IPL 2026 | ‘Boys were tired of losing...’: CSK's bowling coach Eric Simons after victory over DC

Eric Simons

Chennai Super Kings bowling coach Eric Simons said three successive defeats did not dent the side's spirit but admitted the players were "tired of losing" as the five-time champions finally opened their account in IPL 2026.

CSK snapped their losing streak with a commanding 23-run victory over Delhi Capitals here on Saturday night.

"The boys really were desperate to win this one today. I think we were tired of losing after losing three in a row," Simons told reporters after CSK bowled out DC for 189.

CSK players celebrate the wicket of DC's Sameer Rizvi in Chennai on Saturday. Pics/IPL

"The mood in the changing room tonight is obviously really good, but it never really dropped. I think people looked at the RCB game and thought, oh, we were a long way behind. We didn't think we were a long way behind.

"In this tournament, you need to get on the roll and you need to get the positivity going There's a lot of positive to be around the camp after a win like this but even leading into it, the practices have been good, the attitudes have been good."

Asked if something was lacking in the previous games, the South African said: "No, I don't think so. I mean, think it's a lack of self-belief. It's funny, often fielding is the mood of a team. And Sarfaraz takes a catch like this, it just lifts everybody.

"So those little things are important. But I don't think it was lacking. I just think it was particularly abundant today. So there was there was a certain attitude about the guys rather than anything else but now the self-belief has always been there."

It was a clinical performance as Sanju Samson returned to form with a 56-ball 115, while Ayush Mhatre struck a fluent 59 to power CSK to 212 for 2. Jamie Overton then claimed4-18 to bowl DC out for 189.

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