CSK vs PBKS IPL 2026 Live Score Updates: The seventh match of IPL 2026 is being played between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings. Punjab Kings won the toss and chose bowling. The Chennai team, playing at its home ground MA Chidambaram Stadium, has made a change in the playing-11. In place of Matthew Short, uncapped star Prashant Veer has been given a chance, who was bought in the auction by paying a huge amount of more than Rs 14 crore. At the same time, Punjab has not made any changes in its playing-11. CSK will be eyeing to win this match and open its account. At the same time, Punjab will try for its second consecutive win.
PBKS vs CSK Live: Playing XI of Punjab Kings
Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vishak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Impact Subs: Suryansh Shedge, Priyansh Arya, Vishnu Vinod, Praveen Dubey, Hemant Brar.
PBKS vs CSK Playing-11: Playing XI of Chennai Super Kings
Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Karthik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, Khalil Ahmed.
Impact Subs: Jamie Overton, Rahul Chahar, Matthew Short, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Gurjapaneet Singh.
PBKS vs CSK Live: Punjab Kings won the toss
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to bowl at the home ground of Chennai Super Kings. That means Chennai team will come out to bat first.
PBKS vs CSK 7th Match live: How will be the mood of the pitch?
The pitch of MA Chidambaram Stadium is known for its historical identity i.e. 'Spinners' Heaven', but in recent years and as per the early trends of IPL 2026, some changes have also been seen here. The soil of Chepauk is generally dry, due to which the ball comes to rest. This spin provides grip and turn to the bowlers. Although it is spin friendly, it is easier to bat during the powerplay when the ball is new. As the game progresses, the pitch becomes slow and it becomes difficult to play big shots. It remains to be seen how today's pitch plays.
PBKS vs CSK 7th Match live: Sanju's bat will work today
Former captain of the Indian team K. Srikanth says that CSK opener Sanju Samson will bat in the match against Punjab. Srikanth said on his YouTube channel, 'The match will be played in Chepauk, the same wicket where Sanju Samson made a comeback in the T20 World Cup and won the Man of the Series title. He will definitely play a tremendous innings. This is the ideal wicket for him to get back into great form. Sanju should go crazy after seeing the first four to five balls. I am confident that he will defeat Punjab. The former opener said, 'The team which scores 220 runs will win the match. Both teams can do this. The match is 50-50. On paper, Punjab may be the favorite team. But on a good batting pitch, CSK will do well. It was the same last year also.
PBKS vs CSK IPL 2026 Live: What will Shreyas Iyer play?
Before the match, Punjab Kings assistant coach Brad Haddin gave a big update regarding the injury of captain Shreyas Iyer. Haddin has told that there is no fracture in Iyer's wrist. However, he said that there is still some swelling in Iyer's wrist. The coach has expressed hope that he will be seen playing in the match against Chennai Super Kings on 3rd April. According to 'Cricbuzz', the assistant coach said that due to the absence of fracture, Iyer can take the field for the match against Chennai Super Kings. Actually, Iyer was badly injured during the match played against Gujarat Titans on Tuesday. Iyer was standing on the non-striker, when a shot from Cooper Connolly came straight on his wrist. Connolly's shot was so powerful that Iyer was seen writhing in pain. However, after treatment on the field, Iyer batted again, but he was out after scoring 18 runs on the very next ball. The entire Punjab Kings camp looked worried due to the injury suffered by Shreyas Iyer. Apart from playing an important role with the bat in the top order, Iyer is also the captain of the team and under his leadership the team reached the finals last season. This is the reason why Punjab Kings fans will hope that Iyer gets fit as soon as possible.
CSK vs PBKS Live: Probable playing-11 of Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ayush Mhatre, Karthik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dubey, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry.
CSK vs PBKS Live: Probable playing-11 of Punjab Kings
Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vishak/Harpreet Brar, Yuzvendra Chahal.
CSK vs PBKS Live: Kings of Punjab will continue their winning streak
As far as Punjab Kings are concerned, they won against Gujarat Titans after going through some difficult situations. He will look to maintain this momentum. Punjab Kings have got a reliable number three batsman in the form of Australia's Cooper Connolly. In the last match, he played an important role in helping the team recover from a bad start and win. The bowling of Punjab Kings also looks strong. Experienced spinner Yuzvendra Chahal impressed with the variety in his line and pace against the Titans. He stopped the run flow in the middle overs and took two important wickets. He got good support from fast bowler Vijaykumar Vaishak.
CSK vs PBKS Live: All eyes will be on Samson
Sanju Samson could not make much of an impact in his first match for CSK and he will be desperate to make up for it. CSK did not get the services of Dewald Brevis in the match against Rajasthan Royals and it is not yet clear whether he has fully recovered from the side strain or not. Due to the failure of the top order batsmen, Sarfaraz Khan was fielded as an impact player but he could not take advantage of it although he looked comfortable.
CSK vs PBKS Live: Will Dhoni play today's match?
CSK star player Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not go to Guwahati because he is recovering from a calf injury. However, he is likely to be in the dugout during the match against Punjab Kings, which will greatly benefit captain Ruturaj Gaikwad.
PBKS vs CSK Live: Chennai Super Kings team
Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Dewald Brewis, MS Dhoni, Urvil Patel, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Jamie Overton, Khalil Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapaneet Singh, Mukesh Chaudhary, Noor Ahmed, Akeal Hosein, Prashant Veer, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar, Zakari Faulks, Spencer Johnson, Karthik Sharma, Sarfaraz Khan, Ayush Mhatre.
PBKS vs CSK Live: Punjab Kings team
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Priyansh Arya, Harnoor Singh, Mitchell Owen, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Yanson, Marcus Stoinis, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lockie Ferguson, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vaishak, Yash Thakur, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Musheer Khan, Praveen Dubey, Vishal Nishad, Suryansh Shedge, Prabhsimran Singh, Paila Avinash, Shashank Singh.
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