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How can Chennai Super Kings earn top-4 spot?

How can Chennai Super Kings earn top-4 spot?

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3 min readMay 15, 2026 04:20 PM IST CSK IPL 2026 Playoffs Qualification Scenario: Despite labouring through a difficult start, losing three matches on the trot at the start of their campaign, Chennai Super Kings have fought back hard to keep their IPL 2026 Playoffs hopes alive with three games to go. FOLLOW: LSG VS CSK IPL 2026 LIVE SCORE On Friday at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, CSK have the chance to take a crucial step ahead towards the Playoffs while also making the top-4 race all the more intense should they trounce the Super Giants for the second time in five days. CSK will hold a lot of promise in the fact that they broke an eight-year drought when they chased down a 204-run target against Lucknow at Chepauk, a feat they had not managed since 2018. CSK could become the fourth team to reach 14 points should they beat LSG tonight, even pipping the Punjab Kings, who had started the season unbeaten across seven matches, before dropping five matches on the bounce and …

CSK asks fans to avoid political messages in IPL game on the day Vijay takes oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

CSK asks fans to avoid political messages in IPL game on the day Vijay takes oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

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2 min readUpdated: May 10, 2026 11:40 AM IST Chennai Super Kings have asked fans to “avoid bringing banners, flags or hoardings associated with any political party/person” to the Chepauk Stadium as they host the Lucknow Super Giants in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday. The match is set to start at 3.30pm IST, just hours after the swearing-in of Tamil Nadu’s new Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay. “Come celebrate cricket and the spirit of the game with us. Anbuden request our superfans to avoid bringing banners, flags or hoardings associated with any political party/person and enjoy the game with full yellove,” CSK wrote in a post that they made on their social media handles early on Sunday. A special note for the fans coming to Anbuden tomorrow! 💛#AllYouNeedIsYellove pic.twitter.com/ZsT9r2Mtz7 — Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) May 9, 2026 Vijay, one of the most popular actors in the country, caused a major upset in the recent assembly elections as his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won 108 seats. He secured support from Congress, CPI, …

Sanju Samson opens up on CSK captaincy, Ruturaj Gaikwad bond

Sanju Samson opens up on CSK captaincy, Ruturaj Gaikwad bond

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4 min readMay 10, 2026 11:21 AM IST Sanju Samson has been the toast of the T20 cricket season in India this summer. After leading the national side to a sensational T20 World Cup triumph in March, Samson’s switch to the Chennai Super Kings had made headlines ahead of the IPL 2026 season. The former Rajasthan Royals skipper was involved in one of the biggest trade deals in IPL history, moving to CSK at a sum of Rs 18 crore. While Samson was a proven captain at the Royals, the Kerala batter moved to the five-time champions without staking claim for a leadership role in a side currently helmed by Ruturaj Gaikwad, who took over from the legendary MS Dhoni. Speaking in a recent Super Kings podcast, Samson opened up on why he did not demand captaincy while making the switch. “No. I already had a team. I already had a place. I wanted to come out of there and join another team. So in that transaction, you can’t actually have demands. Honestly, you are …

Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants Playing 11 Prediction, Full Squad, Players List, Captain

Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants Playing 11 Prediction, Full Squad, Players List, Captain

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IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Playing 11, Full Squad, Players List: Ruturaj Gaikwad’s Chennai Super Kings will lock horns with Rishabh Pant’s Lucknow Super Giants in match 53 of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Coming into the contest, both sides have won their previous encounters. Chennai comfortably beat the Delhi Capitals at their home ground and are in strong contention for the playoffs. With the bowling and batting departments in good rhythm, Chennai will go into the game unchanged unless there is an injury concern. And the return of MS Dhoni back into the side is paused as the former skipper did not take part in training. As per Lucknow, they had a horrid campaign before beating the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their last game. Their chances of qualifying for the playoffs are slim. However, with the win in their previous match, they will look to maintain their winning momentum by avoiding tinkering with what has worked. Predicted XIIs Chennai …

IPL Man of the Match awards updated record: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli roll back years to lead charts in IPL 2025 | Ipl News

IPL Man of the Match awards updated record: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli roll back years to lead charts in IPL 2025 | Ipl News

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IPL Man of the Match Awards List update:  Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli rolled back the years on a spectacular Sunday double-header of IPL 2025 in their respective games. The IPL’s two highest run-getters set up wins for their respective teams, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and inevitably landed the Player of the Match award. While Kohli’s umbeaten half-century for RCB against the Punjab Kings in a reverse fixture in Mullanpur earned his side their fifth win on the trot away from home, Rohit finally came good with the bat for MI in a thumping nine-wicket win against Chennai Super Kings. The 37-year-old Rohit got going with a six that landed in the stand that will soon be renamed in his name at the Wankhede. His unbeaten fifty also helped him surpass Shikhar Dhawan as the IPL’s second-highest run-scorer, only behind Kohli. Rohit’s knock set up MI’s win, earning him his 20th Player of the Match award in the IPL, bettering Kohli among Indians after the former RCB captain had equalled him earlier in …

LSG vs CSK: MS Dhoni becomes oldest Man of the Match in IPL history but asks ‘why are you giving me the award?’ | Ipl News

LSG vs CSK: MS Dhoni becomes oldest Man of the Match in IPL history but asks ‘why are you giving me the award?’ | Ipl News

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In his second match back as Chennai Super Kings, MS Dhoni rolled back the years on the field as a tactician and wicket-keeper before putting the finishing touches with the bat against Rishabh Pant’s Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium on Monday. Chasing a 167-run total, Dhoni walked out at No. 7 with 56 required in five overs. Partnering Shivam Dube, Dhoni sped to 26 off 11 deliveries with a string of fours and a one-handed six off Avesh Khan, taking away the limelight. A five-wicket win helped CSK erase their winless streak of five games, securing their second victory of the season after their first outing in Chennai against the Mumbai Indians. However, it came as a surprise when the organisers decided to hand the Player of the Match award to the 43-year-old CSK talisman. Dhoni thereby became the oldest man to receive the Man of the Match award in IPL history, surpassing former Rajasthan Royals leg-spinner Pravin Tambe. The Curvv Super Striker of the Match between Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super …

A tale of two centuries: Marcus Stoinis’ power-hitting cancels out Ruturaj Gaikwad’s sublime show | Ipl News

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Marcus Stoinis’ match-winning 124 silences Chepauk after Ruturaj Gaikwad’s classy century and Shivam Dube’s 66 powers CSK to 210/4 There was pin-drop silence at the MA Chidambaram Stadium and a victory roar in the middle. Marcus Stoinis had pulled Mustafizur Rahman for a boundary off the third ball of the final over as Lucknow Super Giants pulled-off a heist in a high-scoring match. At the halfway stage of the chase, CSK had nosed ahead. At 98/3, LSG needed 112 runs in the last 10 overs. The home team had more than one ace up their sleeve. CSK’s fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana had his entire quota of four overs and Mustafizur had three more. That is seven good death overs. LSG needed to score at 11.2 runs an over. 📽️ Relive a chase special ❤️ Superman Stoinis wins it for @LucknowIPL 💯 WATCH 🔽 #TATAIPL | #CSKvLSG https://t.co/x4laqWpncV — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 23, 2024 Off the final ball of the 11th as Pathirana uprooted Devdutt Padikkal’s leg stump, the CSK faithful cheered. For Lucknow, it was …

CSK vs LSG what caught our Eye: Stoinis Hulks out, Padikkal fizzles out feebly and Rahul turns Spidey  | Ipl News

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Stoinis, the ice-veined finisher Marcus Stoinis knew exactly what he had to do in the last over, with his side requiring 17 runs against a deadly bowler at the death, Mustafizur Rahman. Shuffle across, keep your shape and swing down the line. If he gets at least a decent part of the wood, the ball would soar over the ropes. Mustafizur, he knew, wouldn’t go short. He would destroy those. He would not, bizarrely, slant it across from around the off-stump. Effective though the ploy was against Stoinis early on, it risked granting him unnecessary width. So the Australian waited, ready to swing his hulk-like arms down the line. Mustafizur tried to bowl a full-pelt yorker, missed it and Stoinis got under the ball and skinned it over the bowler’s head. It was almost like the game half one. The Bangladesh seamer would capsize. A length ball followed—Stoinis gleefully pummeled down the ground. Hope had deserted the yellow canyon. In the heat of the moment, Mustafizur lost his belief in cutters. He attempted another yorker, …

Ruturaj Gaikwad scores his second IPL century in match against Lucknow Super Giants | Ipl News

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Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad brought up his second Indian Premier League (IPL) century in the match against Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday. Gaikwad took 56 balls to reach his ton in an innings peppered with 11 fours and 3 sixes. On the other end, Shivam Dube gave his captain ample support as CSK raced towards a formidable target. Gaikwad was announced as CSK’s captain for this IPL season after MS Dhoni stepped aside. Talking about that, Gaikwad had revealed how he was shadow captaining 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 had said he wants “keep the CSK culture intact” as it has given them five titles, including three in the last six years. “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 …