In the 18th league match of IPL 2026, the teams of Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals were face to face. In the match held at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, Chennai registered its first win of the season by defeating Delhi by 23 runs. Delhi had decided to bowl after winning the toss. Batting first, Chennai put 212 runs on the board for 2 wickets in 20 overs. In the run chase, Delhi was all out for 189 runs in 20 overs.

This will be Chennai’s fourth league match. Before this, Chennai had to face defeat in all the three matches. CSK lost the first match against Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets, the second match against Punjab Kings by 5 wickets and the third against Royal Challengers Bangalore by 43 runs. On the other hand, Delhi has also played 3 matches, in which they have won 2 and lost 1.

Chennai will have to win the match against Delhi to strengthen its position in terms of playoffs. Defeat in this match will mean that it will become more difficult for the team to reach the playoffs. Now it will be interesting to see how Chennai performs in the match.

head to head

Talking about the head to head record of Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, 31 matches have been played between the two so far. Chennai has taken the lead in these matches and has won 19 matches. Delhi has won the remaining 12 matches. In terms of this record, Chennai seems to have the upper hand. In the last season i.e. 2025 IPL, one match was played between the two, in which Delhi won by 25 runs. Now it will be interesting to see which team wins today’s match.

Chennai Super Kings squad

Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Prashant Veer, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, Khalil Ahmed, Matthew Short, Akeal Hosein, Kartik Sharma, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Gurjapaneet Singh, MS Dhoni, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Chahar, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Chaudhary, Urvil Patel. Aman Khan, Dewald Brewis, Zachary Foulkes.

Delhi Capitals squad

KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (captain), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Ashutosh Sharma, Oqib Nabi Dar, Sameer Rizvi, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, Mitchell Starc, Kyle Jamieson, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prithvi Shaw, Tripura Vijay, Abhishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Madhav Tiwari.