The Chennai Super Kings beat the Delhi Capitals by 23 runs to get their first win of the season. CSK put on 212 at the end of their first innings and later defended it against the DC side.
Chennai Super Kings (Pic: AFP)
The Chennai Super Kings beat the Delhi Capitals by 23 runs to get their first win of the season. CSK put on 212 at the end of their first innings and later defended it against the DC side.
Chasing 213 to win, KL Rahul and Pathum Nissanka gave the visitors a good start. 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.
DC lost 4 wickets in 4 overs to finish with 91/4 at the halfway stage of the innings. David Miller and Tristan Stubbs were at the crease chasing a big target, and there was hope for DC; however, Miller was bowled by Jamie Overton to put the visitors under more pressure.
Stubbs was the lone fighter in the DC team, scoring 60 runs in 38 balls, but his dismissal in the 19th over sealed the match for CSK. Ashutosh Sharma scored a fighting 19 off 10 balls, but it was not enough as CSK got their first win of the season.
For CSK, Jamie Overton was the star with the ball, taking 4 wickets for just 18 runs from his four overs. The English pacer played a big role in giving CSK their first win of the season.
Sanju Samson set up CSK's win in the first innings
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.
This win gets CSK off the bottom of the table, while DC lose two matches in a row in the IPL 2026.
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