SRH are in form, offering their spinners some assistance on this dry pitch that might provide assistance but might also give an edge to SRH’s aggressive batsmen.
SRH suffered their second defeat of GT, now meeting CSK at MA Chidambaram Stadium. Who will emerge triumphant? Watch here as live coverage unfolds of this 2024 match-up between SRH vs CSK. In this article, we will discuss the main points of high lights of Chennai Super Kings Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Scorecard.
SRH vs CSK
The defending champions have lost two consecutive games and this performance was another shocking failure, completely disintegrating during run-chases. Their batting firepower was choked off on Chepauk’s slow pitch and their bowlers took full advantage. Tushar Deshpande was particularly effective, taking three wickets during powerplay; Moeen Ali and Pathirana also performed admirably during middle overs.
SRH need to win their next two matches to avoid falling into a slump, which has become more challenging with each passing game. They must improve their batting, bowling and fielding to stay alive.
Moeen Ali and Aiden Markram will lead from the front for SRH in this match, having hit an opening partnership of 78 off six overs against GT earlier in the day. If they hope to salvage this encounter, Moeen and Aiden must continue this trend by hitting an aggressive start again here.
Dhoni has chosen the same side that defeated GT on Friday, with Mukesh Choudhary replacing Mustafizur Rahman who returned home for visa formalities.
As it has been an extremely windy evening at MA Chidambaram Stadium, the ball has been spinning very quickly. Dew on the outfield will aid spinners while the pitch may prove tougher for batsmen to score runs at the end of this innings.
As Chahar began bowling his opening over, conceding only one single to Head. Next up he bowled a slower bouncer which Abhishek hit for six in deep point! If Sundar Raman Hooda are to survive they require a big total but this now looks unlikely.
Markram came on for SRH needing 35 from their final over and scored off his first ball for a single before hitting an inaccurate switch hit for four with his next delivery – both mistakes have proved costly in this situation and Markram must be more clinical with his bat in future.
Jadeja strikes again within the same over with another slower delivery and Klaasen is caught at deep midwicket – needing 50 in two overs for their innings to continue without collapsing further.
CSK vs SRH
Chennai Super Kings defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 78 runs at MA Chidambaram Stadium. CSK batted first and amassed 213 runs with Ruturaj Gaikwad scoring an outstanding 98 not out and Daryl Mitchell contributing 50, with Shivam Dube also providing quick cameo innings as part of CSK’s impressive win. Tushar Deshpande was then key in clearing out their explosive top order – picking up Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and Anmolpreet Singh before Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat and T Natarajan all contributed their wickets so SRH never got going in their chase of CSK; eventually they all out for just 134 in 18.5 overs.
SRH have had little luck at MA Chidambaram Stadium during this IPL, with just six wins out of 21 games played there. Their most recent loss saw them bowled out for just 116 runs against Mumbai Indians; as a result they moved down from second to fifth place on the table. Furthermore, their run chase has proven difficult with their batting faltering against strong opposition.
CSK spinners will hope that a slow pitch can play into their hands and exploit any weakness in SRH batting lineup that was exposed during their last two innings against RCB. A lack of momentum was apparent in that game and, if CSK can get their ball gripping properly, then perhaps they can set an impossible target for SRH to chase down.
CSK have an impressive head-to-head IPL record against SRH, winning 15 out of 21 encounters and unbeaten in four previous matches at Chepauk. Meanwhile, their visitors SRH have only managed six victories out of 21 IPL games so far, which includes an unfavourite run-chase this season and struggling in their run-chase efforts this time around. A win will propel CSK up into third position while defeat will drop them down into sixth – both teams must come away victorious from this crucial game against CSK or loser will drop down into sixth position respectively in IPL 2019. It’s an important game both sides must win or risk losing out.
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