CSK IPL 2026 Schedule: Chennai Super Kings Begin Campaign vs Rajasthan Royals on March 30

Chennai Super Kings(CSK) will begin their IPL 2026 campaign against Rajasthan Royals on March 30 in Guwahati. Find the CSK’s IPL 2026 schedule here.

Chennai Super Kings will begin their IPL 2026 campaign on March 30 against Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati. The franchise enters the new season after a difficult IPL 2025 campaign. Chennai finished last on the points table for the first time in its history. Ruturaj Gaikwad leads the team this season.

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The franchise made several changes before IPL 2026. Chennai released Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran. The team strengthened the batting unit by signing Sanju Samson from the Rajasthan Royals. The squad now includes experienced players and young talents.

CSK IPL 2026 Full Schedule

Date	Opponent	Venue
March 30	Rajasthan Royals	Guwahati
April 3	Punjab Kings	Chennai
April 5	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Bengaluru
April 11	Delhi Capitals	Chennai

Date	Match	Venue
26-04-26	Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings	Ahmedabad
02-05-26	Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians	Chennai
05-05-26	Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings	Delhi
10-05-26	Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants	Chennai
15-05-26	Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings	Lucknow
18-05-26	Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Chennai
21-05-26	Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans	Chennai

CSK Squad

MS Dhoni (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (traded in from RR), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Urvil Patel, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Khaleel Ahmed, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Jamie Overton, Gurjapneet Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Akeal Hosein, Prashant Veer, Kartik Sharma (wk), Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar, Zak Foulkes.