Chennai Super Kings' Sanju Samson and Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen had a heated verbal exchange after Klaasen's dismissal in their IPL 2026 match. SRH won by 5 wickets.
Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya admitted IPL 2026 has not gone according to plan after MI slumped to an eight-wicket defeat against Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk. MI scored 159/7 despite Naman Dhir's 57, while CSK chased comfortably with Ruturaj Gaikwad's unbeaten 67 and Kartik Sharma's 54*. MI suffered their seventh loss of the season, damaging playoff hopes.
Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by eight wickets at Chepauk in IPL 2026, keeping their playoff hopes alive. MI were restricted to 159/7 with Noor Ahmad (2/26) and Anshul Kamboj (3/32) leading the bowling attack. Naman Dhir top-scored with 57 off 37 balls. Ruturaj Gaikwad anchored the chase with an unbeaten 67 off 48 balls, supported by Kartik Sharma's 54* off 40.
Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad dedicated his team's emphatic 103-run victory over Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026 to teammate Mukesh Choudhary, who played despite the recent passing of his mother. CSK players wore black armbands in tribute. Mukesh responded with a disciplined spell of 1/31, removing Quinton de Kock early. Sanju Samson scored an unbeaten 101 to power CSK to 207/6, while spinners Akeal Hosein and Noor Ahmad bundled Mumbai out for 104.
