DC vs CSK Highlights, IPL 2026: Sanju Samson, Kartik Sharma take Chennai home; Playoff chances brighten

DC vs CSK Highlights, IPL 2026: Sanju Samson and Kartik Sharma took CSK home by eight wickets against the Capitals. The Super Kings keep their hopes alive of making it to the playoffs.

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DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026

DC vs CSK Highlights, IPL 2026: Sanju Samson and Kartik Sharma ensured that CSK won the match against DC by eight wickets. (REUTERS)

DC vs CSK Highlights, IPL 2026: In the chase, Chennai Super Kings lost their captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad, early. Urvil Patel tried to play a mature knock and partner with Sanju Samson; however, Axar Patel soon brought about his demise. After this, Sanju Samson took charge, with Kartik Sharma playing an able hand at the other end. The duo stayed unseparated till the end, taking CSK home by eight wickets. Samson once again turned out to be the key factor, staying there till the end....Read More

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• 5 May 2026, 11:07:02 PM IST

  DC vs CSK Highlights: Axar Patel points to the lack of set batter

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: The DC captain, Axar Patel points to the fact that the difference between the two teams was the lack of a set batter. The fact that Samson and Sharma adjusted themselves to the condition and then built the base for the win was the thing that separated the two teams.

• 5 May 2026, 11:00:28 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: There it is!!!

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Kartik Sharma finishes off it in style. Short ball from Natarajan. Sharma rocks back and punches it past the mid-on fielder for a boundary. With that CSK win the match by eight wickets and keep their hopes alive to make it to the playoffs.

• 5 May 2026, 10:57:22 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: CSK very close

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: The Super Kings now need just seven runs to win this game. Sanju Samson has once against stood out for the five-time champions.

• 5 May 2026, 10:48:49 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Samson taking it away from Capitals

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Sanju Samson is batting brilliantly. Once more he has taken CSK towards the close of the chase. He will look to bat till the end here.

• 5 May 2026, 10:44:27 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: CSK getting close

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: The equation is now run a ball for CSK. The visitors now need 30 runs off 30 balls to win their fifth match of the campaign.

• 5 May 2026, 10:42:48 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Much needed six from Samson

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: In the air and six!!!! Shorter delivery at the leg stump. Samson rocks back and pulls that away over the square leg region for a maximum. AND HE FOLLOWS IT UP WITH ANOTHER!!!!! Two sixes and the equation is down to 36 runs off 32 balls. Brilliant batting from ‘Chetta’.

• 5 May 2026, 10:38:26 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Great over from Lungi Nigidi

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Just what the Capitals needed. Just a single run of the over from Lungi Ngidi. The Super Kings now need 50 runs off six overs. The biggest positive is that they still have eight wickets in their hands.

• 5 May 2026, 10:36:56 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Pressure mounting on Samson

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Four dot balls by Ngidi to Samson. The pressure is mounting on Sanju Samson. Something is got to give here.

• 5 May 2026, 10:32:21 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Sanju Samson taking CSK home

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Sanju Samson has shifted gears. He has scored his half-century and is guiding CSK towards their fifth win of the tournament.

• 5 May 2026, 10:19:39 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Half of the chase done

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: After 10 overs, CSK are stationed at 74/2. They need 82 runs to win in the next 10 overs.

• 5 May 2026, 10:13:35 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: CSK doing the repair jon

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Sanju Samson and Kartik Sharma doing the repair job for the Super Kings. CSK are 66/2 after nine overs.

• 5 May 2026, 10:00:49 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Wicket!!!

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Urvil Patel departs!!!! Axar Patel strikes. This is a big wicket. Urvil could have taken the game away from Capitals if he stayed longer.

• 5 May 2026, 09:50:18 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Gaikwad departs

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Ruturaj Gaikwad departs. The Capitals have their first wicket. This is a big wicket for the Capitals. Early shock for the Super Kings.

• 5 May 2026, 09:44:36 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: CSK off to a good start

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Good start for CSK. They have not lost a wicket and have 23 runs on the board after 3 overs.

• 5 May 2026, 09:34:29 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Great start for the Capitals

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Great start from Starc. Just three runs off the first over.

• 5 May 2026, 09:15:03 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals reach 155

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Brilliant job done in the end by Rizvi and Stubbs. They have taken the total to 155/7 at the end of 20 overs. At one stage they were 69/5, from there this is more than respectable.

• 5 May 2026, 09:07:11 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Wicket!!!

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Stubbs goes. Anshul Kamboj picks up an important wicket. This can result in 10-15 runs less for DC.

• 5 May 2026, 09:02:13 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Last two overs

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: The Capitals are moving along well here. Tristan Stubbs and Sameer Rizvi have done brilliantly here to take the Capitals near 150.

• 5 May 2026, 08:49:09 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 100 up

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 100 up for the Capitals. It has taken them 15.2 overs to cross the mark.

• 5 May 2026, 08:46:25 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 15 overs done

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: The Capitals have 97 runs on the board after 15 overs. While they will look to reach 160, CSK will try and keep them below 150.

• 5 May 2026, 08:36:49 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 13 overs done

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Chennai are in full control of the game. They would look to keep the Capitals below 150 from here.

• 5 May 2026, 08:26:29 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: OUT!!!

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Another one bites the dust. The Capitals lose half their side. Gurjapneet Singh strikes now and Axar Patel walks back.

• 5 May 2026, 08:19:00 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Wicket!!!

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Noor Ahmad strikes again. This time it is Nitish Rana. The match is slipping out of Capitals' hand very fast.

• 5 May 2026, 08:16:48 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Good start from Gurjapneet

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Gurjapneet Singh helps Chennai keep the pressure. Just five runs off the over. The Capitals will soon be looking for a release over.

• 5 May 2026, 08:10:14 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: One more gone

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Karun Nair departs. CSK ruling the narrative now. Noor Ahmad gets in the wickets coloumn.

• 5 May 2026, 08:05:49 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: FOUR!

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Karun Nair moves across the off-side and paddled the ball towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. Much needed four for the Capitals.

  Delhi Capitals 45/2 in 7 overs.

• 5 May 2026, 08:00:34 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: End of the powerplay!

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: It's the end of the powerplay and CSK are bossing the game for now. The loss of Nissanka and KL Rahul has pegged Delhi back and Nitish Rana and Karun Nair have a lot to do.

  Delhi Capitals 37/2 in 6 overs.

• 5 May 2026, 07:57:15 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Rahul goes!

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Akeal Hosein strikes big for CSK! And it's KL Rahul who has to walk back. The right-hander danced down the track, looking to hit a six straight down the ground. But there was no timing and Ruturaj Gaikwad completed an easy catch.

  Delhi Capitals 36/2 in 5.1 overs.

• 5 May 2026, 07:54:26 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Nitish Rana breaks the shackles!

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: SWEET SWEET Timing! Nitish Rana breaks the shackles. Anshul Kamboj bowls a freebie and the left-hander just eases it through the offside and the ball races towards the boundary ropes.

  Delhi Capitals 36/1 in 4.5 overs.

• 5 May 2026, 07:48:58 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Nissanka Gone!!!

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Wicket!!!! Nissanka departs. Choudhary strikes here. Very important wicket for the Super Kings.

• 5 May 2026, 07:43:19 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Hosein makes a comeback

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Akeal Hosein bowls a good second over. Just six runs off it despite a boundary.

• 5 May 2026, 07:38:58 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Good over from Mukesh

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: A decent over from Mukesh Choudhary. Though he did not pick up the wicket, he kept scoring in check. Just five runs off it. Capitals are 13 without loss after two overs.

• 5 May 2026, 07:34:03 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Good start for the Capitals

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Good start for Delhi. Two boundaries off the first over. They have eight runs on the board are up and running nicely.

• 5 May 2026, 07:31:25 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: What a start!!

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: The Capitals start with a boundary of the first ball. Great way to get going!!

• 5 May 2026, 07:29:57 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Live action begins

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: So, we are all set for the live action to begin. KL Rahul and Pathum Nissanka to start the innings for the Capitals. Akeal Hosein will start the proceedings with the new ball for the Chennai Super Kings.

• 5 May 2026, 07:14:27 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Team changes

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026:

  Delhi Capitals: Karun Nair and Lungi Ngidi are in. Sameer Rizvi and Kyle Jamieson are out.

  Chennai Super Kings: Kartik Sharma, Akeal Hosein and Gurjapneet Singh are in. Shivam Dube, Ramakrishna Ghosh and Prashant Veer are out.

• 5 May 2026, 07:13:41 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Impact substitution options

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026:

  Impact Player Substitutions -

  Chennai Super Kings: Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Matthew Short, Sarfaraz Khan, Akash Madhwal

  Delhi Capitals: Sameer Rizvi, Abishek Porel, Vipraj Nigam, David Miller, Auqib Nabi

• 5 May 2026, 07:13:02 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: The playing XI of the two teams are here

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026:

  Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh

  Delhi Capitals Playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wk), Karun Nair, Tristan Stubbs, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan

• 5 May 2026, 07:01:42 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Toss Update

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals have won the toss and they have decided to bat first.

• 5 May 2026, 06:44:22 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Anhsul Kamboj is CSK's direct strike threat

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Anshul Kamboj is the CSK factor Delhi Capitals have to handle carefully tonight. He comes into the game with 17 wickets in nine matches, making him CSK's most productive bowler this season and one of the leading wicket-takers in IPL 2026. At the Arun Jaitley Stadium, where defensive bowling can disappear quickly, Kamboj's valye is in taking wickets before DC's batting order settles.

• 5 May 2026, 06:27:52 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: The Starc factor

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Mitchell Starc can affect this game most cleanly in the powerplay. Chennai's batting depends heavily on a stable start, and Starc's new-ball angle to right-handers can attack the stumps, pads and outside edge before the pitch settles down. His return also gives Delhi a stronger death-overs option, especially if CSK keep wickets for the final five overs.

• 5 May 2026, 06:16:15 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: When they last met

  Chennai Super Kings won the earlier meeting against Delhi Capitals by 23 runs at Chepauk. CSK posted 212/2, built around Sanju Samson's unbeaten 115, before restricting the Capitals to 189/9. Tristan Stubbs fought with 60 off 38 balls for DC, but the chase kept drifting as the asking rate climbed. Jamie Overton was the decisive bowler for Chennai, finishing with 4/18 and breaking Delhi's middle order. That result gave CSK their first points of the season.

• 5 May 2026, 06:02:18 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: A look at the pitch

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: The Arun Jaitley Stadium surface is expected to remain batting-friendly, with good pace and carry for stroke-makers. The venue has already produced high-scoring games this season, with even targets around 250 not looking safe. That makes powerplay discipline and death-overs execution critical for both attacks. Fast bowlers may get value if they hit the pitch hard early, but once the batters settle, cutters, wide yorkers and pace variation become important. Spinners can still come into play through the middle overs, but this is not a surface where loose lengths usually survive long.

• 5 May 2026, 05:53:57 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Delhi's biggest problem

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals' biggest issue this season is not only their win-loss record, but the damage carried in the net run rate. DC enter the CSK game on eight points from nine matches, but their NRR is -0.895, the worst among the main mid-table contenders. That makes every defeat costlier and every narrow win less useful. Delhi can still reach 16 points by winning four of their last five, but if they finish level with other teams, NRR could become a serious problem. For DC, the job from here is not only winning bu also ensuring the margins remain clearer and bigger.

• 5 May 2026, 05:46:56 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Chennai's biggest issue

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Chennai Super Kings' biggest problem this season has been continuity. Their recent form reads W-L-W-L-W, which sums up a campaign where they have produced string games without building a run. The injuries have made that harder. Even though they have performed well in patches, they have not found a stable XI and repeatable match template.

• 5 May 2026, 05:33:34 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Chennai also need four wins to control the race

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Chennai Super Kings enter this game on 8 points from nine matches, with five league fixtures left and a net run rate of +0.005. Their equation is clearer than comfortable: win four of the remaining five and reach 16 points. Three wins would take them to 14, but that would leave qualification dependent on other results and NRR swings. Tonight matters because the Delhi Capitals are in a similar position, making this a direct playoff race.

• 5 May 2026, 05:26:27 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: DC's playoff equation

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals' playoff equation is still open, but the room for error is thin. They are on 8 points from 9 matches, with five league games left and a poor net run rate of -0.895. The clean route is four wins from here, which would take them to 16 points and keep qualification largely in their hands. Three wins would leave them on 14, but that route depends heavily on other results and major NRR repair. That makes tonight's Chennai Super Kings game critical.

• 5 May 2026, 05:04:52 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: The top wicket-takers

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Anshul Kamboj is the leading wicket-taker across the two squads going into the DC vs CSK match, with 17 wickets in nine matches for the Chennai Super Kings. He is also the joint-top in the IPL 2026 Purple Cap race. Jamie Overton gives CSK a second wicket-taking threat, with 10 wickets this season, including a 4 for 18 against the Capitals in the earlier meeting. For the Capitals, Lungi Ngidi has six wickets in seven matches, while Mitchell Starc return in the previous game and took three wickets against Rajasthan Royals.

• 5 May 2026, 04:43:43 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: The top run scorers

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: KL Rahul is the top run-scorer across the two squads going into this fixture, with 433 runs in nine matches for the Delhi Capitals at an average of 54.12 and a strike rate of 185.84. He also sits among the leading run-getters in the tournament. For Chennai Super Kings, Sanju Samson leads their chart with 315 runs from nine matches. The focus would therefore be clearly on Rahul's form at the top and Samson's role for CSK. In a fixture between two teams stuck in eight points, the highest-volume batters on either side carry direct weight.

• 5 May 2026, 04:24:07 PM IST

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Capitals eye payback

  DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals have a clear reference point tonight. Chennai Super Kings beat them earlier this season, and DC now get the return fixture at the Arun Jaitley Stadium with a chance to correct that result. The first meeting exposed areas Delhi could not control for long enoigh, espeicallay in sustatining pressure across both innings. This time, the venue changes, but the requirement stays direct: start better, avoid loose middle-overs phases, and make CSK chase the game instead of settling into it. For Chennai, the target will be to repeat the same, control and keep DC under pressure again.