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NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings are dealing with the lack of MS Dhoni up of their IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings, arsenic the seasoned has been ruled retired for the archetypal 2 weeks owed to a calf strain.
On Friday, PBKS won the flip and decided to vessel archetypal successful Chepauk.The squad had a pugnacious commencement to the season, suffering a dense nonaccomplishment successful their opening match, raising concerns astir their show without him.
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Head manager Stephen Fleming earlier made it wide that portion Dhoni is not connected the field, his beingness is inactive powerfully felt. “It is conscionable a crippled without him. He is inactive heavy progressive successful the side, and his power remains precise strong,” Fleming told reporters up of the Punjab game. Despite this, the team’s archetypal outing without Dhoni successful the playing XI did not spell well.CSK are present trying to regroup nether Ruturaj Gaikwad’s leadership, with a premix of young and experienced players. Fleming highlighted the team’s approach, saying, “We person invested successful younker and Indian talent, and determination is existent vigor successful the group. The archetypal crippled is ever a bully barometer, and we are focused connected starting well.”
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The squad is besides missing South African batter Dewald Brevis, who is presently recovering from injury.
Fleming provided an update: “Yes, Brevis is retired and is presently rehabbing. Hopefully, it won't beryllium excessively agelong earlier helium returns.”While Dhoni’s lack is simply a large blow, CSK are relying connected their squad extent and interior enactment to bounce back. His off-field engagement continues to usher the team, but however rapidly they set without him connected the transportation volition beryllium cardinal to their campaign.
CSK vs PBKS Playing XIs:
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra ChahalChennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, Khaleel Ahmed
