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Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium: The bowlers executed the pace-off strategy and hitting hard lengths well to help Sunrisers Hyderabad restrict Chennai Super Kings to 165/5 in 20 overs on a sluggish pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Friday.

With slower deliveries gripping off the pitch when the ball got older, SRH bowlers did well to keep CSK batters in check by conceding just 38 runs in the last five overs. It was a phase where the batters found it difficult to time their shots, with Shivam Dube’s 45 being the top score by a CSK batter, including hitting two fours and four sixes.

Electing to bowl first, pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar found some early swing and was rewarded with his first wicket of IPL 2024 when Rachin Ravindra top-edged a pull to mid-on in the fourth over.