New Delhi: The moment of toss between IPL 2026 Chennai Super Kings And the Punjab Kings unexpectedly fell into chaos at Chepauk due to the deafening crowd. As a captain Rituraj Gaikwad came forward to speak, the noise making it almost impossible for anyone to hear, causing a mild but awkward delay.Ian Bishop, who served the toss, had to approach Gaekwad and eventually apologized for the delay. “I don’t know. I don’t know how long. Let me get closer. I apologize for the cameras,” he said. He added, “I’m sorry it’s dragging on because of the noise and the joy. I’m sorry for not being able to hear you and dragging it on.” The moment highlighted how passionate CSK fans are at their home ground.See:Meanwhile, PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first, citing a fresh pitch and confidence from their previous win.Gaekwad explained his team’s approach, particularly the decision to open the batting itself. “It has been key for CSK as a franchise… I felt nothing better than Sanju and I starting batting. So it was just the thought process behind it,” he said.He also talked about the pitch conditions: “It looks a bit on the dry side. And I don’t think it will change too much… Dew will be a major factor in the second innings. So I think runs are on the board and definitely you can defend on this track.”After a heavy defeat in their first match, CSK will aim to bounce back, while PBKS will look to continue their winning streak.CSK vs PBKS Playing XI:Punjab Kings: Prabhasmaran Singh (wicket), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nihal Vadhira, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoins, Marco Johnson, Xavier Bartlett, Vijay Kumar Veshak, Arsdeep Singh, Yuzvinder Chahal.Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Suryanesh Shidge, Priyansh Arya, Vishnu Vinod, Parveen Dubey, Hemant BrarChennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (wicket), Rituraj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mahatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Karthik Sharma, Prashant Vir, Noor Ahmed, Matt Henry, Anshul Kamboj, Khalil Ahmed.Chennai Super Kings Impact Subs: Jamie Overton, Rahul Chahar, Matthew Short, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Gurjapaneet Singh.
