Sanju Samson Stars as CSK Crush Delhi Capitals in Convincing Win.

CSK is improving match by match in this season. In one of the games, they defeated DC. CSK won by 8 wickets with 15 balls remaining.

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By The Indian Post Live
Published May 6, 2026, 12:04:06 AM | Updated May 6, 2026, 9:45:45 AM
Axar Patel (Captain of Delhi Capitals)
Axar Patel (Captain of Delhi Capitals)
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Match No. 48 of IPL 2026 between DC and CSK was played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

Chennai Super Kings won the match by 8 wickets. After winning the toss, Delhi Capitals chose to bat first and scored 155/7 in their allotted overs.

CSK chased down the target comfortably in just 8 overs and registered a dominant victory.

In this season so far, Chennai Super Kings have played 10 matches. The team has won 5 matches against Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Mumbai Indians (twice).

They have also faced 5 defeats against the Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Gujarat Titans.

At this point in time, Chennai Super Kings are placed in 6th position on the points table.

So far in this season, Delhi Capitals have played 10 matches. The team has won 4 matches against the Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Rajasthan Royals.

They have also lost 6 matches against Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Chennai Super Kings.

At this point in time, Delhi Capitals are placed in 7th position on the points table.

Delhi Capitals Baating:

In this match, Delhi Capitals failed to post a big total and were restricted to just 155 runs.

However, two players gave some resistance for the team. Sameer Rizvi remained not out on 40 runs off 24 balls, including 4 sixes. The second contributor was Tristan Stubbs, who scored 38 runs off 31 balls, hitting 1 four and 2 sixes.

Tristan Stubbs and Sameer Rizvi
Tristan Stubbs and Sameer Rizvi
Photo: @BCCI
  • Pathum Nissanka – 19 (15 balls), 3 fours, 1 six
  • KL Rahul – 12 (13 balls), 2 fours, 0 sixes
  • Nitish Rana – 15 (13 balls), 2 fours, 0 sixes
  • Karun Nair – 13 (13 balls), 2 fours, 0 sixes
  • Axar Patel – 2 (6 balls), 0 fours, 0 sixes
  • Ashutosh Sharma – 14 (5 balls), 0 fours, 2 sixes
  • Mitchell Starc – 0 (0 balls), 0 fours, 0 sixes
Chennai Super Kings Batting:

Chennai Super Kings dominated the Delhi Capitals bowlers in this match and chased down the target comfortably, losing just 2 wickets.

Chennai Super Kings did not start this season well, but the team has made a strong comeback in recent matches. In this game as well, they secured victory while losing only 3 wickets.

In this match for Chennai Super Kings:

Sanju Samson remained not out on 87 runs off 52 balls, hitting 7 fours and 6 sixes.

Kartik Sharma remained not out on 41 runs off 31 balls, hitting 4 fours and 2 sixes.

Ruturaj Gaikwad (c) was dismissed for 6 runs off 13 balls, hitting 1 four (caught by Sameer Rizvi, bowled by Ngidi).

Urvil Patel scored 17 runs off 9 balls, including 2 sixes (stumped by KL Rahul off Patel).

Sanju Samson and Kartik Sharma
Sanju Samson and Kartik Sharma
Photo: @BCCI
Delhi Capitals squad:

KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Karun Nair, Tristan Stubbs, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan

Chennai Super Kings squad:

Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh

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