Sunrisers Hyderabad Beat Chennai Super Kings by 5 Wickets, Qualify for IPL Playoffs Along with Gujarat Titans
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets in Chennai as Ishan Kishan scored 70 to help SRH qualify for IPL playoffs along with Gujarat Titans.
Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the Indian Premier League match played in Chennai on Monday. With this victory, Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the IPL playoffs along with Gujarat Titans.
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Chasing a target of 181 runs, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 181/5 in 19 overs after Chennai Super Kings posted 180/7 in 20 overs.
Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen Star in SRH Victory
Ishan Kishan played a match-winning innings of 70 runs off 47 balls, hitting three fours and seven sixes. Heinrich Klaasen also contributed 47 runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The SRH innings included:
- Abhishek Sharma c Johnson b Hosein 26
- Travis Head c&b Choudhary 6
- Ishan Kishan c Urvil b Kamboj 70
- Heinrich Klaasen st Samson b Noor 47
- Nitish Kumar Reddy c Urvil b Choudhary 11
- Salil Arora not out 10
- R Smaran not out 5
Extras: 6 (w-6)
Total: 181/5 in 19 overs
Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-56, 3-131, 4-153, 5-175.
CSK Bowlers and Batting Performance
For Chennai Super Kings, Mukesh Choudhary returned figures of 4-0-36-2. Other bowlers included:
- Spencer Johnson 3-0-26-0
- Anshul Kamboj 4-0-46-1
- Noor Ahmad 4-0-40-1
- Akeal Hosein 3-0-21-1
- Shivam Dube 1-0-12-0
Earlier, Chennai Super Kings scored 180/7 in 20 overs. Kartik Sharma scored 32 runs while Dewald Brevis made 44 runs.
For Sunrisers Hyderabad, Pat Cummins took 3 wickets for 28 runs.
SRH Enter IPL Playoffs Alongside Gujarat Titans
The five-wicket win helped Sunrisers Hyderabad secure qualification for the IPL playoffs along with Gujarat Titans. The result boosted SRH’s playoff hopes while Chennai Super Kings ended on the losing side in Chennai.
Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the IPL match held in Chennai on May 18. Ishan Kishan scored 70 runs while Heinrich Klaasen added 47 to guide SRH to 181/5 in 19 overs in reply to CSK’s 180/7. The victory helped Sunrisers Hyderabad qualify for the IPL playoffs along with Gujarat Titans.
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