Chennai
MA Chidambaram Stadium
174
34
14
CSK
CSK
192/5 (20.0)
KKR chose to BOWL
KKR
KKR
160/7 (20.0)
CSK won by 32 runs
CSK vs KKR IPL 2026 Match Preview: Sanju Samson Century Form, Pitch Report & Fantasy Tips

Published on Apr 13, 2026

CSK vs KKR IPL 2026 Match Preview: Sanju Samson Century Form, Pitch Report & Fantasy Tips

The Indian Premier League action heats up as Chennai Super Kings take on Kolkata Knight Riders in a high stakes T20 clash. CSK enters this fixture riding high on momentum after a spectacular victory, fueled by a breathtaking century from Sanju Samson. On the flip side, KKR is desperate to break a miserable losing streak, having lost all their recent matches.

For fantasy cricket fans, this IPL encounter offers massive opportunities to climb the leaderboard in your fantasy contests. Let us dive into the ultimate Dream11 Prediction, pitch conditions, and the ideal Fantasy Winning Team strategy.

Match Details

  • Match: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
  • Date: 14 Apr 2026
  • Time: 19:30 IST
  • Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Live Streaming & Broadcast Details

Catch all the live action on JioHotstar (App + Website) for digital streaming. Television viewers can tune into the Star Sports Channels for live broadcast.

Weather Report

Chennai will experience hot and humid conditions, with temperatures hovering around 32 degrees Celsius. The humidity levels will be high, which means players will sweat profusely. There is zero Rain impact expected for this game. However, the Dew factor will be massive in the second innings, making the ball wet and difficult for bowlers to grip, heavily favoring the chasing team.

Pitch Report & Venue Stats

The MA Chidambaram Stadium is traditionally known for its slow, turning tracks. However, recent data reveals a surprising shift in the Pitch nature. In the last 5 matches, there is a clear pace dominance, with fast bowlers taking 34 wickets compared to just 14 wickets for spinners. The Average score here is 174 runs, indicating a balanced surface for batters and bowlers.

Fantasy Takeaway: Do not blindly stack spinners. Fast bowlers who bowl in the death overs are striking gold here. The batting vs bowling trend suggests that top order batters and death over pacers are the safest picks.

Team Form & Head to-Head

Chennai Super Kings

  • Last 5 matches: WLLLW
  • CSK bounced back brilliantly in their last game, chasing down a massive total thanks to top order fireworks.
  • Head to-head record: 6 Wins

Kolkata Knight Riders

  • Last 5 matches: LALLL
  • KKR is struggling massively, failing to find the right combination and losing four consecutive completed games.
  • Head to-head record: 3 Wins

Injury Updates & Player Availability

  • Injured: Harshit Rana, Mustafizur Rahman, and Akash Deep are unavailable.
  • Doubtful: MS Dhoni remains unavailable for this fixture.
  • Fully fit: Sanju Samson and Jamie Overton are fully fit and in prime form.

Probable Playing XI (Both Teams)

Chennai Super Kings

Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Khaleel Ahmed

Kolkata Knight Riders

Ajinkya Rahane, Finn Allen, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi

Key Players to Watch

  • Sanju Samson: Coming off a monstrous 115-run knock with 15 boundaries. His current form makes him an automatic captaincy choice.
  • Jamie Overton: A premium all rounder who picked up 4 wickets and scored 43 runs recently. He is a points magnet in this format.
  • Angkrish Raghuvanshi: The lone warrior for KKR, consistently scoring runs (45 and 52 in recent games) despite the team's poor form.
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Fantasy Picks

Small League Safe Picks

  • Sanju Samson
  • Jamie Overton
  • Sunil Narine

Mega League Differential Picks

  • Anshul Kamboj: Has picked up 8 wickets in the series. A massive differential who can sweep points in the death overs.
  • Vaibhav Arora: With 5 wickets in the tournament, he is a low selected bowler who can exploit the early swing.

Match Prediction / Outlook

Chennai Super Kings are the clear favorites to win this match. Their batting unit is firing on all cylinders, and the home conditions at the MA Chidambaram Stadium give them a massive edge over a struggling KKR side.

Disclaimer

Always check the Final Playing XI and Toss updates before locking your fantasy team. Pitch conditions and last minute changes can heavily impact match outcomes.

IPL 2026 CSK vs KKR players T20 past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

PlayerBattingBowlingSeries PerformanceLineup selectionMatch Performance
Name
T
R
S
M#BatInnNORunsHSAvgSR50+4/6BowlInnWkOvAvgEcoSR4wBestC/St
M
A. Pt
Pts
Run
Wk
DT
P
S%
C
VC
iDt
#
PTS
Bat
Bowl
Field
Ajinkya RahaneKKRBAT307RHB29028790510530.17126.5657997RM11155601/5132749.6347169042.9174.276.78.5512484000
Shivam DubeCSKALL215LHB1895642189531.71146.6618530RM112782.229.429.1419.303/468838.9311137150569.32.654.25173717016
Ruturaj GaikwadCSKBAT165RHB15919533912338.13139.3243713OB000-82953.8484244022.2256.779.267.4418231108
Khaleel AhmedCSKBOWL133RHB1581131.5734.3700LFM1331613.725.758.4918.125/1821418.8750101122.210.410.7313480440
Kartik TyagiKKRBOWL49RHB1042574.1696.1503RF48473.432.79.2821.103/221075739911957.11224.040.320.66810770
Noor AhmadCSKBOWL210RHB6826255206.0794.44025LWS2052423.622.857.418.585/1146940.836710844.4833.730.931.6111801140
Sunil NarineKKRALL595LHB38067478310915.28148.7218752OB5856273.922.186.1721.5135/1913375739916871.4750.72.843.68210346530
Manish PandeyKKRBAT316RHB28661714512931.75124.0842817RM10102.821.27.5716.824/27157144000120.420.030.04380000
Ramandeep SinghKKRBAT99RHB712610126422.48166.172134RM39342.121.359.0314.103/204962313847116.7818.140.660.947776108
Rinku SinghKKRBAT198LHB1685938078334.92147.2720494OB1161.5259.371602/3122775525231057.1622.490.831.28226200
Varun ChakravarthyKKRBOWL160RHB351810224677.86013LBG1572073.821.817.6517.155/1730665.839501066.71023.160.921.512110060
Anukul RoyKKRALL83LHB612110039525.07152.432125SLA7964327.77.4122.414/1748745.631938542.9921.860.490.8914461410
Vaibhav AroraKKRBOWL80RHB24134411464.702RFM79863.528.258.891903/1625753.13721942.91156.090.851.6916430318
Angkrish RaghuvanshiKKRWK50RHB45711568230.42138.67158SLA000-22768476234057.1480.469.411.1810554700
Dewald BrevisCSKBAT146RHB13313339116228.25152.416461LB24182.121.277.4317.102/1980625.215123016.7636.322.653.175877108
Anshul KambojCSKBOWL55RHB27181531917134.21018RM55763.320.928.8414.114/2315975.1676391566.7962.021.32.448730690
Cameron GreenKKRALL83RHB7621177110032.2148.0711225RFM55372.433.729.3321.603/3547776.3534195371.4372.157.6710.2450-1-2-30
Rovman PowellKKRBAT338RHB30163610510725.65140.725781RMF56261.945.8410.9525.102/2116954221090040522.750.851.349654908
Navdeep SainiKKRBOWL89RHB191366121182.505RF86773.530.157.623.714/1725144000156.260.140.19450000
Sanju SamsonCSKWK344RHB32740887711930.93139.75631178110.548301/4213982.9746354033.3187.9423.9411.443928400
Matt HenryCSKBOWL189RHB90376454412.16145.59077RFM1822263.523.268.3416.755/1873330.3917233.3164.280.10.16390000
Finn AllenKKRWK192RHB1899558815131.04178.534186610180-84459.8239103075259.4511.398.72235100
Akeal HoseinCSKBOWL280LHB1335911665515.75114.761123SLA2642623.525.237.192175/1156473.52942650137.970.30.5215430390
Jamie OvertonCSKALL208RHB1464819478319.86153.671248RF160170325.288.9616.945/47114883.56681291175777.486.937.4619191140
Matthew ShortCSKALL156RHB15010380510927.17145.528496OB105612.331.037.9523.315/2289233.56736050120.60.040.03280000
Tim SeifertKKRWK319RHB29436743112528.8136.49431020000-231325.7771900163.610.480.35340000
Sarfaraz KhanCSKBAT111RHB8823167810025.81141.848234LB200.76.750-46748.3338138042.9441.952.172.811513908
Gurjapneet SinghCSKBOWL23RHB64107562.501LMF23253.529.89.2519.303/188541.220604601014.780.290.532013018
Prashant VeerCSKALL15LHB1262024333.66150.74030SLA10123.318.756.8116.503/74333.310049033.3151.650.030.05270000
Kartik SharmaCSKBAT23RHB2226297131.45149.4484000-4743.3303153028.6141.610.10.12350000
Ayush MhatreCSKBAT19RHB19376611047.87176.096119OB10150-11566.2331163060371.327.728.584888000
Tejasvi DahiyaKKRWK7RHB521245341.33156.96115000-1000000140.620.040.04330000
Completed matches of Chennai Super Kings
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
30 Mar - 07:30 PMGuwahatiChennai Super KingsCSKRajasthan RoyalsRR127/10 (19.4)128/2 (12.1) RR won by 8 wickets (with 47 balls remaining)
03 Apr - 07:30 PMChennaiChennai Super KingsCSKPunjab KingsPBKS209/5 (20.0)210/5 (18.4) PBKS won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
05 Apr - 07:30 PMBengaluruRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBChennai Super KingsCSK250/3 (20.0)207/10 (19.4) RCB won by 43 runs
11 Apr - 07:30 PMChennaiChennai Super KingsCSKDelhi CapitalsDC212/2 (20.0)189/10 (20.0) CSK won by 23 runs
14 Apr - 07:30 PMChennaiChennai Super KingsCSKKolkata Knight RidersKKR192/5 (20.0)160/7 (20.0) CSK won by 32 runs
18 Apr - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHChennai Super KingsCSK194/9 (20.0)184/8 (20.0) SRH won by 10 runs
23 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbaiChennai Super KingsCSKMumbai IndiansMI207/6 (20.0)104/10 (19.0) CSK won by 103 runs
26 Apr - 03:30 PMChennaiChennai Super KingsCSKGujarat TitansGT158/7 (20.0)162/2 (16.4) GT won by 8 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
02 May - 07:30 PMChennaiMumbai IndiansMIChennai Super KingsCSK159/7 (20.0)160/2 (18.1) CSK won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
05 May - 07:30 PMDelhiDelhi CapitalsDCChennai Super KingsCSK155/7 (20.0)159/2 (17.3) CSK won by 8 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
10 May - 03:30 PMChennaiLucknow Super GiantsLSGChennai Super KingsCSK203/8 (20.0)208/5 (19.2) CSK won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
15 May - 07:30 PMLucknowChennai Super KingsCSKLucknow Super GiantsLSG187/5 (20.0)188/3 (16.4) LSG won by 7 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
18 May - 07:30 PMChennaiChennai Super KingsCSKSunrisers HyderabadSRH180/7 (20.0)181/5 (19.0) SRH won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
21 May - 07:30 PMAhmedabadGujarat TitansGTChennai Super KingsCSK229/4 (20.0)140/10 (13.4) GT won by 89 runs
Completed matches of Kolkata Knight Riders
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
29 Mar - 07:30 PMMumbaiKolkata Knight RidersKKRMumbai IndiansMI220/4 (20.0)224/4 (19.1) MI won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
02 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkataSunrisers HyderabadSRHKolkata Knight RidersKKR226/8 (20.0)161/10 (16.0) SRH won by 65 runs
06 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkataKolkata Knight RidersKKRPunjab KingsPBKS25/2 (3.4) No result
09 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkataKolkata Knight RidersKKRLucknow Super GiantsLSG181/4 (20.0)182/7 (20.0) LSG won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
14 Apr - 07:30 PMChennaiChennai Super KingsCSKKolkata Knight RidersKKR192/5 (20.0)160/7 (20.0) CSK won by 32 runs
17 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadKolkata Knight RidersKKRGujarat TitansGT180/10 (20.0)181/5 (19.4) GT won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
19 Apr - 03:30 PMKolkataRajasthan RoyalsRRKolkata Knight RidersKKR155/9 (20.0)161/6 (19.4) KKR won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
26 Apr - 07:30 PMLucknowKolkata Knight RidersKKRLucknow Super GiantsLSG155/7 (20.0)155/8 (20.0) Match tied (KKR won the one-over eliminator)
03 May - 03:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHKolkata Knight RidersKKR165/10 (19.0)169/3 (18.2) KKR won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
08 May - 07:30 PMDelhiDelhi CapitalsDCKolkata Knight RidersKKR142/8 (20.0)147/2 (14.2) KKR won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)
13 May - 08:45 PMRaipurKolkata Knight RidersKKRRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB192/4 (20.0)194/4 (19.1) RCB won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
16 May - 07:30 PMKolkataKolkata Knight RidersKKRGujarat TitansGT247/2 (20.0)218/4 (20.0) KKR won by 29 runs
20 May - 07:30 PMKolkataMumbai IndiansMIKolkata Knight RidersKKR147/8 (20.0)148/6 (18.5) KKR won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Completed matches at MA Chidambaram Stadium
Teams
Date
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
03 Apr - 07:30 PMChennai Super KingsCSKPunjab KingsPBKS209/5 (20.0)210/5 (18.4) PBKS won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
11 Apr - 07:30 PMChennai Super KingsCSKDelhi CapitalsDC212/2 (20.0)189/10 (20.0) CSK won by 23 runs
14 Apr - 07:30 PMChennai Super KingsCSKKolkata Knight RidersKKR192/5 (20.0)160/7 (20.0) CSK won by 32 runs
26 Apr - 03:30 PMChennai Super KingsCSKGujarat TitansGT158/7 (20.0)162/2 (16.4) GT won by 8 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
02 May - 07:30 PMMumbai IndiansMIChennai Super KingsCSK159/7 (20.0)160/2 (18.1) CSK won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
10 May - 03:30 PMLucknow Super GiantsLSGChennai Super KingsCSK203/8 (20.0)208/5 (19.2) CSK won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
18 May - 07:30 PMChennai Super KingsCSKSunrisers HyderabadSRH180/7 (20.0)181/5 (19.0) SRH won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
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