MA Chidambaram Stadium was painted yellow on Sunday, when Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by Gujarat Titans (GT) against IPL 2026 Hosted the 37th match of the While the afternoon heat in Chennai was intense, the atmosphere reached its peak as the home crowd witnessed a historic moment for Indian cricket. It was a challenging start for the Super Kings after GT won the toss and elected to bowl, but the day belonged to one man: Sanjeev Samson who officially established his legacy as a legend of the league’s modern era.
Sanjeev Samson surpasses MS Dhoni with historic IPL achievement
Samson, who is currently in the form of his life, achieved a huge milestone of becoming the fastest Indian batsman to complete 5,000 runs in the IPL. Entering the match he needed only three runs to join this club, Samson did not keep the fans waiting. In the second over of the innings, he Kagiso Rabada He hit a wide ball, and reached the 5,000-run mark by driving the ball past the point area with a remarkable boundary.
Samson is the 10th batsman overall to achieve this feat, but his efficiency has made him different. He achieved this milestone in just 3,555 balls, and Suresh Raina (3,620 balls), KL Rahul (3,688 balls) and myself MS Dhoni (3,691 balls) leaving behind the records of greats like. Globally, he is now ranked as the third fastest batsman, only AB de Villiers And David Warner Behind from.
However, his innings ended on 11 runs in 15 balls when he was dismissed by Rabada. josh butler Caught by, Samson’s 2026 season continues to be amazing from a statistical point of view. After 115* against Delhi and a recent century against Mumbai, Samson has scored eight T20 centuries in his career so far, which is Virat Kohli And Abhishek Sharma Second highest by an Indian after. With 298 runs in eight matches and a strike rate of 172.2, Samson has become the mainstay of CSK’s batting.
CSK in trouble after early collapse against GT
While the milestone was cause for celebration, the scoreboard was telling a more sobering story for Chennai fans. By the end of the mandatory powerplay, CSK were struggling at 28/3, unable to find any rhythm against Gujarat’s pace bowling. The decline began when Samson was out in the fourth over, soon after Urvil Patel (4) was dismissed by a fast Rabada ball. impact player Sarfaraz Khan The introduction of also failed to handle the situation, because it mohammad siraj Was out without scoring any runs.
CSK were at 37/4 during the strategic timeout in 8.2 overs, when dewald brevis (2) The young spinner human improvement Got out. The Titans’ bowling unit remained extremely disciplined; Siraj and Rabada took three wickets each in their opening spells, and their economy rate stood at less than 5.50.
By the second strategic timeout of 13 overs, CSK managed to reach 66/4. captain Ruturaj Gaikwad He led the team by scoring 35 runs in 42 balls, while Shivam Dubey Provided some much needed power by scoring 10 runs in 8 balls. As per live forecast a modest total is being predicted around 125, Super Kings will get Shubhman Gill will face an uphill battle to defend their home turf against a strong GT lineup led by.
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