IPL 2026 DC vs CSK: Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets, Sanju Samson played a stormy innings, know the condition of the entire match.

In the 48th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated the host Delhi Capitals (DC) in a thrilling encounter. In this match, Sanju Samson’s explosive batting caught everyone’s attention, thanks to whose incredible innings Chennai has further strengthened its playoff hopes.

At the beginning of the match, Delhi Capitals captain Akshar Patel won the toss and decided to bat first. However, his decision did not prove to be as fruitful for the team as was expected. Delhi team could score only 155 runs after losing 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. On behalf of the team, young batsman Sameer Rizvi remained unbeaten by scoring 40 runs till the end, while Tristan Stubbs also made an important contribution of 38 runs. Noor Ahmed was the most successful in Chennai’s bowling attack, who with his tight bowling did not give the Delhi batsmen a chance to play freely and took a total of 2 wickets.

Chennai registered victory in 17.3 overs

Chennai Super Kings, who set out to chase a relatively small target of 155 runs, achieved it very easily. Chennai won in 17.3 overs losing only 2 wickets, showcasing the depth and confidence of their batting. The real hero of this victory was opener Sanju Samson, who played a memorable and match-winning innings. Sanju scored unbeaten 87 runs facing just 52 balls. His stormy innings included 7 brilliant fours and 6 skyscraper sixes, which completely spoiled the rhythm of Delhi bowlers. This innings of Samson not only became the basis of Chennai’s victory, but also entertained the spectators present in the stadium and watching the match on TV.

Chennai Super Kings have 10 points in the points table

With this important win, Chennai Super Kings now have 10 points in their account. This victory further strengthens the team’s hopes of reaching the playoffs, because now they will get a chance to enter the upcoming matches with confidence. At the same time, the position of both the teams in the points table remains almost equal. However, Chennai Super Kings are one place above Delhi due to better net run rate. Delhi Capitals is in seventh place with 8 points, having played 9 matches so far, out of which it has won 4 and lost 5. Chennai Super Kings is also one place above Delhi with 4 wins and 5 losses, but has a total of 10 points, which puts them in a better position in this league and keeps them in the race for the playoffs.

The playing eleven of both the teams were as follows:

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Karun Nair, Tristan Stubbs, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan.

DC Impact Sub: Vipraj Nigam, Sameer Rizvi, Abhishek Porel, Aaqib Nabi Dar, and David Miller.

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Urvil Patel, Karthik Sharma, Dewald Brewis, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Chaudhary, Gurjapaneet Singh.

CSK Impact Sub: Shivam Dubey, Prashant Veer, Matthew Short, Akash Madhwal and Sarfaraz Khan.