Updated : Apr 12, 2026 00:07 IST
Chennai Super Kings picked its first win of the season against Delhi Capitals. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam
Chennai Super Kings picked its first win of the season against Delhi Capitals. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam
Welcome to Sportstar’s HIGHLIGHTS of IPL 2026 match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals played at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.
IPL 2026 - CSK vs DC Match report
Asked to bat first, CSK posted 212 for two courtesy of Samson’s blazing 115* off 56 balls. In the second innings, Overton nabbed four as DC was bundled out for 189 runs.
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DC 189 in 20 overs
Anshul Kamboj to bowl the last over. CSK has to defend 28 runs.
GONE! Kuldeep slices the first delivery to covers. CSK just one wicket from getting its first win now.
Kuldeep Yadav c Brevis b Kamboj 4(7)
T. Natarajan is the last batter in. He gets a single to long on to get off the mark.
Kamboj bowls a no ball in the over. Ngidi to face the Free Hit. No run off it.
Caught! An edge to short third on the final delivery and DC is bundled out for 189.
CSK wins by 23 runs
DC 185/8 in 19 overs
Overton for his final over. Kuldeep gets a leg bye on the first ball, does what is needed from him. A wide to follow, an extra run for DC.
Another wide, this time on the off side, but CSK reviews this and gets the decision overturned. 30 off 10 now.
WICKET! Stubbs is caught at mid off. He’s trying to clear that fielder but the bat turns in his hands, Noor has to take a couple of steps back but he manages to grab this comfortably.
Tristan Stubbs c Noor b Overton 60(38)
Lungi Ngidi is the new batter. He’s off the mark with a single through midwicket. Kuldeep retains the strike with a push to deep midwicket on the final ball.
DC 181/7 in 18 overs
DC needs 42 off 18 balls. Anshul Kamboj to bowl this over.
Two dot balls to start the over, the pair could have taken singles but Stubbs wants to keep strike.
FOUR! A comical effort from Noor at deep covers. Stubbs goes inside out over covers on this delivery wide of off, Noor comes charging in from his position but fails to read the spin, sees the ball turn away from him and run to the fence.
Stubbs misses out on a full toss on the fourth, gets a single only to mid on. Kuldeep goes for a daring ramp shot, but the third man is placed fine, he cuts that off and keeps it to just one.
FOUR to end the over. A full toss that is driven straight and hard past the bowler, no chance for long off to cut that off.
DC 171/7 in 17 overs
Gurjapneet for his final over.
FOUR! A bit of width on offer to Stubbs, slices this over point. SIX now! A back of a length ball, Stubbs retreats deep into his crease and smokes this over deep midwicket.
Stubbs drives the fifth ball to long off and runs to. This gets his to fifty as well. Off 30 balls. A single to keep strike on the final ball.
DC 156/7 in 16 overs
Overton for his third over.
WICKET! Nabi perishes attempting a wild slog. A length ball, Nabi tries to hack across the line, ends up slicing it in the air through the off side, is caught at covers by Akeal Hosein.
Auqib Nabi c Hosein b Overton 4(2)
Kuldeep Yadav is the new batter in.
DC 153/6 in 15 overs
Noor to bowl his third over.
FOUR! Overpitched from Noor and Ashutosh drills this past him and a diving long off fielder. He misses a switch hit on the next ball. CSK goes up for a review but there’s a faint glove on that.
SIX now! In the slot again, Ashutosh clears his front leg and thumps this over long off.
OUT! Noor has the last laugh. Ashutosh tries to loft once more, but Noor cleverly bowls this slightly wider, this induces the mishit and Ashutosh picks the deep cover fielder.
Ashutosh Sharma c Kamboj b Noor 19(10)
Auqib Nabi is the next batter in line for DC. And he’s off the mark with a cover drive for FOUR.
DC 138/5 in 14 overs
Gurjapneet again. CSK has rotated its bowlers well so far.
Ashutosh defends the first ball towards the off side and runs a quick single. Two runs for Stubbs on the next through covers.
FOUR! Edge but wide of short third. Stubbs plays with the angle through the off side but the semi-horizontal bat leads to an edge, luckily for him it leads to a boundary,
DC 130/5 in 13 overs
Jamie Overton for his second over.
OUT! A streaky dismissal but Miller has to walk back. A length ball which nips in awkwardly to the left-hander, goes through his gate and clips the bail just enough so that it falls.
David Miller b Overton 17(14)
Ashutosh Sharma comes in as Impact Player. SIX! A lap shot over third man, he had tried that two balls back as well, gets it over fine leg. A single to third man with a ramp shot.
DC 121/4 in 12 overs
Khaleel Ahmed back into the attack. He starts with a wide down leg.
Stubbs launches a maximum on the fourth ball, a slower ball at a length, Stubbs heaves this through long off.
Another good over from Delhi’s point of view, it gets 15 from this one. It’s picked 30 runs from the last two overs.
DC 106/4 in 11 overs
Noor Ahmed for his second over.
There’s a wide down leg in the over, which Samson does not hold on to. Gets DC an extra run.
Miller picks two boundaries in the over. First a SIX, with a pull over midwicket and then a FOUR right over the bowler’s head.
DC 91/4 in 10 overs
Gurjapneet bowls the tenth. Stubbs cuts it to point, dot ball. Stubbs hits to to mid off for a quick single.
Slower ball from Gurjapneet, Miller hits it to Sarfaraz at point, slight misfield, DC take the single and ooohhh direct hit would have been close.
Another mix up between Stubbs and Miller, Miller wants the single but is sent back, direct hit and Miller would have been gone. Slower ball from Gurjapneet and Stubbs goes over long off for a SIX! MUCH NEEDED FOR DC!
Stubbs takes a single on the off side.
DC 82/4 in 9 overs
Tristan Stubbs in for DC. CSK are now on top of this game after taking four quick wickets.
Noor Ahmad into the attack. Miller guides it off his pads to deep mid wicket for a single. That’s short from Noor, Stubbs hits it to long off of his back foot for a single.
First slip in place. Miller hits it to long on for a single. Stubbs cuts it to deep cover for a single. Miller takes a single. Stubbs takes a single on the leg side.
DC 76/4 in 8 overs
Jamie Overton into the attack. Rizvi on strike. Oooohhh good bouncer to start, Rizvi ducks, dot ball. Rizvi defends, dot ball.
Rizvi guides it to deep third for a single. That’s short and wide down the leg side from Overton. Miller sneaks in a quick single on the off side.
Slower short ball from Overton, Rizvi cuts it to point, dot ball. Rizvi hits that up in the airrrr and ITS TAKEN BY BREVIS AT DEEP SQUARE LEG! DC LOSE ITS FOURTH!
Sameer Rizvi c Dewald Brevis b Jamie Overton 6(9) [4s-1]
DC 73/3 in 7 overs
Debutant Gurjapneet Singh is into the attack. Andddd WHAT A CATCH FROM SARFARAZ KHAN AT POINT! Axar creams that on the cut shot but Sarfaraz dives to his right to take a BLINDING CATCH! GURJAPNEET WITH A WICKET ON HIS FIRST BALL!
Axar Patel c Sarfaraz Khan b Gurjapneet Singh 1(2)
David Miller is in at five and that’s too short, ball flies all the way to the boundary. Short ball from Gurjapneet, Miller guides on the off side for a single.
Good bowling from Gurjapneet, good length ball, Rizvi defends and takes a quick single. Oooohh that’s a well directed short ball from Gurjapneet, hits Miller’s gloves.
Miller hits it straight to short cover on the up, dot ball. Miller defends.
DC 66/2 in 6 overs
Kamboj to bowl the final over of the Powerplay. Nissanka flicks it straight to short fine leg and Khaleel drops the catch!
Nissanka chips it straight in the air to Brevis at mid on who takes the catch! Nissanka can’t capitalise on the reprieve! BOTH OPENERS GONE!
Pathum Nissanka c Dewald Brevis b Anshul Kamboj 41(24) [4s-5 6s-2]
Axar Patel is in at four. Axar guides it to deep third for a single. Sameer Rizvi, who came in at three, is on strike. Lovely cover drive from Rizvi to get off the mark, FOUR RUNS!
Another good drive from Rizvi, but he hits it straight to mid on, dot ball. Ooohhh, Rizvi under edges it straight to the keeper.
DC 61/1 in 5 overs
Khaleel with his second. Change of pace, Nissanka hits it to cover, dot ball. Slower ball from Nissanka, pulls it to the empty space at deep mid wicket but Overton runs it and dives to keep it to two runs.
Nissanka pulls that all the way- THAT’S UNBELIEVABLE FIELDING FROM NOOR AT DEEP SQUARE LEG! JUMPS AND STOPS IT TO KEEP IT TWO!
Nissanka goes over extra cover for a BOUNDARY! CSK are leaking runs here. Nissanka pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
Khaleel comes from around the wicket, well-directed bouncer and Rahul can only pull it to Overton at mid wicket who takes the catch! RAHUL IS GONE! MUCH NEEDED BREAKTHROUGH FOR CSK!
KL Rahul c Jamie Overton b Khaleel Ahmed 18(10) [4s-2 6s-1]
DC 52/0 in 4 overs
Anshul Kamboj to bowl the fourth. Rahul flicks it fine of deep square leg for a BOUNDARY!
Good length ball from Kamboj, hits Rahul’s pads, too high for an LBW. Rahul pulls it to deep square leg for a single. Wow, Nissanka pulls it all the way for SIX! Good start from DC so far.
Nissanka goes again with the pull, doesn’t time it as well but the ball eventually trickles to the boundary! FOUR RUNS!
Nissanka guides it off his pads to deep square leg for a single.
DC 36/0 in 3 overs
Hosein with his second. Arm ball, Nissanka cuts it on the off side to take a single. Rahul makes room and goes over mid off for a BOUNDARY!
That’s a beautiful shot from Rahul, lofts it over mid off for a SIX! Rahul guides it off his pads to deep mid wicket for a single.
Arm ball from Hosein, Nissanka can hit it only to mid off, dot ball. Ooohhh that almost rushes onto Nissanka’s pads but he gets some bat on that and the ball goes to short fine leg.
DC 24/0 in 2 overs
Khaleel Ahmed into the attack, Rahul guides it deep point for a single. Shot from Nissanka, short from Khaleel, Nissanka picks that up and the ball flies all the way for SIX ON THE LEG SIDE!
Short and wide from Khaleel, Nissanka hits it straight to cover for a dot ball. Nissanka goes over extra cover for FOUR! Nissanka flicks it off his pads fine for ANOTHER BOUNDARY! Nissanka off to a flyer.
Bouncer from Khaleel, Nissanka pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
DC 8/0 in 1 over
Kartik Sharma will keep wickets for CSK in place of Sanju Samson. Akeal Hosein is the impact sub and he’ll bowl the first over. Nissanka on strike. Starts with a short one, Nissanka cuts it straight to cover for a dot ball.
Oh wait a minute, Hosein has over stepped and that’s a no ball! FREE HIT! Arm ball from Hosein and Nissanka pulls it on the leg side for a BOUNDARY!
Nissanka hits it to cover for a dot. Short again from Hosein, Nissanka cuts it but it’s well-fielded by Anshul Kamboj at point for a dot ball. Nissanka hits it to mid wicket for a single. NOT AGAIN! ANOTHER FREE HIT! WHAT IS GOING ON! Hosein over steps again.
Hosein gets away with it, Rahul pulls it straight to square leg, dot ball. Rahul hits it to cover for a single, Sarfaraz with the direct hit at the non strikers end but Rahul is safe.
Arm ball from Hosein, Nissanka cuts it straight to point for a dot. Couple of no balls, but only eight from that over.
Delhi Capitals needs 213 runs to win
CSK will finally feel its batters have come good. For now, at least. It is up to the bowlers to get the team its first win of the season.
Even though Ruturaj Gaikwad struggled to time the ball, Samson was off the blocks quickly. As he notched up a 26-ball fifty, Samson was joined by Ayush Mhatre, who struck a fifty and consolidated on the start. Shivam Dube provided the final flair and got CSK over 200. But Punjab Kings shot down 200 at this venue a few days back and the bowlers will have to stay on top of their game to deny Delhi Capitals.
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In an attempt to attack at the death, CSK opted to bring in Shivam Dube in place of Mhatre during the 18th over of the innings.
CSK 212/2 in 20 overs
Mukesh to bowl the final over.
Dube facing the first ball, SIX, a slot ball outside off, Dube smokes this right back down the ground. The second is another full delivery, but wider, Dube cannot middle it and gets a single to long off.
A low full toss to Samson, slogs hard but gets just one run to deep midwicket. FOUR for Dube, Mukesh not learning from his mistake. He misses the length again, too full again and gets wafted straight down.
A full toss on the fifth, Dube attacks and hits towards long on, gets a single. Samson to face the final delivery. The last ball is in the block hole, Samson hits straight and gets two runs. He ends unbeaten on 115 off 56 balls.
CSK 197/2 in 19 overs
Ngidi to Dube, FOUR! A slog on a length ball, tries to hit this through midwicket, gets it behind square.
Two back-to-back dot balls. Dube gets a cpuple on the fourth to deep covers. The fifth is again a perfect yorker from Ngidi, digs it out to deep midwicket for one.
SIX to finish the over. In the slot to Samson, he clears his front foot and launches this over long on.
CSK 184/2 in 18 overs
Natarajan to bowl his final over. He’s gone for 43 so far.
He bowls two back-to-back yorkers to Samson, the first is defended and the second is played to long off for one runs.
Ayush Mhatre has been retired out on 59.
Shivam Dube is the new batter in. He picks a single to deep midwicket on his first ball.
HUNDRED for Samson! Just 52 balls to get there. His fourth in the IPL. A yorker from Natarajan and Samson gently parries this between keeper and short third using the pace. FOUR to end the over, a reverse-lap shot off an overpitched delivery from Natarajan.
CSK 173/1 in 17 overs
Ngidi for his third over. Just five runs from it.
Ngidi shows great control with his line, takes the pace off too on multiple occasions, forces the batters to hit to the fielders and fall to just singles.
Samson batting on 97.
CSK 168/1 in 16 overs
Mukesh back now.
Mhatre gets a full delivery right in his arc, creams this down the ground but cannot gets a boundary, gets a single as long off cuts this off. Mukesh nails the wide yorker on the next, gets a dot ball.
Another yorker from Mukesh, Samson swings through the line and gets a single to long on. A mix up between Mhatre and Samson, the former hits the fourth ball to point and wants a run, a bit of yes-no until Mhatre comes back.
Put down! Mhatre hits this full ball towards long on, Miller is the fielder and he has to charge in, gets there but as he dives in front, drops the ball. Mhatre gets a single on that.
A wide from Mukesh on the last ball, he has to bowl that again. FOUR to end the over, Samson knows this will be wide of off, slices this over backward point.
CSK 160/1 in 15 overs
Natarajan into the attack again.
Fifty for Mhatre! He gets there with a maximum. He reads the change of pace, the line is outside off, drags this to the on side and gets it over the cow corner boundary.
A single to long off to follow. SIX for Samson! An attmepted bumper from Natarajan, Samson stands tall and pummels this over deep midwicket.
FOUR on the fourth ball, wide outside off, Samson gets his bt under it and slices it through point. Whacks the fifth to long off, picks a single and enters the 90s. Mhatre keeps the strike with a single to covers.
CSK 141/1 in 14 overs
Axar Patel to bowl out now. The first delivery is fired into the pads of Mhatre, clips this with the angle to deep square and gets one. Another delivery on the pads, this one to Samson, punches to deep midwicket for one.
Mhatre jabs the third ball off his backfoot to long on, one run picked. Samson with the fourth single of the over, with a clip to deep midwicket.
SIX! Slightly fuller length from Axar, Mhatre gets down low and slog sweeps this over deep midwicket. A single to long on to close out the over, making it 11 off the over.
CSK 130/1 in 13 overs
Ngidi back to bowl his second over.
Mhatre faces the first ball, tries to cut this but gets an under edge, the keeper collects this in front of him and prevents a single.
FOUR! A slower ball does fox Mhatre but he gets a thick edge on this drive that takes the ball well past the keeper. SIX now! That delivery is in the slot and begging to be hit, Mhatre thumps this down the ground and gets another maximum.
Mhatre misses another cut shot, gets a thick under edge into the ground, no run. Ngidi delivers the fifth ball from wide of the crease, over the wicket, this one is genuinely wide to cut but Mhatre misses.
A slower ball wide of off, Mhatre with a soft punch to covers and a quick single.
CSK 119/1 in 12 overs
Kuldeep Yadav to bowl his second. Samson goes for a slog sweep on the first ball, gets a single to square leg.
SIX! Too full from Kuldeep, Mhatre picks this from wide of off stump and just about clears long on. Another aerial hit from Mhatre over the bowler’s head, this is a bit flatter and gets him just one.
Samson swats the fourth back at the bowler off his back foot, Kuldeep gets a hand to it but the ball ricochets off to long on, one run taken. Mhatre with a gentle nudge to cow corner for a single.
SIX more for Samson! Wide and turning away from the right-hander, but Samson swings through the line and lofts this over covers.
CSK 103/1 in 11 overs
Natarajan back into the attack.
FOUR! Width from the bowler, Mhatre latches on to it and cuts is away past point. A single on the second delivery to deep covers.
SIX! A low full toss to Samson and he slots this beyond the deep midwicket fence. Samson late cuts the fourth ball and runs a quick single, CSK is past 100 runs now.
A slower bouncer on the fifth, Mhatre tries to upper cut this, gets it wide of point and runs a single. Natarajan tries another slower bouncer, too high and given a wide. Samson hits the final delivery on the full and gets a single before long on fields this. 15 from this over.
CSK 88/1 in 10
Axar with his third. Mhatre hits it to cover and big mix up there! Ayush wants the single but Samson declines, clear run out at the strikers end but Rahul fumbles it! Mhatre survives! Big moment in the game!
Mhatre takes a single on the leg side. OH NO! ANOTHER MISTAKE ON THE FIELD BY DC! Pathum Nissanka drops Samson at long off and to add insult to injury, the ball trickles to the BOUNDARY!
Samson creates room and hits that down the ground off his back foot for a BOUNDARY!
Samson takes a single on the off side. Mhatre hits it to long on for a single.
CSK 77/1 in 9
Mukesh back into the attack. Samson flicks it off his pads to deep square leg for his 50!
Well played! Much needed for him and the team! Dot ball from Ayush, he hits it to cover. Length ball from Mukesh, Mhatre hits it to long on for a single.
Glorious shot from Samson, hits a straight drive but long on with a dive to cut that down to two. Ooohhh, Samson tries to go big on the off side but he under edges it to short third, dot ball.
Wide and full from Mukesh down the off side, he’ll have to bowl that again. Mukesh thinks its inside the line and DC take the review. Replays show there was some part of the ball inside the wide line and the decision is reversed.
CSK 73/1 in 8
Kuldeep Yadav into the attack. Mhatre guides it off his pads on the leg side for a single. Samson hits it to cover, dot ball. Googly from Kuldeep, Samson hits it to long off of his back foot.
Mhatre off his back foot pulls it to long on for another single. Samson pulls it to deep mid wicket for a single, just one short of a fine half century.
Shot from Mhatre, manages to pull it in the gap on the leg side this time for a BOUNDARY!
CSK 65/1 in 7
Samson with a slight discomfort on his back and the physio is out to sort it out. No cause for concern, he looks fine and is back on his feet. Axar back into the attack. Samson hits it to long off for a single.
Axar goes short and Gaikwad hits that up in the air and it goes straight into the hands of Pathum Nissanka at deep mid-wicket! SKIPPER GETS SKIPPER! GAIKWAD IS GONE!
Ruturaj Gaikwad c Pathum Nissanka b Axar Patel 15(18) [4s-1]
Ayush Mhatre is in at three. Axar flights that nicely and Mhatre hits it to long on for a single, gets off the mark. Samson hits it to cover, dot ball. Samson hits it to long off for a single.
Mhatre chips that in the air straight down the ground for a single.
CSK 61/0 in 6
Ngidi to bowl the final over off the PowerPlay. Gaikwad hits it to mid on for a quick single. Change of pace and short from Ngidi, Samson easily cuts that for a BOUNDARY!
Change of pace again from Ngidi, this time its slightly fuller. Samson fails to get the desired connection and can only hit it to cover for a single.
Gaikwad comes down the ground and hits it straight to extra cover, single. Another slower ball from Ngidi. Nice shot from Samson, cheekily guides that past short third for a FOUR! Beautifully timed from Samson, but he hits it straight to deep point for a single. 61 runs, no wickets lost, advantage CSK after the PowerPlay.
CSK 49/0 in 5
Natarajan into the attack. Dot ball from Gaikwad. Gaikwad times that beautifully beyond mid wicket but Auqib Nabi does well to run back and cut it down to three runs.
Samson takes a quick single on the off side. Gaikwad cuts that but there’s a fielder at deep point who keeps it down to one. What a shot from Samson! Lofted drive over mid off for a BOUNDARY!
Oooohhh that was close, short from Natarajan, Samson tries to cut it but it just beats his outside edge.
CSK 40/0 in 4
Axar Patel into the attack, spin has been introduced for the first time. Gaikwad creates room and cuts that for FOUR! Gaikwad charges but that’s well-bowled from Axar, Gaikwad can only defend.
Gaikwad takes a single on the off side. Samson goes inside out over the 30 yard circle on the off side for FOUR! Slightly short from Axar, Samson hits that straight to point for a dot. Samson creates room and goes over extra cover for another BOUNDARY!
CSK 27/0 in three overs
Auqib Nabi with his second. Starts with a good length ball, Gaikwad defends takes a quick single on the off side. Shotttt from Samson, pulls it over mid on and just pitches inside the boundary line for a FOUR! TRADEMARK SAMSON!
Oooh that one pitches sharply and surprises Samson, but he takes a single on the off side.
Gaikwad hits it to mid wicket for a dot ball. Clear cut roles between the CSK openers here, Samson clearly the aggressor. Full length ball from Nabi, Gaikwad drives it well but it goes straight to cover, another dot ball.
Gaikwad takes a single on the leg side, just seven runs of that over.
CSK 20/0 in two overs
Mukesh Kumar into the attack. Good length ball from Mukesh, Samson takes a single on the off side. Outswinger from Mukesh, Gaikwad hits it straight to mid on for a dot ball.
Gaikwad defends, dot ball. Gaikwad hits it to mid on and sneaks in a quick single. Samson flicks it off his pads to the deep fine leg region for a BOUNDARY! SAMSON OFF TO A GOOD START!
What a shot from Samson! Straight drive for another BOUNDARY!
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CSK 10/0 in one over
Samson and Gaikwad walk out to the middle for CSK. Auqib Nabi takes the new ball for DC. Samson on strike, slip in place. Nice shot from Samson, gets off the mark with a cover drive. Not quite enough for the boundary but he gets three runs.
Gaikwad on strike. Starts with a dot, Gaikwad hits it straight to extra cover. Gaikwad charges and hits it to mid off for a quick single. Samson cuts it fine past deep point for the FIRST BOUNDARY OF THE INNINGS!
Samson defends, dot ball. That’s too wide outside off stump from Nabi, he’ll have to bowl that again. Nine runs of the over so far. Samson guides it to mid wicket for a single.
First innings to begin soon
Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad will soon walk out to open the batting for the home side. DC to bowl first. CSK has never started the season with three consecutive losses and are the only side yet to score a point this season.
It’s about time the Men in Yellow switch on and make a statement, will tonight be that night? Can the Rutu-Sanju combo fire after a string of failures? Or will DC continue its good form with the ball? This promises to be a cracking contest. IPL fans, are you ready? Here we go...
Lineups
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Khaleel Ahmed.
Impact Subs: Matthew Short, Akeal Hosein, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Matt Henry
Delhi Capitals: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wk), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Auqib Nabi Dar, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar.
Impact Subs: Vipraj Nigam, Ashutosh Sharma, Karun Nair, Dushmantha Chameera, Nitish Rana
Toss - Delhi Capitals
Axar Patel wins the toss and opts to bowl against Chennai Super Kings.
Ruturaj Gaikwad confirms CSK is going with two changes. Dewald Brevis and Gurjapneet Singh come into the lineup.
Two changes for Delhi Capitals as well, with Auqib Nabi and Ashutosh Sharma included in place of Vipraj Nigam and Nitish Rana, respectively.
CSK's bowling woes
While CSK needs to improve in all three departments as it searches for its first points, its bowling has been the biggest let down.
In its last match again RCB, CSK conceded 250, and against PBKS it could not defend 209. Anshul Kamboj has been the lone bright spot and with Matt Henry, who was supposed to lead the bowling attack, going for plenty of runs. Should CSK consider playing Akeal Hosein?
Good news for CSK fans
Anish Pathiyil: Now, Brevis is standing with gloves on and a bat in hand practicing his stance near the practice wicket.
Brevis likely to miss out again
Dewald Brevis has not really had a warm up, informs Anish from the ground. He was seen having a chat with Jamie Overton a while back but nothing other than that. Akeal Hossain was bowling at the practice pitch, alongside Noor Ahmad and Jamie Overton, and might slot into the team.
Key match-up to watch out for
Shivam Dube’s battle against Kuldeep Yadav will be one to watch out for. CSK has often relied on Dube’s dominance against the slower bowlers to win phases of play through the middle overs.
But Dube does not really fare too well against the left arm unorthodox spinners. He has just 38 runs off 33 balls and has been nabbed twice. The sample space of the head-to-head between Kuldeep and Dube is limited. In three innings, Dube has scored five runs off seven balls.
Our correspondent Anish Pathiyil with an update from the ground
Prashant Veer rolled his arm over a little during practice yesterday. Interesting to see if he will get to bowl today. Matt Henry, Jamie Overton and Anshul Kamboj have marked their run-ups. So does Gurjapneet Singh. The impact players too mark their run-ups in case their services are required.
DC probable playing XII
KL Rahul, Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar.
CSK probable playing XII
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Akeal Hosein, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed.
KL Rahul - A turn in form coming up?
KL Rahul got back amongst the runs by scoring a 92 in the match against Gujarat Titans last time out but the start to the season has been far from ideal for the opening batter.
Rahul started the season with two single digit scores, a pale shadow of the form he demonstrated in his first season with DC in 2025. Against CSK last year, Rahul top scored with 77 to help his side to a comfortable victory.
Against an opposition he has historically scored a truckload of runs against, can Rahul rediscover his mojo and rhythm tonight? DC will desperately hope so.
Can CSK reclaim its fortress?
A match at the Chepauk meant a guaranteed victory for the Chennai Super Kings in the past but times have changed. CSK’s home advantage has withered away since last season. The Men in Yellow have lost six games on the trot at home. Its last win at Chepauk came more than a year ago, against Mumbai Indians.
But with that being said, can CSK finally adapt to the changed conditions at the ground and bring a smile on the faces of its fans tonight?
Most wickets in CSK vs DC matches
R Ashwin- 19 wickets @21.00, ER-6.52
Dwayne Bravo- 19 wickets @22.42, ER-8.06
Ravindra Jadeja- 19 wickets @25.78, ER-7.75
Deepak Chahar- 13 wickets @26.69, ER-8.06
Albie Morkel- 13 wickets @29.76, ER-8.29
Most runs in CSK vs DC matches
MS Dhoni- 696 runs @38.66, SR-142.04
Suresh Raina- 552 runs @29.05, SR-132.05
Shikhar Dhawan- 433 runs @54.12, SR-136.16
Rishabh Pant- 375 runs @44.87, SR-156.90
Murali Vijay- 346 runs @34.60, SR-136.22
What happened the last time these two teams played?
CSK and DC faced off just once in the 2025 season, in Chennai, with DC prevailing by 25 runs. The visitors won the toss and opted to bat with KL Rahul’s 77 runs paving the way at the top. Cameos from Abishek Porel, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel and Tristan Stubbs got DC to a competitive 183-run total.
In response, CSK could post just 158 for five after its top order was jolted by the combo of Mitchell Starc and Mukesh Kumar. Vijay Shankar persisted with a 54-ball 69 but could not take CSK over the finish line. MS Dhoni also chipped in with a 26-ball 30 at the fag end of CSK’s innings.
CSK holds an edge over DC
Chennai Super Kings has historically prevailed more often over Delhi Capitals, winning 19 games out of the 31 played between the two sides. However, more recently, DC has had the upper hand, winning on the last two occasions against CSK. The second of these wins came at the Chepauk last season.
Ruturaj Gaikwad's waning returns a concern for CSK
The CSK captain had averaged over fifty during the 2024 season, when he had first taken up the leadership mantle for the five-time champion. Last season, that dropped to 24, one where he could play just five games before getting injured. This year, he has just 41 runs from three innings.
Time for Sanju Samson to step up?
The opening batter was roped in from Rajasthan Royals before this season in a blockbuster move but he is yet to live up to the billing. In three innings so far, he has three single-digit scores -- 6, 7, 9. Samson finding form will be some much-needed respite for the CSK batting order.
Will Dewald Brevis play against Delhi Capitals?
The South Africa batter was injured before CSK’s opening match against RR. The team management confirmed the injury is not expected to sideline for an extended period. However, head coach Stephen Fleming was tight-lipped over his return to the starting lineup. The Proteas batter’s return will surely be a massive boost for a top order that has floundered this season.
Can CSK find its footing?
It’s been a horrid start to the season for CSK, where it’s lost twice on the road and defeated at its home by Punjab Kings. Injuries to Dewald Brevis and Mahendra Singh Dhoni has only added to CSK’s woes. Saturday’s encounter against Delhi Capitals is a chance for Gaikwad’s side to attempt to reignite its campaign. A fourth straight defeat is likely to make its comeback a herculean ask.
Published on Apr 11, 2026
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