The Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Match Scorecard from IPL 2026 tells the story of a chase nobody at Chepauk saw coming. Punjab Kings won the toss on April 3, 2026, chose to field, and watched Ayush Mhatre and Shivam Dube power Chennai Super Kings to 209/5 at MA Chidambaram Stadium. Punjab Kings answered with 210/5 in 18.4 overs, winning by five wickets in match 7 of the season. This Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Timeline breaks the game down phase by phase, from the powerplay to the winning boundary.
Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Match Scorecard 2026
Match details
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Match | CSK vs PBKS |
| Tournament | IPL 2026 |
| Match number | Match 7 |
| Date | April 3, 2026 |
| Venue | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Toss | Punjab Kings won the toss, elected to bowl |
| CSK score | 209/5 (20 overs) |
| PBKS score | 210/5 (18.4 overs) |
| Result | PBKS won by 5 wickets (8 balls remaining) |
| Player of the match | Priyansh Arya |
The official scorecard confirms these figures across every major cricket database. Chennai batted first and never really lost control of their own innings. Punjab still chased it down with ease.
Chennai Super Kings batting scorecard
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanju Samson (wk) c Prabhsimran Singh b Xavier Bartlett | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad (c) c Nehal Wadhera b Yuzvendra Chahal | 28 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 127.27 |
| Ayush Mhatre c Yuzvendra Chahal b Vijaykumar Vyshak | 73 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 169.77 |
| Shivam Dube not out | 45 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Kartik Sharma lbw b Marco Jansen | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Sarfaraz Khan c Nehal Wadhera b Vijaykumar Vyshak | 32 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 266.67 |
| Prashant Veer not out | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Extras | 17 (b 1, nb 1, w 15) | ||||
| Total | 209/5 (20 overs) |
Did not bat: Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, Khaleel Ahmed.
Samson fell early to Bartlett, but Gaikwad steadied things before holing out for 28. Mhatre then played the innings of the night, 73 off 43 balls with five sixes, and Dube finished unbeaten to drag CSK past 200. Anyone searching this Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Match Scorecard for the batting card specifically will find Mhatre’s knock is the number that matters most.
Punjab Kings bowling scorecard
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.25 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 12.00 |
| Marco Jansen | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 |
| Vijaykumar Vyshak | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.50 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17.00 |
Vyshak did the heavy lifting with two wickets, removing both Mhatre and Sarfaraz Khan inside three overs of each other. Chahal was the only bowler who kept his economy under control, but the rest leaked runs. That’s how CSK reached 209/5 despite losing regular wickets through the middle.
Punjab Kings batting scorecard
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priyansh Arya b Matt Henry | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 354.55 |
| Prabhsimran Singh (wk) run out (Sarfaraz Khan/Ruturaj Gaikwad) | 43 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 126.47 |
| Cooper Connolly c Matt Henry b Anshul Kamboj | 36 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 163.64 |
| Shreyas Iyer (c) c Chahar b Kamboj | 50 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 172.41 |
| Nehal Wadhera c Noor Ahmad b Matt Henry | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 111.11 |
| Shashank Singh not out | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 233.33 |
| Marcus Stoinis not out | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 300.00 |
| Extras | 9 | ||||
| Total | 210/5 (18.4 overs) |
Did not bat: Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh.
Arya walked out as an Impact Player and blew the chase open in minutes. He smashed 39 off just 11 balls before Iyer took the innings home with a composed 50. This is the half of the Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Match Scorecard most Punjab fans came looking for.
Chennai Super Kings bowling scorecard
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khaleel Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Matt Henry | 4 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 13.50 |
| Rahul Chahar | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 11.50 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Anshul Kamboj | 3.4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 11.72 |
Henry struck twice, including Arya’s wicket, but paid 54 runs for it. Kamboj was the one who mattered most, though, breaking the Iyer-Wadhera stand right when CSK needed a way back in. Chahar, brought in as CSK’s own Impact Player, went wicketless at over 11 an over, and that’s really where the game slipped away from Chennai.
Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Timeline 2026
First innings – Chennai Super Kings
CSK raced to 57/1 inside the powerplay after Samson fell in the second over. Gaikwad and Mhatre then built a 96-run stand off 55 balls, carrying the score to 110/2 by the 11.1-over mark before Gaikwad holed out. Mhatre went next, caught off Vyshak at 123/3 in the 12.3rd over, having made the third-highest score by a teenager in IPL history. Kartik Sharma lasted three balls and fell lbw at 130/4. Sarfaraz Khan then blitzed 32 off 12 to push CSK to 168/5 by over 16.4, before Dube and Prashant Veer closed things out unbeaten, taking CSK to 209/5.
Second innings – Punjab Kings
Arya set the tone immediately, and PBKS reached 50 in just 3.2 overs, the fastest fifty of the powerplay all season for either side. He fell at 61/1 in the 4.2nd over, bowled by Henry. Prabhsimran followed soon after, run out at 95/2 in the 8.5th over. Connolly departed at 127/3 (11.5 overs), caught off Kamboj. Iyer and Wadhera then added 59 runs for the fourth wicket, taking PBKS to 186 before both fell in the space of four balls, at 186/4 (16.6 overs) and 186/5 (17.1 overs). Shashank Singh and Stoinis finished the job from there, sealing the chase at 210/5 in 18.4 overs with 8 balls to spare. This Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Timeline shows just how front-loaded the win really was.
Brief summary of Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings match
CSK posted 209/5 on the back of Mhatre’s 73 and a finishing 45 from Dube, with Sarfaraz Khan’s 12-ball 32 adding real late punch. It looked competitive. It wasn’t enough.
Punjab Kings chased it down with a mix of controlled aggression and sheer boldness, starting with Priyansh Arya’s 11-ball 39 that set the tone inside the first over itself. Prabhsimran Singh and Cooper Connolly kept the board moving through the middle, and Shreyas Iyer’s 50 off 29 balls was the innings that actually won the game. CSK clawed back briefly when Kamboj removed both Connolly and Iyer in successive overs, but Shashank Singh and Marcus Stoinis finished things off calmly. PBKS got to 210/5 with 8 balls unused, their second straight win of the season.
Key performers from CSK vs PBKS IPL 2026
Top performers for Chennai Super Kings
- Top run scorer: Ayush Mhatre, 73 off 43 balls
- Best batting contribution: Mhatre’s 96-run stand with Gaikwad steadied the innings after an early wicket
- Best bowler: none of the CSK bowlers took more than 2 wickets; Kamboj and Henry shared 2 apiece
- Important partnership: Dube and Prashant Veer’s unbroken 41-run stand closed the innings out at pace
Top performers for Punjab Kings
- Top run scorer: Shreyas Iyer, 50 off 29 balls
- Best strike rate: Priyansh Arya, 354.55, off just 11 balls
- Best bowler: Vijaykumar Vyshak, 2/38 in the first innings
- Match-defining contribution: Arya’s opening burst set up the entire chase before Iyer finished it
Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings 2026 match highlights
- Punjab Kings won the toss and chose to field first
- CSK raced to 57/1 in the powerplay
- Mhatre and Gaikwad added 96 for the second wicket
- CSK closed on 209/5 after Dube’s unbeaten 45
- PBKS reached 50 in the chase in just 3.2 overs
- Kamboj removed Connolly and Iyer to briefly slow Punjab down
- Iyer’s 29-ball fifty put PBKS in firm control
- Shashank Singh and Stoinis finished the chase together
- PBKS won by 5 wickets with 8 balls remaining
Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings head-to-head record
Going into this fixture, CSK and PBKS had met 32 times in the IPL, with both sides winning exactly 16 matches each. Punjab’s win in Match 7 moved the head-to-head to 33 meetings, with PBKS now ahead 17-16. Keep the historical tally separate from this single 2026 result. One match doesn’t rewrite 16 years of head-to-head cricket, it just nudges the ledger.
CSK vs PBKS 2026 match result
Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets.
CSK: 209/5 in 20 overs. PBKS: 210/5 in 18.4 overs, chasing 210 with 8 balls unused. Priyansh Arya was named Player of the Match for his 11-ball 39.
CSK vs PBKS 2026 FAQs
Who won the Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings match in IPL 2026?
Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets, chasing down 210 with 8 balls remaining.
What was the Chennai Super Kings score against Punjab Kings?
CSK scored 209/5 in their 20 overs, led by Ayush Mhatre’s 73.
What was the Punjab Kings score against Chennai Super Kings?
PBKS reached 210/5 in 18.4 overs, with Shreyas Iyer top-scoring on 50.
Where was CSK vs PBKS IPL 2026 played?
At the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, on April 3, 2026.
What was the Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings result?
PBKS won by 5 wickets in match 7 of the IPL 2026 season.
How many times have CSK and PBKS played each other?
33 times overall after this match, with PBKS now leading 17-16.
Where can I find the Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Match Scorecard?
Right here. This page carries the full CSK vs PBKS Scorecard for both innings, plus the complete match timeline, so you don’t need to hunt through multiple sites for it.
