Summary of this article
CSK to bowl first against RCB in match 11 of the IPL 2026
This will be the only Southern Derby of the campaign
Both sides remain unchanged from their previous fixtures
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) welcome the five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Match 11 of IPL 2026 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday, April 5.
CSK are yet to spark into life this season with two defeats out of two, whereas RCB have already started the campaign with a win over SRH on the opening day.
MS Dhoni still hasn't recovered from his injury with Chennai Super Kings missing their talismanic former skipper. CSK have not made any changes to their side and continue to play the same team. Ruturaj, speaking at the toss said that "MS is getting back slowly, sometimes it taks time, if he's ready to play, it'll be soon."
There are no changes to the RCB side as well as they look to make two wins out of two in match 11 of the IPL 2026.
RCB vs CSK, IPL 2026: Toss Update
Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and have opted to field.
RCB vs CSK, IPL 2026: Playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, Khaleel Ahmed
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy
RCB vs CSK, IPL 2026: Live Streaming
This match can be live streamed on the JioHotstar app/website as well as the Star Sports network on television screens. You can also catch all the action through our live blog.
