Chetta finally shines for CSK. In the match against the Delhi Capitals, Samson came into the zone, just like the World Cup, Samson smashed, cracking, and finally smashed his first century in yellow, which was his fourth in IPL. In the first three matches, Sanju Samson could deliver nothing but disappointment. On the Saturday in Chennai, Sanju and Ruturaj sent a comeback message with a brilliant start. Opening against the Delhi Capitals, Sanju played a sparkling innings of 115 runs off 56 balls with a strike rate of 205. In this match, He didn't rush like in the last three matches. He reached his half-century in 26 balls.
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Pathum Nissanka dropped his catch when he was on 52 runs. After that, Sanju didn't have to look back. In the 18th over, he completed his century with a boundary off Natarajan's ball. This hundred came in 51 balls. He remained unbeaten till the end with 115 runs off 56 balls. Sanju's innings included 15 boundaries and four sixes.
Chetta lights up Chepauk with his maiden hundred and breaks the record
Sanju last scored a century in the IPL in 2021. Saturday ended a five-year drought. Along with this, he became the second batsman after KL Rahul to create a record of centuries against three different teams. Earlier, he had scored centuries against Rising Pune Supergiant (2017), Sunrisers Hyderabad (2019) and Punjab Kings (2021). On Saturday, he lit up against Delhi.
Chances: DC dropped, CSK grabbed all
In this match, the CSK team has not made any mistakes from bat to ball to field. They were on point; on the other hand, Axar Patel and the brigade faltered in areas where they should not, and that gave extra moments to CSK to build their castle of runs on the wicket of Chennai. Also, in batting, DC lost wickets back-to-back, which did not give them the rhythm they wanted.
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Tristan Stubbs showed hope but fell short of CSK’s bowling attack. Coming into the clash, CSK had made three changes; they replaced Kartik Sharma with Dewald Bravis and in a smart move, they brought in Akeal Hossein in place of Prashant Veer. With the Caribbean power, CSK handed the debut cap to Gurjapneet Singh, and suddenly, CSK looked changed.
