🏏 IPL 2026 • MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Chepauk ka Sher Jaag Utha
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 April 2026
🔴 MATCH LIVE | CSK: 192/5 (20 ov) vs KKR: 88/5 (11.3 ov)
| KKR need 105 from 50 balls @ RRR 12.35
Aaj ki Shaam Chepauk ke Naam
Chepauk ki hawa mein kuch alag hi baat hoti hai. Yahan ki zameen ne na jaane kitni baar cricket ka jaadu dekha hai — aur aaj bhi, jab Chennai Super Kings aur Kolkata Knight Riders aamne-saamne aaye, toh is maidan ne ek baar phir apni aankhein khol lein. Dhoop tez thi, hawa halki si thi, aur stadium ke har kone se woh jaana-pehchana 'Whistlepodu!' ka shor goonj raha tha. Ye sirf ek IPL match nahi tha — ye jazbaat ka samandar tha.
🟡 Pehli Innings: CSK ka Tufaan — 192/5 (20 Overs)
KKR ne toss jeeta aur pehle fielding ka faisla kiya. Yeh faisla waqt batayega kitna sahi tha — lekin CSK ne kisi bhi sawaal ka mauka nahi diya.
Openers Sanju Samson aur Ruturaj Gaikwad ne pitch pe utarte hi aggression dikhai. Ruturaj ka bat chhota padh gaya jab Anukul Roy ki bowling pe ek kamaal catch ke baad woh sirf 7 runs pe pavilion laut gaye. Lekin Sanju Samson — yeh banda jab Chepauk pe aata hai toh lagta hai sirf cricket hi nahi, khud confidence bhi pehanta hai.
Phir aaya woh tsunami jiska naam hai Ayush Mhatre. Yeh naujawan sirf 17 balls mein 38 runs thokke chala gaya — 6 chaukey, 2 chhakke — aur stadium ek baar nahi, kai baar khada ho gaya. Mhatre ka strike rate 223 — yeh koi score nahi, yeh ek lafda hai!
Sanju Samson ne apne 32 balls mein 48 runs ki innings kheli jisme 4 chaukey aur 3 chhakke shamil the. Samson ka style alag hai — woh daba ke nahi maarte, they attack with grace. Jab Kartik Tyagi ne unhe bowled kiya tab tak CSK ka pehiyan chalu ho chuki thi.
Middle order mein Dewald Brevis (41 runs, 29 balls) aur Sarfaraz Khan (23 runs) ne innings ko sambhale rakha. Brevis ka ek chhakka toh Narine ke over mein aisa gaya jaise usne pitch se poocha hi nahi. Shivam Dube — hamesha ki tarah — last overs mein cool rehte hue 13 runs jode.
CSK Batting Scorecard
Batsman | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Dismissal |
Sanju Samson | 48 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 150.00 | b Kartik Tyagi |
Ruturaj Gaikwad | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 | c & b Anukul Roy |
Ayush Mhatre | 38 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 223.53 | c sub b Vaibhav Arora |
Dewald Brevis | 41 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 141.38 | c Arora b Tyagi |
Sarfaraz Khan | 23 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 127.78 | b Narine |
Shivam Dube | 13* | 12 | 1 | 0 | 108.33 | not out |
Jamie Overton | 7* | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 | not out |
KKR Bowling
Bowler | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
Sunil Narine | 4 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 |
Vaibhav Arora | 4 | 55 | 1 | 13.75 |
Anukul Roy | 3 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 |
Kartik Tyagi | 4 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 |
Cameron Green | 2 | 30 | 0 | 15.00 |
Varun Chakravarthy | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 |
🔵 Doosri Innings: KKR ke Armaan Toot Rahe Hain — 88/5 (11.3 Ov)
105 balls baaki hain, 88/5 — aur match ka dil chunav ke din ki tarah dhadak raha hai. KKR ko jeetne ke liye abhi bhi 105 runs chahiye sirf 50 balls mein, required run rate 12.35 — yeh ek pahaad hai jo shayad KKR ke liye bahut uncha hota ja raha hai.
Shuruat dhakka deti rahi. Finn Allen (1 run, 3 balls) toot pade jaise ek kaach ka pyala — Anshul Kamboj ne pehli hi mahamaar dali aur Dube ke haathon catch. Sunil Narine ne aakar kuch hosla dikhaya — 24 runs, 17 balls — lekin woh bhi nahi tike. Khaleel Ahmed ki swing ne unhe caught karwa diya.
Ajinkya Rahane ne sabse zimmedaar innings kheli — 28 runs, 22 balls — unhone kisi veteran ki tarah situation ko samjha, par jab Noor Ahmad ne unhe pavilion bheja, toh KKR ki ummeed ka ek aur khamba gir gaya.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi ne 27 runs (19 balls) ke saath aankh dikhai — teen chaukey, ek chhakka — lekin Hosein ne unhe Brevis ke haathon pakadwaya. Aur phir woh lamha — Noor Ahmad ke 11ve over mein pehle Rahane out hue, aur usi over ki aakhiri ball pe Cameron Green zero pe bowled! Do wickets ek over mein — stadium phatt padha.
KKR Batting Scorecard
Batsman | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Dismissal |
Finn Allen | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | c Dube b Kamboj |
Sunil Narine | 24 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 141.18 | c sub b Khaleel Ahmed |
Ajinkya Rahane | 28 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 127.27 | c Gaikwad b Noor Ahmad |
Angkrish Raghuvanshi | 27 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 142.11 | c Brevis b Hosein |
Rinku Singh | 5* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 | not out |
Cameron Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | b Noor Ahmad |
Rovman Powell | 1* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | not out |
CSK Bowling
Bowler | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
Khaleel Ahmed | 3 | 17 | 1 | 5.67 |
Anshul Kamboj | 2 | 13 | 1 | 6.50 |
Akeal Hosein | 3.4 | 24 | 1 | 6.55 |
Noor Ahmad | 2 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
Gurjapneet Singh | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19.00 |
Ye Dono Teams Kuch Aur Hain
CSK sirf ek cricket team nahi hai — ye ek emotion hai. Millions log in players ko apne bhai, apne heroes, apne sapno ki tarah dekhte hain. Aur KKR — Eden Gardens ki woh purple army — unke fans bhi kuch kam nahi. Yeh do fanbases jab milte hain toh match se zyada ek sabhyata ka takraav hota hai.
Aaj Chepauk mein woh sab kuch tha jo cricket ko cricket banata hai — pace, spin, sixes, tension, jubilee, dil toota aur dil bana. Narine ka magic, Mhatre ki bindaas batting, Noor ka yorker, Samson ka elegance — sab kuch ek hi shaam mein.
Koi bhi nateeja ho — aaj raat Chennai mein neend nahi aayegi. 🏏
📊 Match Status: LIVE | KKR need 105 runs from 50 balls | RRR: 12.35
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