In the IPL 2026 match against Mumbai Indians (MI), Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson delivered an unbeaten knock of 101 runs off just 54 deliveries, laced with 10 boundaries and six maximums

With this, he became the first CSK batsman to score a century against the "Paltan"

Before him, Rohit Sharma and Sanath Jayasuriya are the only players to score centuries in the contests between these two teams

This was also Samson's second ton in the ongoing edition of the cash-rich league. Earlier, he scored an unbeaten 115 runs in 56 balls, with the help of 15 boundaries and four maximums against Delhi Capitals (DC)

Later, the Super Kings emerged victorious by a huge margin of 103 runs against the "Paltan" at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai