Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings: In the match between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings, CSK’s Ruturaj Gaikwad and Jamie Overton committed a mistake. Both of them ran to catch the ball but due to lack of mutual equation, both of them left the catch. CSK’s veteran players Ruturaj Gaikwad and Jamie Overton did not do this intentionally. Both of them ran towards the ball. But they made this mistake in giving each other a chance to catch.

This is the second case in IPL 2026 when this has happened. This happened earlier also when two fielders kept looking at each other and the ball fell in the middle. A video of Pakistani players also went viral on social media in which neither of Saeed Ajmal and Shoaib Malik tries to take a catch and the ball falls between them. Something similar happened with Rashid Khan and Manav Suthar of Gujarat Titans while playing against Punjab Kings. Now the players of Chennai Super Kings also made the same mistake.

Jamie overton got dizziness while going for catch

– wait for his reaction pic.twitter.com/W3rSzsPTqW

— Jeet (@JeetN25) May 5, 2026

Why did Ruturaj and Overton make this mistake?

Jamie Overton could not judge the ball properly and initially ran in the wrong direction. By the time he could recover, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was also coming from the covers side for the same catch. In the end, the situation became such that both the players kept looking at each other and due to lack of coordination, no one tried to catch the ball. The ball fell on the ground right in between them.

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However, Overton did not let this mistake affect his bowling. On the very next ball, he took the wicket of Delhi’s explosive batsman Tristan Stubbs and sent him back to the pavilion, who was playing after scoring 38 runs. Overton bowled very tightly in his 19th over and gave only 5 runs. On the other hand, after getting a lease of life, Sameer Rizvi hit a six off Anshul Kamboj on the last ball of the innings and took Delhi’s score beyond 150, but still Sieske won.

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Sanju Samson’s innings led to victory

CSK easily achieved this target with 8 wickets in hand. The biggest hero of the team’s victory was Sanju Samson, who showed his strong batting and played an unbeaten inning of 87 runs. Thanks to Sanju’s brilliant batting, Chennai maintained its hold on the entire match. After the end of the match, Sanju Samson was awarded the title of ‘Player of the Match’ for his match-winning innings. With this victory, Chennai has further strengthened its position in the points table.

Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson is wreaking havoc in IPL 2026. He has scored two centuries this season, and now he has also scored a special double century against Delhi Capitals. On Tuesday, Samson played an unbeaten match-winning inning of 87 runs against Delhi. With this, a big record has been made in his name.

In IPL 2026, Sanju Samson scored a century against Delhi Capitals in Chepauk. Then he played an innings of 115 runs. Now Samson scored unbeaten 87 runs against Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. In this way, Sanju Samson scored 202 runs against Delhi Capitals this season. In this way Samson made a unique achievement. Before him, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul have achieved this feat in IPL.

Against Delhi Capitals on Tuesday, Sanju Samson played an unbeaten inning of 87 runs with the help of 6 sixes and 7 fours in 52 balls. Sanju Samson scored a century in the first match of this season against Delhi. Samson had scored unbeaten 115 runs in that match. Including both the matches, he scored 202 runs against Delhi this season. In the history of IPL, Samson has become the third batsman to score 200 or more runs in both the matches against a single team in a season. Before him, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul had achieved this feat.

Virat had scored centuries in both the matches against Gujarat Lions in IPL 2016. Then he scored a total of 209 runs while playing unbeaten innings of 100 and 109 runs. Kohli is at first place in terms of scoring most runs in two matches against any team in a season.

KL Rahul played unbeaten innings of 103-103 runs in both the matches against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2022 and scored a total of 206 runs. At that time Rahul played for Lucknow Super Giants and was the captain. Rahul is second in terms of scoring the most runs in two matches against any team in a season. Now Samson is at third place in this record list. Chris Gayle is at number four. Gayle scored a total of 196 runs including an unbeaten 175 and an inning of 21 runs against Pune Warriors India in IPL 2013.

In the 48th match of IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets. DC had scored 155 runs while batting first. Chasing the target, CSK won with 15 balls to spare. Opener batsman Sanju Samson batted brilliantly, he scored unbeaten 87 runs in 52 balls. After the defeat, Delhi captain Akshar Patel said that despite 8 specialist batsmen, Delhi remained behind by 10-15 runs, although he called the score of 155 a fighting total.

Talking about the behavior of the pitch of Arun Jaitley Stadium, Akshar Patel said that it was not easy to bat here. The ball was coming to the bat with extraordinary bounce, sometimes stopping. Giving the example of CSK batsman Sanju Samson, Akshar said that once the batsman gets settled on the crease, the wicket starts looking favorable for batting. He said that Delhi was behind by 10 to 15 runs.

Akshar praised the lower order batsmen of Delhi Capitals and called it a positive first. He praised the good batting in the end but admitted that Kuldeep Yadav was missed. Now every match will be important for Delhi. Patel said that now in the remaining matches, Delhi will have to play with a clear mindset and give everything to win.

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Let us tell you that 5 wickets of Delhi Capitals had fallen at the score of only 69. The opening pair of Pathum Nissanka (19) and KL Rahul (12) could not get a good start. Nitish Rana became the victim of Noor Ahmed after scoring 15 runs. Karun Nair once again disappointed, he was out after scoring 13 runs. Akshar Patel could score only 2 runs. In the end, due to the good innings of Tristan Stubbs (38) and impact player Sameer Rizvi (40), Delhi was able to reach a respectable score.

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If Delhi Capitals wins every match now, it will reach 16 points. Now Delhi will have to win every match, even one defeat can break the team’s hopes of going to the playoffs. Delhi is at seventh place in the points table.

Batting first, Delhi Capitals scored 155 runs. Delhi team is playing at its home i.e. in Arun Jaitley Stadium, but Delhi batsmen were seen struggling to score runs in front of the fiery balls of CSK bowlers. On the basis of fighting innings of Sameer Rizvi and Tristan Stubbs, DC team was somehow able to cross the mark of 150 runs.

This match is very important for both the teams from the playoff point of view. Both Delhi and Chennai are on eight points each after playing 9 matches. The top order of Delhi Capitals was a complete flop, because all three batsmen, KL Rahul, Pathum Nissanka and Nitish Rana, crossed the 10-run mark, but no one could reach 20 runs.

Stubbs and Rizvi saved shame

At one time, Delhi Capitals had lost five wickets till the score of 69 and the team’s run-rate was also around 6. It seemed difficult for Delhi to even reach 115-120 runs. Meanwhile, Sameer Rizvi and Tristan Stubbs together saved Delhi from embarrassment by making a partnership of 65 runs.

Stubbs scored 38 runs in 31 balls, on the other hand Rizvi returned unbeaten after scoring 40 runs in 24 balls. Rizvi ended the innings with a six. Let us tell you that in this match, Delhi has fielded Sameer Rizvi as an impact player.

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CSK’s strong bowling

Anshul Kamboj has proved to be dangerous this entire season, but against Delhi he gave away 49 runs in 4 overs. Apart from him, all the bowlers of Chennai bowled well. Akeal Hosein made a comeback in this match, taking one wicket for only 19 runs in 4 overs. Noor Ahmed took 2 wickets, while Mukesh Chaudhary, Gurjapneet Singh and Jamie Overton took one wicket each.

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Captain Akshar Patel made the biggest loss to Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026. Akshar, who has played 10 matches in the season, is scoring runs for his team at a price of Rs 50 lakh. People are paying attention to many big flop players in the tournament, but no one is talking much about Akshar.

Let us tell you that Akshar, who has played 7 innings of 10 matches, has scored only 33 runs so far. Delhi had bought Akshar for the current season of IPL for a price of Rs 16.50 crore. If the price and runs are calculated, till now the captain has scored every run for Delhi at a price of Rs 50 lakh.

Flopped against Chennai also

In the 48th match being played against Chennai Super Kings, Akshar was out after scoring only 02 runs in 6 balls. So far his high score in the season has been 26* runs. While bowling, Akshar has taken 9 wickets in 10 innings of 10 matches. Still his performance in bowling seems fine. Now it will be interesting to see how he performs for the team in the upcoming matches in batting.

Talking about Akshar Patel’s IPL career, till now he has played 172 matches in the tournament. Bowling in 131 innings of these matches, he has scored 1949 runs at an average of 20.95 and strike rate of 132.85, which includes 3 half-centuries. His high score was 66 runs. While bowling the rest, he has taken 136 wickets in 169 innings, in which the best figure was 4/21. His economy was 7.40.

Delhi Capitals performance

Delhi has played 9 league matches, out of which it has won 4. Have faced defeat in the remaining 5 matches. The team is at seventh position in the points table. To reach the playoffs from here, Delhi will have to win all the remaining 5 matches. By winning all the remaining matches, the team can easily qualify for the playoffs with 18 points.

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IPL 2026 DC vs CSK Full Highlights: Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets in the 48th match of IPL 2026 at their home ground Arun Jaitley Stadium. This was Chennai’s fifth win in the season, in which Sanju Samson made an important contribution. While chasing, Sanju scored 87* runs in 52 balls with the help of 7 fours and 6 sixes. If Sanju had scored a century, he would have become the player to score 3 centuries in a season and would have come close to legends like Virat Kohli and Jos Buttler. Butler and Kohli have scored maximum 4-4 centuries in a season.

In the match, Delhi Capitals captain Akshar Patel won the toss and decided to bowl and put 155 runs on the board at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Sameer Rizvi played the biggest inning of 40 runs for the team. During this period, Noor Ahmed took maximum 2 wickets in his account for Chennai. Then Chennai came out for the chase and won by scoring 159/2 runs in just 17.3 overs.

While chasing, Chennai lost the first wicket in the form of captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (06) for 24 runs and the second in the form of Urvil Patel (17) for 45 runs. After this, Sanju Samson and Karthik Sharma made an unbroken partnership of 114* runs in 66 balls for the third wicket and helped the team cross the victory line.

Delhi lost its sixth match

This was Delhi’s sixth defeat in the season. Now the team has played 10 matches, in which they have 4 wins and 8 points. From here it has become difficult for the team to reach the playoffs. If the team wins all the remaining four matches, it will be able to reach 16 points. With so many points, it may be difficult for the team to enter the playoffs. To go to the playoffs with so many points, teams also have to keep their net run rate strong.

Chennai’s playoff race confirmed with victory

With this victory, Chennai has kept alive its hopes of reaching the playoffs without any hindrance. Now the team has won 5 out of 10 matches. Chennai, captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad, has 10 points. From here the team has to play 4 more matches. By winning the remaining four matches, the team can reach 18 points. With so many points, any team is confirmed to get a seat in the playoffs. However, what remains to be seen is how Chennai performs in the remaining 4 league matches.

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Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets. In this match, Sanju Samson and Karthik Sharma were the heroes of CSK’s victory. Young player Karthik played an inning of 41 runs and also hit the winning shot in the form of a four for the team. On the other hand, Sanju Samson returned unbeaten after scoring 87 runs in 52 balls. Samson may have missed scoring a century, but he has left Virat Kohli behind in a special list.

Samson came out ahead

Actually, here we are talking about the best average in IPL 2026. If we talk about batsmen who have scored 300 or more runs in a season, Samson’s average is the best among all the batsmen. So far, Samson has scored 402 runs while playing 10 matches in the IPL 2026 tournament and he has scored these runs at an average of 57.43. On the other hand, Virat Kohli has scored 379 runs at an average of 54.14.

Best average in IPL 2026 (300+ runs)

• 57.43 – Sanju Samson (CSK)
• 54.67 – Shreyas Iyer (PBKS)
• 54.29 – Ryan Rickleton (MI)
• 54.14 – Virat Kohli (RCB)
• 53.13 – Heinrich Klaasen (SRH)

Sanju Samson has gained tremendous momentum. He has already played 2 century innings this season and could have scored his third century in IPL 2026 against Delhi Capitals today. If Samson had completed the century, he would have joined the list of batsmen in history who have scored three or more centuries within a season.

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Samson went ahead of David Warner

Sanju Samson has not moved ahead in terms of average only after playing an inning of 87 runs against Delhi Capitals. So far in the history of IPL, he has overtaken David Warner in terms of most sixes. In the match against Delhi, Samson hit 6 sixes, making him 240 sixes in his IPL career. He left Warner (236 sixes) behind.

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The 48th match of the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League will be played today between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings. This match will start at 7:30 pm at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The toss will take place at 7 o’clock. Lungi Ngidi, who was injured on April 26, can play in today’s match, he is 100 percent fit. Even today MS Dhoni will not play, he has not even come to Delhi with the team. Know with which playing 11 both the teams can play today, who can be the impact player.

Talking about Delhi Capitals, under the captaincy of Akshar Patel the team has lost 4 out of the last 5 matches. The team could not defend the target of 265 against Punjab, so in the very next match the team collapsed for 75 runs (against RCB). Both these matches were played in Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Delhi Capitals is at 7th position in the points table with 8 points, net run rate of -0.895. Chennai Super Kings have also won only 4 out of 9 matches, they also have 8 points but the net run rate is better (+0.005) and that is why they are at sixth position in the table.

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Probable playing 11 of Delhi Capitals

Delhi has confirmed that Lungi Ngidi is completely fit. He suffered neck and head injuries on April 26. Pathum Nissanka will continue to open with KL Rahul. David Miller can be laid to rest today. Kyle Jamieson can be kept out in place of Ngidi.

Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (captain), Aaqib Nabi, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav.

Impact Player: T Natarajan

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Probable playing 11 of Chennai Super Kings

MS Dhoni did not reach Delhi with the team. He is still struggling with a calf injury. CSK will have to choose between Urvil Patel and Sarfaraz Khan, Urvil can be played.

Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Urvil Patel, Karthik Sharma, Dewald Brewis, Shivam Dubey, Jamie Overton, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh.

Impact Player: Mukesh Chaudhary.

The 48th match of IPL 2026 will be played between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings at Arun Jaitley Stadium. There is a possibility of rain in this match, which is worrying news for both the teams. Both the teams are in the race for the playoffs and are in the same boat, both would like to reach 10 points by winning today. Now every point is important, and Delhi and Chennai would not want to be satisfied with one point without playing.

Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals have 8-8 points. Both have played 9-9 matches, out of which they have won 4-4. CSK’s net run rate (+0.005) is better than Delhi’s net run rate (-0.895), hence Chennai is at sixth place and Delhi is at seventh place in the points table.

DC vs CSK Head to Head

Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings have faced each other 32 times, Chennai has a good record in this. Chennai has won 20 matches and Delhi has won 12 matches. In the ongoing season, when Chennai and Delhi faced each other, Sanju Samson played a brilliant inning of 115 runs in 56 balls. That match was won by CSK. In that match, Jamie Overton took 4 wickets and Anshul Kamboj took 3 wickets.

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How will the weather be in Delhi today?

There is a possibility of rain in Delhi this evening. The Delhi vs Chennai match may remain cloudy most of the time. There is a possibility of strong winds along with thunderstorms in the evening. There have been strong winds and dust storms several times in Delhi in the past few days. A similar scene was also seen in the match between DC and RCB played here. However, there is no such possibility of rain that there is a danger of the match being canceled.

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Live broadcast details of DC vs CSK match

The Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network channels. There will be live streaming on JioHotstar app and website.

Will MS Dhoni Play Today Against DC: Today (05 May) the 48th match of IPL 2026 will be played between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Arun Jaitley Stadium. The match will start at 7:30 pm. Before the match, only one question is arising in the minds of the fans, will CSK legend MS Dhoni play today’s match? Here you will get a very direct answer to this question.

Chennai has played 9 league matches in the season. The team will take the field for the 10th match against Delhi. Dhoni is still yet to play the first match of the season. Fans are eagerly waiting for Dhoni’s return. The thing to note is that Mahi is seen practicing in the nets, which is giving hope to the fans.

Will MS Dhoni play against Delhi today?

Chennai bowling coach Eric Simmons shared the latest update on Dhoni’s return. A day before the match, Simmons said, “It is beyond my understanding to give an update on Dhoni. He is not with us (in Delhi). He will be ready when he is ready and he knows when he is ready to play.”

Dhoni not coming to Delhi with the team clearly means that today he will not be a part of Chennai’s playing eleven in the match against Delhi. Fans will have to wait longer for Dhoni’s return.

MS Dhoni’s injury

Mahi is struggling with calf injury. While sharing an update on March 28, i.e. the day of the beginning of the season, the franchise had said that he may remain out for 2 weeks. Now more than a month has passed, but Dhoni has not returned. Chennai has not officially given any other update regarding Dhoni. Now it will be interesting to see when he returns.

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