Delhi vs Chennai, Live Score, Match 48, Indian Premier League, 2026

Mukesh Choudhary to Pathum Nissanka, OUT! TAKEN! Mukesh Choudhary draws first blood! He hits the length hard and on off, takes pace off this time, bowling at 122.7 kph. Pathum Nissanka stays back and looks to muscle it down the ground, but goes through the shot early and his bat turns in his hands as well. He ends up spooning it towards mid on, where Dewald Brevis moves backwards and takes a good reverse cup catch. Nissanka is frustrated with himself as he walks back. DC are 29/1.

Akeal Hosein to KL Rahul, OUT! CAUGHT! Akeal Hosein strikes on his return to the attack. Flighted around off, KL Rahul dances down the track and looks to go for a big one. The ball grips and turns away from the batter. Rahul still goes through the stroke and gets it miscued off the cue end. It is skied towards cover, where Ruturaj Gaikwad moves well to his right and takes a good catch with a strong wind blowing across the ground. 

Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, OUT! CAUGHT! Wickets off successive overs for Noor Ahmad. At 99.9 kph, on a nagging length, on middle. Rana sinks to a knee and plays the sweep. Neither does he get the desired elevation, nor is it in the gap. Hits it flat towards deep backward square leg. Kartik Sharma is well in off the ropes and he moves a bit to his right to snaffle it.

Noor Ahmad to Karun Nair, OUT! CAUGHT! Not a delivery that should have got the wicket for Noor, but he will take this soft dismissal of Karun Nair. Googly, down the leg side, Karun Nair gets down on a knee and goes for a sweep but gets it top-edged towards the left of Gurjapneet Singh at short fine leg. Singh moves swiftly to his left and grabs hold of a good catch to send Nair back. 

Gurjapneet Singh to Axar Patel, OUT! CAUGHT! A real soft dismissal and just like that, DC have lost half their side. Gurjapneet Singh bashes the surface at 130.2 kph, on off. Axar stands tall to play it on the rise. The ball kicks up off the deck and Axar is taken aback. He spoons the simplest of catches to cover. Akeal Hosein gobbles it up with ease. Gurjapneet Singh has his first wicket. DC are now 5 down for 69.

Jamie Overton to Tristan Stubbs, OUT! CAUGHT! Jamie Overton gets a wicket now. He bowls a good bumper into the body of the batter. Tristan Stubbs gets inside the line to hook it away, but fails to get on top of the bounce. He mistimes the shot straight to fine leg, where Mukesh Choudhary does not have to move an inch and takes a good catch just ahead of the ropes.

Anshul Kamboj to Ashutosh Sharma, OUT! ASHUTOSH SHARMA IS RUN OUT! Anshul Kamboj serves this fuller and on off, Ashutosh Sharma crouches low and bunts it towards mid off. The batters had to go for the run, but Ruturaj Gaikwad collects the ball at mid on and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end with Sharma nowhere near the crease. He has done his job with a quick cameo, and DC are 149/7 now.

Lungi Ngidi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! The CSK skipper falls cheaply. Lungi Ngidi strikes on his return from that awful accident. Cross-seam ball at 136.4 kph, on a length, on middle. Gaikwad plants his front foot across and looks to play the pick-up shot off the pads. Gaikwad takes on the deep square leg fielder, but he is through his shot early. He fails to get any power on the shot and picks out Sameer Rizvi in the deep, who bends and takes the catch around his knee. CSK are 24/1, chasing 156.

Axar Patel to Urvil Patel, OUT! STUMPED! That is brilliant bowling from Axar Patel. Quicker, just outside off, with a hint of turn. Urvil Patel moves a bit forward and looks to drive it, but misses it completely. The ball beats the outside edge and goes towards KL Rahul, who whips the bails off in a flash. The umpire goes upstairs to have a check. Nothing on the UltraEdge. The replay shows that Urvil Patel's back leg was in the air when the bails were off. Urvil Patel's cameo comes to an end. Chennai Super Kings are 45/2 after 6.3 overs now.