New Delhi: IPLIn (IPL 2026) Delhi Capitals lost at home against Chennai Super Kings. Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets. After winning the toss, Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel decided to bat first. Pathum Nishanka and KL Rahul entered the Open. But neither of them could score a run. Nitish Rana and Karun Nair also did not get runs in the middle order. Akshar Patel returned to the pavilion with just 2 runs.
None of the first five scored more than 20 runs. Tristan Stubbs and Sameer Rivji both got runs in the lower order. By continuing to play, the team’s score crossed the 150 mark. Stubbs played an innings of 38 runs off 31 balls. On the other hand, Sameer Rizvi played an innings of 40 runs off 24 balls with the help of four sixes. He played an innings of 155 runs losing 7 wickets in 20 overs.
In the run chase, Sanju Samson was so aggressive from the start that the game ended there for Delhi. Kerala’s wicketkeeper batsman played an innings of 87 runs from 52 balls. The right-handed batsman has been performing brilliantly since playing in the Chennai jersey. He has already scored two centuries in the jersey of Chennai. And it would have been a century even today, if Delhi had scored a little more. Samson hit six sixes in his innings that day. He also hit seven boundaries. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 6 runs off 13 balls. However, Urvil Patel and Karthik Sharma played good innings for Chennai. The first man played an innings of 17 runs off 9 balls. Karthik played an innings of 41 runs off 31 balls. Four boundaries and two sixes.
Social media to swallow
After the team’s win on social media, Bahashi became very popular with special posts. Shubman Gill beat Punjab Kings this time. The Titans skipper posted a picture with Washington Sundar and Sai Sudarshan on social media after winning the match against Punjab. He strikes a pose that has become synonymous with Punjab Kings. Besides, the caption of the picture also had a punch to the Punjab Kings.