Chennai: Devon Conway struck a fine unbeaten half-century and shared an 87-run stand with opening partner Ruturaj Gaikwad as Chennai Super Kings defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in an Indian Premier League match here on Friday. Chasing 134/7, the New Zealander hit an unbeaten 57-ball 77, while Gaikwad scored 35 off 30 deliveries as CSK scored 138 for 3 in 18.4 overs at the M Chidambaram Stadium.
Earlier, India spinner Ravindra Jadeja accounted for three crucial wickets to restrict SRH to a below-par score. Jadeja dismissed opener Abhishek Sharma (34), Rahul Tripathi (21) and Mayank Agarwal (2) as the 34-year-old emerged the most successful bowler for his side with figures of 3/22 in his four overs.
Brief scores:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 134/7 in 20 overs (Abhishek Sharma 34, Rahul Tripathi 21; Ravindra Jadeja 3/22, Matheesha Pathirana 1/22).
Chennai Super Kings: 138 for 3 in 18.4 overs (Devon Conway 77, Ruturaj Gaikwad 35; Mayank Markande 2/23).
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Innings report:
Jadeja shines as CSK restricts SRH to 134 for 7
Chennai: It was trial by spin for the Sunrisers Hyderabad batters as the Chennai Super Kings slow bowlers, especially Ravindra Jadeja, came up with a superb performance to restrict the visiting team to a modest 134 for 7 in their IPL match here on Friday. Jadeja was the best bowler for CSK with 3 for 22, while Abhishek Sharma (34) was the top scorer for the Sunrisers, who just couldn't get going after being sent in to bat by skipper M S Dhoni.
SRH batters faltered despite a 35-run partnership for the opening wicket between Harry Brook (18) and Sharma and a 36-run stand for the second wicket between Sharma and Rahul Tripathi (21) as the CSK spinners took over. There was no significant partnership in the middle order as the Hyderabad batters failed to push the score, struggling against the CSK spinners.
Jadeja was the key bowler for the Super Kings as he spun a web around the opposition batters. The experienced Jadeja (3/22) and Maheesh Theekshana (1/27) strangled the SRH batting unit after Dhoni made the spinners bowl in tandem from over 7 to 15. Jadeja, as always, got through his 4 overs quickly and put the brakes on the SRH scoring. He picked up the wickets of Sharma, Tripathi and Mayank Agarwal (2).
Such was the dominance of the spinners that after 10.3 overs, SRH batters couldn't get any boundary for the next 36 balls. Brook appeared to find his groove and hit Tushar Deshpande for two consecutive boundaries before he fell to a good catch by Ruturaj Gaikwad off Akash Singh. Sharma, who hit the first six of the match in the third over off Singh, hit three fours and a sixer before becoming Jadeja's first victim.
The left-handed batter fell to a good catch by Ajinkya Rahane in the deep as Jadeja got into the act. Agarwal, who was bumped down the order to No.6 did not last too long. After surviving a caught and bowled chance to Jadeja, who could not hold on to a chance as Klaasen got in the way, Agarwal jumped out of the crease only to miss the ball as Dhoni did the rest behind the stumps. (PTI)
IPL SCOREBOARD: CSK vs SRH
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Harry Brook c Gaikwad b Akash Singh 18
Abhishek Sharma c Rahane b Jadeja 34
Rahul Tripathi c Akash Singh b Jadeja 21
Aiden Markram c Dhoni b Theekshana 12
Heinrich Klaasen c Gaikwad b Pathirana 17
Mayank Agarwal st Dhoni b Jadeja 2
Marco Jansen not out 17
Washington Sundar run out 9
Extras: (LB-2, W-2) 4
Total: (For 7 wickets, 20 overs) 134
Fall of wickets: 1-35, 2-71, 3-84, 4-90, 5-95, 6-116, 7-134.
Bowling: Akash Singh 3-0-17-1, Tushar Deshpande 3-0-26-0, Maheesh Theekshana 4-0-27-1, Moeen Ali 2-0-18-0, Ravindra Jadeja 4-0-22-3, Matheesha Pathirana 4-0-22-1.
Brief scores:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 134/7 in 20 overs (Abhishek Sharma 34, Rahul Tripathi 21; Ravindra Jadeja 3/22, Matheesha Pathirana 1/22)
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Chennai: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won the toss on Friday and chose to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) here at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Here's what the captains had to say:
MS Dhoni: We'll bowl first. This pitch is 50-50 because it is slightly cloudy. There might be dew so always better to chase. All packed together on the points table, we need to do well and not look at the table at this moment. Combination wise, we have been fortunate because we haven't had all players available. The headaches start later when everyone becomes available. We are playing the same XI, and have the same impact subs as well.
Aiden Markram: We'd have also bowled first. We had a good game against KKR batting first, so hopefully we can take a leaf out of that. I think we need to get the whole game good together, one skill is good and the other not as much, so we are working on it. If one of them is having a good night, they have to make it big. Hectic schedules but we are not complaining, the IPL allows us the chance to travel around and meet different fan bases. We've got the same 16 from the MI game, but since we are batting first here, there will be a change to the XI.
Teams:
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
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh, Matheesha Pathirana
CSK Substitute Players: Ambati Rayudu, Shaikh Rasheed, S Senapati, Dwaine Pretorius, R Hangargekar
