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Pat Cummins applauded Abhishek Sharma’s performance and noted that few would wish to bowl to him on this sort of wicket. Cummins expressed hope of big scores coming from himself and his team members in future matches.
CSK vs SRH
Top four IPL teams have now all won two matches, with CSK taking an early lead in second place. After losing to Lucknow Super Giants earlier in the tournament, CSK quickly rebounded by successfully defending a modest total at Chepauk using dew on the outfield to their advantage and bowling well and utilising dew drops effectively to contain an opponent with positive batsmen playing positively and bowlers getting decent movement off their deliveries. It was an outstanding display from home team players; batsmen played positively while bowlers got good movement off.
SRH struggled in their pursuit, with their top order failing miserably to deliver on any front. Both openers were lost within the first three balls, with their lower order struggling as well; batsmen were easily picked off by CSK bowlers; even Abhishek Sharma started well but eventually it all fizzled out; ultimately CSK won by five wickets with an late surge from SRH not enough to derail it all.
CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad laments how difficult batting in these conditions was, not capitalizing on opening partnerships or giving away loose balls in the Powerplay. Although admitting they gave away some loose balls during Powerplay, overall it was considered a strong performance with their bowlers providing outstanding spells of ball control.
He adds that winning the toss and opting to bowl was also a blessing in disguise, with Tushar Deshpande being singled out as being outstanding and taking key wickets at crucial times in the match. He praises Tushar Deshpande as being his top bowler – taking key wickets when needed most.
Jadeja comes into bat for the final over as SRH need to accelerate their run rate and relieve some pressure with only 12 runs being scored in 14 overs remaining.
He begins by conceding a wide, but then scores two singles off consecutive deliveries. Ajinkya Rahane tries to pull but misses. When going for another big shot he edges one back to the keeper, edgeing to be out.
SRH are in trouble here as Matheesha Pathirana has made inroads into their batting by dismissing Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen with death bowling – taking full advantage of a slow pitch and poor batsmen performances to take wickets at will.
SRH vs CSK
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Co have made a disappointing start, so a win against Pat Cummins & Co will keep them within striking distance of the top three teams.
SRH won the toss and decided to bat first on a pitch that offered spinners some assistance, with excellent results as their bowlers kept the opposition to 165 runs for victory. Shivam Dube stood out as an outstanding performer for their home side while Bhuvneshwar Kumar showed some promise at times as well.
After an initially dismal start, SRH’s innings quickly picked up pace during the second half. Middle order batsmen took risks on this surface without fearing failure – giving SRH hope of running away with it but then succumbing to an early collapse that led to Abhishek Sharma being caught deep by Ravindra Jadeja and ultimately going out as one of their major losers for the night.
Last 10 overs were extremely pivotal as the lower order attempted to play big shots on an increasingly difficult pitch, yet were unable to score runs as they attempted hitting boundaries over long on. Mukesh Choudhary led the SRH batting order with 61 runs while Ravindra Jadeja and Maheesh Theekshana both made fifties for the visitors.
Shardul Thakur bowled a length ball to Klaasen who tried defending, but was out on two balls. Jadeja hit six over cover for single off third ball. Thereafter was one single and then dot on fourth & fifth deliveries – leaving SRH struggling to accelerate at an appropriate rate.
Head and Abhishek Sharma began the innings for Sunrisers Hyderabad but failed to capitalize on their promising start. While they shared a decent partnership, they may have expected to accelerate at the end of powerplay. But CSK bowlers had other plans, exerting enormous pressure on batsmen in the deep. Natarajan, Unadkat and Chahar each bowled their full quota of overs under Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s guidance. Pacers did not allow SRH to get away with their loose approach and Mitchell took five catches from deep. Unfortunately for them, their hosts could not recover from this batting collapse and lost by 78 runs. This defeat leaves them in an extremely precarious position in the table, now trailing Mumbai Indians by four points and facing off against Delhi Daredevils for a decider game on April 22 – which will also take place at this same venue – so stay tuned as we provide live coverage of that contest.
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