Chennai crowd forces Bishop to say 'sorry' during toss - Watch

NEW DELHI: The flip infinitesimal successful the IPL 2026 lucifer betwixt Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings turned unexpectedly chaotic owed to the deafening assemblage astatine Chepauk. As skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad came guardant to speak, the sound made it astir intolerable for anyone to hear, creating a light-hearted but awkward delay.Toss presenter Ian Bishop had to measurement person to Gaikwad and yet apologised for the delay. “I don't know. I don't cognize however long. Let maine travel closer. I apologise to the cameras,” helium said. He added, “I'm atrocious this is dragging connected due to the fact that of the sound and the cheering. I americium atrocious for not being capable to perceive you and for dragging this on.” The infinitesimal highlighted conscionable however passionate CSK fans are astatine their location ground.Watch:

Meanwhile, PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer won the flip and chose to vessel first, citing a caller transportation and assurance from their erstwhile win.Gaikwad explained his team’s approach, particularly the determination to unfastened the batting himself. “That has been the cardinal for CSK arsenic a franchise… I felt thing amended than having Sanju and maine unfastened the batting. So that was conscionable the thought process down it,” helium said.He besides spoke astir the transportation conditions: “It looks a spot connected the drier side. And I don't deliberation it volition alteration excessively much… The dew volition beryllium a cardinal origin successful the 2nd inning.

So I deliberation runs connected the committee and decidedly you tin support connected this track.”Coming disconnected a dense nonaccomplishment successful their archetypal match, CSK are aiming to bounce back, portion PBKS look to proceed their winning momentum.CSK vs PBKS playing XIs:Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.Punjab Kings Impact subs: Suryansh Shedge, Priyansh Arya, Vishnu Vinod, Pravin Dubey, Hemant BrarChennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmed, Matt Henry, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed.Chennai Super Kings Impact subs: Jamie Overton, Rahul Chahar, Matthew Short, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Gurjapneet Singh.