Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad - Indian Premier League - 34th match – Live Score and Update
Sunrisers Hyderabad 159 v Chennai Super Kings 160 - Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
The 34th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) was won by Chennai Super Kings, who defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, who chose to bat, were hoping to put their opponents on the back foot by posting a huge total on the board.
However, their plans went awry as they lost their first wicket with only four runs on the board when Q de Kock was removed by Sharma after scoring four runs off three deliveries. This was followed by the demise of the second wicket with 12 runs on the scorecard.
With GH Vihari back in the pavilion after scoring only two runs, it was time for skipper CL White to take the field, but also mustered only two runs before walking off the field. At the time of this dismissal, Sunrisers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792 were sitting with 37 runs.
S Dhawan was then joined by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Mishra-c871 and by this time, the batting side desperately needed a solid stand in the middle to avoid an early demise.
However, after leading the side towards 61 runs, this pair also met its demise on the wicket of Mishra, who was caught by Bravo after hitting 15 runs off his bat.
A Ashish Reddy’s 36 and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/S-Dhawan-c2392’s unbeaten knock of 63 runs, helped the side reach 159 runs. Nonetheless, this was score was not enough to unnerve Chennai and it was imperative for Sunrisers Hyderabad to give a staggering bowling performance to grab a win
out of this.
Chennai, on the other hand, had a fabulous start to their run chase with openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942 and M Vijay bolstering a stand of 65 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Vijay-c1867 was then the first to depart as he was removed by Mishra with 18 runs to his name. This was followed by the demise of Hussey, who found his way off the field after scoring 45 runs. At the time of this wicket, Chennai had reached 76 runs
On 99 Chennai lost their third wicket when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539, perished after scoring 16 runs. However, skipper MS Dhoni’s unbeaten knock of 67 earned his side another victory in the tournament.
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