In the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/photo/ipl-2026-krunal-pandya-set-to-complete-100-wickets-in-league-history-110620/1" 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.
Following the win, Chennai's skipper <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-chennai-super-kings-skipper-ruturaj-gaikwad-fined-rs-12-lakhs-for-slow-over-rate-23625448" rel="nofollow">Ruturaj Gaikwad</a> expressed happiness by saying he is feeling good.
"I think, good to be on the winning side after a long time. I felt it was getting into my head even when I was batting, but after the last game, I felt a bit relaxed. I feel I'm feeling really good. Just make sure that you do whatever the team needs, whatever the situation needs," he said.
During the match, he departed on seven runs in six balls, which also included a boundary. Despite batting struggles, the right-handed batsman said that a big knock from his willow is not too far.
"I feel even mentally, I'm feeling really well, feeling positive, and just a big, a big knock is just around the corner, but as long as the other guys are just covering up for me, definitely I'll do it when it's needed," said Gaikwad.
After this match, CSK is 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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