SRH vs CSK, IPL 2024 Highlights: Sunrisers Hyderabad Defeat Chennai Super Kings By 6 Wickets
SRH vs CSK, IPL 2024 Highlights: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by six wickets in the match 18 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season 2024.
The defending champions suffered consecutive losses away from home. Their batting prowess was hindered by the slow pitch conditions, and they encountered a formidable challenge from the hosts who aggressively attacked during the powerplay. Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Aiden Markram aggressively scored 78 runs in the first six overs, virtually sealing the game's fate early on. Despite a commendable effort by Moeen Ali to pull things back for CSK, it proved insufficient as the damage had already been done as Nitish Reddy and Heinrich Klaasen saw their side home by 6 wickets in front of a jam-packed stadium that mostly had yellow dominating.
SRH have won the game by 6 wickets and how! Nitish Reddy hits a six off the first ball of Deepak Chahar's over to take his side home.
Deshpande comes back into the attack and SRH get 9 runs off it. Just 6 runs needed!
Ravindra Jadeja comes to bowl his final over of the day and concedes 8 runs. SRH are 151-4 after 17 overs. Need 15 runs in 18 balls,
Is there still something left in the game? Moeen Ali gets Shahbaz Ahmed's wicket who is out Lbw!!
Rachin Ravindra comes to bowl his first over of the IPL 2024 and gives just 3 runs off it. SRH need 31 runs off as many balls.
Moeen Ali gets Aiden Markram's wicket but not before he gets to his well-compiled fifty as SRH are cruising along towards a big victory over the Men In Yellow. SRH are 132-3 after 14 overs.
Theekshana bowls another quiet over as give just 5 runs off the 13th over. SRH are 123-2 after 13 overs.
Moeen Ali comes into the attack and bowls a good over as they just get 6 runs off the over.
Moeen Ali comes into the attack and bowls a good over as they just get 6 runs off the over.
CSK bowlers finally manage to apply some break to the flow of runs but it looks like they are too late now as SRH need just 54 runs in as many balls.
Theekshana gets Head, but it could be a bit too late for the visitors, as SRH only need 60 off 62 balls.
Another expensive over from CSK as SRH get 11 runs off the 9th over bowled by Jadeja. SRH are 101-1 after 9 overs.
CSK breathe a sigh of relief as they manage two queit overs on the bounce. SRH are 90-1 after 8 overs.
Ravindra Jadeja is brough into the attack for some spin bowling. Bowls a tidy over as just 6 runs off it. SRH are 84-1 after 7 overs.
Tushar Deshpande comes into the attack to bowl the final over of the powerplay and goes for 14 runs. SRH are 78-1 after 6 overs.
Deepak Chahar is brought in for his third over for the night and goes for just 7 runs in the over as Head fails to find the gap on several occasions.
Maheesh Theekshana comes into the attack for CSK and goes for 11 runs. SRH are 57-1 after 4 overs.
Abhishek Sharma has given a flier of a start to Sunrisers. Spares noone, this young lad. But Deepak Chahar provides CSK the much-needed breakthrough as he gets rid of the dangerous man. But Sharma may have already done the required job for SRH. Aiden Markram, the new batter in for SRH. SRH are 46-1 after 3 overs.
Mukesh Choudhary comes to bowl the second over and goes for 27 runs!!!! Abhishek Sharma launches a ruthless attack to Mukesh! SRH are 35-0 after 2 overs.
Shivam Dube is subsituted for Mukesh Choudhary. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma open the batting for SRH. Moeen Ali drops Head's catch on first slip off Deepak Chahar's bowling and a six follows off his bat in the over. SRH are 8-0 after 1 over.
This could be a respectable total from Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as the pitch is not letting the ball come onto the bat very nicely. However, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have made a brilliant comeback into their bowling innings as CSK were once cruising along at 84-2 in the first 10 overs. SRH bowlers made use of the slower balls very effectively and managed to restrict CSK to 165-5 in 20 overs. Big task for the SRH openers as they would need good runs up the top initially.
A misfield from Jaydev Unadkat at the deep backward square-leg region and there's boundary for Jadeja. CSK finish on 165-5 after 20 overs.
Daryl Mitchell goes off Natarajan's third ball of the final over and CSK fand are all happy and cheery. Why? Cause it is MS Dhoni at the crease now!
Bhuvneshwar shines bright as he gives just 28 runs in his 4 overs and aslo gets a wicket. CSK are 158-4 after 19 overs.
Captain Cummins comes back to bowl his final over and goes for 13 runs. CSK have already got what looks like enough runs on this kind of a wicket, which is slow and sticky in nature. CSK are 152-4 after 18 overs.
Unadkat comes back to bowl his final over of the day and gives away just 7 runs. CSK are 139-4 in 17 overs.
T Natarajan comes back to bowl his third over of the night and gives away just 5 runs. CSK are 132-4 after 16 overs.
Rahane goes as Unadkat gets his first wicket of the night. SRH's slower balls prove effective! Rahane is caught by Markande off Unadkat's delivery. Rahane scored 35 runs off 30 balls, including 2 fours and 1 six. CSK are 127-4 after 15 overs. Daryl Mitchell is the new batter in.
Captain Cummins deals a huge blow to Chennai Super Kings as Shivam Dube falls. Cummins is jubilant as he dismisses the dangerous Shivam Dube who is caught by Bhuvneshwar off Cummins' bowling, scoring 45 runs off 24 balls, including 2 fours and 4 sixes. Ravindra Jadeja is the new batter in for CSK. CSK are 120-3 after 14 overs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad need wickets as CSK are looking dangerous as they reach the latter part of their innings. Rahane and Dube are set and in the middle for CSK. CSK are 115-2 after 13 overs.
T Natarajan bowls his second over and goes for 15 overs as Dube hits him for 2 consecutive sixes. CSK are 105-2 after 12 overs.
Jaydev Unadkat comes in to bowl his first wicket and bowls a tidy over. Gives away just 6 overs. CSK are 90-2 after 11 overs.
Captain Pat Cummins comes back to bowl his second over and gives away just 4 runs. CSK are 84-2 after 10 overs.
15 runs off Mayank Markande's second over as he hits him for a six and a boundary in the over. CSK are 80-2 after 9 overs.
Shivam Dube denies Shahbaz Ahmed of a good over as despite of a wicket having fallen just a few moments prior, Shivam dube is undeterred in his intentions to go after the spinner. Hits a six and a boundary. CSK are 65-2 after 8 overs.
Shahbaz Ahmed comes into the attack and has a big impact straight away. Gets the opposition captain's wicket as Ruturaj Gailwad falls. The delivery was pitched up around the middle, and Gaikwad opted to take the risk of clearing the fielder at long-on. However, he ended up getting too close to the ball, resulting in him dragging it off the inner half. The ball went straight into Abdul Samad's hands stationed at long-on.
Mayank Markande comes into the attack and bowls a tidy over as he only concedes 6 runs off the over.
First six overs are bowled as CSK get 15 runs off the third over of the Bhuvneshwar Kumar over. CSK are 48-1 after 6 overs.
Pat Cummins comes to bowl the fifth over and gets the treatment on the very second ball as Ajinkya Rahane hits him for a massive six. But Cummins makes an excellent comeback as he only goes for 7 runs despite being hit for a six.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls an exceptional over as he gets Rachin Ravindra's wicket and gives away only 1 run in the over. CSK are 26-1 after 4 overs.
Rachin Ravindra goes after Bhuvneshwar Kumar but fails to send the ball where he intended; skies the ball and gets caught to the right of the mid-wicket region. Bhuvi gets his first wicket of the season.
T Natarajan comes into the attack and goes for runs as the CSK batters get 12 runs off the over. CSK are 25-0 after 3 overs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes into the attack as CSK get just 6 runs off the over. CSK are 13-0 after 2 overs.
Rachin Ravindra and Ruturaj Gaikwad start the batting innings for CSK as they get 7 runs off the first over.
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Jaydev Unadkat, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan
Ruturaj Gaikwad said " It's going pretty well, the group is responding well. Nothing much changes for me, obviously this is a new challenge, but I'm feeling good. Pathirana is slightly ill - three changes for us, Moeen Ali,Theekshana and Mukesh Chowdhary come in. The bowlers are ready to go and so are the youngsters."
Pat Cummins after winning the toss and electing to bowl first said, "We'll bowl first. Looks like a good wicket and should stay the same for the whole match. We've got a great squad. Mayank Agarwal is unwell, he's replaced by Nitish Reddy. Last time, there were 500 runs scored, this looks like a good wicket as well."
SRH win the toss and have elected to bowl first.
Here's a recap of the last five encounters between SunRisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings:
- April 21, 2023: CSK (138/3) defeated SRH (134/7) by 7 wickets.
- May 1, 2022: CSK (202/2) defeated SRH (189/6) by 13 runs.
- April 9, 2022: SRH (155/2) defeated CSK (154/7) by 8 wickets.
- Sep 30, 2021: CSK (139/4) defeated SRH (134/7) by 6 wickets.
- April 28, 2021: CSK (173/3) defeated SRH (171/3) by 7 wickets.
Chennai Super Kings have emerged victorious in 4 out of their 8 matches at this stadium, while Sunrisers Hyderabad have clinched victory in 32 out of their 52 matches here.
The 18th match of the Indian Premier League 2024 is scheduled to take place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Known for favoring batters, this venue witnessed Sunrisers Hyderabad posting the highest-ever IPL score of 277 runs, with Mumbai Indians nearly chasing it down as they scored 246 runs.
Hello and welcome to you all, to ABP Live's live coverage of the yet another promising match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season 2024. SRH will face off against the CSK at their home ground in Hyderabad. The toss will take place at 7:00 pm IST. Stick around to follow the latest updates from the match.
Background
Welcome to ABP Live's live coverage of yet another exciting match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, where SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) are set to face off against the defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in match number 18 of the tournament. The clash will take place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on April 5 (Friday).
Pat Cummins-led SunRisers Hyderabad have accumulated only two points from three matches, suffering a seven-wicket defeat against Gujarat Titans (GT) in their last game. On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings, with four points, faced a setback in their previous match against Delhi Capitals (DC), losing by 20 runs.
SRH struggled against GT, scoring a below-par 162-8 with no batter reaching 30 runs. Abhishek Sharma and Abdul Samad top-scored with 29 each. CSK faced an unexpected loss to DC, conceding 191-5 while batting first. Chennai lost early wickets in the chase and couldn't recover. Both teams will now aim to bounce back in the upcoming matches.
Chennai Super Kings hold a more advantageous position in the IPL 2024 so far, presently occupying the third position in the points table with two wins out of three games. Meanwhile, SunRisers Hyderabad find themselves in the seventh spot with only one victory in three outings.
CSK Hold Upper Hand Against SRH In IPL History
In their IPL history, SRH and CSK have crossed paths 19 times, with Hyderabad emerging victorious in only five matches, while Chennai has secured victory in 14 encounters. In the 2023 edition, when these teams faced off, Chennai Super Kings convincingly defeated SunRisers Hyderabad by seven wickets at Chepauk.
SRH vs CSK Head-To-Head Record
Matches - 19
SunRisers Hyderabad Wins - 5
Chennai Super Kings Wins - 14
No Result - 0
SRH vs CSK Probable Playing 11s
SunRisers Hyderabad Playing 11: Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Jaydev Unadkat, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan
Chennai Super Kings Playing 11: Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana
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