Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday gave a big blow to Chennai Super Kings’ playoff expectations with a five -wicket victory at the Battle of Strugglers at MA Chidambaram Stadium. The first victory of SRH in Chepuk, Harshal Patel’s brilliant 4 was followed by a dull surface for 28 and a composition that took him into line in 18.4 overs.
The victory of Chennai’s batting kept harassing him as he left for 154 in 19.5 overs. Developed Bravis scored a top with a fluent 42 off 25 balls, while Deepak Huda’s 22 late cameo helped CSK Limp in 150. SRH pace attack, led by Harshal’s clever variations and not from Pat Cummins (2/21), Jaydev Unadkat (2/21), and Mohammed, and Mohammed, and Mohammed, and Mohammed.
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Despite chasing dew, SRH worked hard for a minor target. Following the initial failures, Ishaan Kishan (44 out of 34) anchored the innings, before Kamindu Mendis (32* from 32* 22) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (19* to 13) finished the work with a quiet 49-roll anbreken stand for the sixth wicket.
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With this win, SRH moved to eighth position in the Ten-Team table, collected six points out of nine matches. Their playoffs are expected, although thin, survives – they need to win all five of their remaining fixtures, and to be in dispute by a healthy margin.
For CSK, this was his seventh disadvantage in nine matches, he left the lower part of the table and required a close-chilli to qualify-five consecutive wins and a favorable points cut-off. Disadvantage also highlighted their growing concerns: a brittle top-order, lack of bowling bite, and low confidence in the board.
Brief score:
Chennai Super Kings: 154 All in 19.5 overs (Developed Brevis 42; Harshal Patel 4/28).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 155/5 in 18.4 overs (Ishaan Kishan 44).
