Yesterday IPL match CSK vs DC: Sanju Samson thanks his ‘lucky charm’ after scoring an unbeaten 115, says ‘please come to every game’

Sanju Samson’s scintillating unbeaten 115 and Jamie Overton’s clinical 4-18 powered Chennai Super Kings to a commanding 23-run victory over Delhi Capitals and got their first win of the IPL 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday. Sanju Samson, the hero of India’s 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup triumph, was the star of CSK vs DC IPL match yesterday, as he scored the first century of the ongoing season, smashing 115 off just 56 balls, laced with 15 fours and four sixes at a strike-rate of 205.36.

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CSK vs DC match: Sanju Samson thanks his lucky charm

After the stunning performance, Sanju Samson started his interview with the line that drew smiles on everyone’s face. “Feels great thanks to you (Ravi Shastri). I think you seem to be my lucky person to meet before every game, so please come before every game, sir. To be very honest, I think that, however many forms you are in, however many matches you have won for your country, a couple of failures definitely put a lot of doubts in your mind.

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Sanju Samson became the first wicketkeeper-batter to hit an IPL ton for CSK and joined KL Rahul as the only players to score a hundred for three different IPL franchises. He also shared a 113-run stand with youngster Ayush Mhatre, who slammed 59 off 36 deliveries.

The most revealing part of the interview came when Sanju spoke about the uncertainty that follows a few low scores, “A couple of failures put doubts in your mind, but I wanted to trust my basics and stick to what I was working on.”

Taking about the pitch, he said, “It was definitely holding a bit with the new ball. When it became old, it became a great wicket to bat on.” He also made sure the partnership got its due. “Ayush is such a great youngster. Really enjoyed batting with him.”

He also noted that the Chepauk surface offered early challenges for the batters, particularly during the Power-play, before easing up as the game progressed. “I think to start, it was definitely holding a bit. It was sticking a bit, and when Axar bowled in the Power-play, the ball was holding with the new ball.

“But when the ball became old, I think it got a great wicket to bat on. And we just stuck to our basics, and Aayush definitely had a great partnership with Aayush (Mhatre, who made 59). I think he’s such a great youngster. I think I really enjoyed batting with him,” he added.

When asked about the team’s tactical approach to setting a total in the modern T20 era, Samson spoke about favouring a more aggressive, open-ended mindset. “Nowadays, you can’t set a target in mind. You just have to, once you are set in, I think you just have to look at it as a big score you can put on the board.

“So I think that was the plan to just keep going. We didn’t lose many wickets. We had a very long batting order to come. So it was just about picking your bowlers, picking your options, and sticking to contribute as much as possible,” he noted.

Samson expressed confidence in his bowling unit’s ability to defend the tall total, provided they strike early in the second innings. “It’s definitely a challenging score, to be very honest, I think. But with the amount of bowlers that we have, I think if we have a good powerplay, it will be really good,” he concluded.

(With agency inputs)