Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, 18th Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - HighlightsCSK vs DC, 18th Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Highlights

Mukesh Kumar to Shivam Dube, FOUR, 136.2kph, overpitched outside off. Big backlift from Dube to smack it over the non-striker. Samson ducks under to evade it and the ball bullets away to the fence

Mukesh Kumar to Shivam Dube, SIX, round the wicket, length ball and punished! Dube doesn't move much. It's in his hitting arc and he swings hard to thump it over long-on for a 90m six. CSK go past 200 with that maximum

Lungi Ngidi to Sanju Samson, SIX, it's high and long! Slower ball, full and in the slot at 112.1kph. Samson gets into a good position with a slight shuffle and swings hard to bludgeon it over long-on for a towering six. A wicketless outing for Ngidi who finishes with 4-0-41-0

Lungi Ngidi to Shivam Dube, FOUR, full delivery on leg, Dube swings hard and inside-halves it through backward square leg

Natarajan to Sanju Samson, FOUR, wow! That's cheeky from the centurion. Knows that the yorker is coming and reverse-scoops it over short third man

Natarajan to Sanju Samson, FOUR, after three single-digit scores in his first three matches for his new team, Sanju Samson shows his class with a superb hundred! This is his fourth century in IPL. He got a reprieve on 52 and he's made DC pay. Batted at a good tempo throughout the innings. Samson wears a beaming smile as he removes his helmet and raises his bat. The Chepauk crowd is on its feet. Coming to the ball, it was another yorker from Natarajan, Samson shimmied down to flick and the outside edge took it past short third man

Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, FOUR, 135.6kph, full and wide of off, Samson intentionally opens the bat-face to carve it over backward point. A couple of bounces and into the fence. Samson moves to 95 with that boundary

Mukesh Kumar to Ayush Mhatre, 1 run, dropped! 132.1kph, Ayush Mhatre walks down the pitch to loft. Miscues as he gets too close to the pitch of the ball. Miller runs in from long-on and dives forward but fails to hold onto it

Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, 1 run, another yorker length ball, Samson jams it down to long-on and the single brings up the 100 partnership

Natarajan to Sanju Samson, FOUR, four more! Natarajan tries to bowl the wide yorker. Samson stays back and throws his arms to slice it over point. Speeds away to the fence

Natarajan to Sanju Samson, SIX, stand and deliver! 118.9kph, slower ball into the deck. Sanju Samson spots it early. Stands tall and pummels it over deep midwicket with a thumping pull shot

Natarajan to Ayush Mhatre, SIX, in the air and six! 119.9kph, slower ball on a short of length, Ayush Mhatre crouches a bit and swings hard across the line. Sounds good and it sails over the rope. Third IPL fifty for Mhatre

Axar Patel to Ayush Mhatre, SIX, tossed up delivery by Axar Patel, right into the slot. Ayush Mhatre goes down on his knee and smokes it over long-on for a towering six

Lungi Ngidi to Ayush Mhatre, SIX, stand and deliver! Pitched up by the bowler around off, tad slower, right into the slot and Ayush Mhatre has powered it over the bowler's head for a towering six. Lungi Ngidi getting punished tonight. His slower one's haven't been that effective

Lungi Ngidi to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, slower delivery outside off, slight width on offer, Ayush Mhatre throws his hands at this widish delivery, slashes hard and the outside edge flies away to the third man fence. Had there been a slip in place, this would have flown over that fielder

Kuldeep Yadav to Sanju Samson, SIX, slapped over deep extra cover! This was short and wide outside off, Sanju Samson throws his hands at it, slapping it over the boundary for a flat six. Moves to 77 as a result of that maximum

Kuldeep Yadav to Sanju Samson, 1 run, 50-run stand up! Played towards long-on by Sanju Samson for a single

Kuldeep Yadav to Ayush Mhatre, 1 run, dropped! Ayush Mhatre chips this right back to the bowler and Kuldeep Yadav gets his hands to it in his followthrough. The ball bursts through his mitts and that's another chance missed

Kuldeep Yadav to Ayush Mhatre, SIX, in the air and that has gone the distance! Ayush Mhatre takes the aerial route and launches it towards long-on. Miller in the deep circles underneath it, but this just clears him

Natarajan to Sanju Samson, 1 run, fraction short outside off, tad slow as Sanju Samson slices it towards short third man. 100 up for CSK in the 11th over

Natarajan to Sanju Samson, SIX, that's a juicy full toss as Sanju Samson flicks it over deep mid-wicket for half-a-dozen. Struck it cleanly and was always going to be a maximum

Natarajan to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Ayush Mhatre throws the kitchen sink at it, carving it through backward point as the ball races away to the fence in a jiffy

Axar Patel to Sanju Samson, FOUR, flatter through the air, Sanju Samson rocks back in the crease and thumps it over the bowler's head for a boundary. This was placed a lot better

Axar Patel to Sanju Samson, FOUR, dropped! Nissanka puts one down. Sanju Samson had lofted this towards long-off and the fielder came charging in to take it. Fails to grab it, and it results in a boundary eventually. The fielding by DC has been pretty sloppy in this over

Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, no run, Delhi Capitals have reviewed for a non-wide. The onfield call was a wide, but Mukesh Kumar reckons it wasn't one. They challenge the decision and it has to be reversed. A good review by DC - every run matters

Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, 1 run, Sanju Samson brings up his first fifty for CSK! This was a full length delivery on leg and Sanju Samson flicked it towards fine leg for a single. His partner walks upto him and congratulates him

Kuldeep Yadav to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR, short and punished! Ayush Mhatre rocks back in the crease and pulls this through the gap at long-on and deep mid-wicket

Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, out Caught by Pathum Nissanka!! A rusty knock by the CSK skipper comes to an end. His lean run in IPL 2026 continues. This was fraction short by Axar Patel and Ruturaj Gaikwad wanted to pull it away. Takes the aerial route, but doesn't time it well enough. Nissanka stationed at deep mid-wicket settles underneath and takes a safe catch to draw curtains to Gaikwad's knock. DC skipper with the breakthrough. Ruturaj Gaikwad c Pathum Nissanka b Axar Patel 15(18) [4s-1]

Lungi Ngidi to Sanju Samson, FOUR, back of a length delivery outside off, Sanju Samson plays it late, steering it away to the third man fence with the fielder inside the circle

Lungi Ngidi to Sanju Samson, FOUR, even Lungi Ngidi gets the treatment. This was a slower one by Lungi Ngidi outside off, rolled his fingers and went wide outside off, Sanju Samson plays a lovely shot and cuts it away through cover-point for a rollicking boundary

Lungi Ngidi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 1 run, 50-run stand up in the 6th over! On a length around middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad nudges it towards mid-on for one

Natarajan to Sanju Samson, FOUR, pitched up by the bowler outside off, was in the slot and all Samson had to do, is loft it. Stays put in the crease and beautifully lofts it over mid-off. On the bounce and over the boundary. High elbows and a pose for the cameras

Axar Patel to Sanju Samson, FOUR, third boundary of the over, 13 runs from it. This was pitched up by Axar Patel, Sanju Samson made room and chipped it over the infield at covers to end the over with four more

Axar Patel to Sanju Samson, FOUR, chipped over the infield. Makes room and chips this tossed up delivery over covers for a boundary again. He's in good touch tonight

Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR, tad short outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad rocks back in the crease and punches it through covers for a rollicking boundary. Axar Patel greeted into the attack with four runs

Auqib Nabi to Sanju Samson, FOUR, that almost went the distance! Back of a length around off, Sanju Samson stays put and swings it over long-on. This one hits the cushion on the bounce. Looked like a six for a moment

Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries. This was pitched up by the pacer and Sanju Samson drilled it straight past the non-striker to end the over with four runs

Mukesh Kumar to Sanju Samson, FOUR, easy pickings! Drifting on the pads, Sanju Samson flicks it away to the fine leg fence nonchalantly

Auqib Nabi to Sanju Samson, FOUR, Sanju Samson with his first boundary of the match. This was short and wide outside off, Sanju Samson plays a late-cut, but Stubbs stationed in the deep fails to stop the boundary this time around. Had no chance to stop this one