MS Dhoni in action (Source: AFP)On Wednesday, March 11, the Indian Premier League governing council officially revealed the fixtures for IPL 2026. Notably, the board only unveiled the first phase of the schedule.The new edition will kickstart from March 28 with Royal Challengers Bengaluru taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the opening game. The board has only revealed the schedule till April 12. Notably, a total of 20 matches will be played according to the first phase of the fixtures.CSK IPL Schedule 2026Talking about IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings, who finished 10th last season will kickstart their upcoming season against Rajasthan Royals on Monday, March 30 in Guwahati. In the phase 1 of the fixtures, the five-time winners will play a total of 4 games.After RR, CSK will host Punjab Kings at the Chepauk on April 3. The Men in Yellow will then travel to Chinnaswamy Stadium for the heavyweight clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Sunday, April 5.The Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side will return to Chepauk Stadium to host Delhi Capitals on April 11. One good thing for CSK is that they will play two of their four games at home and all the matches are evening matches.CSK IPL 2026 FixturesMatch No.SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableTeamsSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableDate & TimeSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableVenueSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableNo. 3SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableChennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan RoyalsSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableMarch 30, 7:30 PM ISTSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableGuwahatiSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableNo. 7SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableChennai Super Kings vs Punjab KingsSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableApril 3, 7:30 PM ISTSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableChennaiSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableNo. 11SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableChennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers BengaluruSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableApril 5, 7:30 PM ISTSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableBengaluruSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableNo. 18SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableChennai Super Kings vs Delhi CapitalsSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableApril 11, 7:30 PM ISTSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableChennaiSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableChennai Super Kings @ChennaiIPL 2 Home Games | 2 Away Games 🥳💛 Ready to face one super season ahead! 🦁 #WhistlePodu #SummerOf26 Mar 11, 2026, 7:04 PM CSK IPL 2026 Auction ReviewChennai Super Kings entered the auction with a purse value 43.4 crores. They released most of their talents after finishing 10th on the table in IPL 2025. Overall, they had a great auction because they targeted younger faces.Also Read: CSK CEO Reveals Fresh Update On MS Dhoni's Role For IPL 2026Notably, the Super Kings spent 14.20 crores each on Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma, two domestic talents. It is a big gamble but the five-time winners are now banking on the domestic stars.Chennai Super Kings bought nine players in auction and covered all their bases ahead of IPL 2026. CSK brought in two spinners, Akeal Hosein and Rahul Chahar as a back-up to Noor Ahmad. Notably, R Ashwin has retired and CSK were short of a quality spinner in the side.Talking about overseas talents, the five-time winners also roped in Matt Henry and Zakary Foulkes to strengthen the bowling attack. Further, Matthew Short was also picked up for 1.50 crores. Among the Indian talents, Sarfaraz Khan was the notable name. Besides the auction, CSK were active in trade where they roped in Sanju Samson from Rajasthan Royals and traded Sam Curran and Ravindra Jadeja to Rajasthan Royals as part of the deal.CSK Squad For IPL 2026Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, M.S. Dhoni, Sanju Samson, Dewald Brevis, Urvil Patel, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Akeal Hosein, Prashant Veer, Kartik Sharma, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar, Zak Foulkes.Also Read: 3 Bowlers India Can Prepare As Jasprit Bumrah's Replacement For Next T20 World Cup
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