Sanju Samson’s struggle continues as the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) opener was dismissed for only 7 runs against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their first IPL 2026 home match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. In the very next ball after smashing a boundary, Samson lost his wicket. Xavier Bartlett, the star bowler, helped PBKS by getting rid of the CSK batter.
Only a couple of deliveries before, from the commentary box, Ian Bishop mentioned that the bowler could get better results against Sanju Samson if he reduced the room and kept the pressure on the batter in a consistent manner. Xavier Bartlett did exactly what Bishop suggested.
Sanju Samson was caught by the PBKS keeper
In the previous delivery, the right-handed batter went back away from the stumps towards the leg side and smashed the PBKS bowler. In the next delivery, Bartlett predicted Samson’s move early and pitched the ball closer to his body.
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The ball nipped away off the seam and Samson tried to push the ball down the wicket but got an edge which carried behind the stumps, where the keeper Prabhsimran Singh did not make any mistake to glove the ball.
Watch the dismissal of Sanju Samson here:
Sanju Samson’s struggle continues pic.twitter.com/If0DblNtCK
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