Chennai Super Kings comfortably defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets in the 23rd match of the IPL 2021. With help of CSK openers - Ruturaj Gaikwad (75) & Faf du Plessis (56) provided an opening stand of 129 runs. Chennai chased down the target of 172 with 9 balls remaining.
For SRH, Rashid Khan picked up all three wickets but it was too late. CSK has now won 5 matches in a row this IPL.
In the first innings, SRH, courtesy it’s good batting performance, were able to post 171/3. David Warner (57) and Manish Pandey (61*) slowed down the proceedings a bit, but later on changed gears to complete a partnership of 100 runs. Williamson, in the end smashed 26 runs off 10 balls to reach the score of 171. For CSK, Ngidi picked up two wickets.
Earlier, SRH captain Warner won the toss and elected to bat first against CSK. This match is being played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi.
Brief Score -
Chennai Super Kings: 170/4 in 20 Overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad – 75(56), Faf du Plessis – 56(38), Rashid Khan – 3/36)