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Will coin flip favour Ruturaj Gaikwad in Chennai today?

Will coin flip favour Ruturaj Gaikwad in Chennai today?

2 min readApr 14, 2026 06:00 PM IST IPL 2026 CSK vs KKR Today Match Toss Updates: Chennai Super Kings take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in the hope of earning their second win of the season. CSK vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2026 UPDATES The coin flip could be of particular importance at the venue where pitches can still play relatively on the slower side. CSK vs KKR Toss Updates, IPL 2026 match at MA Chidambaram Stadium TOSS: To be announced at 7 PM  CSK at home in IPL 2025 During their worst ever IPL season, CSK slumped to new lows even at their fortress Chepauk. Winning the toss only twice at home, CSK only one won of their six home games. On the occasions where the coin did not favour them, CSK dropped all four matches played at home. Tosses won at home:  2/6 Matches Won after Toss win at home: 1/2; Bat 1st: 0/0 Bat 2nd: 1/2 Matches Won after Toss loss at home: 0/4 KKR in away games …

Tale of two tweakers: Noor Ahmad and Varun Chakaravarthy have seen their mystery disappear, the slow way back, is underway | Cricket News

Tale of two tweakers: Noor Ahmad and Varun Chakaravarthy have seen their mystery disappear, the slow way back, is underway | Cricket News

Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders. The fixtures involving these two teams usually bring the focus on their spin prowess. An array of finger spinners pitted against two mystery spinners. Eden Gardens or Chepauk, the narrative was largely on the tweakers. As the two prepare to face-off for the first time this season, placed ninth and tenth in the points table, the focus is once again on the spinners. Or rather their dwindling influence given that at both venues, Chennai and Kolkata, the old spin-friendly surfaces have given way to flatter decks neutralising their spinners to a great extent. In a season where scoring rates have already exceeded the previous years, two numbers stand out for Chennai and Kolkata. Beyond Mumbai Indians, whose attack has conceded 11.13 runs per over in the four matches they have played, Chennai and Kolkata haven’t been far off. Chennai have conceded 10.81 runs per over to Kolkata’s 10.68 and much of it is down to how their spinners, who have been their calling cards in the past, have …

CSK’s tale of woes continue against KKR in another hammering; Dhoni’s side register lowest ever total at home | Ipl News

CSK’s tale of woes continue against KKR in another hammering; Dhoni’s side register lowest ever total at home | Ipl News

Another humbling at Chepauk as KKR bundle out MS Dhoni’s CSK for their lowest home total and race home in the run-chase with 59 balls to spare. At 8:49 pm, as MS Dhoni fell to leave Chennai Super Kings tottering at 75/8 in the 16th over, Chepauk witnessed extraordinary scenes. Across the stadium, some of the CSK faithful began the slow walk towards the exit gate as a deafening silence hung in the air. It has been that sort of season for Chennai Super Kings, where with each outing – be it home or away – they look every bit an outdated outfit that opposition teams can swat aside without breaking a sweat. After Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals, it was the turn of Kolkata Knight Riders to inflict another hiding at home as Chennai ended up with 103/9 – their lowest-ever at home – a total that was overhauled with considerable ease with 8 wickets and 59 balls to spare. Story continues below this ad Unwatchable T20 side As each of the Chennai batsmen …

Chennai is not playing the kind of cricket KKR are playing: Virender Sehwag | Ipl News

Chennai is not playing the kind of cricket KKR are playing: Virender Sehwag | Ipl News

Chennai Super Kings will lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders. While Super Kings so have had a dire campaign Knight Riders had it bittersweet. The game on Friday might not be a knockout but just might be one of those crucial games that would decide the direction these two teams might take from here on in the campaign. Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag believes that it is Kolkata who are the favorites for this game. “I feel KKR. Chennai is not playing the kind of cricket KKR are playing. So I feel the scales will be tilted towards KKR because they have good spinners, and their batters will play spin better. Chennai’s batting hasn’t fired thus far. If the batting fires, something can happen, or else KKR,” he said on Star Sports. “A torch has been lit as hope. The crowd that was leaving from this stadium when 24 or 25 runs per over were required will all return because the confidence has come due to Dhoni’s return. The impossible word is in foolish people’s …

Playing in his home ground… going to be a huge factor: Venkatesh Iyer on Varun Chakarvarthy ahead KKR vs CSK | Ipl News

Playing in his home ground… going to be a huge factor: Venkatesh Iyer on Varun Chakarvarthy ahead KKR vs CSK | Ipl News

Varun Chakarvarthy so far in the season has picked up six wickets from five games. Coming into the tournament he has been in sublime bowling form. However, for Kolkata Knight Riders like the team’s fortunes, his performances have been a mixed bag. However, team vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer is optimistic that Chakarvarthy playing at Chepauk against the Chennai Super Kings in his home ground is a “huge factor”. “Irrespective of the conditions, I think Varun is a world-class spinner now. But yeah, him playing in his home ground is going to be of huge importance. It’s going to be a huge factor as well, also considering that Ajinkya played here for two years, and Moeen Ali played for two years. So, I think we’ve got a good think tank as well with regards to how this pitch will play.” Iyer said ahead of the game. In addition to that Iyer also gave his view on KKR batting order and Andre Russell coming too low in the line-up .”I think from the analytics point of view, the …

CSK vs KKR: When MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja almost bluffed the Chennai fans | Ipl News

One of the hardest facts for Chennai Super Kings supporters, and Indian cricket fans in general, is to accept that MS Dhoni can’t play forever. At 42, IPL 2024 is probably his last season as a player and all is all but fair when fans have gone bonkers whenever he’s walked in to bat this season. When the third wicket fell for CSK and the equation was seven to get from 19 balls at their home ground while chasing a sub-par total against Kolkata Knight Riders, Dhoni decided to step onto the field. But not before playing a short prank with a vociferous crowd at MA Chidambaram Stadium. We thought it was a Prank by Jadeja but it was a Prank from Thala to Fans. Look How all Teammates enjoying it 😂💛 pic.twitter.com/YrzQbP7WNV — 🎰 (@StanMSD) April 9, 2024 As chants of “Dhoni, Dhoni” threatened to blow the stadium roof off, all-rounder Ravindra Jajeda, all-padded and with his helmet on, stepped out of the dressing room before making a quick U-turn. Then of course Dhoni …

MS Dhoni told me to be ready for CSK captaincy in 2022: Ruturaj Gaikwad | Ipl News

Ruturaj Gaikwad has revealed how he was shadow captaining Chennai Super Kings (CSK) right through the title winning campaign in 2023, a year after MS Dhoni told him to be ready for the role. And having taken the hot seat, Gaikwad said he wants “keep the CSK culture intact” as it has given them five titles, including three in the last six years. Speaking to the media for the first time since taking over as captain after CSK’s seven-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders, Gaikwad said he wants to be himself in the role and not try to fill in the giant shoes of Dhoni. “I remember in 2022 was when he told me that, ‘you know, probably not next year but after that you might get a chance to lead, so be ready for it’. So obviously after that, I was always preparing for it. It (the captaincy) didn’t come as news to me or was I bit surprised or shocked,” Gaikwad who scored an unbeaten 67 in CSK’s win on Monday said. Gaikwad …

CSK vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2024: High-flying Kolkata Knight Riders look to breach Chepauk fortress | Cricket News

Daryl Mitchell needs to start firing in the middle order against spinners As Daryl Mitchell takes his seat with a filter coffee in a brass dabara set, he appears totally at home in Chennai. “It is the morning shot that I need,” says the Kiwi as he settles down. But, the only thing is, bought at Rs 14 crore at the auction, primarily for his striking abilities against spinners, Mitchell is yet to ascertain himself fully at Chennai Super Kings. After two successive away defeats as Chennai return to their den for their game against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday, Chennai badly need the free-flowing Mitchell back at his best. With Ambati Rayudu not around, it didn’t come as a surprise to see CSK go big to acquire Mitchell. A bankable middle-order batsman, at the 50-over World Cup, the 32-year-old showed his power-hitting prowess against spinners. Playing mostly straight, he took attacks apart with his clean, crisp hitting. For a batsman, who grew up facing not many spinners in New Zealand, it is fascinating how …

CSK vs KKR 2024, IPL Match Today: Playing XI prediction, head-to-head stats, key players, pitch report and weather update | Ipl News

Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL Match Today: Ruturaj Gaikwad’s Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on Shreyas Iyer’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match No. 22 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday. CSK has suffered back-to-back defeats on the road after winning the first two games and would be looking to get back in winning ways. Meanwhile, a new-look KKR, who are unbeaten in the tournament so far would like to keep their winning streak. Playing XI predictions for the CSK vs KKR IPL 2024 match CSK predicted XI vs KKR: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Deepak Chahar, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana Impact Subs – Moeen Ali, Deshpande, Mukesh Choudhary CSK player to watch out for: Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad need to up his game to provide CSK the start they need in the powerplay. Gaikwad is striking at 118.91 and will be itching to make an impact after not doing much in the …

CSK vs KKR 2024, IPL Live Streaming: When and where to watch Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders free? | Ipl News

Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2024 Live Streaming: Having lost two games in a row after having started the tournament with back-to-back wins, the Chennai Super Kings will be hoping to mark a victorious return back home as they host the Kolkata Knight Riders. CSK have won both their home games this season so far. KKR on the other hand, are one of the only two teams yet to be beaten so far in the league. The 2012 and the 2014 winners have won all three of their matches so far and will be looking to hold their record and pip Rajasthan Royals to the top of the table. Here are the live-streaming details for the CSK vs KKR match: When will the CSK vs KKR IPL 2024 match be played? The Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 8, 2024, at 7:30 pm IST. Where to watch the CSK vs KKR, IPL 2024 match on TV? In India, …