Chennai

Sanju Samson (W)

Ruturaj Gaikwad (C)

Ayush Mhatre

Sarfaraz Khan

Shivam Dube

Dewald Brevis

Jamie Overton

Noor Ahmad

Anshul Kamboj

Gurjapneet Singh

Khaleel Ahmed

Kolkata

Ajinkya Rahane (C)

Cameron Green

Angkrish Raghuvanshi (W)

Rovman Powell

Rinku Singh

Sunil Narine

Ramandeep Singh

Anukul Roy

Varun Chakaravarthy

Vaibhav Arora

Kartik Tyagi

Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane

Angkrish Avaneesh Raghuvanshi

Anukul Sudhakar Roy

Blessing Muzarabani

Cameron Donald Green

Daksh Kamra

Finnley Hugh Allen

Manish Krishnanand Pandey

Matheesha Pathirana

Navdeep Amarjeet Saini

Prashant Hitesh Solanki

Rachin Ravindra

Rahul Ajay Tripathi

Rinku Khanchand Singh

Sarthak Ranjan

Saurabh Rajendraprasad Dubey

Sunil Philip Narine

Tejasvi Singh

Tim Louis Seifert

Umran Malik

Vaibhav Gopal Arora

Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod

Akeal Jerome Hosein

Aman Hakim Khan

Ayush Yogesh Mhatre

Kartik Sharma

Khaleel Khursheed Ahmed

Matthew James Henry

Matthew William Short

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Mukesh Choudhary

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Prashant Ramendra Veer

Rahul Desraj Chahar

Ramakrishna Shekhar Ghosh

Ruturaj Dashrat Gaikwad

Sanju Viswanath Samson

Sarfaraz Naushad Khan

Shreyas Gopal

Spencer Henry Johnson

Urvil Mukesh Patel

Zakary Glen Foulkes

Cricket

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IPL 2026

Chennai Super Kings thrashed Kolkata Knight Riders by 32 runs to record their second straight win in the IPL 2026. This was KKR's fourth successive defeat in the ongoing season

CSK hammered KKR by 32 runs to record their second back-to-back win in the IPL 2026

KKR failed to chase down the 193-run target

CSK's star spinner Noor Ahmad in this frame. (X)

IPL 2026: Noor-inspired CSK condemn KKR to 4th straight defeat with 32-run win

Kolkata Knight Riders opted to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League 2026 clash at the Chepauk

KKR invited CSK to bat first in their IPL 2026 clash

Here are the playing XIs of both the sides:

CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane in frame. (X)

IPL 2026: KKR choose to bowl against CSK with one big change, Know playing XIs h

Former Chennai Super Kings' star Subramaniam Badrinath has dropped a massive update on MS Dhoni's fitness ahead of team's IPL 2026 clash against KKR

MS Dhoni has missed the first four IPL 2026 matches due to calf injury

CSK lost three out of four matches in the ongoing season

Chennai Super Kings' legend MS Dhoni in this frame. (Getty)

Dhoni's injury update: Ex-CSK star leaks actual status on MS Dhoni's fitness ahe

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Lucknow Super Giants' Director of Cricket Tom Moody has confirmed that tearaway pacer Mayank Yadav is available for the IPL 2026 clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Tearaway pacer Mayank Yadav will be available for the RCB vs LSG IPL 2026 clash

LSG's Director of Cricket Tom Moody confirmed the development

Lucknow Super Giants' tearaway pacer Mayank Yadav (R) in this frame. (Getty)

IPL 2026: LSG's tearaway pacer gets fit right on time, available for RCB clash

England's star all-rounder Will Jacks will soon join Mumbai Indians' squad amidst team's disappointing campaign in the ongoing IPL 2026

MI will soon be bolstered by Will Jacks' entry in their squad

MI have won just won match out of four in the ongoing IPL season

Mumbai Indians' Will Jacks in this frame. (Getty)

Big boost for MI amidst rusty IPL 2026 campaign, star player to bolster team

Sri Lankan pacer Dilshan Madushanka has been announced as Brydon Carse's replacement in the Sunrisers Hyderabad for the rest of Indian Premier League 2026

SRH have revealed the Brydon Carse's injury replacement for the rest of IPL 2026

Sri Lanka's Dilshan Madushanka has joined SRH's squad in place of Brydon Carse

Sri Lanka's Dilshan Madushanka in this frame. (Getty)

SRH announce Sri Lanka star as Brydon Carse's replacement for rest of IPL 2026

Football

Arne Slot has benched Mo Salah for Liverpool vs PSG in the Champions League return leg at Anfield. 

Slot has decided to bench Mohamed Salah for the second leg of the away game

Luis Enrique has an unchanged lineup from last week, which beat the Premier League side with two goals

Liverpool star Mo. Salah benched by Arne Slot against PSG in Champions League return leg

Mo Salah, Liverpool, PSG, UCL

Liverpool star Mo. Salah benched by Arne Slot against PSG in UCL return leg

Jackson Warne has made a big claim that COVID-19 vaccinations could have been a contributing factor in the sudden and unexplained passing of his father in 2022

Shane Warne's son Jackson feels Covid-19 vaccine was the reason behind his father's death

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CSK vs KKR Match 22 Playing XI - Chennai (14 April 2026)

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News updates

IPL 2026: Noor-inspired CSK condemn KKR to 4th straight defeat with 32-run win

IPL 2026: KKR choose to bowl against CSK with one big change, Know playing XIs h

Dhoni's injury update: Ex-CSK star leaks actual status on MS Dhoni's fitness ahe