IPL 2021, CSK vs SRH Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad need a big win to enter the top four on the points table IPL 2021, CSK vs SRH Highlights: Ruturaj Gaikwad’s cool quotient blended beautifully with Faf du Plessis’ flamboyance as Chennai Super Kings outsmarted Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match. Gaikwad was calmness personified as he tore apart the Sunrisers attack during his 75 off 44 balls after Du Plessis (56 off 38 balls) launched the initial assault, making a target of 172 looking easier than it actually was. The win was CSK’s fifth on the trot which helped them leapfrog Royal Challengers Bangalore to the top of the table while Hyderabad stayed at the bottom.
Earlier, after opting to bat, contrasting half-centuries from Manish Pandey and skipper Warner along with a cameo from Kane Williamson ensured a decent 171/3 for SRH. Warner (57 off 55 balls) and Pandey (61 off 46 balls) added 106 runs for the second wicket at the Kotla but it was Williamson’s 26 not out off 10 balls and Kedar Jadhav’s 12 off 4 balls which ensured a competitive total for SRH. Lungi Ngidi was the best bowler for CSK, returning figures of 2 for 35 from 4 overs while Sam Curran (1/30) got the other wicket.
Chennai Super Kings
173/3 (18.3)Sunrisers Hyderabad
171/3 (20.0)Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets
Sandeep Sharma bowls the penultimate over. Suresh Raina plays it towards deep mid-wicket, gets a single. Ravindra Jadeja plays it towards covers gets a single. FOUR! Raina drives it through covers for a boundary. CSK beat SRH by 7 wickets with 9 balls to spare. With this win, they move to the top of the points table. CSK 173/3 after 18.3 overs
CSK need 14 runs from 18 deliveries. Siddarth Kaul continues. Suresh Raina plays it back to the bowler, a dot ball. FOUR! Raina backs away and hits it straight along the ground for a boundary. A dot ball to follow. FOUR! Raina flicks it away towards square leg for another boundary. A short ball from Kaul, no run. FOUR! An inside edge off Raina's bat goes for a single. CSK 167/3 after 18 overs
CSK still need 22 runs from last four overs. Khaleel Ahmed bowls one in the block hole. Suresh Raina barely manages to keep that out, gets a single. FOUR! Short ball from Ahmed and Jadeja smashes it in front of square for a boundary. Ahmed follows up with a slower delivery, no run. Big wide from Ahmed down the leg side. He takes a single off the next ball towards square leg. Another short ball from Ahmed and Raina fails to time it, no run. A quick single to end the over. CSK 158/3 after 17 overs
Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina are the two new batsmen in the middle. Siddarth Kaul back in attack. Jadeja gets a single off the second ball to get off the mark. Kaul bowls a bouncer to Raina. He ducks it, no run. Kaul beats Raina off the next ball. SRH making a late comeback in this game? Another short ball and Raina defends it, another dot ball. Raina drives it towards mid off for a single. CSK 150/3 after 16 overs
Rashid Khan bowls a googly and Faf du Plessis is beaten on the front foot. Big appeal and the umpire signals out straight away. Du Plessis reviews but umpire's call works in SRH's favour. He departs for 56. CSK 148/3 after 15 overs
Rashid Khan continues, his last over. He starts off with a wide down the leg side to Moeen Ali. FOUR! Ali pulls the short ball for a boundary towards mid-wicket. Ali pushes it off the back foot through cover for a couple of runs. An easy single for Faf du Plessis towards point. FOUR! Ali whips it off his pads for a boundary on the leg side. It is too easy for CSK now. They will regain the top spot on the points table tonight. WICKET! Ali mistimes this time and Kedar Jadhav takes an easy one. He departs for 15. Rashid gets his second wicket. CSK 148/2 after 14.5 overs
Khaleel Ahmed back in attack. He bowls around the stumps to Faf du Plessis. A full toss and Du Plessis plays it past the bowler for a single. Moeen Ali is the new batsman in. FOUR! Ali flicks it away towards deep square leg for a boundary. Short ball from Ahmed and Ali pulls it away for a single. The required run rate is below 6 runs per over now. Du Plessis pulls and gets a single towards square leg. Ahmed balls a well-directed bouncer, no run. Ali flicks the low full toss towards fine leg for a single. CSK 137/1 after 14 overs
Change of end for Rashid Khan. DROPPED! Ruturaj Gaikwad beaten on the front foot and Jonny Bairstow drops the half chance. The ball goes through Bairstow's legs for a boundary. He drives the ball towards covers for a single. Faf du Plessis plays it towards long-on for a single. FOUR! Gaikwad pulls it off the back foot and gets another boundary. He is not even sparing Rashid now. FOUR! Poor delivery from Rashid and Gaikwad sweeps it away for a boundary. BOWLED! Rashid beats him this time and uproots the off stump. Gaikwad out for 75, his highest IPL score. CSK need just over run-a-ball now. CSK 129/1 after 13 overs
Jagadeesha Sucith back in attack. Two singles off the first two deliveries FOUR! Ruturaj Gaikwad lofts it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. Gaikwad hits his fifth IPL fifty! He gets to the milestone from 36 deliveries. FOUR! This time he hits it towards extra cover for a boundary. FOUR! Here goes another one. He cuts that one square of the wicket for boundary. A single to end the over. Another expensive over from Suchith. CSK 115/0 after 12 overs
Siddarth Kaul back in attack. Three singles and three twos in his over. No risk but still got 9 runs from that over. FIFTY! Faf du Plessis hits his 19th IPL fifty and third in the season. He gets to the milestone from 32 deliveries. This run chase looks too easy for CSK now. CSK 100/0 after 11 overs
Rashid Khan continues. Two singles off the first two balls. Just knocking him around. FOUR! Warner brings in an extra fielder into the circle and Ruturaj Gaikwad hits it over mid-wicket for a one-bounce boundary. Just one more single from the over. CSK 91/0 after 10 overs
Jagdeesha Suchith continues despite an expensive first over. FOUR! Ruturaj Gaikwad hits it inside out and beats the covers fielder to score another boundary. Gaikwad hits it square of the wicket and gets a couple of runs. He gets a single off the next ball towards short fine leg. SIX! Faf du Plessis shimmies down the wicket and hits it over long-on for a six. Suchith is taking a beating and it is likely that the rest of his overs will be bowled by Vijay Shankar. FOUR! Du Plessis hits is straighter this time and misfield from the fielder at the boundary works in his favour. 17 runs from Suchith's second over. CSK 84/0 after 9 overs
Rashid Khan into the attack. He starts off with a dot ball. Faf du Plessis pushes on the back foot and gets a single towards long-on. Ruturaj Gaikwad plays it towards square leg, gets a single. Two more singles from the over. CSK openers do not want to take any chance against Rashid. It seems like the plan is to play him out and not lose any wickets. Just four singles from Rashid's first over. CSK 67/0 after 8 overs
Jagadeesha Suchith into the attack. He was economical in the previous match. Faf du Plessis drives towards long-on, gets a single. FOUR! Ruturaj Gaikwad dances down the wicket and gets to the pitch of the ball. He gets a boundary towards mid-wicket. Gaikwad plays a cut shot and gets a couple of runs. He defends the next ball, no run. FOUR! Gaikwad goes on the back foot and lofts it over mid-wicket for a boundary. Gaikwad flicks the next one towards fine leg, gets a couple of runs. CSK 63/0 after 7 overs
Change of bowling end from Sandeep Sharma. FOUR! Fa du Plessis hits it to the left of mid-off fielder for a boundary. Knuckleball from Sandeep and Du Plessis pushes it towards mid-off, no run. He gets a single off the next one. Gaikwad flicks towards mid-wicket and gets a single. Gaikwad gets a single towards square leg. 50 up for CSK! A dot ball to end the powerplay overs. CSK 50/0 after 6 overs
Siddarth Kaul back in attack. FOUR! The outside edge off Ruturaj Gaikwad goes past the wicketkeeper for a boundary. Gaikwad gets a single after facing a dot delivery. FOUR! Faf du Plessis hits it towards long-off for another boundary. A single off the next delivery. Gaikwad plays it towards deep mid-wicket and gets a couple of runs. CSK 43/0 after 5 overs
Khaleel Ahmed continues. FOUR! Faf du Plessis plays that square of the wicket for a boundary. Not a single fielder moved from his position. FOUR! This time he plays it just fine off the wicketkeeper for a boundary. Two dot balls to follow. Du Plessis gets a single off the next ball. Kane Williamson hits the stumps but the Proteas batsman was well inside the crease. Ruturaj Gaikwad opens the face of the bat and gets a single towards off side. CSK 31/0 after 4 overs
And now Gaikwad adds to the runs, hitting a boundary in the third over. That was very close to the leg stump. The ball takes thick outside edge and misses the stumps by a tinker and runs away. Bairstow can be seen laughing. CSK 21/0 after 3 overs
Faf du Plessis charged down the pitch, gives himself some room and smashes it with flat bat for CSK's first boundary of the match. CSK 15/0 after 2 overs
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis open for Chennai. Sandeep Sharma opens the attack. The Dhoni-led side need 172 to win in 20 overs. CSK are 5/0 after 1 over