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CSK vs DC: Chennai Super Kings got their first win of IPL 2026, defeated Delhi by 23 runs thanks to Sanju’s century.

By Samira Vishwas

CSK vs DC: In the 18th match of IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by 23 runs. This is CSK’s first win of this season, before this the team had to face defeat in three consecutive matches. So, this is also the second defeat of Delhi Capitals in four matches. With this victory, Chennai Super Kings has opened its account with 2 points in the points table and has moved up from 10th position to 9th position.

Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals

In this match, Delhi Capitals captain Akshar Patel won the toss and decided to bowl first. Chennai Super Kings team scored 212 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in 20 overs. While chasing the target of 213 runs, Delhi Capitals team could score only 189 runs for 10 wickets in 20 overs and lost the match by 23 runs.

Nissanka and Stubbs’ innings went in vain

KL Rahul and Pathum Nissanka came to start the innings for Delhi Capitals. Rahul was out after scoring 18 runs but Nissanka played an inning of 41 runs in 24 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes. Apart from him, Tristan Stubbs played an inning of 60 runs in 38 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes. Apart from these two, no other batsman could play a big innings. Jamie Overton took maximum 4 wickets for CSK.

Sanju Samson played a stormy century innings

Sanju Samson for Chennai Super Kings With an excellent strike rate of 205.35, he scored 115 runs in 56 balls with 15 fours and 4 sixes. for the team Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 15 runs in 18 balls, Ayush Mhatre scored 59 runs in 36 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes, Shivam Dubey scored 20 runs in 10 balls with 2 fours and 1 six. Captain Akshar Petal took the only wicket for Delhi Capitals.

Playing-11 of Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals

Chennai Super Kings – Sanju Samson (wicket keeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Dewald Brewis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Khalil Ahmed.

Delhi Capitals – Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wk), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Auqib Nabi Dar, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar

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