In a fitting victory, life came full circle for Chennai Super Kings in Sharjah – a place where their IPL 2020 took a turn for the worse. Now, at the same venue, they became the second team after Delhi Capitals to qualify for the playoffs. Meanwhile, it was the captain M S Dhoni Who took the game into the final over and hit the winning shot with a big six at mid-on – just like old times. CSK were chasing a modest target of 135 and openers Ruturaj Gaikwad (45 off 38) and Faf du Plessis (41 off 36) took the lead to give the team a 75-run lead in ten overs. . As the pitch was on the slow side, CSK were in trouble when Suresh Raina quickly left the scene with a score of 107/3. SRH could have turned the game around, but Ambati Rayudu counter-attacked and made sure the equation was very well within reach as the game entered the final over.
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Earlier, Chennai Super Kings put on another disciplined bowling performance to restrict Sunrisers Hyderabad to 134 for seven in the Indian Premier League here on Thursday. Sharjah’s surface, which produced high-scoring games last year, has been the complete opposite this season as its slow nature makes the stroke difficult.
SRH’s innings never got the pace it needed and overall CSK should be chasing comfortably. Josh Hazlewood (3/24) and Dwayne Bravo (2/17) were the stand out bowlers for CSK.
Wriddhiman Saha smashed 44 off 46 balls but most of the SRH batsmen struggled to get ahead. Saha’s two sixes off Deepak Chahar in the third over were the highlight of his innings. The first was a hawk over midwicket and the second was like a lofted straight drive that cleared the ropes with ease. His opening partner Jason Roy fell cheap, trailing Josh Hazlewood as he went for a wild slog.
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Captain Kane Williamson hit two fours in his run-a-ball 11 before he was caught with a full ball in front of Dwayne Bravo, who went a little too far to pat the New Zealander into the pads. SRH were left at 74 for four when Saha got Ravindra Jadeja caught by MS Dhoni.
SRH, who made 97 for four in 15 overs, needed a final flourish in the last five overs. Abdul Samad (18 off 14) and Abhishek Sharma (18 off 13) made some sensational shots before he was dismissed in the 17th over by Hazlewood. CSK did a great job conceding only 37 runs in the death overs.
(with PTI inputs)
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