In the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/photo/ipl-2026-devdutt-padikkal-set-to-complete-2000-runs-for-royal-challengers-bengaluru-110619" rel="nofollow">IPL 2026</a> match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) emerged victorious by 32 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
This was CSK's second win from five matches in the tournament. During the match, Chennai's spinner Noor Ahmad returned with the figures of three wickets for 21 runs in four overs.
Reflecting on his match-winning spell, Ahmad said that, considering the humid environment, he kept trying to keep his fingers dry. The spinner also said that the ball was not coming well on the willow, and he tried to benefit himself from it.
"Really happy to contribute for my team. Yeah, the dew was there, and it was humid, so just try to keep my fingers dry, and yeah, that helped me a lot to hit the right area. It was all about that. Yeah, really happy with the pitch. I think the ball was not coming really well to the bat, and yeah, to take advantage of that, it was good," he said.
Further, the 21-year-old cricketer said that he will be focusing on making crucial contributions to the team in the upcoming fixtures.
"Definitely it gives a lot of confidence. I will keep putting lots of effort into contributing to contribute for my team in the coming matches. I think keeping changing pace is the best tactic everywhere and on every wicket," said Ahmad.
After this win, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-ruturaj-gaikwad-optimistic-of-delivering-big-knock-despite-poor-run-23625831" rel="nofollow">CSK</a> is now placed in the eighth position with two wins and three losses. They have a net run rate (NRR) of -0.846 and four points.
The Super Kings will gear up to lock horns with <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-pat-cummins-likely-to-join-sunrisers-hyderabad-before-chennai-super-kings-tie-23625802" rel="nofollow">Sunrisers Hyderabad</a> (SRH) on April 18 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
<h2>IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Full Squads</h2>
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), MS Dhoni (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Dewald Brevis, Ayush Mhatre, Kartik Sharma, Sarfaraz Khan, Urvil Patel, Anshul Kamboj, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Prashant Veer, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Zak Foulkes, Shivam Dube, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Gurjapneet Singh, Akeal Hosein, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Pat Cummins, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Travis Head, Liam Livingstone, Ishan Kishan (WK), Kamindu Mendis, Brydon Carse, Zeeshan Ansari, Abhishek Sharma, Shivam Mavi, Jack Edwards, Harsh Dubey, Salil Arora (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, Smaran Ravichandran, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain, Aniket Verma, Shivang Kumar, Krains Bhaveshbhai Fuletra, Omkar Tarmale.
(With ANI Inputs)

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