IPL 2026, Match 7: Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Predicted Playing XIs

Chennai Super Kings will face Punjab Kings in the 7th match of IPL 2026 on April 3rd at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai starting at 7:30 PM. Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead CSK, while Shreyas Iyer will captain PBKS in this match.

There are fantastic players across the two squads and you can expect great performances from players such as Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Priyansh Arya and Shivam Dube. It will be interesting to see what their final predicted playing XI looks like prior to events both sides play at this significant event.

Match Details

Details	Information
Match	Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings
Date	03 April 2026 (Friday)
Time	7:30 PM (IST)
Tournament	IPL 2026
Match Number	7th T20
Venue	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Broadcast	Star Sports Network
Streaming	Jio

CSK vs PBKS – Full Squad

CSK (Chennai Super Kings)	PBKS (Punjab Kings)
S Samson (WK)	P Arya
R Gaikwad (C)	P Singh (WK)
A Mhatre	S Iyer (C)
M Short ✈️	N Wadhera
S Khan	S Singh
K Sharma	M Stoinis ✈️
S Dube	A Omarzai ✈️
J Overton ✈️	V Vijaykumar
N Ahmad ✈️	Y Chahal
M Henry ✈️	A Singh
A Kamboj	P Avinash
K Ahmed	H Singh
D Brevis ✈️	M A Khan
M Dhoni	V Vinod
U Patel	M Jansen ✈️
R Ghosh	S Shedge
G Singh	M Owen ✈️
S Gopal	Y R Thakur
M Choudhary	X Bartlett ✈️
A Hosein ✈️	L Ferguson ✈️
P Veer	H Brar
A Khan	C Connolly ✈️
R Chahar	B Dwarshuis ✈️
Z Foulkes ✈️	P Dubey
S Johnson ✈️	V Nishad

 CSK vs PBKS – Predicted Playing 11

CSK Playing XI	PBKS Playing XI
R Gaikwad (C)	P Singh (WK)
S Samson (WK)	C Connolly ✈️
M Short ✈️	S Iyer (C)
S Dube	N Wadhera
K Sharma	S Singh
J Overton ✈️	M Stoinis ✈️
N Ahmad ✈️	M Jansen ✈️
M Henry ✈️	X Bartlett ✈️
A Kamboj	A Singh
K Ahmed	V Vijaykumar
A Mhatre	Y Chahal