At MA Chidambaram Stadium, Sunrisers Hyderabad were humiliated by Chennai Super Kings, losing by 78 runs, and they fell to fourth place in the points table. The visitors’ failure to adjust to the circumstances and seem foolish at bat contributed to their defeat in Chennai.
While CSK was batting first, they had some difficulty, but captain Ruturaj Gaikwad took charge and scored 98 runs off of 54 balls. Daryl Mitchell, a New Zealand all-rounder, hit 52 runs off of 32 balls while batting at number three, finally displaying his class. After two wickets fell, Shivam Dube joined him in the middle and had another fantastic day at the bat, smashing 39 runs off 20 balls to help CSK score 212 runs in the first innings. The pair set the tone for the team.
In the pursuit, the SRH hitters never appeared to be in command. It was impossible for anyone in the middle to take charge of the situation as the wickets collapsed like a house of cards. Everyone seems to contribute when the openers are playing well, but when they don’t, the middle order doesn’t perform as well, which is something the team has to work on right now. Tushar Deshpande, meanwhile, picked up four wickets in the middle of the pitch during an amazing day with the ball.
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1. Ruturaj Gaikwad had another successful evening.
In the end, it turned out that Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 98 runs made the difference. His presence throughout the entire inning was vital because none of the SRH batters were able to persevere through the difficult moments. Eventually, the captain took the lead and completed the task at hand once more.
2. The IPL 2024 hulk, Shivam Dube, remains the same
Before the 2024 Indian Premier League, it appears that someone told Dube to smash, just like Captain America did to Hulk in The Avengers. The all-round player struck the ball hard right away, showing that he had no other model. After hitting 39 runs off of 20 balls in the end, the 30-year-old is almost certain to make India’s selection for the T20 World Cup.
3. The quiet assassin, Tushar Deshpande
Seldom does a fan pick Tushar Deshpande is the most valuable player with the ball, but he consistently performs well for CSK. At one point, he reduced the Pat Cummins-led team to 40/3 against SRH after taking crucial wickets of Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Anmolpreet Singh. After failing to bounce back from it, SRH ultimately lost badly and dropped to fourth place in the standings.
Losing captain Pat Cummins said:
(On would he have batted first in hindsight) Not really. We thought it was our best chance to win. They batted well to get to 210 but with thought we were in with a chance with our batting lineup, the pitch was playing well too. We’re pretty happy with how the batting lineup is going. Everyone in that lineup has performed and won us a game at some point in the tournament. It’s definitely dewy now but it was the same in the first innings as well. We’ll bounce back quickly.
Winning skipper and POTM Ruturaj Gaikwad said:
“Feeling pretty good. Tough to play in such wet conditions, and to be able to win by 70-odd runs is a clinical performance. Was blessing in disguise at toss. Everything is good (injury concern?). Too hot and humid conditions. Even the last game, was there batting for 20 overs and fielding for 20 overs. Today also almost same. Wasn’t thinking about hundred. Wanted to make sure we get to 220-odd. Was disappointed that I missed 4-5 hits at the back end. During innings break I felt it could make a difference and I was upset. But thankfully it was enough. Last game we made some errors. Some loose balls here and there.
Today we were outstanding in the field. Stuck to the plans and knew what the conditions were. With impact player rule, you always want the extra 20 runs. Never know what par score is. That was one area – not getting wickets in powerplay. That’s the only way it can put opposition in back foot. He’s bowling really well. His hard work is paying off. Special mention to Jaddu as well. In these wet conditions to go for 22 runs, that was the match turning spell. I’m not vocal. Can’t tell seniors in the dressing room what to do. You have to take the back seat and let them do their job,”
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