Chennai Super Kings registered a 13-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Sunday in MS Dhoni’s first match as captain, after taking over the same from Ravindra Jadeja.
Nicholas Pooran remained unbeaten after his blitzkrieg knock of 64 off 33, and he did get his side close, but in the end, SRH fell agonisingly short of the required total.
This, after Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway got CSK off to a flying start, Gaikwad scored 99 in 57 balls, Conway remained unbeaten at 85 off 55, as he helped the side reach a total of 202/2 in 20 overs.
In reply, Abhishek Sharma and Kane Williamson also started well for SRH, but Mukesh Choudhary’s four-wicket spell rocked the 2016-IPL champs.
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— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) May 1, 2022
The win, which coincided with MS Dhoni’s return to captaincy, kept CSK afloat for an improbable playoff berth as they now have six points with five matches remaining, while SRH remained in the fourth position with 10 points in the overall standing.
Abhishek Sharma (39) and Williamson gave SRH a flying start to their chase but Choudhary struck twice in two balls to reduce the Hyderabad outfit to 58 for 2 in six overs.
While Sharma was caught by Dwaine Pretorius at long-on, Rahul Tripathi was out for a duck after giving catching practice at short third man.
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Aiden Markram hit two sixes before falling prey to Mitchell Santner.
For Match 46 – Ruturaj Gaikwad is adjudged Player of the Match for his brilliant knock of 99 as #CSK win by 13 runs against #SRH.#TATAIPL #SRHvCSK pic.twitter.com/TbkJcEssh1
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Pooran hit Ravindra Jadeja for a six before unleashing a monstrous reverse sweep for another maximum, while Williamson too notched up a one-handed six to keep the scoreboard ticking.
The SRH skipper, however, was trapped in front by Pretorius as it became 126 for 4 in the 15th over. Pooran then kept fighting in vain while scoreboard pressure took a toll on the other batters.
With inputs from PTI
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