IPL 2018
IPL 2018: Match 20 (SRH vs CSK) – Twitter Reactions
By Sandy - Apr 22, 2018 8:07 pm
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In the 20th game of IPL 2018, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) clinched a thrilling 4-run victory against the hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Uppal, Hyderabad) on Sunday afternoon. CSK put a total of 182/3 in 20 overs which SRH replied with 178/6 at the end of 20 overs.

CSK claimed a thrilling victory

SRH skipper Kane Williamson decided to field first after winning the toss. CSK had the slow start as their openers departed cheaply. CSK only scored 27/1 in the first 6 overs while the openers Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis were dismissed for just 9 and 11 runs respectively.

Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu put a brilliant thrashing 112 runs partnership for the third wicket. Rayudu played a blistering knock of 79 runs off just 37 balls with 9 fours and 4 sixes before getting run-out. Raina took the responsibility to finish the game along with the skipper MS Dhoni. While Raina completed his half-century as he was unbeaten for 54 off 43 balls, Dhoni played a superb fast cameo knock with unbeaten 25 runs off 12 balls. At the end of the 20 overs, CSK put 182/3 on the board.

Among the SRH bowlers, only Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/22) and Rashid Khan (1/49) were able to pick any wicket in this game.

Chasing down the target, SRH lost their top-order batsmen quickly as opener Ricky Bhui and no.3 batsman Manish Pandey were dismissed for the duck while no.4 batsman Deepak Hooda scored only 1 run. From 22/3 in 4.2 overs, skipper Kane Williamson revamped the innings with middle order batsmen Shakib Al Hasan and Yusuf Pathan. After Shakib was dismissed for 24 off 19 balls, Williamson put a remarkable smashing 79-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Yusuf Pathan.

While Williamson was dismissed for 84 off 51 balls (5 fours and 5 sixes), Yusuf Pathan played a superb 45 runs knock off just 27 balls (1 four and 4 sixes).

In the end, Rashid Khan played a mind-blowing unbeaten 17 runs knock off just 4 balls but the team failed to reach the target as they were just 4 runs short of CSK’s total. In the last over, SRH needed 19 runs but failed to claim that. Rashid Khan faced the final ball where SRH needed 6 runs for victory, but experienced Bravo held the nerve.

Among the CSK bowlers, Deepak Chahar (3/15) took 3 wickets while Shardul Thakur (1/45), Karn Sharma (1/30) and Dwayne Bravo (1/37) picked up one wicket each.

Here are some Twitter reactions to this match:

 

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