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, helped defending champions RCB clinch their second consecutive win of the season. Explosive knocks from Tim David, Devdutt ...Read More >
Bengaluru, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) A marauding batting show led by Tim David, Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal, along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar's incisive spell of 3-41 propelled defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to a commanding 43-run victory over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their IPL 2026 encounter at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. The marquee contest saw RCB's batting unit dismantle CSK's attack with relentless hitting, as David's 70 not out off just 25 balls and P ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 5 (ANI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) registered a commanding 43-run win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match on Sunday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Tim David's 25-ball 70-run innings, along with contributions from other batters, and an all-round effort with the ball led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, helped defending champions RCB clinch their second consecutive win of the season. Explosive knocks from Tim David, Devdutt ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Tim David, skipper Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal went ballistic with marauding knocks while bowlers maintained fine lines as Royal Challengers Bengaluru crushed Chennai Super Kings by 43 runs in an IPL match here on Sunday. Padikkal (50, 29 balls) and David (70 off 25b) gave a towelling to the clueless Super Kings bowlers in an exhibition of mind-blowing range-hitting, and Patidar supported them with an unbeaten 19-ball 48.The end result of their collective belligerence was RCB's ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Apr 5 (PTI) Tim David, skipper Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal went ballistic with marauding knocks while bowlers maintained fine lines as Royal Challengers Bengaluru crushed Chennai Super Kings by 43 runs in an IPL match here on Sunday. Padikkal (50, 29 balls) and David (70 off 25b) gave a towelling to the clueless Super Kings bowlers in an exhibition of mind-blowing range-hitting, and Patidar supported them with an unbeaten 19-ball 48. The end result of their collective bellige ...Read More >
IPL 2026 Scorecard: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings IMAGE: Tim David top-scored for RCB with a blistering 70 not out from 25 balls. Photograph: BCCI Key Points Tim David's explosive 70 off 25 balls and Rajat Patidar's unbeaten 48 off 19 balls powered RCB to a massive total. Devdutt Padikkal contributed a crucial 50 off 29 balls, setting the stage for RCB's dominant batting performance. RCB scored 97 runs in the last five overs, capitalising on poor bowling from CSK at the dea ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Riding on blazing knocks from Tim David, Devdutt Padikkal and skipper Rajat Patidar, defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted 250/3 in their 20 overs, the highest total of IPL 2026, against Chennai Super Kings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. On a pitch which eased out as the game progressed, an unbroken 99-run stand off just 35 balls between David, who hit 70 not out off just 25 balls and Patidar, who smashed 48 not out off only 19 deliveries, was the key to RCB ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Apr 5 (PTI) Tim David, skipper Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal went ballistic with marauding knocks, powering Royal Challengers Bengaluru to an imposing 250 for 3 against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match here on Sunday. Padikkal (50, 29 balls) and David (70 off 25b) gave a complete towelling to the clueless Super Kings bowlers in an exhibition of mind-blowing range-hitting. Not to be left far behind was skipper Rajat Patidar, who smashed an unbeaten 48 off 19 balls. The car ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 5 (ANI): Explosive knocks from Tim David, Devdutt Padikkal and skipper Rajat Patidar helped defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) put up a massive 250/3 against five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium at Sunday. Put to field first, Virat Kohli (28 in 18 balls, with two fours and a six) and Phil Salt (46 in 30 balls, with three fours and two sixes) could not capitalise on their starts, but massive bursts of aggre ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 5 (ANI): Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won the toss and opted to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the 'Southern Derby' of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season 2026, on Sunday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After winning the toss, CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said that the wicket looks like a high-scoring one. He also noted that MS Dhoni is recovering and may play soon, and expressed confidence in the team. He confirmed the sam ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Five-time winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have won the toss and elected to bowl first against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their IPL 2026 game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. RCB will be aiming to make it two out of two wins, while CSK will be keen to get off the mark in the points table. Both teams are fielding unchanged playing elevens for this marquee clash. "Obviously, high scoring ground. Looks like a good pitch, there's going to be some ru ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: MS Dhoni remains the missing piece as Chennai Super Kings take (CSK) on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their much-anticipated IPL 2026 clash in Bengaluru. The high-voltage southern derby at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is set to grab attention, but CSK are coping without their iconic leader yet again.While RCB have entered the contest brimming with confidence after a strong opening win, CSK are under pressure following two consecutive defeats against Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Ki ...Read More >
The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 has entered its second double header on Sunday, as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will be facing Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a high-voltage clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. RCB vs CSK match is one of the most watched game in IPL history, as the rivalry has been intense over the years. The RCB vs CSK match have seen some of the best cricketers in action, with Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni captaining their sides and having an on-field rivalry ...Read More >
Former India batter Sunil Gavaskar believes Chennai Super Kings (CSK) could struggle with their bowling throughout IPL 2026. On Friday, April 3, CSK suffered a five-wicket defeat to Shreyas Iyer's Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Batting first, the Super Kings posted 209 for five, riding on Ayush Mhatre's 73, along with useful cameos from Shivam Dube and Sarfaraz Khan. However, their bowlers failed to defend the total as PBKS chased it down with five wickets in hand ...Read More >
All eyes were on the Chennai man at the centre of the RCB dressing room. Dinesh Karthik, straddling two worlds as broadcaster and late-career professional cricketer, broke into an evocative post-game speech. "We all know how proud our franchise is and how our fans are... and we gave them a treat to watch. Also, you've got to understand the gravity of this game..." Karthik was talking at the close of a match that sliced through the haze of fours and sixes that was IPL 2024. The clock had ticked ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru are riding high on confidence after kicking off their IPL 2026 campaign with a win over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Now, an exciting southern derby between RCB and Chennai Super Kings is on the cards - undoubtedly a marquee clash.While RCB head into the contest on the back of a victory, CSK arrive with two consecutive defeats, against Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings.Are CSK missing Mahendra Singh Dhoni? Is his abs ...Read More >
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings in their second league match of IPL 2026 on Sunday, April 5, in Bengaluru. After kicking off their IPL title defence with a dominating win by 6 wickets over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first match of IPL 2026 on March 28, defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Chennai Super Kings in their second league match of the ongoing season on Sunday, April 5. The match between the two star-studd ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The southern derby between RCB and CSK has long been one of the IPL's marquee contests. Of the 35 meetings between the two sides, CSK have won 21 but the narrative shifted last season when RCB, en route their maiden title, completed a double over the five-time champions, a commanding 50-run win in Chennai followed by a thrilling two-run victory at home.The shift in results has mirrored a change in fortunes. RCB, rebuilt around performance and analytics, finally broke their title droug ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Outplayed in their first two matches, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) must have genuine concerns that the IPL 2026 season, unless course corrected quickly, could go the way the 2025 edition did when they finished at the bottom of the pile. Friday's five-wicket loss to Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium was their sixth straight loss on home ground, which was once considered CSK's fortress. Besides, PBKS' win was their fourth in a row against CSK at the Chepauk Stadium. O ...Read More >
Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 4 (ANI): The saying 'talent needs no introduction' found a fitting example at the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026, where wrestlers from Karnataka's Siddi community have made a powerful statement on the mat. Their success is no longer just about medals--it reflects the emergence of an entire community as a force in wrestling. Of African descent, there are about 50,000 Siddis in India, of which one-third live in Karnataka. Out of the nine wrestlers represent ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 4 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara highlighted Punjab Kings (PBKS) batter Priyansh Arya's exceptional shot-making and awareness, noting that he reads length early and capitalises on both short and full deliveries with equal ease. Pujara feels Arya's ability to score all around the ground, strong on the leg side and equally effective on the off, leaves bowlers with very little margin for error, making him a highly challenging batter to contain. ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 4 (PTI) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes five-time champions Chennai Super Kings' primary concern is their bowling, urging the side to address it to revive their campaign. CSK have lost their first two matches of the season, including a five-wicket defeat to Punjab Kings on Friday. "From what we've seen so far, CSK's biggest concern for the rest of the tournament will be their bowling. It means they may have to consistently score around 225-230 to give their bowlers a ...Read More >
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