TATAIPL 2026: Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings
The BCCI has officially announced that IPL season 2026 will begin on 28th March. The 74 league-stage matches for the 19th season of the Indian Premier League are slated to take place across 61 days at 12 locations.
Chennai Super Kings have won five championships, making them one of the most successful teams in IPL history. Once again, Chennai have banked on experience to tide them over. Despite finishing last season on the IPL playoff spots due to Net Run Rate, CSK will be keen to bounce back this season.
PBKS: Punjab Kings came into IPL 2026 as strong contenders having finished as runner’s up in 2025. Punjab opened their 2026 campaign in style on March 31 defeating Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets.
| Date and day | Venue | Time |
| 03 April, Friday | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Local time : 7.30 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) : 1.00 P.M. Eastern Time (ET): 8.00 P.M. Indian Standard Time (IST): 7.30 P.M. |
About Venue: M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Location: Chennai International Airport (MAA) to M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai is around 20 min and covers a distance of around 19 kms
Capactiy: 37,505
CSK vs PKBS Head to Head Records & Stats
| KKR | PKBS | |
| 32 | Matches Played | 32 |
| 16 | Won | 16 |
| 16 | Loss | 16 |
| 00 | No Result | 00 |
| 240 | Highest Score | 231 |
| 120 | Lowest Score | 192 |
Performance in last 1 Year
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Win% |
| CSK | 12 | 03 | 09 | 25.00 |
| PKBS | 17 | 10 | 06 | 58.82 |
Top Performers in last 1 Year
| Team | Batsman | Bowler |
| CSK | Shivam Dube (317) | Noor Ahmad (15) |
| PKBS | Prabhsimran Singh (581) | Arshdeep Singh (19) |
KKR 2026 Full Squad:
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rashid, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjanpreet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishnan Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth.
PKBS 2026 Full Squad Players List:
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Pyla Avinash, Musheer Khan, Harnoor Singh, Kuldeep Sen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Hardie, Vishnu Vinod, Marcus Stoinis.
FAQ:
Where Can I Watch Free Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Online IPL Streams?
IPL 2026 will be live-streamed for free on JioCinema in 12 languages. Following are the details of the IPL 2026 Live Telecast Channel List for various locations across the world:
TV Channel
| Location | Broadcaster |
| India | Star Sports, Jio Cinema |
| United Kingdom | DAZN, Sky Sports |
| United States | Willow TV |
| Australia | Fox Sports |
| Middle East | Times Internet |
| South Africa | SuperSport |
| Pakistan | Yupp TV |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport |
| Caribbean | Flow Sports (Flow Sports 2) |
| Canada | Willow TV |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV |
| Afghanistan | Ariana Television Network |
| Nepal | Star Sports, Yupp TV |
| Sri Lanka | Star Sports, Yupp TV |
| Maldives | Star Sports, Yupp TV |
| Singapore | StarHub |
| Guyana | ENet |
Where Can I Watch Free Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings Free IPL 2026 Live Telecast App?
IPL 2026 Live Telecast: The following Live TV app claimed to provide IPL 2026 Live Telecast. However, these, are not official app but work in some countries. Following are the details of App that allows to watch IPL 2026 Live Telecast for free:
- Jio Cinema
- OreoTV Live
- Thop Live Cricket
- Live NetTV
- PikaShow
- HD Streamz APK
- AOS TV
How to watch IPL 2026 matches live online?
The IPL live-streaming game has completely changed after Jio Cinema’s announcement that the IPL 2026 will be live-streamed for free. This year, cricket fans won’t have to spend money on an OTT subscription to access the live stream of IPL 2026 as all the matches will be available in 4K Resolution (Ultra HD) for free in 12 languages including English, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, and Bhojpuri, across all telecom operators. The Jio Cinema also claims to provide a multi-cam feature for free this season.
How to watch IPL 2026 matches live on Television?
Star Sports Network will broadcast the IPL 2026 games on Television. So, like previous editions, Star Sports Network will broadcast IPL matches this year as well.Viacom18 and Times Internet together won the Package D. While Viacom18 has Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Caribbean, South Africa, Sub Saharan Africa, UK, Ireland and Continental Europe rights; Times Internet got Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as well as the United States region in their kitty.
