Chennai Super Kings suffered only their second defeat of the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) season at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
CSK, being led by Suresh Raina in MS Dhoni’s absence, only managed to put up a score of 132/5 in 20 overs.
.@SunRisers opener David Warner collects the Man of the Match award for his 50 off just 25 balls. #VIVOIPL #SRHvCSK pic.twitter.com/72e6shVgxZ
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SRH openers David Warner and Jonny Bairstow put up a 50-run partnership within the first five overs, effectively deciding the tide of the match.
CSK remain at the top of the IPL table, their four-point lead intact. For SRH, who have leapfrogged Kolkata Knight Riders to go fifth on the table on the basis of net run rate after this result.
MS Dhoni missed the first match for CSK since 2010. As it turned out, the away team missed Dhoni’s golden touch.
Shane Watson (31) and Faf du Plessis (45) had given CSK a good start, before both of them fell in quick succession, leaving CSK at 81/2 in the 11th over. After the openers’wickets, CSK failed to rebuild the innings.
Rashid Khan (2/17) piled on the pressure as wickets kept falling, with seamers Bhuvneshwar Kumar (0/21) and Khaleel Ahmed (1/22) keeping the lid on the scoring rate in the last few overs.
Chasing a modest target of 133, SRH openers David Warner and Jonny Bairstow wasted no time in getting the chase started in earnest.
Brief Scores:
Sunrisers Hyderabad (137/4)
Chennai Super Kings (132/5)