IPL 2020 Highlights, CSK vs SRH Match, Full Cricket Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad clinch victory by 7 runs

Man of the Match, Priyam Garg: 

I’m feeling really good. This is a great stage for me, I’m playing with so many good players. 

I wasn’t too worried heading in to bat in troubling situations, I was just focussed on playing my own game. The team management put a lot of trust in me, even though my first match didn’t go well.

I’ve been playing with Abhishek Sharma since we were kids, we know each others’ style very well, I knew what he was trying to do, he knew what I was trying to do.

I had a bit of positive energy after that innings, it really helped me when I was fielding. I’m a lot more confident in myself, after having played so well in such a big tournament.

Sunrisers Hyderabad captain, David Warner: 

I backed him, I had no option. Khaleel was there with five balls to bowl, we tried to kill the game there. I told him, you have to get five good balls in, he said he’ll try. Could’ve given it to Abhishek, but I’m glad I made the decision to give it to Samad.

This week it was a bit bare, compared to the last one we played on. It’s quite challenging, you don’t really get the type of length to hit it down the ground. It was good to see a bit of swing early on though. Yeah, tad difficult in the middle, but credit to the way our boys came out and backed themselves. 

In my first press conference, I had a conversation about trusting our middle order. When these guys don’t get the opportunity to bat for some time, it can be quite difficult. I told them, just play your game. They asked me what I thought was a good total, I said 150. They Put up 160, almost 170. I’m really really proud of them.

Having a bowling coach who was a spinner, the pacers have to work really hard. 20 minutes at the beginning of every session, it’s just them practising yorkers. We really pride ourselves on this, we’re a team that I would back to do well in death situations. These are rewards we’re getting for our hard work, and hopefully we now have some momentum moving forward in the tournament.

After 20 overs,Chennai Super Kings 157/5 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 47 , Sam Curran 15)

Spin to finish, Abdul Samad has been given the responsibility of bowling the last over. 28 needed off six! Worst possible start from Samad, it’s a wide that goes racing off to the boundary! 5 runs and six balls left! MS Dhoni is struggling here though. He manages to sprint his lungs out though, to get two runs on the second ball. He’s limping to the finish line. 21 needed from 5 balls. Straight down the ground, and it’s hit like a bullet! 4 runs! 17 needed from 4! He doesn’t get a hold of the next shot though, it’s just a single. Huge pressure on Sam Curran. 16 needed off 3. This is a much narrower finish than you could have expected 10 overs ago. Single. Surely this is beyond their reach now. 15 needed from 2. Samad just needs to bowl a decent ball. Just a single. 14 needed from 1. Samad is just 18 years old, by the way. The last ball goes for six, but it just isn’t enough from Curran. Sunrisers Hyderabad win by 7 runs!

MS Dhoni in 20th over in IPL:

SR : 242.3
4s: 39
6s: 49

After 19 overs,Chennai Super Kings 137/5 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 39 , Sam Curran 8)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl, a single in the first ball. Oh, he’s pulled up short in his run up for the second delivery, it looks like he’s tweaked something here. He’s shaking his head, SRH’s medical team is running out. He’s rubbing his left thigh. He’s yanked down his pants, he’s being taped up quite heavily. He gingerly runs around, looks like he’s still going to bowl the over. Warner will be praying this isn’t a long-term injury. He pulls up again on his run up. It doesn’t seem like he’s going to be able to bowl. He’s done. Five balls, who’s stepping up here? Surely it has to be Samad. Nope, it’s Khaleel. 

Second ball of the over, and Dhoni hits to deep midwicket. O lord, Abdul Samad what have you done? Some terrible fielding from the young cricketer, and it’s a boundary! Dhoni goes for another big shot, miscues and then runs two. He looks like he’s picked up an injury of his own. He runs two on the next ball as well, maybe the injury’s not too bad? Oh wait, he’s calling for a physio, and we have another little break. This could be troubling for CSK, he’s their best shot at winning this. What’s Dhoni going to do? It looks like he’s staying on. Can he regain his momentum? Of course he can, this is Dhoni we’re talking about! Massive six from the Chennai skipper, over the midwicket boundary! Single on the final ball, Dhoni keeps strike for the last over.

After 18 overs,Chennai Super Kings 121/5 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 24 , Sam Curran 7)

63 needed off of 18 balls. Who’s bowling this one? It’s Natarajan. Boundary off the first ball, Jadeja’s tried to lift that to the long-off boundary. Manish Pandey tries to take the catch but he just helps it to the boundary. A double and then Jadeja hits a six! It flies over square leg, and he’s brought up his fifty. He started slow, but he’s picking up pace excellently! Never mind that, he’s out. He goes for another big shot but holes out to Samad at deep backward square. Curran’s on in his place, and oh my word, what a start for the Englishman. Gigantic six on his very first attempt! Can this be a good over in spite of the wicket? Single off the final ball, 19 runs from the over,

SR in death overs in IPL:

MS Dhoni – 177.6
R Jadeja – 136.8

After 17 overs,Chennai Super Kings 102/4 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 24 , Ravindra Jadeja 38)

CSK need 78 from 24 balls. Good fortune for Jadeja, as a slight edge takes the ball past Jonny Bairstow to the boundary line! Anothe boundary, and there’s no luck involved this time! Stroked past short fine with ease. Three in a row for Jadeja! Is this where CSK’s innings turn? It’s turned fine by Jadeja! Two runs, double and then a single. 15 runs off the over. Even this is still not enough for CSK though.

After 15 overs,Chennai Super Kings 79/4 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 17 , Ravindra Jadeja 23)

Third over for Abdul Samad. Jadeja tries a big shot on the first delivery, but misses the ball. He doesn’t miss on the second try though, that one’s going all the way! It’s battered over long-on. Jadeja takes a single off the next delivery. Dhoni on strike, can he replicate Jadeja’s maximum? Not on the first couple of balls at least, two dots. He gets an edge on the final ball of the over, and it looks for a second like it’ll carry to a diving fielder, but it’s a couple of inches short.

After 14 overs,Chennai Super Kings 71/4 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 16 , Ravindra Jadeja 16)

Thangarasu Natarajan’s back. It really is now or never for Chennai, their current run rate would be embarrassing even in a Test match. Dot on the first ball. Just one big over would be enough, you think. One big over and the runs will come from there. Speaking of runs, Ravindra Jadeja’s just got four of them! He sends a yorker racing towards the backward square boundary with a flick of the wrists. Two runs in the next ball, and then a wide. Three singles in a row. 10 off it. We head into a strategic timeout.

After 13 overs,Chennai Super Kings 61/4 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 15 , Ravindra Jadeja 8)

Warner brings Khaleel Ahmed back into the bowling attack. Can Dhoni and Jadeja use his pace to get some runs on the board? Singles off the first two deliveries, but this is just not enough for Chennai. Dot ball on the third. The Required Run Rate is a lovely, round 14.00 now. Single for Jadeja. MS Dhoni takes a big swing at a bouncer on the next ball, but misses it completely. Another dot to end the over. Just three off it.

After 12 overs,Chennai Super Kings 58/4 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 14 , Ravindra Jadeja 6)

Some more Rashid Khan for us, can he continue his form? Three dot balls in a row to Jadeja, who has just 5 runs in 12 overs. How much longer can he continue this geriatric pace before he starts going for some big shots? Three singles in a row to bring up the end of the over.

After 11 overs,Chennai Super Kings 55/4 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 13 , Ravindra Jadeja 4)

Samad’s back for his second over now. Single off the first ball. MS Dhoni gets his first boundary of the night, and it’s a scorcher! It whizzes past Abdul Samad and he’s lucky it missed him, that one looked like it could punch a hole through concrete. Two runs off the next ball, and then a couple of singles apiece. Dhoni bludgeons a shot past extra cover, but a sprinting Priyam Garg hurtles through the air to stop it going over, excellent fielding. He saves his team two runs.

After 10 overs,Chennai Super Kings 44/4 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 4 , Ravindra Jadeja 2)

Rashid Khan comes on for his second over. Dot. Dot. Dot. Single for Jadeja, he’s started slow. Dhoni on strike, and it’s another dot ball. One more dot. Just one run off this over. How good is Rashid Khan, he’s really making a name for himself in this tournament.

After 9 overs,Chennai Super Kings 43/4 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 4 , Ravindra Jadeja 1)

Another new bowler, this time it’s Abdul Samad. Warner’s slowing things down to a crawl. First ball’s a single, and then a wicket! Jadhav’s tried to go big, but he can’t clear David Warner at extra cover. It’s an excellent catch, and things go from bad to downright horrendous for CSK. MS Dhoni calls for a strategic timeout, but it doesn’t look like there’s much he can do other than pray for a massive partnership with Ravindra Jadeja. Dot ball from the third of the over, single from the fourth. Brilliant fielding yet again from Warner to enforce another dot. One last dot to wrap up the over. What an introduction for Abdul Samad!

After 8 overs,Chennai Super Kings 41/3 ( Kedar Jadhav 3 , MS Dhoni (C) (W) 3)

How incredible is it, that after taking three big wickets in just 7 overs and putting your opponents in a tricky situation, you can thrown on the likes of Rashid Khan for his first over! The Afghanistan bowler shows his ability by completely nonplussing Jadhav and Dhoni. Just one run comes off it. Where do CSK go from here? What can they do? They’re hurting real bad.

MS Dhoni’s average and SR in IPL:

v left-arm orthodox : 45.5, 114.5
v right-arm legbreak : 43.1, 110.2

After 7 overs,Chennai Super Kings 40/3 ( Kedar Jadhav 3 , MS Dhoni (C) (W) 2)

Abhishek Sharma joins the bowling attack, and it’s a good start for the youngster. Two dots and two singles in the first four balls. The length he’s getting is really great, Dhoni and Jadhav are struggling a bit. Two more singles to finish off. 4 runs from the over, the required run rate is just about flirting with the double digit mark.

After 6 overs,Chennai Super Kings 36/3 ( Kedar Jadhav 1 , MS Dhoni (C) (W) 0)

Bit of a break as Faf receives treatment. Thangarasu Natarajan’s in for his second over. Oh my word, Rayudu’s gone! Rayudu was stranded, the ball pitched way outside leg, it wasn’t even the best of deliveries from Natarajan! Rayudu will be kicking himself. Kedar Jadhav’s out to bat, and he gets off the mark with a single. Du Plessis is in form, can he do something for CSK? Yes he can! Back-to-back boundaries down the ground! Those were hit with some power! Oh no, is Du Plessis out? He was sprinting towards the crease, but Bairstow knocks off the bails. It looks for a moment like it could have been the gloves that hit the wicket, but the third umpire confirms that the South African is out. Huge blow for CSK. They need MS Dhoni now more than ever.