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April 11, 2026

DC 24-0 (2 ovs) vs CSK 212-2SCORECARD

Delhi Capitals openers KL Rahul and Pathum Nissanka are out in the middle. 

Kartik Sharma to keep the wickets for CSK in place of Sanju Samson, who carried his bat for a scintillating century.

Akeal Hosein to open the bowling for Chennai Super Kings. 

Nissanka is on strike and Hosein starts off with a non-ball as he oversteps. 

Four! Nissanka smashes the inswinger over mid-wicket for a boundary and gets off the mark. 

Two dots later, Nissanka punches one to mid-on for a single. 

Second no-ball in the over as Hosein oversteps again!

Rahul is on strike and he smashes one into the leg side but Noor Ahmed stops it brilliantly. No run off the free-hit. 

A single through cover follows. 

A dot to end the 8-run over. 


Khaleel Ahmed to bowl from the other end. Rahul guides the first delivery to deep backward point and gets off the strike. 

Six! Khaleel errs his line and Nissanka pounces on the length ball outside off and dispatches it over fine leg for a maximum. 

A dot later, Nissanka smashes one over extra cover for a boundary. 

Four more as Nissanka flicks the next delivery through fine leg. 

A single through deep square leg to end the 16-run over.