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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nCSK, having been asked to bat first, got off to a steady yet promising start. Samson and skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad stitched together a 61-run partnership in the powerplay. While Gaikwad struggled to accelerate and was eventually dismissed for 15 by Axar Patel, Samson looked in sublime touch from the outset, effortlessly piercing gaps and clearing boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Youngster Ayush Mhatre then joined Samson and played a crucial supporting role. The duo added 113 runs for the second wicket, keeping the scoreboard ticking at a brisk pace. Mhatre\u2019s well-crafted 59 off 36 balls included powerful strokes and intelligent placement. Despite a slight slowdown in the death overs, CSK made a bold tactical decision to retire him out in the 18th over, bringing in the hard-hitting Shivam Dube to accelerate the scoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The move paid off as Dube smashed a quickfire 20 off just 10 balls, ensuring CSK crossed the 210-run mark. Meanwhile, Samson brought up his century with a stylish flick and celebrated in dramatic fashion, energising the Chepauk crowd. His innings proved to be the backbone of CSK\u2019s imposing total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In response, Delhi Capitals began their chase aggressively. Pathum Nissanka and KL Rahul provided a flying start, racing past 50 within just four overs. Nissanka was particularly impressive, scoring 41 with a flurry of boundaries and sixes, while Rahul also looked fluent before falling to Khaleel Ahmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At 61\/1, DC appeared well on course, but CSK\u2019s bowlers turned the game around dramatically. Anshul Kamboj struck a crucial blow by dismissing Nissanka, while debutant Gurjapneet Singh made an immediate impact by taking a wicket on his very first ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The star of the bowling effort, however, was Jamie Overton, who delivered a sensational spell of 4\/18\u2014the best figures of the season so far. Using pace and accuracy, he dismantled DC\u2019s middle order, including key wickets like David Miller and later Tristan Stubbs, who had threatened to take the game away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stubbs fought valiantly, scoring a brisk 60 off 38 balls, anchoring DC\u2019s innings as wickets fell around him. He found brief support from Miller during a 45-run stand and later from Ashutosh Sharma, who chipped in with a quick 19. However, the rising required run rate proved too much to handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CSK\u2019s disciplined bowling and sharp fielding ensured DC never regained full control. Overton\u2019s decisive breakthroughs, combined with Kamboj\u2019s 3\/35, eventually bowled DC out for 189 in their allotted 20 overs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The victory was particularly significant for CSK as it ended their six-match losing streak at Chepauk and gave them their first points of the tournament. The all-round performance, led by Samson\u2019s brilliance and Overton\u2019s clinical bowling, showcased CSK\u2019s potential as they look to build momentum in the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Score:<\/strong> Delhi Capitals \u2013 189 all out (20 overs) Result:<\/strong> Chennai Super Kings won by 23 runs.<\/p>\n\n\n Chennai, April 2026 : A sensational century from Sanju Samson and a match-winning bowling spell by Jamie Overton helped Chennai Super Kings register a dominant 23-run victory over Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday, marking their first win of the season. Samson delivered a captain\u2019s knock, smashing an unbeaten …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":114441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[88],"post_format":[],"flags":[],"class_list":["post-114437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports-news","tag-sports"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=114437"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114442,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114437\/revisions\/114442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/114441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=114437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=114437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=114437"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpost_format&post=114437"},{"taxonomy":"flags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fflags&post=114437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Chennai Super Kings \u2013 212\/2 (20 overs)
(Sanju Samson 115*, Ayush Mhatre 59; Axar Patel 1\/39)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Tristan Stubbs 60, Pathum Nissanka 41; Jamie Overton 4\/18, Anshul Kamboj 3\/35)<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-145.png\")
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