IPL 2020 Highlights, SRH vs CSK Match, Full Cricket Score: Chennai keep hopes alive with 20-run win over Hyderabad

Man of the Match, Ravindra Jadeja: Obviously, I am very happy. The team was under pressure and I did well. I keep backing myself and playing my strokes. Nothing was replanned in batting, I just got in there and played my strokes.  Wicket looks on the slower slide. I just bowled at the stumps and did not give them room.

MS Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings captain: I think ultimately what matters is that you get two points. T20 shows that quite a few games don’t go in your favour, but quite a few go in your favour that you may not have earned. 160-170 kind of total, a lot depends on how you start. Getting wickets at regular intervals. One or two overs, we could’ve done slightly better, but I thought it was a very good game. I think it was a par score and I usually assess scores depending on the first six overs. A good score may become not so good if the opposition get an extra 15-20 runs in the powerplay. So a lot depends on the fast bowlers. There’s enough variations on the wicket as it is, and what I felt was needed was good execution of the plans and I felt the fast bowlers did that. We feature that extra spinner because we have the position. We wanted to utilise our resources to the fullest. (On Curran) I think he’s a complete cricketer for us, and you need that seaming all-rounder. He can bat up the order, can give us those quick 15-20 runs, can play the spinners well and a left-arm seamer always comes in handy. As the tournament progresses, he will get even more comfortable bowling the death overs. We are good, as of now. I think it’s about the process. The points table will take care of itself (if you focus on the process) We still look into what were the errors committed today. As the tournament progresses, there may be more and more pressure on us. What is important is to not brush anything under the carpet just because you’ve won the game.

SRH captain David Warner: Obviously the wicket was on the slower side. We tried to take it deep. We built a partnership (Jonny and Kane), but you can’t win all games. One side of the boundary is bigger, so you have got to rely on power to clear the boundary. 160 was the right score to go after. Anything more than that would have been difficult. They 6-7 bowlers, such a luxury. You have to take risks in the powerplay, that even means you can lose some wickets. But we just have to move over and forget about this loss. There are pros and cons to everything.

After 20 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 147/8 ( Sandeep Sharma 1 , T Natarajan 0)

Outstanding final over bowled by the Bravo as he starts off with a couple of dots, before bamboozling Nadeem with an off-cutter to collect a simple return catch and pretty much seal the game in his team’s favour. Sandeep’s able to collect a single off the fifth, with Natarajan getting beaten off the last delivery.

Chennai Super Kings win by 20 runs and keep their IPL 2020 campaign alive as they collect their third victory in eight games!

OUT! Nadeem skies the ball off an off-cutter from Bravo, resulting in the simplest of chances for the all-rounder as Chennai pretty much seal the game with this wicket! SRH 146/8

Nadeem c and b Bravo 5(5)

After 19 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 146/7 ( Shahbaz Nadeem 5 , Sandeep Sharma 0)

Shardul Thakur, interestingly enough, is given the crucial penultimate over to bowl, and the under-pressure pacer concedes a wide after giving away a brace to Rashid off the first delivery. Umpire Paul Reiffel’s about to signal the third ball a wide, but a glare from MSD probably makes him change his mind. Single off the third and fourth balls, followed by a dot, with Rashid disturbing his off stump with his back foot and getting caught at long on at the same time as Thakur strikes off his final delivery. SRH need an improbable 22 to win from six balls.

OUT! Rashid could’ve caused a lot of damage with his big-hitting skills, and Thakur’s ensured he no longer remains a threat as Rashid holes out to Chahar at long on. Interestingly however, the leg-spinner’s also disturbed his off stump while standing too deep in his crease, and has been adjudged hit wicket as a result! SRH 146/7

Rashid hit wicket b Thakur 14(8)

After 18 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 141/6 ( Rashid Khan 11 , Shahbaz Nadeem 4)

Karn Sharma bowls out quite the crazy final over — not only does he get rid of Kane Williamson off his second delivery, but ends up conceding 19 — including a six and three fours — as SRH ensure they remain in the hunt as they need 27 off the last 12.

FOUR! A boundary to end the over, as Nadeem gets into the act this time, smacking the ball towards deep extra cover! SRH 141/6

FOUR! Reverse-sweep by Rashid off Karn! This man certainly has all the shots in the book no matter how unorthodox! SRH 136/6

SIX! Well Rashid can hit too! He’s sending a reminder to the CSK bowlers right now as he smacks this over long on, with the fielder at the boundary parrying it over the rope while attempting a catch. SRH 132/6

OUT! Massive blow to SRH’s hopes in the chase as Karn gets rid of Kane, who tries going big over cow corner, but doesn’t quite get the distance as Thakur takes an easy catch near the boundary rope. SRH 126/6

Williamson c Thakur b Sharma 57(39)

FOUR! Heaved away towards the square-leg fence by Williamson off Karn! If there’s anybody who can guide SRH to victory today, it is the Kiwi captain! SRH 126/5

After 17 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 122/5 ( Kane Williamson 53 , Rashid Khan 0)

Dwayne Bravo bowls the first of the slog overs, and is put under pressure right away as Shankar smacks him over long on for a maximum off the first delivery, followed by a single off each of the next two. Shankar looks for another big hit, this time behind square on the off side only to get caught by Jadeja near the deep backward third man boundary. Williamson cracks a boundary next ball to bring up his 13th IPL half-century, and collects a single off the last delivery to keep the strike. SRH need 46 off 18.

FOUR! Bravo fires a full toss this time, and Williamson hammers this towards the midwicket fence to bring up his half-century — his 13th in IPL — off 36 deliveries! SRH 121/5

OUT! Can never rule Bravo’s experience out! Shankar tries going big behind square on the off side this time, but ends up getting caught by Jadeja near the deep backward point fence! SRH 117/5

Shankar c Jadeja b Bravo 12(7)

SIX! Overpitched over Dwayne Bravo, Vijay Shankar gets down on one knee and clobbers this over wide long on! SRH 115/4

After 16 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 109/4 ( Kane Williamson 47 , Vijay Shankar 5)

Chawla finally brought into the attack with the SRH innings now entering the slog overs, and his death bowling skills will be put to test today with Williamson at the crease at the moment. For now, he manages to keep both Williamson and Shankar quiet as he gives away eight off his first — all scored in ones and twos. SRH need 59 to win off 24 with six wickets in hand. Timeout signalled at the end of this over.

After 15 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 101/4 ( Kane Williamson 43 , Vijay Shankar 1)

An under-pressure Karn concedes back-to-back wides in his third over as both Williamson and Garg begin flexing their arms, looking for the big shots. The aggression however, results in Garg’s dismissal as he slog-sweeps straight down deep midwicket’s throat to depart for 16, breaking the momentum that the Sunrisers had been building over the last couple of overs. Shankar walks out to bat next and gets off the mark with a single. Seven runs and a wicket off Karn’s third as SRH need another 67 off the last five overs.

OUT! Garg gets down on one knee and sweeps straight to Jadeja standing in front of the fence at deep midwicket! Karn breaks what was starting to look like a match-winning partnership! SRH 99/4

Garg c Jadeja b Karn 16(18)

After 14 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 93/3 ( Kane Williamson 41 , Priyam Garg 13)

Dhoni now turns to Dwayne Bravo as the game inches towards its business end. The Trinidadian star all-rounder starts off with a couple of dots, but is expensive later in the over as he concedes a boundary each to Garg and Williamson, giving away 11 off his first. SRH need 75 off 36, and with a well-set Williamson at the centre, the Sunrisers very much are in the chase right now.

FOUR! Two boundaries off three deliveries in Bravo’s first over! Williamson gets a faint tickle to the length ball going down leg, just about enough to beat a diving Dhoni. SRH 91/3

FOUR! Steered behind point by Garg off Bravo as the SRH No 5 collects his first boundary of the evening! SRH 86/3

After 13 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 82/3 ( Kane Williamson 35 , Priyam Garg 8)

After a couple of boundaries in the previous over, Williamson and Garg opt against taking any risks in this over as five singles are collected in addition to the wide conceded off the third. SRH need 86 to win off 42 with seven wickets in hand.

After 12 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 76/3 ( Kane Williamson 33 , Priyam Garg 5)

Finally a good over for SRH after a while as Kane Williamson collects back-to-back fours off Ravi Jadeja – hitting both towards the deep extra cover region to ease the nerves in his team’s dugout a little. 12 off the over. SRH need 92 to win off 48

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for KW as he lofts Jadeja over the extra cover region for a second consecutive delivery! SRH 76/3

FOUR! That will ease the nerves in the SRH dugout a little. Dug in short by Jadeja outside off, Williamson rocks back and decides to hit this over the extra cover fielder. SRH 72/3

After 11 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 64/3 ( Kane Williamson 23 , Priyam Garg 3)

Spin from both ends now as Karn Sharma is brought into the attack now, conceding just four singles off his first as pressure’s starting to build on the ‘Orange Army’ at this stage with the boundaries hardly coming their way and the required rate climbing rather quickly. SRH need 104 off 54.

After 10 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 60/3 ( Kane Williamson 21 , Priyam Garg 1)

Jadeja bowls out a superb over after the timeout, giving away just three singles while getting the crucial wicket of Bairstow as Sunrisers breach the 60-run mark at the halfway stage of their innings, having lost top three at the same time, and are left with 108 to chase off 60 balls.

OUT! The trend of a wicket falling after the timeout continues as Jadeja rattles Bairstow’s middle stump with a delivery that straightens after pitching at the centre. SRH 59/3

Bairstow b Jadeja 23(24)

After 9 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 57/2 ( Jonny Bairstow (W) 22 , Kane Williamson 20)

Shardul Thakur in action now, replacing Chahar, conceding five singles off his first as the umpire signals timeout at the end of the over. Steady partnership building between the Englishman and the New Zealander so far, worth a run-a-ball 30.

After 8 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 52/2 ( Jonny Bairstow (W) 19 , Kane Williamson 18)

Spin brought into play now as Dhoni tosses the ball over to Jadeja for the eighth over. Bairstow and Williamson meanwhile resort to running between the wickets for now instead of finding the boundary as two singles and as many doubles are collected in this over.

After 7 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 46/2 ( Jonny Bairstow (W) 16 , Kane Williamson 15)

Dhoni decides to bowl Chahar out right away, with the Rajasthan seamer giving away six runs off his final over to sign off with figures of 0/28 from four. SRH meanwhile are going at a pace that’s fairly similar to that of CSK at the same stage.

Jonny Bairstow averages 30.7 against leg-spinners in IPL – the lowest for him against any bowler type.

After 6 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 40/2 ( Jonny Bairstow (W) 13 , Kane Williamson 12)

Another excited lbw appeal by Curran, this time Williamson the batsman in question although Dhoni once again isn’t interested in going upstairs after the umpire turns it down (turns out to be missing leg anyway). Williamson clips the ball through midwicket for a brace off the fourth, before uppercutting the next one over short third man for another boundary! Six off the over, Hyderabad collect 40 from the powerplay while losing two.

FOUR! Short from Curran and well outside off, Williamson ramps this well over short third man’s reach! SRH 40/2

After 5 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 34/2 ( Jonny Bairstow (W) 13 , Kane Williamson 6)

Kane Williamson walks out at No 4 as Chahar continues from his end, the New Zealand captain getting off the mark with a boundary off the first ball that he faces. The two batsmen then alternate between a single and a dot for the remaining deliveries of the over.

FOUR! Kane Williamson walks out to bat, and gets off the mark with a punch through square on the off side for a boundary! SRH 31/2

After 4 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 27/2 ( Jonny Bairstow (W) 12 , )

Curran gets the early breakthrough that Chennai were hoping to snare inside the powerplay, as Warner gets an unlucky inside edge while looking to heave the ball through the leg side, the ball then deflecting off his front pad before landing between Curran’s palms. Pandey joins Bairstow now, and gets off the mark with a boundary off his second delivery, but is run out off the next as he decides to challenge himself against Bravo’s rocket arm while scampering across for a quick single. Six runs and two wickets from this over, as Chennai seize control in the powerplay!

OUT! Outstanding stuff by Bravo at midwicket to run Pandey out at the non-striker’s end as the SRH No 3 was looking to collect a quick single at the end of the fourth over! Pandey’s run out by a fair distance here! SRH 27/2

Pandey run out (Bravo) 4(3)

FOUR! Pandey takes just two deliveries to get off the mark as he slaps the full delivery through the covers! SRH 27/1

OUT! Warner looks to heave the ball towards the leg side, but ends up getting an inside edge that deflects the ball off his front pad, resulting in a return catch for Curran; SRH 23/1

Warner c and b Curran 9(13)

After 3 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 21/0 ( David Warner (C) 7 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 12)

Bairstow collects another boundary for himself a couple of balls after his first, leaning forward and heaving the ball towards deep midwicket. Warner miscues a pull, with the ball landing safely at deep midwicket to allow the SRH skipper three runs. Three off the remaining deliveries of the over, including a wide, as Chahar leaks 11 off his second.

FOUR! Bairstow leans forward and dispatches the length ball outside off through the midwicket region! SRH 14/0

After 2 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 10/0 ( David Warner (C) 3 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 6)

After opening the batting earlier, now Curran shares the new ball with Chahar. Big shout for lbw off the second delivery against Warner, one that’s turned down by the umpire. Dhoni wasn’t interested in the review at all, and replays later confirm an inside edge. Bairstow later collects the first boundary of the innings off the penultimate delivery, before collecting a single off the last.

FOUR! First boundary of the Hyderabad innings as Bairstow crunches the ball past the diving extra cover fielder off Curran. SRH 9/0

After 1 over,Sunrisers Hyderabad 4/0 ( David Warner (C) 2 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 1)

Chahar nearly has a wicket off his first delivery of the day as Warner nearly gets caught by Jadeja at gully. The skipper gets off the mark with a single off the third, which is followed by a wide down leg off the next ball with Bairstow on strike. Single off each of the last two balls, with four coming off the first over of the second essay.

Time for the Sunrisers chase as the familiar opening combination of Warner and Bairstow walk out to open the innings, with Deepak Chahar having the ball in hand for the first over. Can SRH make it two wins against CSK in row? We’ll find out in about 20 overs’ time!

After 20 overs,Chennai Super Kings 167/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 25 , Deepak Chahar 2)

Khaleel has been given the responsibility of bowling the last over. Removes Bravo off the first. The West Indian got clean bowled there. Then Jadeja smacks him for a six and a four. 15 runs off the last over. CSK have finished with 167/6 on the board.

FOUR! Width outside off and Jadeja powers it down the ground for another boundary.

SIX! Full toss at this stage of the game and Jadeja hits it clean. It sails over square leg for a six.

OUT! Bravo comes and he goes. Didn’t pick Khaleel’s variation and the ball rattled his stumps. Dwayne Bravo b Khaleel Ahmed 0(1)

After 19 overs,Chennai Super Kings 152/5 ( Ravindra Jadeja 13 , Dwayne Bravo 0)

Natarajan into the penultimate over of the innings. Stars off with a wide. Jadeja opening the face of the bat and runs it to third man for a four. Bowls a yorker on the fourth against Dhoni, who can only pick up a single there. Dhoni gets one in the slot, hammers it for a six before handing a simple catch to the fielder at cover.

Out! Dhoni looking to break the shackles, but this was a slower lower full toss and it found the fielder at covers. Dhoni c Williamson b T Natarajan 21(13)

SIX! In the slot for Dhoni and he hammers it down the ground for a biggie.

FOUR! Jadeja opening the face of the bat and running it down to third man for a four.

After 18 overs,Chennai Super Kings 139/4 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 14 , Ravindra Jadeja 7)

Sandeep into the 18th over of the innings. Jadeja gets off the mark off the first. Dhoni too tucks the ball towards mid on for a single. Then Jadeja uses the pace off the ball and guides the ball for a boundary on the off side. Difficult attempt for a catch off the fifth, but Sandeep drops it. Dhoni takes a quick double off the last. Nine runs off the over**.**

FOUR! Delicate touch. Jadeja just using the pace of the ball and finding the gap between third man and backward point.

After 17 overs,Chennai Super Kings 129/4 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 11 , Ravindra Jadeja 1)

Natarajan into the 17th over of the innings. Starts off with an inswinger to Dhoni, who defends but takes a single. Bowls a full toss on the second, but Watson finds the fielder at long-off. Two new batsmen at the crease now. Dhoni smacks back to back boundaries off the fourth and fifth, before missing out on the final one. 10 runs off the over.

FOUR! Dhoni throwing caution to the winds. Using the angle of the left arm pacer and punches it on the off side for four.

FOUR! Dhoni pulls it towards mid-wicket for a boundary. First one for Captain Cool.

MS Dhoni’s SR in IPL in death overs is 177.8.

OUT! Again, this time it’s Watson, and it’s the full toss that has got him. Straight into the hands of the long on fielder. Two new batsmen at the crease now. How far can CSK go? Watson c Manish Pandey b T Natarajan 42(38)

SR in death overs in IPL:

Watson : 186.7

After 16 overs,Chennai Super Kings 119/3 ( Shane Watson 42 , MS Dhoni (C) (W) 2)

Khaleel into his third. He’s been really expensive thus far. Time for course correction. And he removes Rayudu, but with a full toss, it was a regulation catch for Warner on the off side. MS Dhoni joins Watson and gets off the mark on the third ball. The fourth one is a yorker to Watson, but still a single. Just three runs and a wicket in the over.

OUT! It’s full toss that proves to be the undoing of Rayudu. Straight to Warner at covers. Rayudu c Warner b Khaleel Ahmed 41(34)

After 15 overs,Chennai Super Kings 116/2 ( Shane Watson 41 , Ambati Rayudu 41)

We’re back after the time out and Rashid is into his final over. Watson hammers the first ball straight down the ground for a maximum. It was right in the slot. Then Rayudu joins the party, plays a slog sweep which goes over mid wicket for a six. 14 runs off the over.

SIX! Again in the slot, this time for Rayudu, who slog sweeps it over mid wickey.

SIX! Effortless, Watto staying his ground and goes down the ground for a biggie. CSK- 108/2

After 14 overs,Chennai Super Kings 102/2 ( Shane Watson 34 , Ambati Rayudu 34)

Finally, we get to see some pace after a lot of spin bowling. Natarajan is the pacer in action. Rayudu mistimes off the first ball, he tried to go over covers, but was lucky as the ball landed in no man’s land. Again, dances down the track but the diving fielder in the cover region saves a certain boundary. Rayudu cuts a full toss towards point for a boundary. 10 runs off the over. And we go into time out!

FOUR! Full toss from Natarajan outside the off stump and Rayudu just had to get bat to ball there. The ball races away towards the point boundary.

After 13 overs,Chennai Super Kings 92/2 ( Shane Watson 32 , Ambati Rayudu 27)

Rashid returns and Watson picks his googly off the first one and smacks it over mid-wicket for a huge six. The spinner comes back beautifully and concedes just two runs off the remaining deliveries. Eight runs off the over.

SIX! Watson belts it away towards deep mid-wicket for a huge six. That will release some pressure.

After 12 overs,Chennai Super Kings 84/2 ( Shane Watson 25 , Ambati Rayudu 26)

Nadeem into his final over. Rayudu takes a single off the first by guiding the first ball towards sweeper cover. Watson returns the favour off the third. A referral for a catch off the fourth ball, Watson is the man in danger, but the umpire turns it down, much to CSK’s delight. Rayudu dances down the track and goes straight past the bowler’s head for a six on the last ball. 10 runs off the over.

SIX! Rayudu dances down the track and goes straight past the bowler’s head for a six.

After 11 overs,Chennai Super Kings 74/2 ( Shane Watson 23 , Ambati Rayudu 18)

Rashid Khan returns for the 11th over of the innings. Starts off with two dots. The batters are simply nudging the balls into the gaps for ones and twos since the spinner hasn’t offered them much room to work with. Wise thing to do against Rashid. The diving fielder, Priyam Garg, saves a certain boundary off the final ball. Five runs off the over.

Average and SR against SRH in IPL:

Watson : 35.6, 145.9
Rayudu : 46.4, 133.7

After 10 overs,Chennai Super Kings 69/2 ( Shane Watson 20 , Ambati Rayudu 16)

Nadeem into the 10th over of the innings. Rayudu steps out off the first before the ball is bowled and cuts the ball towards point for a single. Watson smacks the fourth towards mid wicket for a double. Rayudu picks up a tight single on the final ball of the over. Just five runs off the over.

After 9 overs,Chennai Super Kings 64/2 ( Shane Watson 17 , Ambati Rayudu 14)

Rashid Khan, one of T20 cricket’s most phenomenal spinners, comes into the attack. Rayudu with nothing but respect for Rashid as he defends off the first two balls. Then gets off the mark. Watson returns the favour off the fourth. Just three runs off the over, superb over there, he kept the batsmen guessing. And we go into time out!

After 8 overs,Chennai Super Kings 61/2 ( Shane Watson 16 , Ambati Rayudu 12)

Nadeem back for his second. Bairstow drops Rayudu off the first, but it was a tough one. Then, Watson plays a backfoot punch off the second and that fetches him a boundary. Nine runs off the over.

FOUR! Watson pierces the gap perfectly on the off-side. What a good backfoot punch that.

After 7 overs,Chennai Super Kings 52/2 ( Shane Watson 10 , Ambati Rayudu 9)

T Natarajan, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack. Decent powerplay for CSK, but they’ve lost two big wickets. Natarajan starts off with a dot. Watson plays the late cut off the second, a single there. Watson flicks the fourth four a six over square leg. Then the bowler comes back with a yorker on the final ball. Eight runs off the over.

SIX! Flick of the wrist, but so powerful. Massive six from Watson. It was a slower delivery, but Natarajan didn’t get the length right.

After 6 overs,Chennai Super Kings 44/2 ( Shane Watson 3 , Ambati Rayudu 8)

Final over of the powerplay and spin has been introduced in the form of Shahbaz Nadeem. Starts off with two dots. Watson tucks the third towards mid-wicket for a single. Rayudu ends the powerplay with a boundary. Five runs off the over.

FOUR! Rayudu dances down the track and goes inside out over covers for a boundary.

After 5 overs,Chennai Super Kings 39/2 ( Shane Watson 2 , Ambati Rayudu 4)

Sandeep returns for his third over. The previous over from Khaleel was way too expensive, so there will be pressure on Sandeep too. But it’s not showing as he starts off with two dots and then rattles Curran’s stumps, courtesy a perfect inswinger off the fourth. Rayudu announces his arrival with a four down the ground off the last delivery. Five runs off the over.

Four! Rayudu breaks the shackles. Dances down the wicket and smokes it down the ground.

OUT! Through Curran’s defences. Perfect inswinger to the left-hander and it dislodges his stumps. Sam Curran b Sandeep Sharma 31(21)

After 4 overs,Chennai Super Kings 34/1 ( Sam Curran 31 , Shane Watson 1)

Khaleel returns and gets smacked for two consecutive fours and then a six, all of Curran’s blade. Kept on bowling the short pitched deliveries there and paid the price. Curran went down the ground again for a huge six. Costly over this from Khaleel, 22 runs off it.

SIX! A slower delivery from Khaleel and Curran smokes it down the ground for a biggie.

SIX! Again short pitched delivery, again Curran pulls it towards long on. This time it fetches him a six. CSK -26/1

FOUR! Width again and Curran goes over the infield, this time over deep mid wicket. CSK-20/1

Four! Short from Khaleel and Curran pulls it down the ground for a four. CSK-16/0

After 3 overs,Chennai Super Kings 12/1 ( Sam Curran 10 , Shane Watson 1)

Sandeep into his second. Gets nice shape on the first delivery and the ball takes an outside edge off du Plessis’ bat. And the big fish is back in the hut! Shane Watson, the new batsman, cuts the second ball fine leg and runs a single. Curran mistimes a cover drive off the fourth, it was a slower one from Sandeep. Still, the batsman manages a single off it.  Sandeep appeals for LBW against Watson off the fifth, but the umpire turns it down. Just two runs off the over.

After 2 overs,Chennai Super Kings 10/0 ( Sam Curran 9 , Faf du Plessis 0)

Khaleel Ahmed comes into the attack. Starts off with a wide, way outside off against Curran, and then a dot. Gives width to Curran off the second and the batsman slashes it towards point for a boundary. The England all-rounder defends the next three balls, then goes over the infield towards the leg side but its only a double. Seven runs off the over.

SRH bowlers’ economy rate in PP overs this year:

Sandeep Sharma : 6.33
Khaleel Ahemd : 7.97
T Natarajan :  6.25

Four! Width outside off and Curran slashed it towards point for a boundary. First boundary of CSK’s innings. CSK- 8/0

Sam Curran has never opened the batting in England T20 Blast. However, this is the second time that he is opening the batting in IPL.

After 1 overs,Chennai Super Kings 3/0 ( Sam Curran 3 , Faf du Plessis 0)

Sandeep Sharma with the first over for SRH. Starts off with an out swinging delivery to Sam Curran, a dot. Curran tucks the ball towards leg side off the third for a double. Inch perfect line and length off the first five balls, with the fifth one almost taking an outside edge of Curran’s bat. A single to end the over. Three runs off the over.

Sam Curran and Faf du Plessis are out in the middle and will open for CSK while Sandeep Sharma will take the new ball for SRH. Here we go!

Squads:

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Piyush Chawla, Karn Sharma

SRH v CSK in IPL:

Matches played : 13
SRH won : 4
CSK won : 9

Captains at the toss  

MS Dhoni: Before this whenever we won the toss, we chose to bat second. The coming games, we’ll always get new problems. This game the challenge will be shorter sides. Cricket always teaches you to follow the process. Piyush Chawla comes in place of Jagadeesan.

David Warner: We also would have probably batted first, that’s the trend on this wicket. It helps having Kane out here, so that also adds to the experience. I’m just enjoying the experience out here. Nadeem comes in place of Abhishek Sharma.

TOSS UPDATE: Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and opted to bat first

PITCH REPORT: These pitches are wearing now and getting slower. If you miss your length, even by a millimetre, you’re going to disappear. Conditions are just as good for bowling as they are for batting.

– Michael Slater and Kevin Pietersen at the pitch report

As far as CSK’s batting is concerned, N Jagadeesan was one of the positives that came out of their defeat against RCB. Remember, he replaced Kedar Jadhav. He’s certainly done a better job than Jadhav, but will he be a consistent member of CSK’s middlle order?

The good news for the KXIP camp is that ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle has recovered from food poisoning and will be available for the team’s next clash against RCB.

Mumbai Indians, who are currently the table toppers, have proved to be the team to beat once again in the IPL and skipper Rohit Sharma stressed on the need to remain ahead of their opponents, especially at the back end of the tournament.

Click here to read what the MI skipper said

RCB’s wholesome bowling attack bodes well for their campaign

While De Villiers’ late assault on the KKR bowlers certainly did help RCB set a challenging target, it was ultimately the brilliance of the spin duo Washington Sundar and Yuzvendra Chahal — supported ably by the seamers — that helped them notch up a massive 82-run win on Monday evening.

In his analysis of the RCB vs KKR match, Sandipan Banerjee explains how a wholesome bowling unit has been a vital part of RCB’s success in the first half of their campaign, and how it bodes well going into the next seven fixtures.

‘…only AB can do what he did’

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli lavished praise on AB de Villiers after the South African batting superstar smashed an unbeaten 73 off 33 balls to setup a massive victory for the team over Kolkata Knight Riders

Here are the full squads of the two teams that will lock horns later this evening at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium:

Chennai Super Kings full squad: MS Dhoni, Imran Tahir, Lungi Ngidi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, N Jagadeesan, Mitchell Santner, KM Asif, Shardul Thakur, R Sai Kishore, Faf du Plessis, Monu Kumar, Dwayne Bravo, Josh Hazlewood, Sam Curran, Karn Sharma.

Sunrisers Hyderabad full squad: David Warner (c), Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanlake, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Jason Holder, Sandeep Bavanaka, Fabian Allen, Abdul Samad, Sanjay Yadav.

While neither team hasn’t quite been dominant this IPL season, Chennai Super Kings in particular are in danger of joining sides such as Kings XI Punjab in bidding goodbye to the playoffs very soon unless they pull their socks up and start performing like the champions of the old. Sunrisers Hyderabad, who had defeated MS Dhoni’s men in their previous meeting, are only slightly better off with three wins from seven games as they sit on the fifth spot on the points table.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the 29th match of the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL), with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) taking on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

With the tournament already having crossed its halfway mark on Monday with the Royal Challengers Bangalore-Kolkata Knight Riders clash, this marks the first return fixture of the ongoing season, with MS Dhoni and Co hoping to bounce back against David Warner’s men after having lost the first fixture by 7 runs.