SRH vs CSK: Sunrisers Hyderabad bounced back from their recent slump in the 2024 IPL with a dominant six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings on Friday. Abhishek Sharma’s explosive 37 off 12 balls set the tone for SRH, while Aiden Markram’s steady 50 off 36 balls and Travis Head’s 31 off 24 balls ensured a comfortable chase.
Opting to bowl first after winning the toss, SRH’s bowlers kept a tight grip on CSK’s run rate in the early overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck early to dismiss Rachin Ravindra for 12 off nine balls. CSK’s captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad, showed promise with a knock of 26 off 21 balls but fell to Shahbaz Ahmed in the eighth over.
Shivam Dube’s aggressive innings of 45 runs off 24 balls propelled CSK’s innings, taking them to 119/2 in the 14th over. However, his dismissal by Pat Cummins marked a turning point as SRH tightened their grip, conceding just 38 runs in the last five overs. CSK finished their innings at 165/5.
In response, SRH started strongly with Sharma’s blitzkrieg before Markram and Head steadied the innings. Despite losing a few wickets towards the end, SRH reached the target with ease, winning by six wickets and boosting their campaign in the tournament.
The victory will be a confidence booster for SRH as they look to build momentum in the IPL, while CSK will be looking to bounce back from this defeat in their upcoming matches.
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SRH vs CSK: Full Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings (20 ovs maximum)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachin Ravindra | c Markram b Kumar | 12 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 | ||
| Ruturaj Gaikwad (c) | c Abdul Samad b Shahbaz Ahmed | 26 | 21 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 123.80 | ||
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Markande b Unadkat | 35 | 30 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 116.66 | ||
| Shivam Dube | c Kumar b Cummins | 45 | 24 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 187.50 | ||
| Ravindra Jadeja | not out | 31 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 134.78 | ||
| Daryl Mitchell | c Abdul Samad b Natarajan | 13 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 118.18 | ||
| MS Dhoni † | not out | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 1, w 1) | 2 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 8.25) | 165/5 | |||||||
| Did not bat: Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana | |||||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Rachin Ravindra, 3.1 ov), 2-54 (Ruturaj Gaikwad, 7.1 ov), 3-119 (Shivam Dube, 13.4 ov), 4-127 (Ajinkya Rahane, 14.6 ov), 5-160 (Daryl Mitchell, 19.3 ov) • DRS | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Sharma | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T Natarajan | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mayank Markande | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11.00 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaydev Unadkat | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad (T: 166 runs from 20 ovs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Head | c Ravindra b Theekshana | 31 | 24 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 129.16 | ||
| Abhishek Sharma | c Jadeja b Chahar | 37 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 308.33 | ||
| Aiden Markram | lbw b Ali | 50 | 36 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 138.88 | ||
| Shahbaz Ahmed | lbw b Ali | 18 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 94.73 | ||
| Heinrich Klaasen † | not out | 10 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 90.90 | ||
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | not out | 14 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 175.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 3, lb 1, nb 1, w 1) | 6 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 18.1 Ov (RR: 9.13) | 166/4 | |||||||
| Did not bat: Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat | |||||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Abhishek Sharma, 2.4 ov), 2-106 (Travis Head, 9.4 ov), 3-132 (Aiden Markram, 13.6 ov), 4-141 (Shahbaz Ahmed, 15.4 ov) • DRS | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepak Chahar | 3.1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mukesh Choudhary | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27.00 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tushar Deshpande | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.66 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
