New Delhi, April 11 -- Sanju Samson scored his maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) hundred in Chennai Super Kings (CSK) colours and went on level with Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill in the list of most hundreds, after reaching the milestone in just 52 balls against Delhi Capitals on Saturday. It was also the first hundred in IPL 2026.

Having been traded from Rajasthan Royals, Samson had a tough start to his IPL journey at CSK with scores of 6, 7 and 9. This was after his T20 World Cup 2026 high, where Samson's 97 not out, 89, 89 in the final three games powered India to the third world title in the shortest format.

On Saturday, Samson made most use of his dropped chance, to convert it into three figures, with a thick outside edge of...