In the IPL 2026 match against Mumbai Indians (MI), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) emerged victorious by eight wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

After suffering a loss, MI's skipper Hardik Pandya said, "Not the season. They played better, they bowled better, they fielded better and they batted better. 180-190 should have been a good total. We couldn't get the momentum. It was more about playing calculative cricket. Overall, as a bowling unit, they were better and as a batting unit, we weren't better. The bowling options which we had, we went with it".