Dubai, Oct 13 (IANS/GloFans) : Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) despair for a win, after 2 successive defeats, lastly ended on Tuesday as the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led group registered a 20-run sway SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH).
The win helped CSK to maintain their playoff really hopes to life as the team currently sits at the sixth area on the points table while SRH remain at the 5th placement in the eight group table.
Both CSK and also SRH have 6 matches each delegated play in the organization stage.
After putting a reputable 167/6 wickets in 20 overs, some disciplined and cost-effective bowling helped CSK restrict their challengers at 147/8 arches in 20 overs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Chasing the target, SRH suffered a top-order collapse as their opener-cum-skipper David Warner( 9), Manish Pandey (4 )and Jonny Bairstow (23) were back in the hut with simply 59 work on board.Kane Williamson( 57) took control of the proceedings however, the Kiwi skipper lacked support as gates went on toppling from the other end.Priyam Garg and also Vijay Shankar chipped in with 16 and 12 runs prior to falling, despite Williamson maintaining the fight on single-handedly.Karn Sharma came with a much required development in the 18th over, using brakes on Williamson’s innings, which lasted 39 shipments and had seven boundaries.
Rashid Khan as well as Shahbaz Nadeem contributed with 14 as well as 5 runs specifically.Nonetheless, it wasn’t enough to assist SRH cross the line.
For CSK, Dwayne Bravo and Karn Sharma headed 2 arches each while Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran and also Shardul Thakur settled with one each.Earlier, some valuable contributions by Ambati Rayudu( 41 )as well as Shane Watson (42 ), complied with by a fast as well as unbeaten 25 from Ravindra Jadeja led CSK to 167/6 gates in the
allotted 20 overs.
Opting to bat after winning the throw, CSK obtained the very first jolt when opener Faf du Plessis departed without troubling the scorers with the scorecard analysis 10/1.Sam Curran (31), that was promoted to open the innings with duPlessis, became Sandeep’s 2nd target after which Watson and Rayudu anchored the CSK innings.
The duo was associated with a vital 81-run stand for the third wicket.After they left, Dhoni(21 )as well as Jadeja took CSK past the 150-run mark as the three-time champions finished their allocation at 167/6 wickets.
For SRH, Sandeep( 2/19), Khaleel Ahmed( 2/45) as well as T Natarajan( 2/41 )chose couple of gates each.Brief scores: CSK: 167/6 wkts in 20 overs( Shane Watson 42, Ambati Rayudu 41; Sandeep Sharma 2/19) beat SRH 147/8 wkts( Kane Willaimson 57, Jonny Bairstow 23; Dwayne Bravo 2/25 )by 20 runs– IANS gf/qma
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