IPL 2024: SRH got back to winning ways with a 6-wicket win over CSK.© BCCI
Aiden Markram Sunrisers Hyderabad overcame some late jitters to beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in the Indian Premier League on Friday (Chennai Super Kings), achieved half a century of brilliant achievements. The South African batsman hit 4 fours and 6 sixes in his 50-run knock to help Hyderabad beat Chennai by a total of 165-5 at a packed Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium team, with 11 goals left. The win moved Hyderabad to fifth place in the 10-team field with 2 wins from 4 matches.
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Chennai suffered its second defeat of the tournament but retained its third spot.
Kolkata Knight Riders continue to occupy the top spot while Rajasthan Royals remain at second place. Lucknow Supergiants are ranked fourth.
Hyderabad got off to a flying start with Abhishek Sharma, who struck 27 runs off Mukesh Choudhary in the second over, including three sixes A single and two fours.
But his heroics were interrupted by Deepak Chahar, who had Sharma caught for 37 by Ravindra Jadeja.
Markram then stabilized the innings with a brilliant knock of 36 before being trapped by England’s Moeen Ali.
Ali then struck again in the next over, dismissing Shahbaz Ahmed (18), leaving the home crowd in silence.
However, Heinrich Klassen and Nitish Kumar Reddy ensured that the team suffered no more setbacks and took the team past the target.
Chennai got off to a slow start after batting, with openers Rachin Ravindra (12) and Gaikwad (26) cautious in their approach.
Shivam Dube breathed life into the innings with a quick knock of 45 off 24 balls, including four sixes and two fours.
He looked set for a bigger knock but was caught behind Australian fast bowling star Pat Cummins.
Ajinkya Rahane (35) and Ravindra Jadeja (31 not out) also made useful contributions but the Hyderabad bowlers controlled the batsmen well.
A disciplined bowling performance meant CSK scored just 37 runs in the last 5 overs.
(With AFP input)
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