Sanju Samson and Ayush Mhatre - (Source: AFP)
The injury list for Chennai Super Kings is getting longer and longer. The five-time winners have dealt another massive blow in their ongoing IPL 2026 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The Men in Yellow already have MS Dhoni struggling for full fitness and amid this, India's World Cup winning batter has joined the injured list for CSK in IPL 2026.
Ayush Mhatre Suffers Injury vs SRH
The latest to enter the injury list is Ayush Mhatre. The 18-year-old, who is having a wonderful tournament, pulled his hamstring. The incident occured on the 3rd ball of the 5th over, when Mhatre hobbled while completing a run.
The right-handed batter was in a lot of pain, following which he ideally should have walked off the field retired-hurt. However, Mhatre made a special request to the physios and urged them to allow him to continue.
Mhatre batted despite pain and seemed like he wanted to utilise the powerplay while battling pain.
Ayush Mhatre Throws His Wicket To SRH
In the same over, Ayush Mhatre threw his wicket away to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Credit must also go to Heinrich Klaasen, who pulled off a stunner. Eventually, the Under-19 World Cup winning captain walked off the field in pain and risked his IPL 2026 participation by batting despite pain.
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At present, the extend of his injury is unknown and the fans must be praying that the youngster might have not done more harm to his injury by batting and not walking away from the field.
CSK's IPL 2026 Marred With Injuries
Before the start of IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings were hit with couple of blows. MS Dhoni was ruled out for the first six matches due to side-strain injury. Further, Dewald Brevis was also ruled out for the first three matches because of same injury as Thala.
Later, Khaleel Ahmed suffered an hamstring injury, following which he was ruled out of the tournament. So far, the Men in Yellow have not named any replacement for the left-arm seamer.
Also, even before the start of the tournament, CSK suffered a blow when Nathan Ellis was ruled out of the tournament. Chennai named Spencer Johnson as a replacement, but the Australia seamer is yet to recover from his injury, which also drew criticism.
Ayush Mhatre's IPL 2026 Season So Far
Talking about IPL 2026, Ayush Mhatre has scored 201 runs in six innings, averaging 33.50. Further, he has a strike-rate of 177.88. Mhatre has already scored two fifty-plus scores.
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Now, it is to be seen whether Mhatre will be fit in time for Chennai Super Kings' upcoming match against Mumbai Indians on April 23.
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