Delhi:wasn't in Chennai Super Kings' starting lineup for their sixth match of the Indian Premier League 2026 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday, April 18, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Khaleel won't be able to play in the 2026 because he hurt his quadriceps during the game against the Kolkata Knight Riders on April 14. He left the field after bowling five balls in his last over, which Gurjapneet Singh finished. A post on social media from CSK confirmed the news. "The injury will take more than 12 weeks to heal," CSK said in a statement.
Khaleel is replaced by Mukesh Choudhary.In the meantime, Mukesh Choudhary has taken Khaleel's place in CSK's Playing XI for the SRH game. In 2022, Mukesh was one of the best bowlers for the Super Kings. This is the first game of the season for him. CSK made another change by bringing back Matthew Short, who had been an impact sub in the last game, in place of Akeal Hosein.
CSK chooses to bowl firstRuturaj Gaikwad, the captain of CSK, won the toss and chose to bowl first. "It's definitely good to be up from the bottom. But I believe we started doing the basics right after the second game. Our batting and bowling were both good, but our fielding has been hit or miss. But I think we've been doing really well in every area. At the toss, Gaikwad said, "The key today is to just stay consistent and do the basics well."
"Good to see different players play?" Yes, obviously, Noor bowled really well in the last game. It's good to have him back on track, and Anshul bowled really well, even after he died. So, a few guys stepping up in the bowling really helps. It gives me and the team a lot of confidence. I'm really looking forward to it. What do you think of the surface? It looks like abelter in your language, but you never know how it will be. "We'll try to evaluate it as soon as we can and, you know, try to keep them as low as we can," he said.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's (Playing XI):Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (c), Salil Arora (w), Aniket Verma, Reddy, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Sakib Hussain, and Eshan Malinga
Playing XI for the Chennai Super Kings:Sanju Samson (w), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Matthew Short, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, and Gurjapneet Singh
Impact Subs for Sunrisers Hyderabad:Smaran Ravichandran, Harsh Dubey, Liam Livingstone, Dilshan Madushanka, and Harshal Patel
Chennai Super Kings Impact Subs:Ayush Mhatre Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Ramakrishna Ghosh, and Matt Henry