IPL
2021, CSK vs SRH Highlights: Chennai Super Kings move to the top of the points
table with five wins from six games
IPL 2021, CSK vs SRH
Highlights: Ruturaj
Gaikwad’s cool quotient blended beautifully with Faf du Plessis’ flamboyance as
Chennai Super Kings outsmarted Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in an
Indian Premier League (IPL) match. Gaikwad was calmness personified as he tore
apart the Sunrisers attack during his 75 off 44 balls after Du Plessis (56 off
38 balls) launched the initial assault, making a target of 172 looking easier
than it actually was. The win was CSK’s fifth on the trot which helped them
leapfrog Royal Challengers Bangalore to the top of the table while Hyderabad
stayed at the bottom.
Earlier, after
opting to bat, contrasting half-centuries from Manish Pandey and
skipper Warner along with a cameo from Kane Williamson ensured
a decent 171/3 for SRH. Warner (57 off 55 balls) and Pandey (61 off 46 balls)
added 106 runs for the second wicket at the Kotla but it was Williamson’s 26
not out off 10 balls and Kedar Jadhav’s 12 off 4 balls which ensured a
competitive total for SRH. Lungi Ngidi was the best bowler for CSK, returning
figures of 2 for 35 from 4 overs while Sam Curran (1/30) got the other wicket.
A 129-run opening stand between Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis
helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by seven
wickets in an Indian Premier League contest at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on
Wednesday.
Gaikwad made 75 off 44 balls (12x4)
while du Plessis scored 56 off 38 balls (6x4, 1x6) as CSK
chased down 171/3 put up by SRH with nine balls to spare.
With this win, CSK
go back to the top of the points table.
Five wins in
a row and @ChennaiIPL sit atop the table. #SRH are at No. 8. https://t.co/dvbR7X1Kzc #VIVOIPL #CSKvSRH pic.twitter.com/azvYnZOL8E
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 28, 2021
SRH struggled to
get wickets, as their pace trio of Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed and Siddarth
Kaul couldn't get any assistance from the placid pitch.
The three conceded
92 runs in 11.3 overs as the CSK openers made merry.
Leg-spinner Rashid Khan took 3/36 in his four overs but he was far
from miserly on a pitch that helped strokeplay.
CSK raced to 50
without loss in the powerplay stage.
Both Gaikwad and
du Plessis have had successful opening partnerships in the past few matches.
They added 115 in the game against Kolkata Knight Riders, 74 against the Royal
Challengers Bangalore and 129 against SRH on Wednesday.
By the time both
were dismissed by Rashid, CSK were already on course for a win.
Earlier, Kane
Williamson's 10-ball 26 at the back-end of the SRH innings helped his side
score 58 runs in the last five overs to reach a fighting total of 171/3 in 20
overs.
Williamson arrived
at the crease with SRH needing a fillip as CSK's fielding and tight bowling had
restricted the Hyderabad franchise.
After opener Jonny
Bairstow was dismissed early, skipper David Warner and No. 3 Manish Pandey
added 106 runs for the second wicket in 13.5 overs. While there was no loss of
wicket, Warner struggled to get his shots going and couldn't increase the run
rate. He fell for a 55-ball 57, which included two sixes and three fours.
Pandey, who was
included in the side after being benched in the previous game, looked more fluent
as he hammered his way to a 46-ball 61 (5x4, 1x6).
However, it was
Williamson who turned it on for SRH. The New Zealand captain, who walked in to
bat at No. 4, took 19 runs (20 overall) off Shardul Thakur's final over, the
innings' 19th.
Williamson hit one
six and four fours during his innings, while Kedar Jadhav chipped in with 12
off four balls.
For CSK, Lungi
Ngidi took 2/35 while Sam Curran scalped 1/30.
Brief scores: SunRisers Hyderabad 171/3 in 20
overs (M Pandey 61, D Warner 57, K Williamson 26 not out, L Ngidi 2/35, S
Curran 1/30) vs Chennai Super Kings 173/3 in 18.3 overs (R Gaikwad 75, F du
Plessis 56, R Khan 3/36).
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