Finally, CSK’s account of victory opened in IPL 2026, defeated DC by 23 runs; Samson’s century- Overton’s ‘four’

IPL 2026 CSK vs DC Highlights: chennai superkings (Chennai Super Kings) Finally registered its first win in IPL 2026. CSK defeated Delhi Capitals in this match played at Chepauk Stadium. (Delhi Capitals) Defeated by 23 runs. After losing the toss and batting first, Chennai won in 20 overs. sanju samson Thanks to K’s century and Ayush Mhatre’s half-century, 212 runs were scored for 2 wickets, in response to which the entire Delhi team was reduced to 189 runs.

Jamie Overton took 4 wickets for Chennai. At the same time, Anshul Kamboj took 3 wickets, while Noor Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed and Gujranpaneet Singh took one wicket each.

Tristan Stubbs’ half-century innings goes in vain

Tristan Stubbs played a brilliant half-century innings for Delhi. He scored 60 runs in 38 balls hitting 3 sixes and 4 fours, apart from him, Pathum Nissanka scored 41, KL Rahul scored 18, Sameer Rizvi He scored 6, captain Akshar Patel scored 1, David Miller scored 17, Aaqib Nabi Dar scored 4, Kuldeep Yadav scored 4 and Lungi Ngidi scored 3.

Sanju Samson created history

Sanju Samson scored a brilliant century against Delhi Capitals. This is the first century of any wicketkeeper of Chennai. At the same time, he has become the first player to score a century this season. This is Samson’s first century for Chennai. Samson scored unbeaten 115 runs in 56 balls. During this, he batted at a strike rate of more than 205 and hit 4 sixes and 15 fours. Apart from him, Ayush Mhatre retired after scoring 59 runs. Mhatre hit 4 sixes and 3 fours in his 36-ball innings.

Shivam Dubey remained unbeaten after scoring 20 runs in 10 balls. In this innings he hit 1 six and 2 fours. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was out after scoring 15 runs in 18 balls. Only one four was included in this innings. Akshar Patel took the only wicket for Delhi.

Big records related to CSK vs DC match

• This is CSK’s first win in the season, which came in the fourth match in 2026.
• Earlier in 2022, CSK had to wait for 5 matches for their first win.
• This was Delhi Capitals’ 31st all-out in the IPL – the most by any team.
• CSK registered victory in Chepauk after losing 6 consecutive matches.
• CSK has won 8 out of the last 9 matches against Delhi in Chepauk,
• Delhi’s last victory here came in 2025.

Teams that have all-outed the opposition team the most number of times in IPL history:

• 40 – Mumbai Indians
• 28 – Royal Challengers Bangalore
• 26 – Chennai Super Kings
• 25 – Kolkata Knight Riders
• 22 – Sunrisers Hyderabad

What did ‘Player of the Match’ Sanju Samson say?

‘Player of the Match’ Sanju Samson said after the match that this innings was very special for him. He praised the confidence of the team management and players and said that despite consecutive defeats, the team had a meeting of only 50 seconds. Samson said that he focused on his basics. Praising the young player Ayush, he said that he showed a lot of maturity. He dedicated his celebration to Stephen Fleming and said that this was a challenging time for the team.

What did captain Ruturaj Gaikwad say?

CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said that it was a relief to finally win. He said,

• The team was performing well batting first
• Sanju Samson’s innings was excellent
• The team does not have the X-factor in bowling but the strategy was right.
• Chennai fans always stand with the team

What did Jamie Overton say?

Jamie Overton said that it was special to win on home ground. He told that the pitch was a bit slow and the ball was sometimes staying low and sometimes bouncing. He said that his aim was to bowl on the stumps and force the batsmen to play forward. He also told that he had mild cramps but everything is fine now.

What did Akshar Patel tell the reason for the defeat?

Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel said that the team had made a good start but the match was lost due to the rapid fall of wickets after the powerplay. He said that fielding was the turning point of the match. Wickets kept falling continuously. The result of the match also changed due to missed catch. The target of 215 runs could have been achieved. Akshar Patel praised the bowlers and said that they limited the opposition team to limited scores even on a good batting pitch.