When it comes to T20 Cricket, the IPL is the most competitive yearly tournament. So far in the 2026 IPL season, every team has played at least one match, including the Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings.
The Punjab Kings kicked off their season with a tremendous victory over the Gujarat Titans. Captain Shreyas Iyer made some changes to their playing 11 that helped tilt the pitch in their favor. Chief among those decisions was the one to play Cooper Connolly ahead of himself in the three-spot.
The result? A Player of the Match-winning knock of 72 runs to propel the Kings to victory.
Now, the Kings have gotten some news on their captain ahead of their next match against the Chennai Super Kings.
Shreyas Iyer Injury Update Ahead of T20 Cricket Match vs CSK
The Punjab Kings assistant coach Brad Haddin has given an update on Iyer’s condition ahead of Friday’s match against the Chennai Super Kings. There was some concern that he might not be able to play.
Via Cricbuzz, Haddin confirms, “No fracture, although there is some swelling. Shreyas is expected to play against CSK tomorrow, though.”
Iyer is an important piece of the puzzle for the Punjab Kings squad. In the first match of the season, Shreyas recorded two sixes along with 18 total runs while batting fourth.
Shreyas Iyer Slapped With First Fine of IPL 2026
The IPL made an announcement related to Shreyas on April 1st. According to a media advisory, the IPL fined Shreyas for his actions during the Punjab Kings’ first match of the season.
“Punjab Kings (PBKS) Captain Shreyas Iyer has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during Match No. 4 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 against Gujarat Titans (GT) at the New International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh,” the advisory reads. “As this was his team’s first offence of the season under Article 2.22 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct, which pertains to minimum over-rate offences, Iyer was fined INR 12 lakhs.”
The Punjab Kings eventually won the match by three wickets, with a final score of 165/7 to 162/6.
PBKS Looking Ahead to CSK
On April 3rd, 2026, the Punjab Kings will face the Chennai Super Kings for the first time this IPL season. The match is scheduled for 7:30 PM IST at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Here are the squads for both teams ahead of this matchup.
Chennai Super Kings Squad
- Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni, Sanju Samson, Dewald Brevis, Ayush Mhatre, Kartik Sharma, Sarfaraz Khan, & Urvil Patel.
- All-Rounders: Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Prashant Veer, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Zak Foulkes, & Shivam Dube.
- Bowlers: Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Shreyas Gopal, Gurjapneet Singh, Akeal Hosein, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar, & Spencer Johnson.
Punjab Kings Squad
- Batters: Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Harnoor Pannu, Pyla Avinash, Prabhsimran Singh, & Shashank Singh.
- All-Rounders: Marcus Stoinis, Harprett Brar, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Priyansh Arya, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Mitch Owen, Cooper Connolly, & Ben Dwarshuis.
- Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Xavier Bartlett, Pravin Dubey, Vishal Nishad, & Lockie Ferguson.
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