In the 43rd match of IPL-18, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 5 wickets. This is the seventh defeat of CSK this season. From this defeat, Chennai's way of reaching the playoffs has become difficult. The team will now have to win five matches and rely on other teams.
Hyderabad won the toss at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Cherok) on Friday and decided to bowl first. Chennai team was all out for 154 in 19.5 overs. Dewald Bravis scored the highest 42 runs from the team, while Harshal Patel took 4 wickets from SRH. In reply, Hyderabad lost 5 wickets in 18.4 overs.
Ishaan Kish to Hyderabad 44 and Kamindu Mendis scored an unbeaten 32. Noor Ahmed took 2 wickets from Chennai.
Match analysis in 5 points …
1. The Match of Player
Harshal Patel, who bowled in the fifth over of Chennai innings, reversed the match. He dismissed Sam Koran in his first over. After this, the set batsman Dwald Bravis sent the pavilion on the last ball of the 13th over. Harshal took 4 wickets for 28 runs in 4 overs.
2. The hero of the win
Camindu Mendis: Kamindu Mendis caught a brilliant catch to dismiss Dawald Brewis, who was playing 42 runs on Long of Long. After this wicket, Chennai's team lost the last 5 wickets and added 40 runs. The commissioner also threw 3 overs and Ravindra Jadeja gave up 26 runs. In addition, the Kamindu together with Nitish Reddy added 49 runs for the sixth wicket. Kamindu was unbeaten on 32.
Jaydev Undakat: Jaydev Undakat, who was bowling in the middle overs, sent Shivam Dubey to the pavilion cheaply. Dube was only able to score 12 runs. Undadkat gave 21 runs in 2.5 overs and dismissed 2 batsmen while bowling. He also caught Deepak Hooda.
Ishaan Kishan: After the Openers returned to the pavilion, Ishaan Kishon took over the Hyderabad innings. He added 36 runs with Aniket Verma. Isha played 44 off 34 balls.
3. Fighter of the Match
Dewald Brewis, who was playing his first match for Chennai, was seen fighting in this match. He played 42 off 25 balls. Bravis speeded Chennai's slow innings by scoring 3 sixes in one over of Kamindu Mendis. In addition to Dewald, Noor Ahmed took 2 wickets for CSK in the bowling department. He dismissed Ishaan Kishan and Aniket Verma.
4. Turning points
The Hyderabad team bowled brilliantly from the beginning. The team gave only 27 runs in the last 4 overs and dismissed 4 Chennai batsmen. The match proved to be the turning point. Jaydev Undakat and Captain Pet Cummins bowled brilliantly in the last overs.
Jaydev Undakat and Pat Cummins took 2-2 wickets.
5. Noor came in third
Chennai Chinaman spinner Noor Ahmed dismissed two Hyderabad batsmen and returned to the Purple Cape Leaderboard. He now has 14 wickets in 9 matches. Gujarat's famous Krishna is in the first place and Josh Hazelwood of Bengaluru is second.
Gujarat's Sai Sudarshan Orange Cape is the highest scorer of the tournament with 417 runs in the Cape Leaderboard. Virat Kohli is second with 392 runs. SRH has reached the eighth place in the points table after winning the third match. While Chennai is in the last place.
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