Live Score, Updates, Players & More

Today is the day when T20 cricket fans get an IPL 2026 match between the Punjab Kings and the Chennai Super Kings. This is the seventh match of the IPL season and the second match for each club. They are the second pair of teams to play their sophomore match of the season, following yesterday’s Sunrisers Hyderabad-Kolkata Knight Riders matchup.

As any organization in any of the other major sports leagues will tell you (NFL, NBA, MLB, & NHL), the second match of the season doesn’t have the same jitters as the first. That means the Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings can focus more easily on what they need to do to be successful.

Here are live updates, a live score, the squad list for both teams, and more.

LIVE UPDATES & SCORE: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings (April 3rd, 2026)

Live Score

Punjab Kings: 51/0 in 3.2 overs.

Chennai Super Kings: 209/5 in 20 overs.

Live Updates

CSK finished their innings with 209 runs, setting the chase for PBKS to 210

CSK’s powerplay is complete: 57/1 after 6 overs.

Sanju Samson is dismissed, for the first wicket of the match.

Prashant Veer makes their debut for CSK in today’s match.

*Both teams have confirmed their playing XI for this match. (See below)

*PBKS have won the toss and decided to bowl first.

Confirmed Playing XI for April 3rd Match Between PBKS & CSK

Here are the confirmed playing 11 for both clubs.

Punjab Kings: P. Singh (wk), C. Connolly, S. Iyer (c), S. Singh, N. Wadhera, M. Stoinis, M. Jansen, X. Bartlett, V. Vijaykumar, A Singh, Y Chahal.

Chennai Super Kings: S. Samson (wk), R. Gaikwad (c), A. Mhatre, S. Khan, S. Dube, K. Sharma, P. Veer, N. Ahmad, A. Kamboj, M. Henry, K. Ahmed.

Squads for the T20 Cricket Match Between the Punjab Kings & Chennai Super Kings

Here are the squads for the Punjab Kings and the Chennai Super Kings.

Punjab Kings Squad

Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Xavier Bartlett, Pravin Dubey, Vishal Nishad, & Lockie Ferguson.

Batters: Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Harnoor Pannu, Pyla Avinash, Prabhsimran Singh, & Shashank Singh.

All-Rounders: Marcus Stoinis, Harprett Brar, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Priyansh Arya, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Mitch Owen, Cooper Connolly, & Ben Dwarshuis.

Chennai Super Kings Squad

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