7 fours, 6 sixes… Sanju Samson destroyed the Delhi bowlers, played a explosive inning of 87 runs.

Sanju Samson: In the 48th match of IPL 2026, the bat of Chennai Super Kings opening batsman Sanju Samson has spoken strongly. Batting stormily against Delhi Capitals, he played an unbeaten inning of 87 runs and played an important role in helping his team win. During this, he completed his half-century in 32 balls.

Sanju Samson played a stormy innings

Sanju Samson, who came to open the innings for Chennai Super Kings along with captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, took the Delhi Capitals bowlers to task while batting explosively. In this match, he played a stormy inning of 87 runs in 52 balls with the help of 7 fours and 6 sixes. During this, he completed his half-century in 32 balls. This is Sanju’s third fifty in IPL 2026. Due to this explosive performance, he was chosen Player of the Match.

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wreaked havoc on spin bowlers

In this match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Samson wreaked havoc on the spin bowlers of Delhi and scored runs against them at a strike rate of 195. Against Axar Patel, he scored 12 runs in 10 balls, which included a six. At the same time, against Kuldeep Yadav, he conceded 25 runs in 9 balls, which included three sixes and one four. For the third wicket, Sanju along with Karthik Sharma made an unbeaten match-winning century partnership of 114 runs.

Sanju Samson’s performance in IPL 2026

Sanju Samson’s performance in IPL 2026 has been excellent so far. He has scored more than 400 runs in 10 innings of 10 matches played so far, which includes 2 centuries and 1 half-century. Sanju is the only batsman to score 2 centuries in this season.