New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) spinner Akeal Hosein said quick assessment of conditions and effective communication among bowlers played a key role in their comprehensive eight-wicket win over the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday.Despite expectations of a high-scoring surface, Hosein revealed the pitch behaved quite differently, assisting bowlers who adapted early. “Both teams saw the pitch and tho…
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New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) For a long time, a key marker for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) having a good time in the IPL has been tied to their spinners making merry with the ball. At the Arun Jaitley Stadium, where yellow easily outnumbered blue jerseys in stands, Akeal Hosein and Noor Ahmad provided for that merry making with the ball to help the five-time champions get a decisive win.In IPL 2025, Ahmad lacked support as Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were far off from their prime. With the …
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Following an eight-wicket defeat to Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026, Delhi Capitals head coach Hemang Badani threw his weight behind a struggling Kuldeep Yadav, insisting the franchise will ‘rally around’ the senior wrist-spinner to help him rediscover his peak form.At the Arun Jaitley Stadium, DC’s spinners failed to match the control offered by CSK spinners Akeal Hosein and Noor Ahmad, who combined for 3‑41. While DC skipper Axar Patel managed 1‑25 in four ove…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) A crowd of 32,160 turned up for the Delhi Capitals‑Chennai Super Kings clash in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, but the Arun Jaitley Stadium felt like a fortress painted yellow. The chants of “CSK, CSK” rolled across the stands as Sanju Samson delivered a knock worthy of that backdrop – a commanding 87 not out off 52 balls, blending timing and power impressively to steer CSK to a big eight‑wicket win with 15 balls to spare. The victory keeps the five‑time cham…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson’s commanding 87 not out off 52 balls steered Chennai Super Kings to a big eight-wicket win over Delhi Capitals and jumped to ten points in match 48 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday.The win keeps five-time winners CSK in sixth place, but they are now just two points adrift of the crowded top five. On a sticky pitch offering grip and turn, Akeal Hosein (1-19) and Noor Ahmad (2-22) …
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings left-arm pacer Gurjapneet Singh said the sticky and slow nature of the Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch made hard lengths effective for the fast bowlers, as the five-time champions restricted Delhi Capitals to 155/7 in their IPL 2026 clash on Tuesday.“Of course. The wicket was a bit sticky at the start with the new ball, especially till the middle overs; it was a bit difficult to play from the hard length. So, we are just trying to keep on the same length,…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bowlers made full use of a sticky Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch to restrict Delhi Capitals (DC) to 155/7, despite late resistance from Tristan Stubbs (38) and impact substitute Sameer Rizvi (40 not out) in Match 48 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday..Opting to bat first on a two-paced pitch, DC slipped into trouble as CSK’s spinners got the ball to turn and grip while the pacers hit hard len…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming on Tuesday said the franchise is ‘pretty close’ to settling on its best playing eleven despite injuries to key players, while backing batter Dewald Brevis to make an impact in the latter stages of the tournament.Sixth-placed CSK arrive into Tuesday’s clash and a win at the Arun Jaitley Stadium will take them to eight points. “I think so. We’ve been hampered a little bit by injuries to some key players, but it has been…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A fit-again Lungi Ngidi has returned for Delhi Capitals as captain Axar Patel won the toss and elected to bat first against five-time champions Chennai Super Kings in match 48 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. A win for either of the two teams will brighten their chances of staying alive in the race for the playoffs.After winning the toss, Axar said, Ngidi, who was declared hundred percent fit by bowling coach Munaf Patel on t…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Former New Zealand pacer Mitchell McClenaghan lauded Anshul Kamboj for his impressive bowling display, saying the young pacer has developed a clear plan and execution that is making him effective, following Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) eight-wicket win over Mumbai Indians. Kamboj played a crucial role in restricting MI to 159/7 with figures of 3/32, helping CSK pull things back after the visitors were well-placed at 90/2 in 10 overs.“Previous to coming to CSK, I don’t…