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Sanju Samson played an unbeaten knock of 115 runs from 56 balls on Saturday, April 11, in Chennai to help Chennai Super Kings get the better of Delhi Capitals and secure their first win of IPL 2026. Samson’s super show with the bat helped CSK post a total of 212 runs for the loss of two wickets in 20 overs, and DC failed to chase down the 213-run target (bowled out for 189 in 20 overs) despite Pathum Nissanka’s 41 runs from 24 balls and Tristan Stubbs’ 60 from 38 balls as a No. 6 batter.
The first win of the 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League helped Chennai Super Kings leapfrog Kolkata Knight Riders and take 9th position in the IPL 2026 points table. They have 2 points from four matches played so far.
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals remain
4th in the points table. Axar Patel’s men have 4 points from 4 matches.
IPL 2026 points table after CSK vs DC IPL 2026 match on April 11
| POSITION | TEAM | MATCHES | WINS | DEFEATS | NO RESULT | POINTS | NRR |
| 1. | Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.055 |
| 2. | Punjab Kings | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.720 |
| 3. | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.231 |
| 4. | Delhi Capitals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.322 |
| 5. | Lucknow Super Giants | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -0.359 |
| 6. | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -0.024 |
| 7. | Gujarat Titans | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.270 |
| 8. | Mumbai Indians | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.715 |
| 9. | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1.532 |
| 10. | Kolkata Knight Riders | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1.315 |
Orange Cap
Rajasthan Royals opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is leading the Orange Cap race in IPL 2026 with a total of 200 runs to his name in four matches, and SRH’s Heinrich Klaasen is in 2nd place with 184 runs in four matches. They are followed by the RR duo of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel, who have 183 and 176 runs, respectively, to their credit.
Delhi Capitals batter Sameer Rizvi, who could only manage to score 6 runs in the 213-run chase, is in 5th place with 176 runs. PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer scored an unbeaten half-century in the 220-run chase against SRH in Mullanpur, and he is now 8th in the Orange Cap leaderboard with 137 runs.
CSK wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson, who has extended his tally of runs to 137 in IPL 2026 thanks to an unbeaten 115-run knock vs Delhi Capitals, is in 9th place, and Ayush Mhatre takes 10th position with 133 runs. The Mumbai-based batter scored 59 runs against Delhi Capitals at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
IPL 2026 Orange Cap leaderboard after CSK vs DC match on April 11
| POSITION | PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | RUNS | STRIKE RATE |
| 1. | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 200 | 266.66 |
| 2. | Heinrich Klaasen | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4 | 184 | 140.45 |
| 3. | Yashasvi Jaiswal | Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 183 | 163.39 |
| 4. | Dhruv Jurel | Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 176 | 181.44 |
| 5. | Sameer Rizvi | Delhi Capitals | 3 | 160 | 161.61 |
| 6. | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Kolkata Knight Riders | 4 | 155 | 158.16 |
| 7. | Rajat Patidar | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 3 | 142 | 200.00 |
| 8. | Shreyas Iyer | Punjab Kings | 4 | 137 | 187.67 |
| 9. | Sanju Samson | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 137 | 182.66 |
| 10. | Ayush Mhatre | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 133 | 160.24 |
Purple Cap
RR spinner Ravi Bishnoi is leading the Purple Cap race in IPL 2026. He has picked up 9 wickets in 4 matches played so far. CSK’s Anshul Kamboj accounted for the dismissal of 3 DC batters on Saturday, and it helped him move to 2nd position in the Purple Cap leaderboard. The Haryana-based fast bowler has dismissed a total of 8 batters in this year’s IPL.
DC pacer Lungi Ngidi remained wicketless against CSK, and as a result, he has now dropped to 5th position in the list of bowlers with the most wickets in this year’s IPL. England all-rounder Jamie Overton, who is part of CSK’s IPL 2026 squad, finished with figures of 4 for 18 against DC and with 5 wickets to his name in IPL 2026, he takes 10th place in the Purple Cap leaderboard.
IPL 2026 Purple Cap leaderboard after CSK vs DC match on April 11
| POSITION | PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | WICKETS | ECONOMY |
| 1. | Ravi Bishnoi | Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 9 | 12.66 |
| 2. | Anshul Kamboj | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 8 | 10.70 |
| 3. | Prasidh Krishna | Gujarat Titans | 3 | 6 | 10.33 |
| 4. | Rashid Khan | Gujarat Titans | 3 | 5 | 7.08 |
| 5. | Lungi Ngidi | Delhi Capitals | 4 | 5 | 8.04 |
| 6. | Jofra Archer | Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 5 | 8.23 |
| 7. | Harsh Dubey | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4 | 5 | 8.30 |
| 8. | Nandre Burger | Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 5 | 9.00 |
| 9. | Prince Yadav | Lucknow Super Giants | 3 | 5 | 9.18 |
| 10. | Jamie Overton | Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 5 | 9.25 |
On Sunday, April 12, Lucknow Super Giants will face Gujarat Titans in their second home match from 03:30 PM IST, and the evening fixture (from 07:30 PM IST) is scheduled between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
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