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IPL 12 Match 41 CSK vs SRH at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai: CSK win! Sandeep bowls the final over, and is hit for a six off the second delivery to further reduce the equation. Rayudu’s dismissed off the third delivery with the scores level, before Bravo walks out and collects the winning run. CSK win by six wickets, and are back on top of the table! IPL 2019, CSK vs SRH, Today’s Match Preview: Chennai Super Kings take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 41st match of the Indian Premier League. Chennai Super Kings were cruising at one stage being the table toppers but they have suffered a jolt in their last two matches and Delhi Capitals have overtaken them at the top of the table. Chennai, however, had a game in hand and will be looking to regain that position with a win against SRH at Chepauk. Their biggest concern is the top order. SRH bowlers will be looking to exploit that weakness and also searching for tricks to get rid of MS Dhoni early. Dhoni is the pivot around which CSK revolves and he will again be the key going into the match. SRH, om the other hand, got back to winning ways with a thumping win over Kolkata Knight Riders. CSK’s biggest challenge will be to stop the marauding opening partnership of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow. The biggest advantage for CSK is that they are back at home where they have won all their four matches. The last time these two teams met, it was a one-sided affair with SRH chasing down 133 easily to win by six wickets. However, things could be different this time around. Expect a cracker. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Full squads Chennai Super Kings Team 2019 Players list: Shane Watson , Faf du Plessis , Suresh Raina , Ambati Rayudu , Kedar Jadhav , Sam Billings (w), Ravindra Jadeja , Karn Sharma , Deepak Chahar , Shardul Thakur , Imran Tahir , MS Dhoni (w/c), Dwayne Bravo , Dhruv Shorey , Murali Vijay , N Jagadeesan , Ruturaj Gaikwad , Scott Kuggeleijn , Chaitanya Bishnoi , Harbhajan Singh , Mitchell Santner , Mohit Sharma , KM Asif , Monu Kumar Sunrisers Hyderabad Team 2019 Players list: David Warner , Jonny Bairstow (w), Kane Williamson (c), Ricky Bhui , Vijay Shankar , Deepak Hooda , Abhishek Sharma , Rashid Khan , Bhuvneshwar Kumar , Sandeep Sharma , K Khaleel Ahmed , Manish Pandey , Shreevats Goswami , Wriddhiman Saha , Martin Guptill , Shahbaz Nadeem , Yusuf Pathan , Mohammad Nabi , Siddarth Kaul , Shakib Al Hasan , Basil Thampi , Billy Stanlake , T Natarajan . For all the latest news, opinions and analysis from IPL 2019, click here For the full schedule, date, time and venue of all the matches of IPL 12, click here Check out the full points table for IPL 2019, including holders of Orange and Purple Caps
CSK vs SRH Highlights and Match Recap, IPL 2019, Full Cricket Score: Shane Watson stars in Super Kings' six-wicket win
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2019 Match 41 Live Updates: Sandeep bowls the final over, and is hit for a six off the second delivery to further reduce the equation. Rayudu’s dismissed off the third delivery with the scores level, before Bravo walks out and collects the winning run. CSK win by six wickets, and are back on top of the table!
 "CSK vs SRH Highlights and Match Recap, IPL 2019, Full Cricket Score: Shane Watson stars in Super Kings' six-wicket win")
| Pos. | Team | Plyd. | Won | Lost | Tied | Net RR | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings (Chennai) | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | +0.091 | 16 |
| 2 | Delhi Capitals (Delhi) | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | +0.181 | 14 |
| 3 | Mumbai Indians (Mumbai) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | +0.357 | 12 |
| 4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (Hyderabad) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | +0.654 | 10 |
| 5 | Kings XI Punjab (Punjab) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | -0.044 | 10 |
| 6 | Kolkata Knight Riders (Kolkata) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | -0.013 | 8 |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals (Rajasthan) | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | -0.470 | 6 |
| 8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (Bangalore) | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | -0.836 | 6 |
That brings us to the end of the 41st match of IPL 2019, with Chennai Super Kings nearly securing their berth in the playoffs after taking their points tally to 16 following a six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. The race to the playoffs certainly is getting hotter with each passing game, with teams such as Mumbai Indians and Delhi capitals narrowly behind CSK in the points table.
Meanwhile, we have Royal Challengers Bangalore hosting Kings XI Punjab at the Chinnaswamy tomorrow. A defeat will not only end RCB’s hopes of making it to the last four for good, but will also help KXIP move ahead of SRH to the fourth spot in the points table.
Do joins us in our coverage of Wednesday’s fixture. For now, it’s time for us to bid you all good night!
CSK vs SRH Expert’s Voice
Chepauk finally rolls out a pitch that their fans deserve. How crucial were those final few overs of Hyderabad’s inning where they couldn’t capitalize on a great platform set by Warner and Pandey. CSK started with extreme caution playing 10 dot balls at the start. But Watson and Raina quickly made amends with a flurry of boundaries. Raina fell against Rashid along the way, but once Watson discovered the middle of his bat there was only going to be one winner in the game. He destroyed Rashid Khan in his second spell and essentially saw them home before falling just short of his hundred. There were a few anxious moments in the end when Khaleel bowled a brilliant 19th over to take the game deep but Jadhav kept his nerve and saw it through in the end. CSK are almost certain of a place in the playoff now barring the slight statistical probabilities.
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Ball 4: Single! CSK win! A bit of a stutter after Watson’s dismissal, but they are through in the end! Bravo walks out to bat ahead of Dhoni, and collects the winning run, the ball ricocheting off the stumps after the straight drive by the Trinidadian, allowing the batsman ample time to get to the other end.
CSK 176/4, win by six wickets!
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Ball 4: OUT! Rayudu tries to end it with a bang, but ends up getting a leading edge to offer Shankar an easy catch at mid off! CSK 175/4; need 1 to win off 2
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Ball 3: Single! Scores level now after Jadhav taps the ball towards mid off for a quick single! Surely not a super over from here! CSK 175/3; need 1 to win off 3
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Ball 2: SIX! Jadhav smacks the ball towards deep midwicket, where Pandey grabs the ball, but has crossed beyond the boundary before throwing the ball back in! CSK nearly home now!; CSK 174/3; need 2 to win off 4
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Ball 1: Single! Rayudu taps the ball towards the leg side for one; CSK 168/3; need 8 to win off 5
After 19 overs,Chennai Super Kings 167/3 ( Ambati Rayudu 20 , Kedar Jadhav 3)
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Khaleel bowls the penultimate delivery, and starts off with a dot, before Jadhav sets off for the non-striker’s end after guiding the ball towards square leg. The left-arm pacer keeps it tight in the over, givig away just three singles and a leg-bye to finish with 0/26 from four. CSK need 9 off 6
Dismissed in 90s for CSK in IPL:
98 – Suresh Raina v RR, Centurion, 2009
93 – Matthew Hayden v Delhi, Delhi, 2010
95 – Murali Vijay v RCB, Chennai, 2011
95 – Michael Hussey v KKR,Chennai, 2013
96 – Shane Watson v SRH, Chennai, 2019*
CSK vs SRH Expert’s Voice
Watson misses a hundred, but what a knock it has been. He is unstoppable when he gets going. There aren’t many batsmen in the world who can hit with such power and consistency over a long inning. Kudos to Dhoni and Fleming for showing faith in him. They know that on his night, he wins games single-handedly.
After 18 overs,Chennai Super Kings 163/3 ( Ambati Rayudu 18 , Kedar Jadhav 2)
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Bhuvneshwar denies Watson a century, getting him caught-behind with a short ball to dismiss him four short of the milestone. Jadhav joins Rayudu at the centre. Just three off the remaining deliveries of the over. Bhuvneshwar finishes an excellent spell with figures of 1/18 from four, including a maiden. CSK need 13 off 12.
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OUT! No century for Shane Watson this evening as he nicks a short ball from Bhuvneshwar after committing himself to the hook shot, getting caught behind for 96! Superb catch from Bairstow, diving to his left, something for him to smile about in his last evening in IPL 2019. End of an outstanding knock from the Australian, who has returned to form in style! CSK 160/3
Watson c Bairstow b Bhuvneshwar 96(53)
After 17 overs,Chennai Super Kings 160/2 ( Shane Watson 96 , Ambati Rayudu 18)
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Khaleel returns to the attack. Rayudu collects a single off the first delivery. Watson then smacks the ball over deep midwicket for a maximum off the second delivery, moving into the 90s. Rayudu goes for an inside-out heave off the last delivery, coming back for a second. 10 off the over. CSK need 16 off 18.
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SIX! Watson’s in a hurry to bring up his century as well as to end the game! Pulls this towards deep midwicket off the middle of his bat! CSK 157/2
After 16 overs,Chennai Super Kings 150/2 ( Shane Watson 89 , Ambati Rayudu 15)
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Rashid into his final over. Rayudu collects a single off the first ball. Watson then pulls the ball towards deep midwicket, where Pandey saves a couple of runs with some agile works. The SRH fielders are helpless spectators in the third delivery as Watson smashes the ball over long on for a maximum off the third delivery. Single collected off the next two deliveries, before Watson ends Rashid’s spell by sweeping the ball behind square for a boundary. Rashid ends a forgettable day with the ball with figures of 1/44 from four. CSK need 26 off 24.
On point!
Rashid cut to size by rampaging Watson tonite
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 23, 2019
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FOUR! Swivelled away behind square-leg by Watson as he collects a boundary off Rashid’s last delivery of the evening! CSK 150/2
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SIX! Watson’s clearly bossing Rashid this evening! Smashes the ball into the stands beyond long on! CSK 144/2
CSK vs SRH Expert’s Voice
CSK are cruising now with Watson hitting peak form. It’s almost impossible to stop him in this mood. Spinners or seamers, he has the answer to anything you threw at him. That’s what you get when you show faith in your key performers. Dhoni and Fleming know the value of Watson once he hits form. These runs carry great value not just for this game but also for the rest of the tournament.
After 15 overs,Chennai Super Kings 135/2 ( Shane Watson 76 , Ambati Rayudu 13)
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Bhuvneshwar returns to the attack now, and starts off by conceding a single to Watson followed by a dot to Rayudu. The Andhra batsman then mishits the ball towards deep midwicket for a single off the third delivery. Watson puts the SRH skipper under pressure by collecting back-to-back fours off the next two deliveries. Dot to end the over. 10 off the over. CSK need 41 off 30.
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FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries to Watson off Bhuvi, this time guided wide of the keeper towards the third man fence! CSK 135/2
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FOUR! Attempted yorker from Bhuvi, but ends up firing a wide yorker at Watson. The Aussie brings his bat down and steers it behind point for a boundary! Brings up the fifty-stand with Rayudu! CSK 131/2
After 14 overs,Chennai Super Kings 125/2 ( Shane Watson 67 , Ambati Rayudu 12)
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Rashid returns to the attack in place of Sandeep, but ends up leaking 16 runs in the over, including a boundary each to Rayudu and Watson and a maximum to the latter. CSK are cantering towards the target right now, needing 51 off 36. SRH desperately need a wicket at this stage.
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SIX! Full toss from Rashid, poor stuff from the Afghan leggie, and this has been smacked over the cow corner fence for a maximum by the man who has just returned to form! CSK 124/2
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FOUR! Watson gets down on one knee, and sweeps the ball towards deep square-leg, where the fielder puts in a dive, but is unable to stop the ball from rolling away onto the advertising cushion. CSK 118/2
Rashid must spin some magic in this over for Sunrisers
#CSK is taking the game in ‘Dhoni Zone’. Big call this to bring in Rashid. A wicket-less over will tilt the balance in #CSK’s favour. #CSKvSRH
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 23, 2019
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FOUR! Slightly short from Rashid, and Rayudu hangs back in his crease to pull this towards deep midwicket for his first boundary! CSK 113/2
After 13 overs,Chennai Super Kings 109/2 ( Shane Watson 56 , Ambati Rayudu 7)
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Shakib continues from the other end. The ball narrowly misses the leg stump off the third delivery after beating Rayudu’s sweep. Five singles off the over, with two batsmen rotating the strike between themselves through singles. CSK need 67 to win off 42 balls.
CSK vs SRH Expert’s Voice
Watson is finally coming to the party for Chennai this season. The hosts have waited patiently for him. He has tantalized them with a few starts but today he has finally put his hand up in an important chase for the men in yellow. He needs to stick around and finish the job now for his team.
After 12 overs,Chennai Super Kings 104/2 ( Shane Watson 54 , Ambati Rayudu 4)
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Sandeep returns to the attack in place of Rashid, and concedes a boundary to Watson first up. Wide off the next delivery, before collecting a double and a boundary, hitting the ball towards deep midwicket on both occasions. Watto then pulls the ball over deep square-leg, bringing up his first fifty of IPL 2019. Single collected off each of the last two deliveries. 19 off another expensive over from Sandeep, who has leaked 45 runs from three overs so far. CSK need 72 to win off 48 now.
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SIX! What a way for Shane Watson to bring up his first half-century of IPL 2019, pulling a short ball into the stands beyond square-leg! Takes 35 deliveries to get to the milestone! Also brings up the 100 for Chennai! CSK 102/2
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