India, April 12 -- With losses in three games, Chennai Super Kings really needed a boost, a pick-me-up. It needed a knock that would more than just inflate the total, it had to bring CSK back to winning ways. Against Delhi Capitals in Chennai on Saturday, Sanju Samson played one of those innings as they won by 23 runs.

Inserted to bat, CSK put up a commanding 212/2. Capitals, with only Tristan Stubbs (60 off 38b) coming good in the middle-order, were 189 all out in 20 overs.

Samson, after three single-digit scores to begin his journey with a new franchise, responded in the most emphatic way possible - an unbeaten 115 off 56 balls, an innings that blended rhythm with authority.

He set the tone early. Alongside Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK navig...