DC Vs CSK Live Cricket Score, IPL 2026: KL Rahul Falls Early As Hosein Spins Web In Powerplay

Noor Ahmad continues his impressive spell and strikes again to dent Delhi further, picking up a crucial wicket in the over to leave DC struggling. After conceding a boundary earlier, Noor bounced back brilliantly, using his variations to outfox the batter and trigger another collapse moment. Axar Patel and Tristan Stubbs are now trying to rebuild, but CSK have tightened the screws with disciplined bowling and sharp fielding, firmly taking control at the halfway mark.

Noor Ahmad made an immediate impact in his first over, conceding just seven runs but picking up a crucial wicket at the end as Karun Nair threw his start away; after striking a boundary earlier in the over, Nair attempted a sweep off a delivery down leg but hit it straight to short fine leg, where Gurjapneet Singh completed a simple catch, leaving DC in trouble.

Akeal Hosein delivered a massive breakthrough at the start of the sixth over, removing KL Rahul with a clever tossed-up delivery that gripped on the surface, forcing the batter into a mistimed inside-out shot straight to Ruturaj Gaikwad at cover. Rahul departed for 12 off 13, leaving DC in trouble, and from there, CSK tightened their grip with a disciplined powerplay effort. Delhi Capitals managed just 37/2 in the first six overs, losing both openers and failing to build momentum, while Hosein stood out with an excellent spell of 3-0-15-1, putting CSK firmly in control early on.

Mukesh Choudhary provided the breakthrough for CSK at the end of the fourth over, using a clever change of pace to dismiss Pathum Nissanka for 19 off 15 balls, as the batter mistimed a cross-batted shot straight to Dewald Brevis at mid-on, halting DC’s momentum just as he was beginning to accelerate.

Mukesh Choudhary steams in and tests Nissanka early, but the Sri Lankan opener breaks the shackles in style, cuts one sweetly past point for a cracking FOUR! The rest of the over stays tight with disciplined lines, Rahul watchful at the other end, but DC keep the scoreboard ticking.

Pathum Nissanka and KL Rahul are in the middle, with Nissanka taking strike as Akeal Hosein prepares to open the bowling.

Chennai Super Kings Impact Subs: Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Matthew Short, Akash Madhwal, Sarfaraz Khan

Delhi Capitals Impact subs: Vipraj Nigam, Sameer Rizvi, Abishek Porel, Auqib Nabi Dar, David Miller

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): KL Rahul(w), Pathum Nissanka, Karun Nair, Tristan Stubbs, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh

DC won the toss and opted to bat first.

For the match at New Delhi on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, the weather forecast predicts partly sunny conditions during the day and clear skies at night. The high temperature is expected to reach 32°C with a low of 23°C, while winds will be coming from the east at 8 mph and the chance of rain remains low at 10% to 15%.

• Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi

• Date: 5 May 2026 (Tuesday)

• Time: 7:30PM (IST)

• Captains: Axar Patel (DC), Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK)

• On-field umpires: Kaushik Gandhi, Tanmay Srivastava

• 3rd Umpire: Nitin Menon

• Current Standings: DC (7th), CSK (6th)

  Also Check: DC Vs CSK Match Facts

The first ball will be bowled at 7:30pm IST, with the toss scheduled for 7pm. The DC Vs CSK, IPL 2026 match will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India, and telecast on the Star Sports Network TV channels in the country.

Delhi Capitals Squad: KL Rahul(w), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Kyle Jamieson, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, David Miller, Karun Nair, Dushmantha Chameera, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prithvi Shaw, Auqib Nabi Dar, Rehan Ahmed, Tripurana Vijay, Abishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari

Chennai Super Kings Squad: Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Prashant Veer, Shreyas Gopal, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Kartik Sharma, MS Dhoni, Akeal Hosein, Matt Henry, Sarfaraz Khan, Matthew Short, Rahul Chahar, Spencer Johnson, Akash Madhwal, Aman Khan, Gurjapneet Singh, Zakary Foulkes

Hello everyone. We are building up to the start of the Indian Premier League 2026 clash between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings. Watch this space for the pre-match info, toss, playing XIs and live updates.