Chennai: The Chennai Super Kings The vibe is back. new star recruitment sanju samson Moving forward quickly, the bowling attack has suddenly found its rhythm and after six consecutive defeats at Chepauk, the crazy fans are now feeling the feeling of victory at home.Saturday’s 23-run win over Delhi Capitals – CSK’s first of the season – was a bit of a scare, especially when Tristan Stubbs was brilliant towards the end and reduced the target to 32 runs in the last two overs. But medium pace bowler Jamie Overton (4/18) continued his brilliant work throughout the day to dismiss Stubbs at the right time, helping CSK get home.Earlier, a 60-run opening partnership by KL Rahul and Pathum Nissanka also threatened to snatch the game from CSK. But the collapse of fast bowlers Khalil Ahmed, Gurjapaneet Singh, Anshul Kamboj and Overton pushed DC back to 76/4, with Sarfaraz Khan’s brilliant catch sending Axar Patel back also demands a special mention.However, this game will be remembered for Samson’s first steps in becoming the ‘Chetan’ Super King of Chepauk. His unbeaten 115 off 56 balls and 113-run partnership for the second wicket with Ayush Mhatre (59 off 36 balls) gave CSK the right platform to set a strong target.Sanju gave himself some time in the beginning and decided not to work too hard. Instead of looking for big sixes, he focused on timing the ball and waiting for the opportunity. His half-century was completed in 26 balls but at that time he did not hit a single six. Instead, the right-hander decided to use his wrists, swing the ball into the gap and Sanju Samson smashed an unbeaten 115* off 56 balls, the first century by a CSK wicketkeeper in the IPL. The previous highest score was MS Dhoni’s unbeaten 84 against RCB in Bengaluru on April 21, 2019. Boundaries always kept the scoreboard ticking.Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (15 off 18 balls) struggled to increase the run rate, but Sanju did enough to keep the fans happy at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. However, the Kerala cricketer got a lease of life on 52 when Pathum Nissanka dropped a relatively easy catch at longoff off Axar Patel.But this was the only blemish of his innings and it gave him confidence that this could be his day. At the other end, he got a brilliant ally in the form of young Mhatre (59 runs off 36 balls). In the middle overs, the duo changed gears effortlessly and kept delivering big hits whenever needed.Mhatre got a lease of life after completing his half-century, but CSK might have felt that they would have been better off if David Miller had accepted the chance at long-on.Mhatre had to struggle a bit against the slower balls and wide yorkers from Mukesh Sharma and Lungi Ngidi and their march came to a halt as CSK managed only 12 runs in a two-over spell. This forced the team management to retire him and allowed Shivam Dubey to come in with Sanju as he brought up his century with a four.