IPL 2023 Highlights, Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: 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.
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Indian Premier League, 2023
Chennai Super Kings
138/3 (18.4)
Sunrisers Hyderabad
134/7 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 29 )
Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets
Excellent inning by Devon Conway helps Chennai in a successful smooth run chase against Sunrisers. After this match, CSK is now on the top of the points table.
Conway seems in a hurry to end the chase by hitting two back-to-back boundaries. CSK need 3 runs in 12 balls
Impact player Ambati Rayudu departs early for 9 runs. Mayank Markande bags his second wicket. CSK need 13 runs in 18 balls.
Ajinkya Rahane departs in Mayank Markande's over as Chennai reach closer to target. CSK need 24 runs in 30 balls.
Chennai batters taking the team closer to target as Conway still stands strong at 59. CSK need 25 runs in balls 32 balls.
Following an unfortunate run out, Gaikwad walks back to pavilion for 35. Rahane enters as CSK need 44 runs in 48 balls.
Conway got his half-century off just 33 balls as the opening partnership for Chennai reaches 86. CSK need 49 runs in 59 balls.
Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers look for a breakthrough as the opening partnership for Chennai reaches 77. CSK need 57 runs in 65 balls.
Conway (40) hits it hard. Sends the ball across the ground in Jansen's 6th over taking full advantage of the Powerplay. Support comes in from Gaikwad from the other end. CSK need 72 runs in 82 balls.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway start the 135-run chase against Hyderabad. Finds good boundaries in the first two overs taking the team to a total of 17/0 (2)
Chennai Super Kings halt Sunrisers Hyderabad at 134. The match seems to be in control by Dhoni's squad so far.
Chennai's spot on fielding show leaves Sunrisers at 119/6 (18)
Chennai bowling bench fills the vacuum for missing seasoned campaigners. SRH 114/5 (17)
Maheesh Theekshana first dismisses skipper Aiden Markram and then Jadeja follows the lead by taking down Mayank Agarwal. Vintage show by Dhoni from behind the wickets. SRH 98/5 (14)
Ravindra Jadeja takes down Rahul Tripathi at 21 as SRH reach 84/3 (11.2)
Jadeja takes out settled batter Abhishek Sharma. SRH 83/2 (11)
Maheesh Theekshana receives the first maximum of the match from Abhishek Sharma. SRH 55/1 (7)
Big success comes in the form of Harry Brook. Akash Singh pulls it off with Jadeja's good catch. SRH 35/1 (5)
Tushar Deshpande bowls well in the first half. Brook smashes the ball for a 4. Finishes the over with a scoop to fetch another boundary. SRH 34/0 (4)
Just like the last one, this over also ended with a boundary. SRH 13/0 (2)
Akash Singh bowls a tight first over to SRH openers. Brook sends the ball for a boundary in the last delivery. SRH 6/0 (1)
CSK Subs: Ambati Rayudu, Shaikh Rasheed, S Senapati, Dwaine Pretorius, R Hangargekar
SRH Subs: T Natarajan, Vivrant Sharma, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Dagar, Sanvir Singh
Sunrisers Hyderabad XI: Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (Captain), Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik
Chennai Super Kings XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK/Captain), Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh, Matheesha Pathirana
MS Dhoni has won the toss and elected to bowl first. CSK will play with the same Playing XI as was in the previous game.
The batting tracks in Chennai during the first two games have proven to be favorable for batsmen and spinners alike, while the fast bowlers have struggled and proved to be expensive. It is anticipated that this trend may persist, as the weather forecast predicts warm and humid conditions.
Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings is currently on the third position on the points table with eight points from five matches - of which they won three and lost two. Meanwhile, SRH are ninth on the table with four points in five games, including two wins and three defeats.
CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK/Captain), Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana, Akash Singh, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, RS Hangargekar, Mitchell Santner, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Bhagath Varma, Nishant Sindhu
SRH: Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan, Washington Sundar, Vivrant Sharma, Umran Malik, Mayank Dagar, Akeal Hosein, Glenn Phillips, Adil Rashid, Samarth Vyas, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Kartik Tyagi, Sanvir Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Nitish Reddy
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the match between 4-times champion CSK and one-time title winner SRH. The match will begin at around 7.30 pm while the toss will take place at 7 pm.