May 21, 2026
Zero Dhoni innings and a 89-run mauling: how CSK’s IPL 2026 came apart
Chennai Super Kings finished IPL 2026 with 12 points, an MS Dhoni who never made it to the crease, and a heavy defeat in Ahmedabad that confirmed what...
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May 21, 2026
Dhoni heads home to Ranchi as CSK take on GT without him for their last shot at IPL 2026
MS Dhoni has left the CSK camp ahead of Thursday’s must-win league finale in Ahmedabad, with batting coach Mike Hussey confirming a thumb injury and a...
May 21, 2026
GT chase a top-two seed at home, CSK chase a result that buys 48 more hours
Gujarat Titans host Chennai Super Kings tonight in Ahmedabad: GT after a Qualifier 1 berth, CSK with a long-shot equation and one game left.
May 18, 2026
Chepauk’s last call: CSK take on SRH with the IPL 2026 playoff door closing
A loss at home to Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday night effectively ends Chennai Super Kings’ IPL 2026, with the defending champions sixth and one point...
May 16, 2026
CSK wake up sixth and out of their own hands as the IPL 2026 playoff math hardens
Mitchell Marsh’s onslaught at Ekana pushed Chennai down to sixth on net run-rate and turned the IPL 2026 playoff route into a two-win-plus-favours scr...
May 15, 2026
Akash Singh’s three-fer note celebration was theatre, the figures against CSK were the point
Pulled out for his first match of the season, Akash Singh took 3 for 26 against his old CSK side, dismissing Gaikwad, Samson and Urvil Patel and theat...
May 15, 2026
CSK rope in 25-year-old Dian Forrester at 75 lakh as Overton’s thigh ends his IPL 2026
Jamie Overton’s right-thigh injury has ended his IPL 2026, and Chennai Super Kings have moved fast on a replacement, signing South African all-rounder...
May 15, 2026
Dhoni pulls out of CSK’s Lucknow trip at the last minute as the IPL 2026 comeback wait drags on
MS Dhoni stayed back in Chennai on Wednesday rather than fly out with the CSK squad to Lucknow ahead of Friday’s must-win game against LSG, despite hi...
May 14, 2026
CSK take their playoff push to Lucknow without Overton as eliminated LSG host the rematch
Chennai Super Kings head to Ekana looking for a fourth straight win without Jamie Overton, whose season-ending thigh injury leaves them short on overs...
May 13, 2026
Sai Sudharsan is the fastest player to 2,000 IPL runs and still the most argued-about opener in the league
Three straight 500-run seasons, the fastest 2,000 IPL runs by innings and a strike-rate debate that refuses to die — the curious case of Gujarat’s Sai...
May 12, 2026
From 0-3 to genuine contenders: how CSK’s quiet rebuild has the IPL 2026 race watching
CSK’s climb from 0-3 to fifth in the IPL 2026 table is not a miracle so much as a slow, slightly boring fix, and the top four should be paying attenti...
May 9, 2026
CSK host LSG at Chepauk as Ruturaj squeezes every point out of the top-four chase
Chennai welcome a bottom-of-the-table Lucknow to MA Chidambaram on Sunday afternoon, but with four matches from the league phase end neither side has...
May 5, 2026
Samson’s 87 finishes it: CSK chase down DC at the Jaitley with 15 balls to spare
Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 87 from 52 balls eased Chennai Super Kings to an eight-wicket win over Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, after Noor...
May 5, 2026
Dhoni stays in Chennai for calf rehab as CSK travel to Delhi without him
MS Dhoni has not travelled to New Delhi for the IPL 2026 clash against Delhi Capitals on Tuesday, with bowling coach Eric Simons saying the wicketkeep...
May 5, 2026
DC and CSK meet at Arun Jaitley level on eight points as the playoff window narrows
KL Rahul’s Orange Cap form has kept Delhi in the conversation, and CSK’s run of late wins has rejoined them on points. With playoff slots tightening,...
May 2, 2026
Gaikwad and Kartik Sharma seal CSK’s eight-wicket double over Mumbai at Chepauk
Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 67 not out and Kartik Sharma’s reverse-lap finish steered Chennai Super Kings home with eight wickets to spare against Mumbai Indian...
May 1, 2026
Five-time champions, both running out of road: CSK and MI meet at Chepauk with playoff lifelines fading
Match 44 of IPL 2026 brings CSK and Mumbai Indians together at the Chidambaram Stadium with one side on six points and the other on four. The loser wa...
Apr 27, 2026
Dhoni’s calf goes again: another setback delays his CSK return after Chepauk loss to Gujarat
MS Dhoni was a notable absentee as Chennai Super Kings were beaten by eight wickets at Chepauk on Sunday, and head coach Stephen Fleming has now confi...
Apr 26, 2026
Sudharsan’s 87 and Rabada’s 3 for 25 sink CSK at Chepauk as Gujarat win by eight wickets
Chennai’s three-week run of form ran into a left-hander in spectacular touch and a South African quick who got the ball to climb. Gujarat chased 159 i...
Apr 23, 2026
Two centuries in four games: how Sanju Samson has quietly answered every question about his CSK move
Twelve days after fans were asking whether trading Sanju Samson to CSK was a mistake, the Kerala batter has two IPL 2026 hundreds, five in his career,...
Apr 23, 2026
Sanju Samson’s 54-ball 101 and Akeal’s 4 for 17 hand MI their biggest IPL defeat as CSK win by 103
Chennai Super Kings tore Mumbai Indians apart at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday, 23 April 2026, bowling the hosts out for 104 after Sanju Samson’s u...
Apr 23, 2026
Rohit, Dhoni and a Wankhede night: MI and CSK meet with seventh and eighth separated by run rate
Mumbai Indians host Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede on Thursday night with both teams on four points and their biggest names, Rohit Sharma and MS...
Apr 22, 2026
Hooda, Vohra or a fresh face: the replacement call Chennai Super Kings have to get right
With Ayush Mhatre ruled out for the rest of IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings are left with a hole at the top of the order and a shortlist of unsold aucti...
Apr 21, 2026
Ayush Mhatre ruled out of IPL 2026 with a hamstring tear as CSK lose their leading run-scorer
CSK’s 18-year-old opener Ayush Mhatre is out for the rest of IPL 2026 after tearing his left hamstring against Sunrisers Hyderabad, with Mike Hussey c...