Chennai, April 11 -- Opener Sanju Samson announced his return to form, with a fluent century and young Ayush Mhatre's breezy half century helped five time winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to a competitive 212 for two in its fourth IPL match against Delhi Capitals at the M A Chidambaram Stadium here on Saturday night.
Asked to bat first on a red soil wicket, the home, backed by a packed crowd, needed its top order, which had failed in previous three outings, to fire to set a defendable total.
The important thing was that the team, unlike in the past three matches, did not lose a wicket in the power play, and also registered its highest first wicket stand after a wobbling start to the tournament.
And both the openers Sanju and skipper Rut...