Summary of this article
Mumbai Indians won toss, elected to field
Chennai Super Kings posted 207-run total, riding Sanju Samson's unbeaten hundred
Mumbai bowled out for 104 runs in response, with Akeal Hosein taking four-fer
Sanju Samson cracked his second hundred for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Akeal Hosein blew away Mumbai Indians' (MI) top-order with a four-wicket haul as the visitors zoomed to a 103-run hammering of Hardik Pandya's side in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday (April 23, 2026).
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Samson’s undefeated 101 off 54 balls powered Chennai to 207 for 6 at the Wankhede Stadium. Hosein (4/17) slowed Mumbai’s chase inside the powerplay with two wickets in his first two overs, and fast bowler Mukesh Choudhary castled Quinton de Kock for 7 before the hosts got bowled out for 104 in 19 overs.
Tilak Varma (37) and Suryakumar Yadav (35) were the only MI batters to reach double-figures before both fell in Hosein’s return spell. The 103-run margin of defeat was Mumbai's biggest in terms of runs in IPL history.
Earlier, Samson raised his hundred off the final ball of CSK's innings with his 10th four and also smacked six sixes despite the hosts briefly stemming the flow of runs through spinner Allah Ghazanfar, who ended up with figures of 2/25.
“Really feels great to score a century at the Wankhede against MI,” Samson said at the post-match presentation. “We were losing few wickets so I thought it was important for a settled batsman to stay and that’s what I tried and that’s what happened today.”
Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad’s struggles continued, but his knock of 22 was the second highest in Chennai's total with Samson doing the bulk of the scoring at a strike rate of almost 200.
MI slipped to eighth in the standings after just two wins from seven games, while the Super Kings moved to No. 5 thanks to a superior net run-rate then Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans.
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Gaikwad: We would have bowled first as well. It was a 50-50 call. You have to bat well at Wankhede. We are not able to cash in in the couple of moments, we have to make sure we cash in and get that win. We are ready to go. All thanks to the legend, who is not here unfortunately. Hopefully we will make them happy tonight.
Pandya: We are gonna bowl first. Lot of boxes were ticked, intensity was there, we needed that game where everyone comes in and chips in. There was a conscious effort that intensity is in your hands, we wanted to just have fun and things went our way. It looks green, but it played really well.
MI Vs CSK, IPL 2026: Toss Update
Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to field.
MI Vs CSK, IPL 2026: Playing XIs
Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Tilak Varma, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Jasprit Bumrah, Krish Bhagat, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sarfaraz Khan, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary
MI Vs CSK, IPL 2026: Impact Subs
Mumbai Indians Impact sub: Danish Malewar
Chennai Super Kings Impact sub: Akeal Hosein
