In the Qualifier 1 of IPL 2018, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) snatched a remarkable thrilling 2-wicket victory (with 5 balls to remaining) against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) on Tuesday night.

CSK captain MS Dhoni decided to field first after winning the toss. With the help of late knock from Carlos Brathwaite (43* runs off 29 balls), struggling SRH managed to put 139/7 on the board at the end of 20 overs.

In reply, CSK suffered a major batting collapse but the opener Faf du Plessis’ responsible knock helped them to snatch a dramatic victory as they chased down that target in 19.1 overs after losing 8 wickets.

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Brief Scores: SRH – 139/7 in 20 overs (Carlos Brathwaite 43*, Kane Williamson 24; Dwayne Bravo 2/25)

CSK – 140/8 in 19.1 overs (Faf du Plessis 67*, Suresh Raina 22; Rashid Khan 2/11)

Result – CSK won by 2 wickets

Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:

i) SRH opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed on the opening ball of the match.

• First time in IPL playoffs/knockout history when a wicket has been fallen on the first ball of the match.   

ii) SRH batsmen Carlos Brathwaite and Bhuvneshwar Kumar put an important 51-run partnership for the seventh-wicket.

• The second highest seventh-wicket IPL partnership for SRH. The record is the 58-run partnership between Darren Sammy and Amit Mishra against Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur on April 27, 2013.

iii) SRH scored 139/7 in 20 overs.

• Lowest IPL total for SRH against CSK. The previous lowest was 145/5 (20 overs) at Sharjah on April 27, 2014.

Also read: Qualifier 1 (SRH vs CSK) – Reasons for loss

iv) CSK left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja had an impressive bowling figure of 4-0-13-1 with the 3.25 economy rates.

• Joint second best economy rates (bowling full 4-over quota) for a bowler in IPL playoffs/knockout matches. The record is 2.75 (4-1-11-2) by Axar Patel (Kings XI Punjab) against Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata on May 27, 2014 (Qualifier 1).

v) CSK off-spinner Harbhajan Singh didn’t bowl in this match.

• It was the only second time in the full 20-over IPL innings when Harbhajan Singh didn’t bowl a single delivery.

vi) SRH leg-spinner Rashid Khan had a brilliant bowling figure of 4-0-11-2 with the 2.75 economy rates.

• Joint best economy rates (bowling full 4-over quota) for a bowler in IPL playoffs/knockout matches. Previously, Axar Patel (Kings XI Punjab) had the same economy rate (4-1-11-2 with 2.75 economy rate) against Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata on May 27, 2014 (Qualifier 1).

vii) It was the fourth consecutive defeat for SRH.

• Joint most consecutive IPL defeat for SRH. Previously, only once they lost the four consecutive IPL matches (combined in 2015 and 2016 season).