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DC vs CSK, IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals have collapsed to another home defeat as the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) continue to push for a playoffs spot in IPL 2026 with another comfortable run-chase on May 5, Tuesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Sanju Samson starred with an unbeaten 87 as the Capitals could not give a proper fight to the Super Kings, who rammed down the target of 156 in 17.3 overs with eight wickets to spare.
DC vs CSK, IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals lose 6 wickets after Axar Patel opt to bat first on a tricky surface
Axar Patel, who won the toss opt to bat first in what was a must-win clash for both sides. While Pathum Nissanka started the innings with a boundary and played some sumptuous strokes, the Super Kings sent him and KL Rahul packing inside the powerplay, with the Capitals only managing 37-2 after six overs. The home side massively struggled to gain any momentum in the middle overs, with Axar Patel 2 off 6 headlining their woeful run. With Sameer Rizvi promoted as an impact player after the Capitals’ collapse to 69/5, his 50-run stand with Tristan Stubbs breathed some life into their camp. Sameer Rizvi stayed unbeaten on 40, laced with four maximums as Anshul Kamboj leaked 34 off his final two overs to set 156 for the Yellow Army.
Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was put out of his 13-ball misery for 6 runs by the returning Lungi Ngidi. Urvil Patel’s spark faded after two sixes as Axar made a vital contribution with the ball to have him stumped. At the seventh over, the Capitals sensed something special was brewing when the visitors were 45/2. But the Super Kings kept the odd boundary coming every over and the game eventually drifted away from the Capitals, headlined by Samson reaching his fifty off 32 balls. The 15th over decisively swung the game into Super Kings’ favour as it went for 15 runs. Kartik Sharma stayed unbeaten on 37 and struck the winning runs.
IPL 2026 points table after DC vs CSK match
| Rank | Teams | P | W | L | N/R | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | BKS | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | +0.855 |
| 2 | RCB | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | +1.420 |
| 3 | SRH | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | +0.644 |
| 4 | RR | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | +0.510 |
| 5 | GT | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | -0.147 |
| 6 | CSK | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | +0.151 |
| 7 | DC | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | -0.895 |
| 8 | KKR | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -0.949 |
| 9 | MI | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | -0.649 |
| 10 | LSG | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | -1.076 |
**Points table updated after DC vs CSK, IPL 2026 on May 5.
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