CSK vs SRH HIGHLIGHTS: CSK WIN by 7 wickets – Chennai Super Kings registered their 4th win of the campaign and continue to soar high in their fortress Chepauk. Set to chase 135 runs, the hosts got off to a great start. Opener Devon Conway slammed an unbeaten 77-run knock to guide his side to victory. Earlier, it was the CSK spinners who demolished their opponents. Ravindra Jadeja struck thrice while Theekshana dismissed Aiden Markram. Abhishek Sharma was the only highlight who scored 34 runs after being promoted up the order to open the innings with Harry Brook. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
Devon Conway’s fearless unbeaten knock of 77 runs and Ravindra Jadeja’s magnificent spell helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) clinch a 7-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match here at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday.
CSK started their chase of 135 with Ruturaj Gaikwad slamming a boundary off Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s delivery. Gaikwad and Devon Conway were off to a spectacular start with the bat and released pressure straightaway. The duo made optimum use of the field restrictions and produced 23 runs off the final over of the powerplay as they moved to 60/0. Both the openers complimented each other very well and the Chennai Super Kings were cruising in the chase. Devon Conway reached his half-century off just 34 deliveries as the home side were 86/0 at the halfway mark.
SRH finally produced a breakthrough in one of the most unusual ways as Gaikwad was run-out at the non-striker’s end after the ball touched Umran Malik’s hand in his followthrough. The visitors didn’t give up as Mayank Markande claimed the wickets of Ajinkya Rahane and impact player Ambati Rayudu in no time.
However, Conway remained unbeaten in the end and finished the job for CSK, who completed a clinical victory by 7 wickets.
Earlier, Jadeja’s three-wicket haul helped CSK restrict SRH to 134/7. For CSK, Jadeja bagged three while Akash Singh, Maheesh Theekshana and Matheesha Pathirana claimed one wicket each. For SRH, Abhishek Sharma scored the highest with 34 off 26 while Rahul Tripathi played a knock of 21 runs.
Opted to field first, CSK received a fine start as their bowlers kept Sunrisers Hyderabad openers Harry Brook and Abhishek Sharma on their toes with their quality bowling. In the 5th over of the game, Akash Singh drew first blood as he removed SRH opener Brook for his individual score of 18.
The right-handed batter Rahul Tripathi then came out to bat. Tripathi and Abhishek handled SRH’s charge as they kept piling runs for their team, slamming boundaries regularly. However, their partnership was broken by Ravindra Jadeja who dis
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missed well-set batter Abhishek for 34 in the 10th over of the game.
Abhishek’s wicket invited right-handed batter and captain Aiden Markram to the crease. Hyderabad lost their two main players in under two overs as Jadeja first cleared Tripathi for 21 and then in the 13th over Maheesh Theekshana dismissed Markram for 12.
Heinrich Klaasen kept the scoreboard ticking as wickets tumbled at the other end to 91/4. Jadeja bagged his third wicket of the match as he dismissed Mayank Agarwal for 2 in the 14th over of the game.
Klaasen showed some resistance and kept piling runs while Marco Jansen played an anchor role. The resistance from the Proteas batter, however, finally ended at the hands of Matheesha Pathirana. After troubling Klaasen with a sequence of intelligent deliveries, Pathirana finally outfoxed the troublesome batter and had him caught at cover. Washington Sundar then came out to bat. However, some sensible batting by Sundar and Marco Jansen in the last two overs ensured that their team post a respectable total of 134/7 on board.
Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana
CSK Substitute Players: Ambati Rayudu, Shaikh Rasheed, S Senapati, Dwaine Pretorius, R Hangargekar
Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abhishek Sharma, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik
SRH Substitute Players: T Natarajan, Vivrant Sharma, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Dagar, Sanvir Singh
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There are several injuries at the CSK camp. Ben Stokes, Sisanda Magala, Simarjeet Singh, Deepak Chahar, and Simarjeet Chahar are all hurt, although Matheesha Pathirana has just recently recovered from COVID-19. MS Dhoni, the skipper of CSK, is also treating a knee ailment. With three victories from five games and a respectable net run rate of 0.265, CSK are in third place in the IPL 2023 points standings despite the injury setbacks.
Sunrisers Hyderabad has struggled to win games in IPL 2023 due to losing wickets in the Powerplay. They haven’t had someone who can lead the innings in the middle order. As Mumbai Indians defeated SRH in Hyderabad by 14 runs, it was their third defeat in five games. SRH was never out of the game, but they lost too many wickets to control the chase. In 19.5 overs, they were out for 178 runs.
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