Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings, 7th Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - CommentaryCSK vs PBKS, 7th Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Commentary

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Anshul Kamboj to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR, Punjab Kings win by 5 wickets. Stoinis seals the victory with the a thumping shot. Kamboj goes over the wicket, lands it right in the slot and Stoinis has no half measures, slams it straight back over the bowler and makes it two wins out of two for his team

Anshul Kamboj to Shashank Singh, FOUR, low full toss outside off, Shashank has to reach and he does so, opens the bat face and slices the drive square on the off-side. The two fielders in the deep are at deep backward point and deep extra cover

Matt Henry to Shashank Singh, FOUR, another edge, another boundary. The plan is to bowl wide and make the batters hit to the longer side, but at the moment the outside-edge is flying to the rope. Shashank throws everything behind the big shot and the edge flies over short third

Matt Henry to Nehal Wadhera, out Caught by Noor Ahmad!! Hang on! Is there still life left in this contest? Chennai Super Kings and their fans certainly believe. The Chepauk has found its voice again. Fuller ball slanted across, Wadhera shimmies down and drives it uppishly, straight to extra cover and Noor makes no mistake. Back to back wickets for CSK. Nehal Wadhera c Noor Ahmad b Matt Henry 10(9) [6s-1]

Anshul Kamboj to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by Rahul Chahar!! Kamboj strikes back! But it might be too late for Chennai Super Kings. The wide line finally pays off. Kamboj angles it across from round the wicket, the length is full but not quite in the yorker zone, Iyer reaches for it and mistimes the loft. These are big square boundaries at Chepauk and Iyer does not get enough to clear sweeper cover, Chahar settles under it and takes it safely. A fine knock from the captain comes to an end. Shreyas Iyer c Rahul Chahar b Anshul Kamboj 50(29) [4s-4 6s-3]

Anshul Kamboj to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, fifty for Iyer. He missed out in the first game but not in the first away game. He's taking his team over the line. Very similar delivery to the previous one - yorker outside off, but this time Iyer decides to go aerial, he goes up and over with the slice, clears Henry at short third comfortably and he reaches the milestone

Anshul Kamboj to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, excellent placement! Kamboj comes round the wicket, angles the full delivery across, but Iyer is up for it, he walks to the off-side and whips off his pads towards cow corner, beats the fielder in the deep and collects the boundary

Rahul Chahar to Nehal Wadhera, SIX, Wadhera tees off and sends it sailing over the rope. Punjab Kings are on course for their second win of the season. Floated up, lands right in the slot and Wadhera brings out the long handle, lofts down the ground and leaves the long-on fielder ball-watching

Rahul Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, Iyer has turned it on in the last few overs. He's taken over from Connolly. Short and outside off, Iyer cuts it square on the off-side and Sarfaraz can't make the stop. He gets around from sweeper but can't prevent the boundary, allows it to escape under him

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Matt Henry to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, nicely done! Slower ball bowled into the pitch, Iyer waits and ramps it over short third. There was no pace but Iyer just had to clear the inner ring which he managed to do with ease

Rahul Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, SIX, second six in the over. Iyer is winning today's battle against Chahar. This is dragged short and Iyer is quick to pounce - rocks back and hammers the pull over deep square leg

Rahul Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, SIX, lovely shot! Chahar has dismissed Iyer twice in 5 innings. But Iyer seems to be more cautious today. He sees the floaty delivery and lofts it with the spin over extra cover. Packs enough power for the ball to sail into the stands

Anshul Kamboj to Cooper Connolly, out Caught by Matt Henry!! Oh no! That's not a wicket-taking delivery. But CSK won't be complaining as a well-set Connolly is walking back to the dugout. A juicy full toss around off, Connolly looks to loft it down the ground and gets it high on the bat, the ball flies to long-off where Henry comes in and takes a simple catch. The top three all got starts but none have converted it into a big score. Cooper Connolly c Matt Henry b Anshul Kamboj 36(22) [4s-6]

Anshul Kamboj to Cooper Connolly, FOUR, Connolly outsmarts Kamboj. Square leg was brought in, so Connolly shuffles across and laps it backward of square - splitting backward square leg and short fine perfectly

Anshul Kamboj to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, fraction short and around hip-height, Iyer plays a one-legged pull to deep square leg

Anshul Kamboj to Cooper Connolly, FOUR, that's a gift - short and wide outside off, Connolly accepts it happily. Third man was inside the ring and so was backward point, he goes up and over with the cut shot, one bounce and over the ropes

Noor Ahmad to Cooper Connolly, 2 runs, 96.8ks shortens the length, Connolly flat-bats it straight down the ground but not off the middle, the ball lands short of the long-off fielder and the duo pick up a couple

Noor Ahmad to Cooper Connolly, FOUR, Connolly getting a move on. Boundaries in successive overs for him. This was fraction short, the line is outside off and Connolly unleashes a fierce cut, places it backward of point and the ball races away

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Rahul Chahar to Cooper Connolly, FOUR, hammered, tad too full from Chahar, right in the slot and Connolly drills it back over the bowler's head for a boundary

Noor Ahmad to Prabhsimran Singh, out Prabhsimran Singh Run Out!! 1 run completed. Oh dear! A terrible mix-up and Prabhsimran has been run-out. Was his call for the second, but his partner wasn't interested one bit. Sends him back, but it's too late - Sarfaraz with the throw from mid-wicket and Ruturaj breaks the stumps, finding Prabhsimran short by at least a couple of yards. Was played with soft hands to mid-wicket and a slight fumble by a chasing Noor prompted Prabhsimran to look for a second. Prabhsimran Singh run out (Sarfaraz Khan/Ruturaj Gaikwad) 43(34) [4s-6 6s-1]

Noor Ahmad to Cooper Connolly, 1 run, Noor drags the length back on off, pulled down to long-on for a single

Rahul Chahar to Cooper Connolly, FOUR, cracking shot, dragged short by Chahar - Connolly rocks back and then clatters the cut over cover, bounces away to the ropes in a hurry

Noor Ahmad to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR, nicely played, Prabhsimran goes for the reverse sweep, very full and just outside off - almost went through Prabhsimran's defences, but he gets the bat down in time, rides the bounce and pierces the gap behind point for a boundary

Noor Ahmad to Prabhsimran Singh, SIX, clubbed, pushed through by Noor - drifts across the right-hander and Prabhsimran latches onto the pull, hits it high and wide of mid-wicket for a maximum

Khaleel Ahmed to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR, thumped, the slower ball from Khaleel, but it's too full and wide of off - Prabhsimran drives and clears cover, one bounce and over the ropes

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Matt Henry to Priyansh Arya, out Bowled!! Rush of blood and Priyansh has thrown his wicket away. He probably got carried away and a promising knock has been cut short. On a length and angling across the left-hander - Priyansh charged down the pitch, made room and missed the ball completely, the off-stump is knocked out and Henry celebrates with gusto. Priyansh Arya b Matt Henry 39(11) [4s-3 6s-4]

Matt Henry to Priyansh Arya, SIX, Henry continues to travel. Change of ends for him, but he's welcomed with another maximum by Priyansh - length ball on off and it's lifted back over the bowler's head, sails over the straight boundary for a maximum

Anshul Kamboj to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR, the boundaries are flowing at the moment, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - no one in the deep and Prabhsimran slices the drive over point

Anshul Kamboj to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR, smashed, they're toying with the bowlers at the moment, on a good length and just outside off - Prabhsimran shuffles across, stands steady and smashes it back over the bowler's head for a boundary

Anshul Kamboj to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR, drilled, but Kamboj will feel he should've stopped it, was full and just outside off and Prabhsimran hammered it back at the bowler. Burst through his hands on the followthrough

Khaleel Ahmed to Priyansh Arya, SIX, he's dealing in sixes at the moment, Khaleel drags the length back and seemed to have cramped Priyansh for room on the pull, but it's fast hands on display as the left-hander swivels onto the shot, high and over the ropes at mid-wicket for a maximum

Matt Henry to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR, nicely played, this is a rollicking start from the Kings, tad too short from Henry - Prabhsimran swivels across, uses the pace and then pulls it behind square on the on-side for a boundary

Matt Henry to Priyansh Arya, SIX, clubbed, short of a good length and just outside off - Priyansh swivels across, picked the length early and then hammered the pull over mid-wicket for a maximum

Matt Henry to Priyansh Arya, FOUR, edged and four, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander - Priyansh flays from the crease, gets a thick edge and the ball flies in the gap between the keeper and short third

Khaleel Ahmed to Priyansh Arya, SIX, lovely, short of a good length and angling back into the left-hander - Priyansh swivels across, picks the length and then pummels the pull over mid-wicket for a maximum

Khaleel Ahmed to Priyansh Arya, FOUR, beautifully played, the inswinger from Khaleel, but Arya watches it closely, plays with a straight bat and drives it back past the non-striker for a boundary

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Arshdeep Singh to Shivam Dube, FOUR, Dube finishes with a boundary. Slower ball, but it is in the slot. Dube delays his bat swing and connects it off the middle, clears mid-on comfortably and the fielder getting across in the deep

Arshdeep Singh to Shivam Dube, FOUR, streaky but they all count. 134.6ks low full toss around off, Dube throws everything behind the big shot, gets a thick inside-edge and the ball escapes past the stumps, races to fine leg

Arshdeep Singh to Shivam Dube, FOUR, 200 up for CSK. This was not off the middle but Dube packs a punch. Length delivery, right in the slot, Dube heaves it towards deep mid-wicket and the ball trickles into the rope. He has a look at the bottom of his bat

Xavier Bartlett to Shivam Dube, FOUR, to backward square leg

Xavier Bartlett to Shivam Dube, FOUR, shot! 129.8ks full and outside off, right in the slot and Dube did not try to muscle the ball, he saw the vacant area near deep extra cover and decides to just chip it over the infield. The timing is very good as the ball races away..

Marco Jansen to Prashant Veer, FOUR, Prashant is off the mark in IPL. 134.6ks short of length around off, he moves across his stumps and plays the lap, the ball gets big on him but he managed to glove it fine, beats the fielder inside the ring and the ball races away

Marco Jansen to Shivam Dube, SIX, Jansen misses the yorker and is sent sailing into the crowd. 133ks full delivery, right in the slot and Dube clears his front leg, uses the long handle and deposits it into the deep mid-wicket fence

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Sarfaraz Khan, out Caught by Nehal Wadhera!! Vyshak has the last say. But Sarfaraz has done his job - 12-ball 32 to get the impetus back into the innings. With third man being sent back, Sarfaraz had to find a different area to play his shots. Looks to go down the ground but the back of a length delivery gets big on him, skies off the upper half and Wadhera takes a few steps back from mid-on to take the catch. Sarfaraz Khan c Nehal Wadhera b Vijaykumar Vyshak 32(12) [4s-6 6s-1]

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR, he's peppering that third man fence. Another boundary in that region.. Any length and the ball is going in that direction. This was back of a length and Sarfaraz still managed to get it fine. He got his hands low and elevated it to the left of short third

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR, even luck is favouring him. This was a wild hack and the top-edge flies away fine. Sarfaraz was looking to swipe it across the line and the ball flies over Prabhsimran

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR, cheeky! He loves playing those ramps and steers behind the wicket. Full delivery around off, Sarfaraz is absolutely rooted with his feet, but opens the bat face at the last second and guides it wide of short third

Xavier Bartlett to Sarfaraz Khan, SIX, he's dealing in boundaries. 101.1ks slower ball angled in, Sarfaraz charges down and whips it off his pads, gets it off the middle and the ball sails over the deep backward square fence

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Arshdeep Singh to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR, hat-trick of fours. Now a steer which is played late and the ball runs away. Short of length delivery, gets a bit big on Sarfaraz, but he plays it with soft hands and with an open bat face, splits the keeper and short third perfectly

Arshdeep Singh to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR, neatly done! This is classic Sarfaraz. Short ball angled in, he arches back and ramps it over the keeper. He loves playing this shot and connected really well

Arshdeep Singh to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR, shot! He will take his chances. Shimmies down the wicket, gives himself a bit of room and slams it over mid-off. He converted that into a length delivery and gets enough elevation to clear the infield

Arshdeep Singh to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR, shot! He will take his chances. Shimmies down the wicket, gives himself a bit of room and slams it over mid-off. He converted that into a length delivery and gets enough elevation to clear the infield

Marco Jansen to Kartik Sharma, out Lbw!! Jansen was very confident. And that is an excellent review. CSK losing their way a bit after that partnership between Mhatre and Gaikwad. This is a good length ball, which is angled in from round the wicket, Kartik crouches low and misses the swipe across the line, struck right in front of the stumps. The umpire thought the angle was taking it down leg, but he was wrong as the ball-tracker showed it to be smashing into leg-stump. Kartik Sharma lbw b Marco Jansen 1(3)

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ayush Mhatre, out Caught by Yuzvendra Chahal!! Vyshak strikes back! Chahal hangs on. A fine knock comes to an end. Both set batters sent back in successive overs. Punjab Kings fighting back. Another very full delivery, close to yorker length and Mhatre tries to repeat his sliced shot, opens the bat face and picks out short third. The ball was travelling but Chahal does well to take it calmly with his fingers pointing upwards. Ayush Mhatre c Yuzvendra Chahal b Vijaykumar Vyshak 73(43) [4s-6 6s-5]

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, in the air and wide of backward point. Very full delivery outside off, Mhatre reaches and slices the drive behind square. He evades the diving fielder and the ball races away..

Yuzvendra Chahal to Ruturaj Gaikwad, out Caught by Nehal Wadhera!! The partnership is broken. It is that man - Chahal - who does it again. How many times have we seen it in the IPL? Whenever his team needs a wicket, Chahal steps up. He had bowled well in his first two overs and that pressure got him this wicket. This was not a wicket-taking delivery - drifting down leg, Gaikwad sits down and sweeps it towards long leg. Wadhera runs to his right and takes a good catch while on the move. The idea was to hit that finer but Gaikwad could not get the placement right. Ruturaj Gaikwad c Nehal Wadhera b Yuzvendra Chahal 28(22) [4s-2]

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, neatly done! Low full toss outside off, Mhatre reaches for it and opens the bat face, uses the pace on the ball and guides it behind square on the off-side, beats deep backward point comfortably

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Marcus Stoinis to Ayush Mhatre, SIX, back-to-back sixes for Mhatre, he's on a roll now - pitched up by Stoinis and Mhatre got under it, might've sliced it slightly, but he's always looking to go straight and over the bowler's head, sails over the ropes for a maximum

Marcus Stoinis to Ayush Mhatre, SIX, a maximum and Mhatre gets to a fifty. Stoinis starts with a slower ball, but it's too full and right in the slot, lets Mhatre get forward and then hammer the drive over long-off

Marco Jansen to Ayush Mhatre, SIX, plenty of height and Mhatre has the distance as well, pitched up anbd angling into the right-hander, was a floaty slower ball, but it's right in the slot and Mhatre heaves it over wide mid-on - drops over the ropes for a maximum

Marco Jansen to Ayush Mhatre, SIX, massive, banged in short and Mhatre takes on Jansen - stays on the front-foot, swivels across and then hammers the pull over square leg, went sailing a long way into the stands

Arshdeep Singh to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, drilled, tad too full from Arshdeep, it's right in the slot and he bludgeons it straight of mid-off, bounces away to the ropes

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Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ayush Mhatre, SIX, slugged, back of a length and at the stumps, looked like the slower off-cutter from Vyshak. Mhatre gets his left leg out of the way and then hoists it high over wide long-on, sailed over the ropes for a maximum

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Ayush Mhatre, SIX, slugged, back of a length and at the stumps, looked like the slower off-cutter from Vyshak. Mhatre gets his left leg out of the way and then hoists it high over wide long-on, sailed over the ropes for a maximum

Xavier Bartlett to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, a miscue, but Mhatre has three fours in a row - Bartlett dragged the length back and Mhatre wasn't in a great position on the pull, slightly muscled and he clears square leg with ease, one bounce and over the ropes

Xavier Bartlett to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, much better from Mhatre - too full and too straight from Bartlett, Mhatre lets the ball come, held his shape and then whipped it over mid-wicket for a boundary

Xavier Bartlett to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, an agricultural heave and Mhatre gets off the mark with a boundary, pitched up by Bartlett - Mhatre gets his left leg out of the way and heaves it over mid-on, came off the inner half, but clears the fielder in the ring with ease

Marco Jansen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR, cracking shot, back of a length and well wide of off - Gaikwad stands tall and then punches it into the gap wide of cover-point, beats the fielder sliding across in the deep

Xavier Bartlett to Sanju Samson, out Caught by Prabhsimran Singh!! Edged and caught! Second failure in a row and Chepauk has been silenced. On a good length and nipping away from off, Samson backed away on the drive, doens't cover for the movement and gets a thin edge through to the keeper. A simple catch and Prabhsimran Singh doesn't miss out. Sanju Samson c Prabhsimran Singh b Xavier Bartlett 7(7) [4s-1]

Xavier Bartlett to Sanju Samson, FOUR, thumped, on a good length and well wide of off - Samson stands tall and then drives it on the rise, was in the air and in the gap wide of mid-off

Xavier Bartlett to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR, nicely played, on a good length and wide ofd off, friendly start from Bartlett and Ruturaj pushes it into the gap wide of cover, runs away across the fast outfield

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