DD VS KXIP IN DELHI AT 6.30PM
CSK beat SRH by 4 runs RR beat MI by 3 wickets
HYDERABAD: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pipped Sunrisers Hyderabad by four runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday to return to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) table.
Chasing a challenging 183-run target, Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson (84) and Yusuf Pathan (45 off 27) put up a good fight but fell short.
SRH were off to a disastrous start losing three wickets for just 22 runs in 4.2 overs. Young medium pacer Deepak Chahar gave the early jolts to the hosts after bagging the wickets of opener Ricky Bhui (0), Manish Pandey (0) and Deepak Hooda (1).
However, Williamson kept Hyderabad’s hopes alive after a 49-run stand with Shakib Al Hasan (24 off 19) for the fourth wicket. With Shakib falling in the 11th over on a Karn Sharma over and Hyderabad reeling at 71/4, the skipper was then joined by Yusuf Pathan.
With everything going Chennai’s way, Williamson and Pathan staged a terrific fightback with their 79-run partnership, punishing every Chennai bowler. Pacer Dwayne Bravo finally got the better of the Hyderabad skipper in the 18th over with the hosts needing 32 off the last two overs. Williamson’s knock was decorated by five fours and as many sixes.
Just when it was anybody’s game, pacer Shardul Thakur sent back a dangerous Pathan in the 19th over. Incoming batter Rashid Khan then slammed a four-ball 17 to make the game more interesting but the hosts failed to cross the line by four runs. For Chennai, Chahar was the pick of the bowlers after bagging three wickets and conceding just 15 runs.
RAJASTHAN BEAT MUMBAI
Krishnappa Gowtham produced a blinder of a knock after Sanju Samson and Ben Stokes smartly negotiated a slow track as Rajasthan Royals pulled off a nail-biting three-wicket win over Mumbai Indians. The pitch was not conducive for stroke-making but Samson (52) and Stokes (4M off 27) added 72 runs for the third wicket to push their side close to the finish line and the hosts eventually crossed it with two balls to spare.
Gowtham conjured up an unbeaten 11-ball 33-run knock .