Sanju Samson opened the innings for Chennai Super Kings in their fourth match of IPL 2026 and played an unbeaten knock of 115 runs. During his stay at the crease against Delhi Capitals at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday, April 11, he hammered 15 fours and four sixes. Samson, who won the Player of the Tournament award in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, needed 52 runs to reach the 100-run mark.
The century by Samson for CSK against Delhi Capitals helped him become the second batter in the world after KL Rahul to score an IPL 100 for three different teams. Before scoring his maiden IPL century for CSK on April 11, Samson scored one IPL century for Delhi Capitals in 2017 and two centuries for Rajasthan Royals.
Sanju Samson’s 100s in
IPL
| TEAM | RUNS | BALLS | 4/6s | STRIKE RATE | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| Delhi Capitals | 102 | 63 | 8/5 | 161.9 | Rising Pune Super Giants | Pune | April 11, 2017 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 102* | 55 | 10/4 | 185.45 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | March 26, 2019 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 119 | 63 | 12/7 | 188.88 | Punjab Kings | Mumbai (WS) | April 12, 2021 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 115* | 56 | 15/4 | 205.35 | Delhi Capitals | Chennai | April 11, 2026 |
KL Rahul, who is part of Delhi Capitals’ IPL 2026 squad, has scored two IPL centuries each for Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants and one for Delhi Capitals.
Batters to score 100s for multiple teams in IPL
| PLAYER | TOTAL 100s | No. OF TEAMS | TEAMS |
| KL Rahul | 5 | 3 | Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, Delhi Capitals |
| Sanju Samson | 4 | 3 | Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings |
| Chris Gayle | 6 | 2 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings |
| Shane Watson | 4 | 2 | Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings |
| David Warner | 4 | 2 | Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| AB De Villiers | 3 | 2 | Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Ben Stokes | 2 | 2 | Rising Pune Super Giants, Rajasthan Royals |
| Jonny Bairstow | 2 | 2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings |
| Adam Gilchrist | 2 | 2 | Deccan Chargers, Punjab Kings |
| Virender Sehwag | 2 | 2 | Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings |
| Brendon McCullum | 2 | 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings |
| Quinton de Kock | 2 | 2 | Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants |
The century by Samson against Delhi Capitals is his fourth triple-digit score in the IPL, and only four batters – Virat Kohli (8), Jos Buttler (7), Chris Gayle (6) and KL Rahul (5) – have scored more hundreds than him in the world’s richest franchise cricket league.
Most 100s in IPL
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | MATCHES | 100s |
| Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 270 | 8 |
| Jos Buttler | Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Gujarat Titans | 124 | 7 |
| Chris Gayle | Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings | 142 | 6 |
| KL Rahul | Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, Delhi Capitals | 149* | 5 |
| Shubman Gill | Kolkata Knight Riders, Gujarat Titans | 120 | 4 |
| Shane Watson | Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Chennai Super Kings | 145 | 4 |
| Sanju Samson | Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings | 181* | 4 |
| David Warner | Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad | 184 | 4 |
| AB de Villiers | Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 184 | 3 |
By playing a knock of 115 runs for Chennai Super Kings against his former side, Samson also broke MS Dhoni’s record of highest individual score in an IPL match by a designated wicketkeeper-batter for CSK. Dhoni had scored 84 runs for CSK in the IPL 2019 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Highest scores in IPL by CSK wicketkeeper-batters
| PLAYER | RUNS | BALLS | 4/6s | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| Sanju Samson | 115* | 56 | 15/4 | Delhi Capitals | Chennai | April 11, 2026 |
| MS Dhoni | 84* | 48 | 5/7 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Bengaluru | April 21, 2019 |
| MS Dhoni | 79* | 44 | 6/5 | Punjab Kings | Mohali | April 15, 2018 |
| MS Dhoni | 75* | 46 | 4/4 | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai | March 31, 2019 |
| MS Dhoni | 70* | 40 | 3/6 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Bengaluru | May 22, 2011 |
Samson hammered a total of 4 sixes for Chennai Super Kings in the 18th league match of IPL 2026, and the four maximums at Chepauk helped him become the fourth Indian batter after Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav to reach the 400 sixes mark in T20s.
Most sixes by Indian batters in T20s
| PLAYER | TEAMS | MATCHES | RUNS | SIXES |
| Rohit Sharma | Deccan Chargers, India, India A, Indians, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians | 466 | 12,366 | 554 |
| Virat Kohli | Delhi, India, Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 417 | 13,672 | 441 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | India, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians | 363 | 9532 | 422 |
| Sanju Samson | Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, India, Kerala, Rajasthan Royals | 334 | 8537 | 401 |
| MS Dhoni | Chennai Super Kings, India, Indians, Jharkhand, Rising Pune Supergiants | 405 | 7628 | 350 |
Samson, who was signed by CSK in a trade deal with Rajasthan Royals ahead of the IPL 2026 auction, added 62 runs for the first wicket with Ruturaj Gaikwad (15 from 18 balls), 113 runs for the second wicket with Ayush Mhatre (59 from 37 balls) and 37 runs from 15 balls for the third wicket with Shivam Dube, who made 20 from 10 balls.
