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In a league as fiercely competitive and emotionally charged as the Indian Premier League (IPL), fans tend to add their own dose of humour and banter to the spectacle. In match number 48 of the IPL 2026 season, as played out between the Delhi Capitals and CSK franchises, fans of the former seem to have crossed the line when it comes to taking things too far.
At one point of the match, a section of Delhi Capitals fans trolled their CSK counterparts by taking out and demonstrating a ‘jail jersey’. The gesture appeared to be a pointed dig at CSK’s past off-field controversies, specifically alluding to the franchise’s two-year suspension from the tournament back in 2016 and 2017.
Netizens react as Delhi Capitals fans troll CSK with jail jersey
At one point of the IPL 2026 match between the Delhi Capitals and the CSK franchises at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, fans of the home team took a brutal dig at the visitors. Some Capitals supporters in the stands took out a ‘jail jersey’ and displayed it in front of the CSK fans.
As one can expect, several Indian cricket fans on social media took to X and expressed their reactions over the gesture of the Capitals fans. While the act seemed distasteful, many IPL followers on the microblogging site could not help but see the humour in it as they joined the banter online.
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Here is a look at some of the fans reacting to the ‘jail jersey’ viral moment from IPL 2026.
Throwback to CSK’s two-year suspension
Back in 2016, the BCCI handed a two-year suspension to the CSK franchise, prompting the celebrated team to miss the 2016 and 2017 editions of the tournament. While the MS Dhoni-led side returned to the league on a triumphant note in 2018, the episode left a lingering stain on the franchise’s otherwise illustrious legacy.
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The suspension stemmed from the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal, after an independent inquiry by the Lodha Committee found team official Gurunath Meiyappan guilty of betting on IPL matches.
Delhi Capitals restricted to 155
In terms of on-field action, the visiting CSK franchise seem to have gained an upper hand over hosts Delhi Capitals. Bowling first, CSK bowlers restricted the Capitals to just 155-7 in 20 overs.
For the hosts, Sameer Rizvi top-scored in the innings through his fiery and unbeaten 40-run knock from 24 balls. Tristan Stubbs also made 38 from 31 balls after the franchise had slipped to 69-5 around the halfway stage of the innings.
Akeal Hosein conceded just 19 runs off his four overs with the prized scalp of in-form opener KL Rahul. Noor Ahmad unfurled the spell of the innings for the CSK with exceptional figures of 2-22. Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh and Jamie Overton also chipped in with a wicket each in the all-important game.
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