A solid century from Sanju Samson set up the Chennai Super Kings to post a century in the IPL 2026 game against the Mumbai Indians.
His century came off 54 deliveries, which included 10 fours and 6 sixes, which is also his second century in this season.
After being invited to bat first, Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad opened the innings while Jasprit Bumrah opened the bowling attack.
With a 7-run over from Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya delivered a 19-run over where Ruturaj Gaikwad had a decent start.
However, AM Ghazanfar bagged the wicket of Ruturaj Gaikwad for 22 runs. He got dismissed after striking the ball too long, where Tilak Varma picked the catch.
Sarfaraz Khan, who came to bat, added 14 runs off 7 deliveries before being dismissed by Michell Santner. He got bowled out after attempting a sweep shot. By the end of the power play, Chennai Super Kings scored 73 runs for 2 wickets.
Shivam Dube who came to bat at no. 4 got dismissed for 5 runs by Ghazanfar. He also got bowled out after the ball got inside edge and hit the top of off-stumps. With his dismissal, Chennai Super Kings lost three wickets for 91 runs.
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Sanju Samson takes #CSK to 207/6 with an unbeaten century 💯
Can #MI chase this down? 🧐
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With Dewald Brevis walked in to bat, he will be aiming to forge a partnership with Sanju Samson. In the meantime, Sanju Samson went on to smash his fifty and went on to drive the side aiming to post a big total.
Ashwani Kumar brought the breakthrough dismissing Dewald Brevis for 21 runs. He got dismissed on a short ball outside off, where he get tried for a upper cut and Bumrah took the catch at deep.
Kartik Sharma who came to bat scored 18 runs off 19 deliveries before being dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah. He caught out deep square leg where Mitchell Santner dived forward to complete a good low catch.
Jamie Overton who came to bat smashed 15 runs off 6 deliveries before Ashwani Kumar send him back to dug out.
With Akeal Hosein and Sanju Samson at crease, Chennai Super Kings crossed 200 run mark in the final over. With needing three runs in the final delivery for hundred, Sanju Samson smashed his second hundred of this season.
By the end of 20 overs, Chennai Super Kings scored 207 runs for 6 wickets. AM Ghazanfar and Ashwani Kumar bagged two wickets each while Jasprit Bumrah and Mitchell Santner bagged one wicket each.
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