The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) piled even more misery on the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after the five-time champions secured a comfortable 32-run victory
at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday, April 14, in Match 22 of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL).
Having been invited to bat first, CSK posted 192 runs from their quota of 20 overs. None of their batters put up a score of 50 or more. However, there were healthy contributions up and down the batting order. Sanju Samson top-scored with 48 whilst opening the batting. He was aided brilliantly by Ayush Mhatre, who hit a 17-ball 38 to stamp his authority in the opening overs.
KKR started slowly and were always chasing the game the moment they lost Finn Allen in the second over. The 2024 champions kept on losing wickets at regular intervals, with Ramandeep Singh’s 23-ball 35 being their highest individual score. Noor Ahmad was the pick of the bowlers for CSK. The Afghanistan spinner took three wickets and only conceded 21 runs from his four overs.
Similar to every single IPL game this season, CSK vs KKRalso saw a bunch of individual and team milestones being accomplished. These included major landmarks for both batters and bowlers in their respective careers. However, not all milestones are positive in nature. There were a couple of unwanted records that KKR found themselves on the wrong side of.
Here are the most important stats and milestones from Match 22:
- 72: CSK’s second-highest powerplay score against KKR in IPL history
- 192: CSK’s total is the second-highest innings total in IPL history without a single individual 50+ score
- Noor Ahmad: Reached 50 IPL wickets
- Rovam Powell: Reached 6,000 T20 runs
- CSK: Become the first team in this year’s IPL to successfully defend a total less than 200
- KKR: For the first time, they remain winless after the first five games of an IPL season.
- 6: KKR’s joint second-longest losing streak in IPL history
