Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Match Scorecard: 2026 IPL Complete Update, Exact Stats

Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings served up yet another high-scoring thriller at their favourite battleground, and fans searching for the complete Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings match scorecard want one thing above everything else: the numbers, laid out clearly, without having to dig through overs of commentary.

This was the 7th Match of IPL 2026, played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 3. Punjab Kings won the toss, chose to bowl first, and then chased down a stiff 210-run target with five wickets and eight balls in hand. It was PBKS’s fourth straight win over CSK at Chepauk, built on a blazing powerplay start and finished off by their middle order under pressure.

Below is the full Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings match scorecard, covering both innings ball by ball where the data allows, complete batting and bowling figures, partnerships, fall of wickets, head-to-head history, records, and the playing XIs — everything a reader needs from one page.

Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Match Scorecard

Chennai Super Kings Innings Scorecard

Sent in to bat, CSK lost Sanju Samson cheaply before a rapid 96-run stand between Ruturaj Gaikwad and teenage opener Ayush Mhatre put the innings back on track. Mhatre’s 43-ball 73 was the standout knock, and a late flourish from Sarfaraz Khan and an unbeaten Shivam Dube pushed Chennai past the 200-run mark for the 15th time at their home ground.

*Shivam Dube and Prashant Veer were unbeaten at the end of the innings. Ball-by-ball splits for Samson, Gaikwad, Kartik Sharma, and Veer were not fully detailed in published match reports, so only confirmed figures are shown above.

Extras: 17 Total: 209/5 in 20 overs Fall of wickets (approximate): 1-14 (Samson), 2-110 (Gaikwad), 3-123 (Mhatre)

Key partnerships

• 2nd wicket: Ruturaj Gaikwad & Ayush Mhatre added 96 runs, rebuilding the innings after an early setback.
• Late order: Sarfaraz Khan’s quickfire 32 off 12 balls and an unbroken stand between Shivam Dube and debutant Prashant Veer carried CSK from the low 150s to 209/5.

CSK’s total was built almost entirely around Mhatre’s innings — six fours, five sixes, and a strike rate of nearly 170 against a Punjab attack that included Yuzvendra Chahal and Vijaykumar Vyshak.

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Punjab Kings Bowling Scorecard

Vijaykumar Vyshak was PBKS’s most effective bowler, removing Ayush Mhatre and finishing with 2/38 from his four overs. Yuzvendra Chahal, brought on to break the Gaikwad-Mhatre stand, accounted for the CSK captain and conceded just 21 off his three overs. Marco Jansen and Xavier Bartlett picked up a wicket apiece, though their exact overs and runs conceded weren’t part of the widely reported figures. Shreyas Iyer chose not to use Chahal’s full quota, opting for his seamers through the back end of the innings.

Punjab Kings Innings Scorecard

Chasing 210, Punjab Kings got the perfect start. Priyansh Arya, promoted as an Impact Player substitute, blitzed 39 off just 11 balls, and Prabhsimran Singh backed him up with a fluent 43. Cooper Connolly and Shreyas Iyer kept the required rate under control through the middle overs, and Marcus Stoinis and Shashank Singh finished the job with 12 needed off the final over.

*Shashank Singh and Marcus Stoinis were unbeaten at the finish, hitting the boundaries that sealed the chase in the final over. Their individual run and ball counts were not broken out in the reports reviewed.

Extras: not separately confirmed in available reports (PBKS had crossed 50 in 3.2 overs with 3 extras already logged) Total: 210/5 in 18.4 overs Fall of wickets (approximate): 1-61 (Arya, 4.2 ov), 2-95 (Prabhsimran Singh, run out, 8.5 ov), 3-~155 (Cooper Connolly), 4-~195 (Shreyas Iyer), 5-~200 (Nehal Wadhera)

Key partnerships

• 1st wicket: Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh put on 61 runs in just 26 balls, the fastest start of the match.
• 4th wicket: Shreyas Iyer and Nehal Wadhera added 50 runs in 24 balls to keep PBKS ahead of the required rate before both fell in quick succession.
• Finish: Shashank Singh and Marcus Stoinis closed out the chase, striking the boundaries needed in the last over.

Chennai Super Kings Bowling Scorecard

Anshul Kamboj was CSK’s pick of the bowlers, dismissing Cooper Connolly and Shreyas Iyer for 2/43. Matt Henry, expensive early on when Arya and Prabhsimran attacked him, still finished with two wickets — Priyansh Arya and Nehal Wadhera — for 54 runs off his four overs. Between them, Kamboj and Henry accounted for four of PBKS’s five wickets; Prabhsimran Singh’s dismissal was a run out. The remaining CSK bowlers went wicketless, and their exact figures were not detailed in the match reports used for this scorecard.

CSK vs PBKS Match Summary

First innings summary: CSK lost Sanju Samson early but recovered through a 96-run stand between Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ayush Mhatre. Mhatre’s 73 off 43 balls was the innings’ backbone, and cameos from Sarfaraz Khan and an unbeaten Shivam Dube took Chennai to a competitive 209/5.

Second innings summary: Punjab Kings never let the asking rate build. Priyansh Arya’s 39 off 11 balls set the tone, Prabhsimran Singh and later Shreyas Iyer kept the innings on course, and Shashank Singh with Marcus Stoinis finished the chase in the penultimate over with 8 balls to spare.

Turning points: The 61-run opening stand inside the powerplay effectively neutralised CSK’s 209-run total before it could apply real pressure. On the other side, the Gaikwad-Mhatre stand was the moment CSK’s innings shifted from recovery mode to genuine momentum.

Best batting performance: Ayush Mhatre’s 73 off 43 balls for CSK was the highest individual score of the match, though Priyansh Arya’s 39 off 11 balls (strike rate over 354) was the most destructive cameo.

Best bowling performance: Vijaykumar Vyshak’s 2/38 stood out for Punjab Kings, while Anshul Kamboj’s 2/43 was CSK’s best return with the ball.

How the match was won: Punjab Kings’ explosive top order gave them a platform no CSK bowler could fully arrest, and their middle order — Iyer, Stoinis, and Shashank Singh — showed enough composure to close out a 210-run chase with overs to spare.

Top Performers in CSK vs PBKS

Top Batter

Ayush Mhatre was the leading run-scorer of the match with 73 off 43 balls, laced with six fours and five sixes. It was a defining knock for the 18-year-old, part of a season in which he raced to over 300 IPL runs.

Best Bowler

Vijaykumar Vyshak was the most successful bowler on view, finishing with 2/38 for Punjab Kings and breaking CSK’s key second-wicket stand by removing Mhatre.

Best Partnership

The 96-run second-wicket stand between Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ayush Mhatre was the biggest of the match and the platform for CSK’s 209-run total. Punjab Kings’ 61-run opening stand between Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh, worth just 26 balls, was the more decisive one in the context of the result.

CSK vs PBKS Fall of Wickets

Only the wickets with confirmed scores and overs from published match data are listed. The remaining dismissals in both innings were reported without a precise score-and-over reference.

CSK vs PBKS Head-to-Head Record

Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings have built one of the IPL’s most evenly matched rivalries.

Recent five meetings

1. Punjab Kings beat Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets — April 3, 2026, Chennai
2. Punjab Kings (194/6) beat Chennai Super Kings (190) by 4 wickets — April 30, 2025, Chennai
3. Punjab Kings (219/6) beat Chennai Super Kings (201/5) by 18 runs — April 8, 2025, Mullanpur
4. Chennai Super Kings (167/9) beat Punjab Kings (139/9) by 28 runs — May 5, 2024, Dharamsala
5. Punjab Kings (163/3) beat Chennai Super Kings (162/7) by 7 wickets — May 1, 2024, Chennai

Punjab Kings have now won four of their last five meetings with CSK, including their last three at Chepauk — a ground that historically favoured Chennai.

CSK vs PBKS Match Records

In this fixture’s IPL history:

• Highest team total: CSK, 240/5 (2008)
• Highest PBKS total in the fixture: 231
• Lowest CSK total in the fixture: 120
• Lowest PBKS total in the fixture: 92
• Most runs in the rivalry: Suresh Raina, 719 runs
• Most wickets in the rivalry: Ravichandran Ashwin, 20 wickets

From this match (April 3, 2026):

• Highest individual score: Ayush Mhatre, 73 off 43 balls
• Fastest scoring: Priyansh Arya, 39 off 11 balls (strike rate 354.55)
• Best bowling figures: Vijaykumar Vyshak, 2/38
• CSK’s 209/5 marked their first 200-plus home total since April 2024

CSK vs PBKS Playing XI

Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, Khaleel Ahmed

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal (Priyansh Arya came on as an Impact Player substitute for Yuzvendra Chahal)

CSK vs PBKS Match Highlights

• Sanju Samson fell early, reducing CSK to 14/1 inside the first two overs.
• Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ayush Mhatre rebuilt with a 96-run stand for the second wicket, with Mhatre reaching his fifty off a six in the ninth over.
• Mhatre’s 73 came off just 43 balls with six fours and five sixes before Vijaykumar Vyshak ended his innings.
• Sarfaraz Khan smashed 32 off just 12 balls, targeting ramps and yorkers alike, before Shivam Dube’s unbeaten 45 took CSK to 209/5.
• Priyansh Arya opened the chase by hitting Khaleel Ahmed for a four and a six in the first over, taking 14 runs off it.
• Prabhsimran Singh and Arya added 61 in 26 balls, the fastest opening stand of the match, before Arya fell to Matt Henry.
• Prabhsimran Singh was run out for 43 shortly after, but Cooper Connolly (36 off 22) and Shreyas Iyer (50 off 29) kept Punjab ahead of the rate.
• Anshul Kamboj struck twice in the closing overs, removing Connolly and Iyer, before Nehal Wadhera also departed cheaply.
• Marcus Stoinis and Shashank Singh finished the match with 8 balls to spare, hitting the boundaries needed with 12 runs required off the final over.

Conclusion

This Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings match scorecard tells the story of a game CSK never quite got away from despite posting a strong 209/5. Ayush Mhatre’s 73 gave Chennai a genuine platform, but Punjab Kings’ fearless start through Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh, backed by contributions from Shreyas Iyer, Cooper Connolly, and a calm finish from Marcus Stoinis and Shashank Singh, was enough to complete a 210-run chase with overs to spare. 

The result extended Punjab’s dominance over CSK at Chepauk to four wins on the trot, and pushed their all-time head-to-head record against Chennai to 17-16 in their favour.

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