After losing to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for four consecutive games last season, the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) managed to beat the men in yellow by six wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The hosts ran through the CSK batting order after which an onslaught by the SRH top-order batsmen got them over the line. SRH also moved one place up to the fifth position on the table.
CSK won the toss and elected to bat first and the decision failed for the visitors for them as the visitors could only score 132/5 Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis got CSK off to a decent start courtesy of a stand of 79 off 59. Watson amassed 31 and he was castled by Shahbaz Nadeem. Du Plessis was looking good, but he was dismissed by Vijay Shankar after scoring 45 from 31 with three fours and as many sixes.
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In the last 10 overs, the SRH bowled brilliantly and gave away runs at around a run-a-ball. Suresh Raina also fell prey to Rashid Khan, who next got rid of Kedar Jadhav. Khaleel Ahmed dismissed Sam Billings for a duck. Ambati Rayudu and Ravindra Jadeja threw their bats and could only add 31. While Jadeja ended with a 20-ball 10, Rayudu scored 25 runs.
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SRH’s batting order had already collapsed in a couple of games, chasing modest targets. However, this time, they started on a positive note and literally put CSK out of the game. David Warner and Jonny Bairstow started smashing Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur from the word go as they amassed 68 runs in the mandatory powerplay. Warner accomplished his half-century in 24 balls before perishing to Chahar in the sixth over.
At the other end, Bairstow stood there and kept playing his strokes. Kane Williamson gave a simple caught and bowled chance to Imran Tahir. Shankar tried to put his head down and he became Tahir’s second victim. Bairstow went on to get his fifty in 39 balls. Karn Sharma dismissed Deepak Hooda, but Bairstow smashed him over the cow corner to bring the curtains down on the game.
Brief Score:
Sunrisers Hyderabad – 137/4 in 16.5 overs (J Bairstow: 61*, D Warner: 50; I Tahir: 2/20) defeated Chennai Super Kings – 132/5 in 20 overs (Faf du Plessis: 45; R Khan: 2/17, V Shankar: 1/11) by 6 wickets and 19 balls to spare
Here is how Twitter reacted after CSK’s loss:
Back to winning ways @SunRisers 🙌🙌 pic.twitter.com/FdDfnKNXSS
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 17, 2019
Yessss a Big Win !!!!
5th on the Table , If we can Win another 2 Before Bairstow leaves that wld be GreatBest NRR this Year. #SRHvCSK pic.twitter.com/67YYraSh49
— Revanth® (@revanthbandari7) April 17, 2019
Will CSK Bhakts give credit to Warner and Bairstow for SRH win or talk about Dhoni’s absence for CSK loss? #SRHvCSK
— Rohit Swain (@rhtswn) April 17, 2019
Rayudu’s Dream11 points : 13.5
Shankar’s Dream11 points:
Batting: 2.5
Bowling: 10
Catching: 4Total: 16.5
Rayudu was ahead of Shankar with the bat, but Shankar’s ‘3D’ skills makes him the winner here. #SRHvCSK
— Peeyush Sharma (@peeyushsharmaa) April 17, 2019
Dismissing a batsman while playing a defensive shot speaks volumes about the quality of bowling. Tahir has been the spinner of this #IPL #SRHvCSK
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 17, 2019
Below par Score. Tells you how important Dhoni is to CSK. The batting form is a concern. Important how Raina uses CSK's spinners efficiently. It will determine where this game is headed. For now SRH are ahead. #SRHvCSK
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) April 17, 2019
1hr 50 odd mins for 20 overs to be bowled … Absolutely ridiculous #IPL …
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) April 17, 2019
Well done @rashidkhan_19 Shinwari mama 🤗 https://t.co/uWNP8rSTwZ
— Gulbadin Naib (@GbNaib) April 17, 2019
80/1 to 99/4 , how a game changes moments in the IPL, brilliant to watch and absolutely spot on bowling by @rashidkhan_19 , brilliant stuff all around! #CSKvSRH #IPL2019
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) April 17, 2019
Brilliant start by faf and Watson! Now a good chance for even 180! Still feel this wicket is on the slower side and will get a little bit slower as the night progresses 160 is still a difficult score to get. #CSKvsSRH #IPL2019
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) April 17, 2019
Advantage #Csk tonight against #Srh 👍 I’m looking forward 2 see Rayudu’s fireworks 🧨 tonight. Looks like #Srh wud hav 2 chase somewher around 180 runs. Wud b an interesting chase for #srh especially for there middle order batters #CSKvsSRH #IPL
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) April 17, 2019
