Sanju Samson bows ahead of DC! ‘Capitals’ dream of the play-offs in trouble? Defeated by CSK by 8 wickets

By Samira Vishwas On May 6, 2026

Delhi Capitals target 156 runs to Chennai
Stubbs and Rizvi handled Chennai’s innings

Tata IPL 2026 DC Vs CSK Live Updates: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals match at Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi today. Delhi decided to bat first. Scored 155 runs on the strength of Stubbs and Rizvi’s innings. Chennai Super Kings needed 156 runs to win. Finally in this match Chennai Super Kings have defeated Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets. CSK got their 5th win in 10 matches. Sanju Samsonhas retained its form. Chennai has won on his tremendous innings.

Chennai Super Kings batting

Chennai Super Kings’ in-form Sanju Samson and skipper Rituraj Gaikwad stepped in to open the match as they chased down 156 runs by Delhi Capitals. Both gave the team a good start. But captain Rituraj Gaikwad got out after scoring 6 runs. After that, Urveel Patel was dismissed for 17 runs. Sanju Samson and Karthik Sharma formed a formidable partnership to give Chennai the win. Sanju Samson scored 87 runs.

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Bowling of Delhi Capitals

The bowlers of Delhi Capitals had some success in preventing the Chennai Super Kings batsmen from playing fast. Lungi Ngidi, who came back from injury to play today, directly took the wicket of captain Rituraj Gaikwad. While captain Akshar Patel dismissed Urveel Patel. After that, the bowlers of Delhi Capitals could not dismiss any of the Chennai batsmen.

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Delhi Capitals batting

After Akshar Patel won the toss and elected to bat first, the in-form KL Rahul and Pathum Nisanka entered the field to play as openers. Both tried to give Delhi a good start. But Akshar Patel’s decision to bat was seen to be somewhat wrong in the beginning.

KL Rahul was dismissed for 12 and Pathum Nisanka for just 19 runs. Due to this, Delhi got a big shock in the beginning. After that, Nair was dismissed for 13 and the left-handed batsman for 15 runs. Stubbs and Sameer Rizvi kept Delhi Capitals in check. Tristan Stubbs played an important knock of 38 runs. Ashutosh Sharma played a crucial knock in the last overs. Played an important knock of 14 runs in 9 balls.

Chennai Super Kings bowling

Chennai Super Kings bowled well in power play today. Aqeel Hussain gets the wicket of KL Rahul. Pathum Nisanka dismissed by Mukesh Chaudhary. After that, Noor Ahmed took the wicket of Nitish Rana. Gurjanpreet Singh bowled brilliantly to dismiss captain Akshar Patel. Karan Nair was also dismissed by Noor Ahmed.

Delhi Capitals: K. L. Rahul (wicketkeeper), Pathum Nisanka, Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Akshar Patel (captain), Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi/Kyle Jamieson, Kuldeep Yadav, T. Natarajan.

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Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rituraj Gaikwad (captain), Urveel Patel, Devald Brewis, Shivam Dubey, Jamie Overton, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Chaudhary, Gurjapaneet Singh.