Xtra Time Web Desk: Sunrisers Hyderabad outperformed Chennai Super Kings in match 18 of IPL 2024, and secured their second consecutive home victory at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium, Hyderabad on 5th April. With Mustafizur Rahman away in Bangladesh for his US visa for the upcoming T20 World Cup and Matheesha Pathirana nursing an injury, a weakened CSK team suffered their second consecutive loss away from home. In contrast, SRH quickly adapted to the conditions on the black-soil surface.
In contrast to last week’s red-soil pitch, which witnessed a high-scoring contest, pitch was notably slower on Friday. Sunrisers’ seamers effectively utilized the conditions, consistently delivering slower balls to disrupt CSK’s batting lineup. Restricting CSK to 165 for 5. Sunrisers on the other hand, capitalized on their advantage, accumulating 78 runs in the powerplay. SRH openers Travis Head (31) and Abhishek Sharma (37) paved a strong way for the next batters.
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Aiden Markram’s 50 from 36 deliveries, Moen Ali’s 2 wickets took Chennai home. With nearly two overs and six wickets in hand, Sunrisers comfortably completed their chase, securing victory.
For CSK Dube exhibited a stellar performance, scoring 45 runs from 24 balls, inclusive of 2 fours and 4 sixes. His partnership with Ajinkya Rahane, who contributed 35 runs off 30 balls, amounted to 65 runs. Despite Jadeja’s commendable 31 runs off 23 balls, CSK struggled to build momentum in the crucial death overs.
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In a disappointing turn of events for CSK, MS Dhoni, batting at No.7, managed only 1 run from 2 balls. T Natarajan, Shahbaz Ahmed, and Jaydev Unadkat each claimed one wicket for SRH.