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Samson’s ‘Power Show’ DC helpless in front of CSK, CSK jumps in the points table, hopes of playoff qualification remain intact

Samira Vishwas | May 6, 2026 11:24 PM CST

IPL 2026 DC vs CSK Match Highlights: Sanju Samson’s excellent batting journey started in T-20 World Cup 2026 and continues in IPL 2026 also. In the match played at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday, he once again batted brilliantly and led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to a spectacular victory against Delhi Capitals (DC).

Delhi Capitals won the toss and batted first and scored 155 runs for 7 wickets. CSK, which set out to achieve the target of 156 runs, was in trouble at one time after losing 2 wickets for 45 runs, but Samson along with young batsman Karthik Sharma did not allow Delhi to get any further success and took the team to 159 runs for 2 wickets in 17.3 overs and won by 8 wickets.

CSK overtook DC on the strength of Samson

Sanju Samson returned unbeaten after scoring 87 runs in 52 balls with the help of 6 sixes and 7 fours. At the same time, Karthik Sharma remained unbeaten after scoring 41 runs in 31 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 4 fours. There was an unbeaten and match-winning partnership of 114 runs between the two. With the win, CSK has left DC 2 points behind. Before the match both the teams had 8-8 points. CSK now has 10 points. Samson was the player of the match.

Points table status after DC and CSK match:

IPL 2026 Points Table (AI Generated Photo)

Despite the same number of points, the difference in ranking of the teams is due to run rate.

Chennai’s hopes of qualification remain intact with the win

With this win against Delhi, Chennai’s hopes of qualifying this season remain intact. The team has won 5 out of the 10 matches played so far. At the same time, he had to face defeat in 5 matches. CSK is currently at sixth position with 10 points. Chennai still has to play 4 more matches, by winning which it can not only qualify for the semi-finals but can also reach number one in the points table.

Orange cap reached KL Rahul

DC’s KL Rahul has once again got the Orange Cap. Rahul has 445 runs in 10 innings of 10 matches. Royal Challengers Bangalore fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the Purple Cap. Bhuvneshwar has taken 17 wickets in 9 matches.