Cricket
TonyIPL 2026 CSK vs PBKS Short Out Veer Debuts
PBKS won the toss at Chepauk and chose to bowl first, because fresh pitch intel is apparently the new superpower. CSK, at home in their first match here, handed Prashant Veer a debut after a hefty auction buy, with Matthew Short left out. Gaikwad said the surface looked dry; Iyer said PBKS were riding momentum.
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Quick rundown
1.PBKS won the toss and decided to bowl first at Chepauk.
2.CSK handed a debut to Prashant Veer in place of Matthew Short.
3.Ruturaj Gaikwad kept the reason for Short’s omission under wraps.
4.Shreyas Iyer backed his call by calling the wicket fresh and useful to read early.
5.Both teams stuck to their plans, with PBKS unchanged and CSK making one switch.
