IPL 2026 Updates: CSK vs MI: Chennai Super Kings hammer Mumbai Indians by 8 wkts

Sat, 02 May 2026

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23:21

Gaikwad, Kartik hit 50s

CSK 160-2 (18.1 ovs) vs MI 159-7 | Scorecard

Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by eight wickets in an IPL match in Chennai.

CSK captain Gaikwad and Kartik put on a 119-run stand for the third wicket to help the team cruise past MI.

CSK now move to 6th on the table while MI are in 9th spot.

Boult is back in the attack and Kartik brings up the winning runs with a scoop over the keeper for a four and CSK win by 8 wickets.

Krish Bhagat is back in the attack and Gaikwad chips the full ball down to long on for a single.

Kartik then plays and misses off the slower ball.

Kartik again plays and misses.

Kartik then smashes the ball down the ground to long-on for a couple.

Kartik brings up his half-ton off 39 balls with a single to the leg side. His maiden IPL 50 this!

A dot to end the over as 4 come off it.

Ghazanfar is back in the attack and the short and wide ball is smacked through cover point for a four!

A dot later, Kartik comes down the track and smacks it over cow corner for a six!

Kartik is beaten outside the off stump next ball.

Kartik then slaps the ball through extra cover for a four!

A dot to end the over as 14 come off it.

23:03

Gaikwad-Kartik keep runs flowing

CSK 138-2 (16 ovs) vs MI 159-7 | Scorecard

Boult is back in the attack and he starts with a full ball as Gaikwad plays it to covers for a single.

Kartik then digs out the yorker for a single.

A wide later, Gaikwad then steps out and creams it down the ground for a four!

A dot later, Gaikwad and Kartik take a single each before a dot to end the over as 9 come off it.

Bumrah is back in the attack and Kartik starts the over with a single.

A short ball next and Gaikwad pulls it through mid-wicket for a four!

A bouncer next before Gaikwad plays it to cover for a dot.

Another short bouncer next and it's been reviewed for a wide down the leg side.

A dot later, Gaikwad ends the over with a quick single as 7 come off it.

22:47

CSK rolling along well

CSK 122-2 (14 ovs) vs MI 159-7 | Scorecard

Ghazanfar is back in the attack and Gaikwad brings up his 2nd fifty in as many innings with a single to start the over.

The batters then take three singles off the next four balls before the full ball is smacked through covers by Gaikwad for a four to end the over as 8 come off it.

Raghu continues and Gaikwad clips it to mid-wicket and he calls Kartik back for a couple.

Gaikwad and Kartik then take three singles and that brings up the 50-run stand.

Kartik and Gaikwad then take a single each off the next two balls as 7 come off it.

22:37

Run flowing with ease as CSK chip away

CSK 92-2 (10 ovs) vs MI 159-7 | Scorecard

Hardik continues and Kartik swipes the ball across the line for a six over long on.

He then gets the outside edge past vacant slips to third man for a single.

Gaikwad then plays the ball down and scampers for a single.

Kartik and Gaikwad then knock it around for two singles before Kartik plays and misses as 10 come off it.

Raghu continues and it's easy pickings for both batters as 5 come off the over.

22:30

CSK stay in the hunt

CSK 92-2 (10 ovs) vs MI 159-7 | Scorecard

Hardik is in the attack now and Gaikwad and Kartik take a single each off the first two balls.

Hardik then bowls a bouncer, wide given.

Slower ball next and Gaikwad plays it to deep point for a single.

Kartik then pulls the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

Gaikwad then plays the ball to long on for a single.

Kartik then pulls the ball down to fine leg for a single as 7 come off the over.

Gaikwad and Kartik slowly building a steady stand as they keep the scoreboard ticking.

MI badly in need of wickets.

Raghu continues and after a dot, Gaikwad lofts the ball over mid-on for a couple.

Gaikwad then takes a single to deep mid-wicket.

A dot later, Kartik plays the ball around the corner for a single.

A single to sweeper cover to end the over as 5 come off it.

Ghazanfar continues and he gives 5 runs off the first four balls.

A dot later, Kartik pulls the ball hard and quick over deep mid-wicket for a six as 11 come off it.

Offie Raghu Sharma is in the attack now and Gaikwad starts the over with a single.

A dot later, Kartik is off the mark with a four down the ground.

Two singles and a dot to end the over as 7 come off it.

22:14

CSK lose 2 in the Powerplay overs

CSK 62-2 (6 ovs) vs MI 159-7 | Scorecard

Kartik Sharma is the new man in and he plays out two dots as 7 runs and a wicket come off it.

Allah Ghazanfar is in the attack now and after a dot, Gaikwad slog sweeps the ball over backward square leg for a six!

A single later, Urvil goes for the big slog and he is bowled out for 24 off 12.

Krish Bhagat is in the attack now and he welcomed with a six over fine leg.

Urvil then plays the ball to long on for a four.

Two singles and a dot later, Urvil flicks the ball over square leg for a six!

21:59

Boult, Bumrah get hit for runs

CSK 37-1 (4 ovs) vs MI 159-7 | Scorecard

Bumrah continues, drifting to the pads and Urvil is off the mark with a couple to backward square leg.

A dot later, Urvil pulls and the ball flies off his glove past the keeper for a four.

A dot later, he swings and misses. A single to backward square leg to end the over as 7 come off it.

Urvil is the new man in.

Boult continues, bowls it full and Gaikwad times it to perfection down the ground for a four!

Gaikwad then takes a couple to square leg.

A dot later, Gaikwad gets under the bouncer. Wide called.

A dot later, Gaikwad then pulls the ball to square leg for a four.

Gaikwad then whips the ball off his hips for a six over backward square leg for a six as 17 come off it.

21:49

Samson out for 11

CSK 13-1 (2 ovs) vs MI 159-7 | Scorecard

Bumrah opens at the other end, Samson guides it straight to Jacks at slips as he puts it down and Samson gets an early life.

Samson then gets a single towards point.

Gaikwad then guides the ball wide of third man for a single.

A swing and a miss next before Samson punches the ball off the backfoot through backward point for a four.

Edged again and Samson is caught behind and he is out for 11. 6 runs and a wicket come off it.

Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad come out to chase 160 for CSK while Trent Boult opens the attack for Mumbai Indians.

And Samson opens his account with a single to the leg side.

An inswinger next and Gaikwad defends it down.

Gaikwad then runs the ball to backward square leg for a single.

A dot later, Samson cuts the ball between backward point and point for a four.

A single to end the over as 7 come off it.

21:31

Noor, Kamboj take 2 wickets a piece for CSK

MI 159-7 (20 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Mumbai Indians restricted to 159 for 7 by Chennai Super Kings in IPL

Mumbai Indians top-order batter Naman Dhir struck his second half-century of IPL 2026, but the beleaguered five-time champions could manage only a below-par 159 for 7 against Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on Saturday.

Dhir (57 off 37 balls) walked in after opener Will Jacks was dismissed for just one run in the second over and steadied the innings, adding 40 runs for the third wicket with Suryakumar Yadav (21).

CSK's left-arm spinner Noor Ahmad (2/26) was the pick of the bowlers, dismissing Ryan Rickelton (37) and Tilak Varma (5), while Anshul Kamboj (3/32) kept things tight with disciplined spells.

Boult is the new man in and he swings across the line over deep mid-wicket for a six first ball.

Boult then cuts it past deep backward point for a single.

Wide yorker next and Bhagat scampers for a single as 13 runs and a wicket come off it.

Kamboj continues and Hardik plays it past mid-wicket for a four as Noor dives with the ball into the ad cushions.

A wide down the leg side later, Hardik slaps the ball to cover for a dot as Kamboj bowls a yorker.

Hardik then lofts the ball over long-on as he is cramped for room and is caught in the deep and he is out for 18 off 23. Kamboj is now level with Bhuvi for most wickets this season.

Overton continues and after a dot, Bhagat takes a single.

Hardik then gets put in a tangle as Overton bowls a short and quick.

Slower ball next and it is a dot.

Hardik then drives the ball to extra cover for a couple.

A single to end the over as just 4 come off it.

21:14

Overton, Kamboj remove Dhir, Minz

MI 142-6 (18 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Krish Bhagat is the new man in and after a wide, he is off the mark with a single to long-on.

Hardik then takes a single to mid-wicket.

Bhagat ends the over with a single to mid-wicket as 7 runs and a wicket come off it.

Kamboj is back in the attack and he starts full and wide and Minz creams it through covers for a four!

Back of length ball, Minz tries to stand tall and cut only to inside edge it onto his stumps and he is out for 5.

Robin Minz is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single to third man as a wicket and 11 come off it.

Overton is back in the attack and Dhir starts the over with a couple as Samson puts down the catch. 50 for Dhir.

Dhir and Hardik then take a single each before Dhir swings his bat and sends the bat flying over deep backward square leg for a six!

Dhir is then done in by the slower cutter as mistimes the ball to cover where Sarfaraz takes a stunner over his head as he leaps and completes a clean catch on the dive and Dhir is out for 57.

20:59

Hardik, Dhir struggle to find boundaries

MI 124-4 (16 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Noor is back in the attack and he bowls at Hardik's pads, and the batter plays it off the pads to the leg side for a single off a leg bye.

Dhir then plays the next ball to mid-wicket for a single.

Noor then bowls the one that goes the other way and Hardik is beaten on the off stump as Samson breaks the stumps. Umpire reviews for stumping and the replays show his foot was grounded.

Hardik then miscues the pull to the infield for a single.

Dhir then gets a single to deep mid-wicket.

A dot to end the over as just 4 runs come off it.

Ghosh is back in the attack and he starts with a slower delivery and Hardik throws the kitchen sink at it and the thick edge flies past Samson for a four!

A dot later, Hardik takes a single to cover.

Ghosh then bowls a slower ball and Dhir is beaten on the cut.

Dhir then plays the ball to mid-on for a single.

Hardik ends the over with a single to long off as 7 come off it.

20:49

MI lose their 4th

MI 113-4 (14 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Overton is in the attack now and he gives just three singles in the over as CSK bowlers bring the team back into the game. Three wickets have fallen since the Powerplay.

Hardik is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single as 4 runs and a wicket come off it.

Noor is back in the attack and he has beaten Dhir first ball on the drive as Samson rips off the bails in a flash. He appeals for a stumping. Umpire calls to check and replays show Dhir's foot is behind the crease and he survives!

Noor comes around the wicket to Dhir and the full ball is flicked to the leg side for a single.

Tilak then taps the ball down to the on side for a single.

Dhir then cuts the ball down to short third man and he gets a single as Dube struggles to gather the ball properly.

Noor then gets the ball to go the other way, Tilak goes to slog sweep against the spin, the top edge flies to cover where Urvil takes the catch and he is out for 5.

20:36

Surya out for 21

MI 106-3 (12 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Overton is in the attack now and the ball falls short of Dube as Tilak chipw the ball to cover.

Tilak the plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

A misfield allows Dhir to take 3 even as Gaikwad does well to chase the ball and keep it inside the boundary.

A dot later, Tilak takes a couple to square leg.

Tilak is then hit on the forearm as he fails on the attempted ramp and that is a dot. 6 come off the over.

Tilak Varma is the new man in and he is off the mark with a quick single.

A dot to end the over as 10 runs and a wicket come off it.

Ghosh continues and Dhir starts the over with back-to-back fours either side of the wicket.

He then plays it to backward point and takes a single after the fielder stops the balll on the dive.

Ghosh then gets a little bounce on the short of length ball, Surya goes for the cut and plays it straight to the deep point fielder and he is out for 21 off 12.

20:25

Noor removes Rickelton

MI 90-2 (10 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Noor continues and Surya starts the over with a quick single.

Short ball next and Surya cuts it past backward point for a four!

Surya then hammers the ball straight down the ground for a six!

Surya then drives the ball down to long on for a four!

A dot later, Dhir cuts the ball to deep point for a single as 13 come off it.

Timeout called and the contest is even. CSK bowlers come out bowling tight while MI batters Surya and Dhir work on putting on a fightback.

Ramakrishna Ghosh is in the attack now and Dhir starts the over with a single.

A dot later, he bowls it full and wide and Surya flays it past backward point for a four!

A dot later, Surya and Dhir take a single each off the next two balls as 7 come off it.

Veer is back in the attack and after a dot, Dhir goes inside out as he lofts the ball over covers for a four.

Dhir then plays the ball towards the bowler and scampers for a single.

A dot later, Surya then takes a single to long-off.

Dhir comes down the track and plays it to the on side and takes a single as 7 come off the over.

Suryakumar Yadav is the new man in and he is off the mark as he cuts the ball down past slips for a four.

A dot to end the over as a wicket and 6 runs come off it.

Noor Ahmad in the attack now and Rickelton starts the over with a single to deep backward point.

Dhir then cuts the ball straight to Dube at backward point who puts it down. Dhir gets a single.

A dot later, Noor gets Rickelton to play inside the inside the line, he sweeps only to hole out to the fielder at deep backward square leg and the 50-run partnership is broken as Rickelton is out for 37 off 24.

20:01

MI bring up their 50

MI 57-1 (6 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Choudhary is back in the attack and after a dot, a full ball on the pads and Dhir just flicks it over deep square leg for a six!

Dhir then gets a single off a leg bye.

Rickelton then clips the ball down to deep square leg for a couple.

Low full toss next and Rickelton plays a dot to mid-off.

Rickelton then gets a single to long-on as 10 come off it.

Prashant Veer in the attack now and after two dots, Rickelton picks the ball and sweeps it over deep backward square leg for a six!

A dot later, Rickelton ends the over with back-to-back sixes over long on as 18 runs come off it.

19:53

CSK bowlers bowl neat length

MI 29-1 (4 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Kamboj continues and Rickelton continues with a single to deep backward point.

Dhir then picks the short ball and sends it over long on for a six!

Dhir then takes a single to deep point.

Rickelton swings and misses next ball before he survives a near run-out.

He takes a single to backward point to end the over as 9 come off it.

Choudhary continues and he starts with a short of length ball and Rickelton is beaten on the cut.

Wide and full next and Rickelton creams it through sweeper cover for a six!

Back-to-back sixes for Rickelton pulls the short ball hard over deep mid-wicket for a six!

A dot later, Rickelton takes a single.

Dhir ends the over with a couple to deep mid-wicket.

15 come off it.

19:43

Jacks out for 1

MI 5-1 (2 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Naman Dhir is the new man in and after a dot, he is off the mark with a four off the inside edge to fine leg.

Dhir is beaten the next two balls as a wicket and 4 runs come off it.

Anshul Khamboj opens at the other end and after a dot, he gets the breakthrough. Fullish ball, Jacks swings across the line, the ball flies off the edge of his bat towards backward point, debutant Ramakrishna Ghosh runs in and dives in time to complete a good low catch. Jacks is out for 1.

Will Jacks and Ryan Rickelton come out to bat for Mumbai Indians and Mukesh Choudhary opens the attack for CSK and after three dots, Jacks takes a single to third man to get off the mark.

Three dots to end the over as just one comes off it.

19:25

Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians clash in a must-win game to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya has won the toss and elected to bat against Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on Saturday.

Playing XIs:

Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary

Mumbai Indians: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Robin Minz, Trent Boult, Krish Bhagat, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar

Impact Subs:

Chennai Super Kings: Kartik Sharma, Akeal Hosein, Sarfaraz Khan, Matthew Short, Gurjapneet Singh

Mumbai Indians: Raj Bawa, Raghu Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Shardul Thakur, Ashwani Kumar

Their IPL 2026 campaigns hanging by a thread, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians face a must-win showdown in Chennai on Saturday, with both sides desperate to reverse their inconsistent form and stay afloat in the playoff race.

The two most successful franchises in IPL history have endured a forgettable campaign so far, with neither side able to build sustained momentum.

While CSK have found conditions at the MA Chidambaram Stadium more familiar, their performances have lacked the clinical edge that has defined them over the years.

Their batting has been inconsistent, particularly in the middle overs, while the bowling unit, traditionally their strength at home, has struggled to close out games under pressure.

Mumbai Indians, too, have blown hot and cold this season. Despite flashes of brilliance from their top order, the five-time champions have been let down by a fragile middle order and an underwhelming bowling attack that has failed to defend totals or contain opposition batters at crucial junctures.

With the league entering a decisive phase, this contest assumes added significance as both teams look to turn their fortunes.

CSK will hope their spinners can exploit the slow Chepauk surface, while MI will bank on their power hitters to counter the spin threat.

Given their current form, neither side starts as a clear favourite, making this clash a battle of survival rather than dominance in what has traditionally been the IPL's marquee rivalry.

Placed sixth in the points table with three wins from eight matches, the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led CSK are facing playoff uncertainty due to inconsistency, a negative net run rate, and the prolonged absence of MS Dhoni.

Dhoni has been sidelined with a calf strain injury sustained during pre-season training, and despite initial hopes of a faster return, he has missed the first half of the tournament.

New recruit Sanju Samson has been CSK's standout batter, scoring over 300 runs in eight innings including two swashbuckling hundreds, and he will once again shoulder the responsibility in batting.

With the ball, Jamie Overton and Anshul Kamboj have been impressive for CSK, with the former recording the best bowling figures of the season, taking 4/18 against Delhi Capitals.

MI's campaign turned from bad to worse when they failed to defend 243 against Sunrises Hyderabad on Wednesday at their own den, exposing their inconsistency and inadequacy in bowling.

CSK are placed slightly better than MI's ninth in the pecking order, and the latter must win all six of their remaining matches to reach 16 points and take a shot at qualification for playoff.

Another loss will leave MI heavily dependent on net run rates and other results going their way.

IPL 2026 Updates: CSK vs MI: Chennai Super Kings hammer Mumbai Indians by 8 wkts

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