The Delhi Capitals got off to a slow start while chasing CSK's total of 213. DC lost 4 wickets in 4 overs midway through their innings and were at 91 runs for the loss of 4 wickets at the halfway stage of the innings. KL Rahul and Pathum Nissanka gave the visitors a good start before things went south. Nissanka scored 41 runs in 24 balls before being dismissed by Anshul Kamboj. KL Rahul too got a start as he scored 18 runs in 10 balls before returning to the pavilion. Axar Patel and Sameer Rizvi soon departed too and left DC struggling at 91/4 after 10 overs. David Miller and Tristan Stubbs were at the crease for the visitors, who will look to get back to winning ways after a close defeat against the Gujarat Titans in the last match. For CSK, all the bowlers pitched in with a wicket. Anshul Kamboj, Jamie Overton, Khaleel Ahmed and Gurjapneet Singh took a wicket each. DC will hope that the Protea duo at the crease can take them to victory and chase down CSK's total of 213 runs. Earlier, Sanju Samson scored his maiden century for the Chennai Super Kings as he finally announced his arrival in front of a packed MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Samson's brilliant innings of 113 runs took CSK to 212 at the end of their innings against Delhi Capitals. Sanju Samson was well supported by Ayush Mhatre, and the duo stitched together a partnership of 113 runs before Mhatre retired out after scoring 59 runs off 36 balls. Shivam Dube joined Samson in the middle for the final part of CSK's innings, and the duo took CSK to 212 runs at the end of 20 overs. Confirmed playing XI for both teams: Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Khaleel Ahmed Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Auqib Nabi Dar, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar
11 April,2026 10:41 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentSanju Samson scored his maiden century for the Chennai Super Kings as he finally announced his arrival in front of a packed MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Samson's brilliant innings of 113 runs took CSK to 212 at the end of their innings against Delhi Capitals. Samson looked in fine touch from ball one as he drove through the covers on the first ball. The Indian star opener raced to a half-century just after the end of the powerplay and helped CSK put on a competitive score on the board. Samson's innings consisted of 15 fours and 3 sixes as he powered his way to his 4th IPL ton, and first for his new franchise. This was also the first century this season in the IPL, fittingly from the batsman who won the player of the tournament in the recently concluded T20 World Cup. Sanju Samson was well supported by Ayush Mhatre, and the duo stitched together a partnership of 113 runs before Mhatre retired out after scoring 59 runs off 36 balls. Shivam Dube joined Samson in the middle for the final part of CSK's innings, and the duo took CSK to 212 runs at the end of 20 overs. Having put into bat first, CSK will be pleased with the total and will hope that the bowlers can defend the total. CSK are still looking for the first win of the season, having lost all three matches so far. For the Delhi Capitals, Axar Patel was the only wicket-taker and finished his quota of four overs with 1/39. DC are in fine form this season, but will need another big chase to get a win. The Delhi-based franchise lost in a last-ball thriller against the Gujarat Titans in their last outing. Confirmed playing XI for both teams: Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Khaleel Ahmed Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Auqib Nabi Dar, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar
11 April,2026 09:19 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentSanju Samson scored his maiden half-century for Chennai Super Kings as he raced to 61 runs in 32 balls at the end of 10 overs. Samson's innings helped CSK reach 88 runs in the first 10 overs. Put into bat, CSK started well with Sanju Samson in fine form. The Indian star batter raced to xx runs to give CSK a fast start in the powerplay. Samson's innings consisted of 11 fours as he made use of the powerplay restrictions in the first six overs. The opener was dropped 54 and will look to make full use of itWhile Samson looked at his best, his opening partner, Ruturaj Gaikwad, failed to impress. Gaikwad was dismissed for 15 runs off 18 balls as he failed to get going. The CSK captain has struggled for runs so far this season. With Dewald Brevis back in the team and Shivam Dube still to come, CSK will hope to score big in their first innings as they look to win their first match this season. For DC, Axar Patel was the best bowler as he took the wicket of the opposition captain Gaikwad. Having won the toss, Patel decided to bowl first in Chennai. "We would like to bowl first because the pitch looks good, and whatever score is set, we would prefer to chase it. The IPL is a long tournament and the dressing room atmosphere is very relaxed. The discussion has been around focusing on what we can control, once we reach a certain point, there’s no need to overthink things." Axar Patel said. Gaikwad admitted that he was looking to bowl first too, but was happy to put runs on the board. The CSK skipper announced Brevis has recovered from his injury and is back in the team. CSK are still chasing their first win of IPL 2026. Confirmed playing XI for both teams: Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Khaleel Ahmed Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Auqib Nabi Dar, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar
11 April,2026 08:26 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe Punjab Kings chased 220 runs against the Sunrisers Hyderabad with 6 wickets in hand to keep their early momentum going. PBKS got off to a flying start by the openers before captain Shreyas Iyer guided his team to victory. Chasing a big total of 220, PBKS got off to a flying start with both openers, Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya, attacking the SRH bowling from the first over. Arya raced to 57 runs of just 20 balls, while Prabhsimran scored 51 in 25 balls. The hosts scored 93 in the power play to start their run chase well. Later on, Shreyas Iyer guided his team home with an unbeaten 69 of just 33 balls to take PBKS into second place on the league table. Speaking after the win, Shreyas Iyer praised his bowlers for their comeback after a difficult powerplay."We got a phenomenal start. It was magnificent to watch; they were proper cricketing shots. It wasn't easy. I had to give myself some time, and thankfully it worked out. All of us came together, and Shashank approached me. I needed someone who bowls at 120. He lived up to his expectations. Kudos to him and his thought process. We want to maintain the same rhythm going forward. All of us know that we've got the skills. Openers, they don't need to curb their instincts. It's easy for us. We've been magnificent with our work ethic. I am very ecstatic," Shreyas Iyer said. Ishan Kishan left disappointed after yet another defeat SRH captain Ishan Kishan was disappointed by the defeat, especially after scoring 219 runs in the first innings. Kishan said that bowlers had a total to defend but could not execute their plans. "A big score, but not big enough today. In the middle, we could have ended up with a total of 250 at least, the way we got started. But things happen. We did not end up getting those runs. But at the same time, they did actually bat well in the beginning, and they also had the power play on their side. At the same time, I feel we were not so good with the execution. So we were not that great today. Par, to be very honest, I thought 219 was a good total anyway because we started in a very good manner. I said it's basic cricket. You know, you go into bat, you score runs. Your bowlers have a total. You try to defend it. But at the same time, if you don't bowl in the right areas, if you're not planning properly, then you can't stop runs in the middle. So, yeah, it all depends on your planning and execution, to be very honest," Ishan Kishan said.
11 April,2026 07:52 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentAxar Patel won the toss, and the Delhi Capitals will bowl first against the Chennai Super Kings. CSK and DC are facing off at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. After winning the toss, Axar Patel was happy to bowl first. DC is coming off a defeat against GT. "We would like to bowl first because the pitch looks good, and whatever score is set, we would prefer to chase it. The IPL is a long tournament, and the dressing room atmosphere is very relaxed. The discussion has been around focusing on what we can control; once we reach a certain point, there’s no need to overthink things. So that’s been the mindset: control what’s in our hands. The mood is good. If you look at the balance of our side, we have almost all bases covered. As for the surface, it has been a good batting wicket this season. Over the last couple of years in Chennai, it has played well. It’s a red soil pitch, so there should be good bounce. We will aim to restrict them to as low a total as possible and then chase it down. There are two changes. Nabi comes in for Vipraj, and Ashutosh Sharma replaces Nitish Rana," Axar Patel said. Ruturaj Gaikwad said that he was looking to bowl first too but was happy to put runs on the board too. Dewald Brevis is back in the CSK team. "The pitch does look a bit on the drier side. We were actually 50-50 about the toss, but it’s good to back ourselves. The aim is to put our best foot forward today, get that first win, and get on the points table. That’s what we’ve been trying over the last couple of games as well. It’s wonderful to have Brevis back; he’s excited and ready. The middle order looks solid as well. We’ve also brought in Gurjapneet Singh, who has been bowling well recently, in place of Matt Henry. For those asking about MS Dhoni, he’s at the hotel watching and supporting us. But yes, very soon, you’ll see him out on the ground." Ruturaj Gaikwad said. Confirmed playing XI for both teams: Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Sanju Samson (w), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Khaleel Ahmed Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (w), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Auqib Nabi Dar, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar
11 April,2026 07:49 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentPunjab Kings chased 220 runs against the Sunrisers Hyderabad with 6 wickets in hand to keep their early momentum going. PBKS got off to a flying start by the openers before captain Shreyas Iyer guided his team to victory. Chasing a big total of 220, PBKS got off to a flying start with both openers, Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya, attacking the SRH bowling from the first over. Arya raced to 57 runs of just 20 balls, while Prabhsimran scored 51 in 25 balls. The hosts scored 93 in the power play to start their run chase well. After the dismissal of both the openers, Shreyas Iyer guided his team home with another brilliant innings. The captain scored 69 runs in just 33 balls and remained unbeaten as PBKS got another victory this season. Iyer's innings included 5 fours and 5 sixes as he took the attack to the SRH bowlers. Shashank Singh was at the crease with the skipper to take PBKS home. For SRH, Shivang Kumar was the star bowler as he took 3 wickets for 33 runs in his four overs. However, it was too little too late as the hosts won the match with an over to spare. Harsh Dubey was the only other bowler to take a wicket for SRH. SRH lost despite scoring 219 in the first innings Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored a mammoth 291 runs in 20 overs against Punjab Kings. SRH started with a bang, scoring 106 runs in the power play, before Heinrich Klassen finished off the innings strongly. Abhishek Sharma raced to 74 runs in just 28 balls to give the visitors a dream start. His innings consisted of 5 fours and 8 sixes. Meanwhile, Travis Head looked back to his best too, scoring 38 in just 23 balls. The duo raced to a 100-run partnership in the first six overs. For PBKS, Shashank Singh was the best bowler, taking 2/20 in 3 overs, including 2 wickets in one over. This win takes PBKS to second place in the IPL table behind the Rajasthan Royals. SRH is in the sixth position with just 2 points.
11 April,2026 07:25 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 106 runs in their first six overs against the Punjab Kings. SRH openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head put on a show as they attacked the PBKS bowlers from the first ball. Abhishek Sharma raced to 66 runs in just 22 balls to give the visitors a dream start. His innings consisted of 5 fours and 7 sixes. Meanwhile, Travis Head looked back to his best too, scoring 31 in just 15 balls. The duo raced to a 100-run partnership in the first six overs. With a deep batting line-up to come, SRH will hope to put on a big target at the end of their innings. Heinrich Klassen, Ishan Kishan and Nitish Kumar Reddy are still to come for the visitors. For PBKS, Vijaykumar Vyshak was the most expensive bowler, going for 24 runs in his only over. Chalal's bowling will be crucial for the hosts to restrict SRH to a respectable score. Earlier, after winning the toss, Shreyas Iyer was happy to bowl first. The PBKS skipper wanted to chase in the day game. "We're going to bowl first. It's a day game and obviously want to get a knack of how the wicket is going to play and a fair idea. But other than that, that's what we've been doing in the last couple of games." Shreyas Iyer said. Ishan Kishan admitted that he would have liked to bowl first too, but did not mind batting first on a fresh wicket. The SRH keeper will be delighted with the start that his openers have given the team. "We would have loved to bowl first. But yeah, I think wicket looks pretty hard to me. And it's about playing good cricket in the first innings." Kishan said. Confirmed Playing XI for both teams: Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga
11 April,2026 04:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentShreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first against SRH. Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad are going head-to-head in New Chandigarh. After winning the toss, Shreyas Iyer was happy to bowl first. The PBKS skipper wanted to chase in the day game. "We're going to bowl first. It's a day game and obviously want to get a knack of how the wicket is going to play and a fair idea. But other than that, that's what we've been doing in the last couple of games. We've been thriving on that. (Things to address?) I personally feel that you can't control the nature of the weather. You've just got to go with the flow. And I personally feel that we don't have to address anything at any point of time. Just back each other, back all the youngsters in the team. The more you tell them, the more confusing it gets for them. So, it's better that they live in their own nature and express themselves. No, we're going with the same team. Actually, bowling first, Priyansh comes in for Nehal." Shreyas Iyer said. Ishan Kishan admitted that he would have liked to bowl first too, but did not mind batting first on a fresh wicket. "We would have loved to bowl first. But yeah, I think wicket looks pretty hard to me. And it's about playing good cricket in the first innings. (On captaining) Obviously, it's a big disadvantage for any team, Pat is a tremendous bowler. He gets on with an experience of his. But still, I feel we've got a young side, young bowlers today in the team. And hopefully, we'll just try and execute the plans, which is the most important thing in T20 cricket. Yeah, there are two changes. Salil comes in in place of Livingstone and Praful Hinge, it's his debut game, in place of Jaydev Unadkat." Kishan said. Confirmed Playing XI for both teams: Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga
11 April,2026 03:31 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentVaibhav Sooryavanshi bashed RCB for 78 runs in 26 balls to give RR a fast start against the visitors. Chasing 202, the 15-year-old started off with a bang to give RR a quick start along with his opening partner, Yashasvi Jaiswal. The teenage southpaw has already dominated against the Chennai Super Kings and the Mumbai Indians so far in the tournament, and added RCB to the list. Sooryavanshi hit 8 fours and smashed 7 sixes in his innings. The young star has started the season with a bang for his team, scoring runs in all the matches so far.Jasiwal was dismissed for 13 in 8 balls after a returning Josh Hazlewood took his wicket. Dhruv Jurel and Sooryavanshi stitched a partnership to put RR in a stable position at the end of the power play. Sooryavanshi departed after a blistering knock of 78 runs, putting the result beyond any doubt. Dhruv Jurel was unbeaten on 81 to take his team home. With the win, RR move to the top of the table and RCB suffer their first loss of the season. Earlier, Virat Kohli was the star of RCB's batting in the power play as he scored 32 off just 16 balls. However, the Indian star was dismissed by Ravi Bishnoi. Kohli's wicket started a free fall for RCB as they lost 5 wickets by the end of 10 overs. Captain Rajat Patidar scored 63 runs in 40 balls to take RCB to 201 runs at the end of 20 overs. Romario Shepherd scored 22 runs in 11 balls to support him.For RR, Archer was the star as he took 2/33 from his 3 overs. Bishnoi was back among wickets too as he took 2/32 in just 2 overs. Brijesh Sharma took 2/37 in his four overs. Playing XI for both teams: Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood
11 April,2026 03:24 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentRoyal Challengers Bengaluru are struggling at 89 runs for the loss of 5 wickets at the end of 10 overs. Riyan Parag won the toss and elected to bowl first at Guwahati. Phil Salt was dismissed for a first-ball duck by Jofra Archer, who was on the mark from the first ball. Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal built a partnership together before Padikkal was dismissed for 14. Virat Kohli was the star of RCB's batting as he scored 32 off just 16 balls. However, the Indian star was dismissed by Ravi Bishnoi. Kohli's wicket started a free fall for RCB as they lost 5 wickets by the end of 10 overs. For RR, Archer was the star as he took 2/33 from his 3 overs. Bishnoi was back among wickets too as he took 2/6 in just 2 overs. With captain Patidar still at the crease, RCB will hope to put on a competitive total on the board. Having won the toss, RR decided to bowl first on a fresh wicket in Guwahati "We're going to be bowling. It was supposed to be a dry wicket, but it has been raining for the last couple of days, and it rained a bit today as well. So there's going to be a little moisture. We're trying to extract it, but it seems like a really good wicket. Feels great. I think we've been very clinical before the start of the tournament. My message to the team was that we want to be a really pure team that plays really strategic cricket, really smart cricket. So hopefully we keep on assessing and adapting as we have been in the first three games and hopefully come up with really good points." Riyan Parag said. Playing XI for both teams: Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood
11 April,2026 03:19 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentRajasthan Royals win the toss and elect to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The two teams are facing off in Guwahati and are still unbeaten this season. Rajasthan Royals defeated the Mumbai Indians in a rain-curtailed match in Guwahati last time, while RCB defeated CSK at Bengaluru. After winning the toss, Riyan Parag was happy to bowl first and chase RCB's target. "We're going to be bowling. It was supposed to be a dry wicket, but it has been raining for the last couple of days and it rained a bit today as well. So there's going to be a little moisture. We're trying to extract it, but it seems like a really good wicket. Feels great. I think we've been very clinical before the start of the tournament. My message to the team was that we want to be a really pure team that plays really strategic cricket, really smart cricket. So hopefully we keep on assessing and adapting as we have been in the first three games and hopefully come up with really good points. Tushar takes a rest and Brijesh comes in. I think it's a fresh start. I told them when we won against Mumbai, as soon as the sun came up, it was past. And we need to forget about that. That's what Sanga said before we left the hotel as well. All three games are in the past. Today we've got to perform. If we don't, we lose two points and we don't want to do that. I mean, as long as they keep on going, I'm happy. I'm happy with this batting. I'm happy with this whole. So yeah, hopefully they keep on going." Riyan Parag said. Rajat Patidar admitted that he wanted to bowl first too but was happy to bat first on a good-looking wicket. "This is our first away game. Thanks to everyone. I think you are making us feel that it's already our home ground. So we all love you. Unfortunately, Duffy misses out in this game. Josh in the place of Duffy. Duffy also bowled brilliantly in the last game. But everyone knows Josh is an experienced player, a specialist. But I think his presence will definitely put us in a good frame of mind." Rajat Patidar said. Confirmed Playing XI for both teams: Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood
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