Sanju Samson vs Yuzvendra Chahal in IPL: Decoding the stats

Sanju Samson vs Yuzvendra Chahal in IPL: Decoding the stats

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is back, and the excitement is palpable.

The global T20 tournament will be getting underway on March 28.

As the tournament will progress, key player match-ups will take centerstage.

Over the years, certain player battles have dictated games.

And this season too, it will be a familiar scenario.

Here we decode the stats between Sanju Samson and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Journey and stats of Samson in the IPL

Samson has switched to Chennai Super Kings from Rajasthan Royals in a trade deal.

Across 13 seasons in the IPL, Samson represented RR in 11 of them. He played for Delhi Capitals for two seasons in between.

In 177 IPL games (172 innings), Samson owns 4,704 runs at 30.94. He has three hundreds and 26 fifties to his name.

Journey and stats of Chahal in the IPL

Punjab Kings spinner Chahal has played for 4 different sides. He started his journey with Mumbai Indians, playing a solitary match for them in 2013.

He joined Royal Challengers Bengaluru next and went on to represent them for 8 seasons.

He played for RR across three seasons before joining PBKS in IPL 2025.

Chahal owns 221 IPL scalps at 22.76 (4w: 8, 5w: 1).

Chahal has dismissed Samson 5 times

As per ESPNcricinfo, across 12 innings, Samson has scored 61 runs against wrist-spinner Chahal.

He averages 12.20 with his strike rate being 115.09.

Notably, Chahal has dismissed Samson 5 times in the IPL.

Notably, Chahal has got Samson on joint-most occasions in the IPL alongside pacer Shivam Mavi (5 times).