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CSK vs PBKS Toss Result & Playing 11, IPL 2026: Punjab Kings to Bowl First, Lineups Announced

Chennai Super Kings are up against Punjab Kings in Match 7 of IPL 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday (April 3).

CSK lost their match against Rajasthan Royals, while the PBKS secured a winning start after beating Gujarat Titans.

CSK vs PBKS Toss Result amp amp Playing 11 IPL 2026 Match 7 Toss Update Lineups

CSK vs PBKS - IPL 2026 Match 7

Date: Friday, April 3, 2026

Time: Toss at 7:00 PM IST | Match starts at 7:30 PM IST

Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai

Captains: Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK), Shreyas Iyer (PBKS)

CSK vs PBKS Toss Report

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the Toss and elected to Bowl first.

CSK vs PBKS Playing 11

Here are the lineups for both teams, along with the Impact Player options. CSK have made one change as Prashant Veer is making his debut, replacing Matthew Short.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Ayush Mhatre, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Sarfaraz Khan, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry
Impact Players - Jamie Overton/Rahul Chahar/Gurjapneet Singh/Ramakrishna Paul/Matthew Short
Punjab Kings (PBKS): Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak
Impact Players - Priyansh Arya/Harpreet Brar/Praveen Dubey/Vishnu Vinod/Suryansh Shedge

CSK and PBKS IPL 2026 Squads

Punjab Kings Squad: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ben Dwarshuis, Lockie Ferguson, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Vishal Nishad

Chennai Super Kings Squad: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Matthew Short, Kartik Sharma, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Matt Henry, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Sarfaraz Khan, Prashant Veer, Rahul Chahar, Gurjapneet Singh, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Akeal Hosein, MS Dhoni, Shreyas Gopal, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Choudhary, Aman Khan, Dewald Brevis, Zakary Foulkes, Urvil Patel

Story first published: Friday, April 3, 2026, 18:49 [IST]
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