DC vs CSK Highlights, IPL 2026: Sanju Samson shines with unbeaten 87 as Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! Much-needed biggie from the bat of Stubbs for DC. Back of a length, around middle and off, Tristan Stubbs plants his front foot away from the line of it and slogs this out of the middle of his bat for a huge six over the long on fence. 

Gurjapneet Singh to Sameer Rizvi, Good length, shaping away from the right-hander. Sameer Rizvi dabs this gently to the left of the bowler and to the right of Jamie Overton at mid off for one.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Back of a length, around middle and off, Tristan Stubbs pulls this to the fielder at deep square leg for a single. 

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, On a length, around off, Tristan pushes this to extra cover.

Strategic Break! Delhi Capitals are reeling at 77/5, and the decision to bat first has not gone well so far. However, this is not a 200-plus wicket like we usually see here, so Tristan Stubbs holds the key for the home side, and if, with the help of others, they can fight their way to 140-150, it will still be a fighting score on this tricky surface. Chennai Super Kings will be pleased, and their spinners have done the most damage, making the most of the turning pitch. But they know that they will have to finish well and not give DC any sniff of getting back in this game. Also, Gurjapneet Singh to bowl after the break.

Mukesh Choudhary to Tristan Stubbs, Hard length, on off, Stubbs knocks this through covers for a single. 

Mukesh Choudhary to Sameer Rizvi, Slower one, on a length, around off, Sameer Rizvi pushes this down to mid off and takes a quick single.

Mukesh Choudhary to Sameer Rizvi, Short and wide of off, Sameer Rizvi cuts this crisply but on the bounce to backward point. An inch to the right or the left of the fielder and this would have been a boundary. 

Mukesh Choudhary to Sameer Rizvi, Hard length, around off, Sameer Rizvi gets up on his toes and keeps it out around short leg.

Mukesh Choudhary to Tristan Stubbs, Back of a length, around middle and off, Tristan Stubbs pulls this to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Mukesh Choudhary to Sameer Rizvi, Good length, on middle and leg, Sameer Rizvi presses onto his front foot and punches this just wide to the right of Mukesh Choudhary on his follow-through for a single down to long on. 

Akeal Hosein to Tristan Stubbs, Big turn! Shorter and slower, on middle. Stubbs hangs back to deal with it. The ball grips and spins away, but Stubbs does well to watchfully pat it back to the bowler. Akeal is done for the night. He finishes with figures of 4-0-19-1.

Akeal Hosein to Sameer Rizvi, Flighted delivery, full and on off. Sameer Rizvi leans forward and eases it to long off for one more.

Akeal Hosein to Tristan Stubbs, Flat and short, on middle. Tristan punches it to long on and crosses over.

Akeal Hosein to Tristan Stubbs, Pushed through, on a length, on the off pole. It keeps a bit low as Stubbs backs away to force it through the off side. Toe-ends it to point.

Akeal Hosein to Sameer Rizvi, Looped up but down leg. It could have been a wide had Rizvi left it. He reaches out and turns it in front of square on the leg side for a run.

Akeal Hosein to Tristan Stubbs, Darted in from around the wicket, on a good length. Stubbs clips it off the back foot through mid-wicket for a single.

Karun Nair is substituted by Sameer Rizvi

Axar Patel's lean run continues in this IPL. Now, that has forced the Delhi Capitals to use their Impact Sub early, bringing in the extra batter. Sameer Rizvi comes out to the middle and has replaced Karun Nair. Also, Akeal Hosein to bowl out now.

Gurjapneet Singh to Axar Patel, OUT! CAUGHT! A real soft dismissal and just like that, DC have lost half their side. Gurjapneet Singh bashes the surface at 130.2 kph, on off. Axar stands tall to play it on the rise. The ball kicks up off the deck and Axar is taken aback. He spoons the simplest of catches to cover. Akeal Hosein gobbles it up with ease. Gurjapneet Singh has his first wicket. DC are now 5 down for 69.

Gurjapneet Singh to Axar Patel, Honing in on the off pole, on a good length. Axar stabs it down on the off side.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Drags the length back, on off, Stubbs pats it in front of mid off and hurries to the other end. Ruturaj Gaikwad nearly takes down Tristan with the throw but the South African does well to evade the ball. An apology straight away from the CSK skipper.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Angling away, on a short of a length, punched on the up to cover.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! That will only add salt to the wounds. Into the surface, over middle. Stubbs swivels and nails the pull over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie.

Gurjapneet Singh to Tristan Stubbs, PUT DOWN! Noor Ahmad is the guilty party. That should have been taken. A huge let-off for Tristan Stubbs. Pushed across the right-hander, full in length. Stubbs springs onto the front foot and plays a punchy drive. He can't keep it on the ground and hits it to cover. Noor Ahmad gets low and moves to his right, but the ball hits him on the wrist and drops to the ground.

Halfway mark reached! Chennai Super Kings have been the better side and will hope to build on it. DC are in desperate need of a partnership to try and get to a fighting total because this wicket is not easy to bat on.

Noor Ahmad to Axar Patel, Drags the length back and slips in the googly, on off. Patel presses back to unleash the cut but ends up chopping it down to backward point.

Noor Ahmad to Tristan Stubbs, Turning into the pads, Stubbs flicks this full ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Tristan Stubbs, Good stop! From around the wicket, floated up, on off. Stubbs reaches out in front and pushes it to cover, where Dewald Brevis is in really tight and he moves swiftly to his right to cut down the single.

Yet another soft dismissal for DC. Tristan Stubbs walks out to bat now.

Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, OUT! CAUGHT! Wickets off successive overs for Noor Ahmad. At 99.9 kph, on a nagging length, on middle. Rana sinks to a knee and plays the sweep. Neither does he get the desired elevation, nor is it in the gap. Hits it flat towards deep backward square leg. Kartik Sharma is well in off the ropes and he moves a bit to his right to snaffle it.

Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Rana gets it away this time! Shorter than the previous ball, on off. Nitish waits on the back foot and cuts it away square on the off side. Threads the gap between the man at point and the fielder at deep backward point to pick up a boundary.

Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, Beaten! Flat and full, outside off. Nitish flashes but fails to connect.

Gurjapneet Singh to Axar Patel, Keeps it on middle and leg, on a good length. Patel wrists it to mid-wicket. A tidy first over from Gurjapneet. Just 5 runs off it. 

Gurjapneet Singh to Nitish Rana, In and around the off stump, this is bowled on a good length. Rana chops it down to the right of backward point and turns the strike over.

Gurjapneet Singh to Axar Patel, At 132.6 kph, on a back of a length, at the hips. Axar works it behind square leg and gets to the other end.

Gurjapneet Singh to Nitish Rana, In the channel, on the fuller side. Rana plays it late as he runs it down to deep third and crosses over.

Gurjapneet Singh to Axar Patel, Hits the hard length, over off. Axar hops and taps it wide of backward point. A bit of hesitation between the batters, but they eventually cross over. Patel is off the mark with a single.

Gurjapneet Singh to Nitish Rana, Angled in at the sticks from over the wicket, full in length. Rana brings his bat out in front and clips it to the right of the man at a catching mid-wicket for a single.

STRATEGIC BREAK! Chennai Super Kings have dominated the early exchanges so far and have been rewarded for their discipline with the ball. This isn't the kind of surface where batters can freely hit through the line, and spinners have got the ball to grip and turn. The Delhi Capitals have been guilty of playing too many dot balls. They will be better served by rotating the strike and keeping the scoreboard moving, even if boundaries are hard to come by. Uh..oh! It has started to drizzle here in Delhi, but the umpires think it is not heavy enough to call for the covers just yet. Also, Axar Patel is the next batter in. CSK bring on Gurjapneet Singh into the attack as well.

Noor Ahmad to Karun Nair, OUT! CAUGHT! Not a delivery that should have got the wicket for Noor, but he will take this soft dismissal of Karun Nair. Googly, down the leg side, Karun Nair gets down on a knee and goes for a sweep but gets it top-edged towards the left of Gurjapneet Singh at short fine leg. Singh moves swiftly to his left and grabs hold of a good catch to send Nair back. 

Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, Tossed up, on the pads, Rana milks this down the ground to long on for a single. 

Noor Ahmad to Karun Nair, Fuller on middle and off, Karun Nair flicks this through the mid on region and rotates the strike. 

Noor Ahmad to Karun Nair, Quicker one, around off, Karun Nair guides this towards short third. 

Noor Ahmad to Karun Nair, FOUR! Karun is starting to motor along here. Short and a wrong'un, around off, Karun Nair uses the depth of the crease, rocks back and cuts this late to the left of Kartik Sharma at backward point for a boundary. The 50 comes up for DC.

Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, Tossed up, around middle and off, Nitish Rana sweeps this through the square leg region for one run. 

Will Akeal Hosein bowl out now? The answer is no. He has been replaced by Noor Ahmad.

Anshul Kamboj to Karun Nair, FOUR! Excellent innovation by Nair. Full and outside off, Karun Nair shuffles a long way across, takes it on the full and ramps this towards the fine leg region for a boundary to end this over. 

Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Rana, Full and on middle and off, Nitish Rana looks to punch it away but gets an outside edge towards the third man region for a run. 

Anshul Kamboj to Karun Nair, Hard length, on off, Karun Nair dabs this behind point for a single.