Samson's unbeaten 87 guides CSK to fifth win

By Cricketing Country | Posted Posted May 05, 2026

A brilliant unbeaten knock from Sanju Samson powered Chennai Super Kings to their fifth victory, defeating Delhi Capitals by eight wickets on Tuesday.

Chasing a target of 156, Chennai reached 157/2 with 15 balls to spare. Samson led the charge with an unbeaten 87 off 52 balls, smashing eight fours and seven sixes.

He was well supported by Kartik Sharma, who scored 41, as the duo stitched an unbroken 114-run partnership for the third wicket. Earlier, Urvil Patel made 17, while captain Ruturaj Gaikwad managed just 6 runs.

For Delhi, skipper Axar Patel and Lungi Ngidi picked up one wicket each.

Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Delhi posted 155/7 in their 20 overs. Sameer Rizvi top-scored with an unbeaten 40, while Tristan Stubbs added 38. Contributions also came from Pathum Nissanka (19), Nitish Rana (15), Ashutosh Sharma (14), Karun Nair (13), and KL Rahul (12).

For Chennai, Noor Ahmad claimed two wickets, while Akeal Hosein, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh, and Jamie Overton took one wicket each.

With this win, Chennai have climbed to sixth place with 10 points from 10 matches, while Delhi sit seventh with 8 points from the same number of games.