CSK Vs DC Highlights, IPL 2026: Sanju Samson's Dazzling Hundred Guides Chennai To Their First Win Of The Season

Hello cricket fans! We're here to make your weekend even special with the live coverage of match 18 of IPL 2026 between CSK and DC at the Chepauk Stadium. Stay tuned for the live score and real-time updates of the match here.

The match 18 of IPL 2026 between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network in India. It will also be streamed live on the Jio Hotstar app. The action will start at 7:30 PM, while the toss takes place at 7:00.

Matches: 31

CSK: 19

DC: 12

Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan

Impact Player: Mukesh Kumar

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj

Impact Player: Matt Henry

Delhi Capitals have a better win probability of 54% as compared to CSK’s 46%, largely due to their better form and balanced squad. However, CSK’s home advantage at Chepauk and their experienced core keep them firmly in contention, making this a closely poised contest where momentum could swing either way.

Delhi Capitals have won the toss and elected to field first against Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk Stadium.

CSK are off to a solid start against Delhi Capitals courtesy to Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad, who smashed Auqib Nabi for some handsome boundaries in the first over. Not the start Auqib Nabi would be hoping for in the IPL.

CSK 10/0 (1)

Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad have got CSK of to a solid start against DC. Samson has got some loose balls and he was quick to pounce on them, while Gaikwad is taking some time to get used to the conditions.

CSK 27/0 (3)

Sanju Samson is looking dangerous as he races past to 35 runs off just 15 balls. He has smashed seven beautiful boundaries so far in his innings, while Gaiwad has looked a bit patchy on the crease.

CSK 49/0 (5)

Sanju Samson is on fire at the Chepauk Stadium. The wicket-keeper batter has played some majestic shots during his stay especially in the off side, However, Gaikwad is looking a bit stuck on the crease with 15 off 17 balls.

CSK 61/0 (6)

Axar Patel gives the first breakthrough to Delhi Capitals in the form of Ruturaj Gaikwad, who departs after scoring 15 off 18 balls. Gaikwad tried to clear a back of the length delivery but gets caught at deep mid-wicket boundary.

CSK 65/1 (7)

9 overs done and dusted with a four-run over from Mukesh Kumar. It's sort of a mini-comeback from DC, where they have only 16 runs in the last three over. Sanju Samson (52*) is batting well along with Ayush Mhatre (9) for CSK and they would want them to build a long partnership at a brisk pace to take their team to a big total.

CSK 77/1 (9)

Delhi have quite shoddy in the field today as they missed two chances of getting the wickets of both Ayush Mhatre and Sanju Samson but they couldn't capitalize on them and both the batter are making the DC bowlers pay for their poor fielding by collecting 42 runs off the last three overs

CSK 119/1 (12)

Sanju Samson (79*) and Ayush Mhatre (45*) have forged a 79-run stand between each other to take CSK to a strong position, where they have 9 wickets in hand, in the last 6 overs.

CSK 141/1 (14)

The last time, when CSK had fifty stands for the first two wickets was againt Delhi only back in 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

It was a good over from Mukesh Sharma until the last ball as Sanju Samson steers the wide yorker over point to get 8 runs from the over. Samson moves on to 95 and we could sense his first century for CSK.

CSK 168/1 (16)

Finally after three consecutive failures, Sanju Samson marks a mark for CSK and that too in style with a scintillating hundred of just 52 balls. Samson smashes 14 fours and three sixes during his blasting century. Meanwhile, Ayush Mhatre retires to make way for Shivam Dubey.

CSK 184/2 (18)

Mukesh Sharma gives 15 runs from the over as CSK marches to 212/2 in 20 overs. Sanju Samson remained unbeaten throughout the innings while batting at a brisk pace to take his team to a strong total. Samson ended his innings at 115 off just 56 balls, which included 15 fours and 4 sixes.

CSK 212/4 (20)

Pathum Nissanka and KL Rahul comes at the crease to start the proceeding for DC. Delhi's chase gets off to a decent start courtesy to two no-balls by Akeal Hossain. Though only one boundary came from the over, still DC manage to get 8 runs from the over.

DC 8/0 (1)

KL Rahul smashes Akeal Hossain for a four and a six to provide a decent start to Delhi. DC would need their openers to play the entire powerplay, if they want to make a match out of it.

DC 36/0 (3)

Khaleel Ahmed has the last laugh as he gets the priced wicket of KL Rahul, who departs after scoring 19 off 10 balls. Rahul tried to pull a hard length delivery, but couldn't clear the mid-wicket boundary and CSK draws the first blood.

DC 61/1 (5)

Delhi are it again! After getting such a good start, DC lose three wickets in quick succession to make a mess of the brisk rate. DC need a partnership here from David Miller and Sameer Rizvi, if they want to stay in the chase.

DC 73/3 (7)

After getting hammered in the first five overs, CSK bowlers have made a scintillating comeback to get four quick wickets which have out DC onto the backfoot. The South African duo of David Miller and Tristan Stubbs are at the crease but it's a tall task that's in front of them.

CSK 82/4 (9)

After losing four quick wickets, David Miller (17*) and Tristan Stubbs (26*) have forged a decent 55-run stand for the 5th wicket. DC need both these batters to bat as deep as possible, if DC want to get close to the target.

DC 121/4 (12)

Just as it was looking that the match is turning into DC's favour, they lose another wicket in the form of David Miller, who departs after scoring 17 runs off 14 balls. Ashutosh Sharma joins Tristan Stubbs on the crease.

DC 130/5 (13)

It was fun until it lasted as Ashutosh Sharma falls after scoring a brisk 19 off 10 balls. Sharma miscued a fuller ball and ended up giving a simple catch to the deep extra cover boundary.

DC 153/6 (15)

Tristan Stubbs gets 15 runs from the over and brings up his half-century off just 30 balls. However, despite his valiant efforts, DC still need 42 runs to win in just 3 overs.

DC 171/7 (17)

Anshul Kamboj gets a wicket off the last ball to wrap up Delhi Capitals for 189 and with it CSK breaks the six match losing streak at home and registered their first win of the season after four consecutive losses on the back of a scintillating century by Sanju Samson.

DC 189 (20)

That's a wrap from our end, we'll be back soon with another blog, until then, bye bye.