Chennai Super Kings take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in a must-win game for the side in order to make it to the IPL 2026 playoffs, but once again, it looks like MS Dhoni won’t be a part of the contest. The five-time champions, who won three matches on the trot before losing to LSG by 7 wickets in the previous game, now find themselves at a position where they have to win both their remaining matches by a good margin and then hope for other results to go in their favour in order to make it to the top four. CSK have been boggled by multiple injuries in IPL 2026, with their latest setback coming in the form of an in-form Jamie Overton, who has been replaced by Dian Forrester. It will be interesting to see if the South African will be handed his debut IPL cap right away in the crucial encounter.
Predicted CSK playing XI vs SRH
Sanju Samson (WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Kartik Sharma, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Dian Forrester, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Spencer JohnsonImpact player: Mukesh Choudhary
CSK’s batting unit has been inconsistent so far in the tournament, but has shown glimpses of promises, different players stepping up at different occasions. Samson leads the chart of leading run-getters for the side in IPL 2026, with 450 runs – including two centuries – to his name, and will be crucial for the team’s success at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai against SRH. Gaikwad will also have to step up his game and be more aggressive at the top of the order, for amassing as many runs as possible is a must for CSK against a formidable SRH batting order.
While Urvil Patel sizzled with the joint-fastest half-century in IPL (off 13 balls) previously, it is Brevis who has remained a point of concern, having scored just 99 runs from 9 matches so far.
MS Dhoni, who was seen training at Chepauk on the eve of the CSK vs SRH match, is most likely to miss the contest. As per RevSportz, a thumb injury is preventing Thala from returning to action and that while he might be present at the venue for the match, it is unlikely that he will feature in it. This gives CSK a chance to hand Forrester his debut.
An all-rounder, the South African is perhaps the near best like-for-like replacement for an injured Overton. He was recently a part of the Pakistan Super League (PSL 2026) where he scored 132 runs and picked up 2 wickets in 6 matches while playing for Rawalpindiz. With the surface at Chennai offering very little support to spinners, Noor is expected to be the lone specailist spinner in the line-up. This means Akeal Hosein will have to warm the bench once again, despite being quite impressive in this season, especially in the powerplay.
Anshul, Spencer and Mukesh (impact player) will comprise of the pace unit, with Forrester acting as their fourth pacer. CSK also have the option of bringing in Kuldip Yadav, who was signed as an injury replacement recently. Gurjapneet and Akash Madhwal are the other options that the team can consider to boost their pace unit.
Predicted CSK playing XI vs SRH: No MS Dhoni again, will Dian Forrester make IPL debut? Inside Sport India.
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