05 May,2026 10:45 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Sanju Samson (Pic: File Pic)
In the IPL 2026 match against Delhi Capitals (DC), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have reached the score of 74 runs for the loss of two wickets after the completion of 10 overs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
With an aim of chasing the target of 156 runs, CSK's skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad departed after scoring six runs in 13 balls, including a boundary. Urvil Patel was also dismissed on 17 runs in nine balls, which included two maximums.
Facing 25 balls, fellow opening batsman Sanju Samson has so far scored 31 runs, with the help of two boundaries and two maximums. Shouldering Samson in the middle is Kartik Sharma, who has scored 13 runs in 13 balls, including a boundary and one maximum.
DC's Lungi Ngidi and skipper Axar Patel have managed to pick up one wicket. Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, and T. Natarajan are yet to claim any wickets.
Earlier, having opted to bat first, Delhi Capitals (DC) lost the early wickets of their opening batsmen. Pathum Nissanka departed after scoring 19 runs in 15 balls, including three boundaries and a maximum, whereas wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul was dismissed on 12 runs in 13 balls, laced with two boundaries.
Nitish Rana returned to the pavilion on 15 runs. His knock of 13 balls included two boundaries. Karun Nair managed to score 13 runs in 13 balls and also smashed two boundaries.
Later, skipper Axar Patel registered two runs in six balls. Tristan Stubbs played a knock of 38 runs in 31 balls, including a boundary and two maximums. Ashutosh Sharma smashed 14 runs in five balls, including two maximums. Impact Player, Sameer Rizvi and Mitchell Starc stayed unbeaten. Facing 24 balls, Rizvi garnered 40 runs, laced with four maximums, whereas Starc did not face any deliveries. With this, the Capitals posted a total of 155 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs against the Super Kings.
Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) Noor Ahmad returned with the figures of two wickets for 22 runs in three overs. Akeal Hosein, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh, and Jamie Overton also chipped in with one wicket each. Anshul Kamboj went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against DC.
