Overview
- Chennai Super Kings, which halted a three-match slide Saturday in Chennai, beat Delhi Capitals by 23 runs to open their IPL 2026 account.
- Sanju Samson anchored 212 for 2 with 115 not out off 56 balls, his fourth IPL hundred and his first in a CSK shirt, as Ayush Mhatre added 59 before a tactical retire-out.
- Jamie Overton led the defense with 4 for 18 using hard lengths and pace changes, while Anshul Kamboj’s 3 for 35 helped bowl DC out for 189.
- The result moved CSK to ninth in the table with two points and ended a six-match home drought at Chepauk.
- Coaches and leaders stressed mindset and execution, with Stephen Fleming calling recent criticism fair and Eric Simons saying the squad was desperate to win, as a late-innings flashpoint surfaced when Tristan Stubbs was denied a glove change before his dismissal.