SRH vs CSK IPL 2024 Key Moments: SRH beat CSK by six wickets

Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad's Shahbaz Ahmed plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 T20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, in Hyderabad, Friday, April 5, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI04_05_2024_000367B)

Sunrisers Hyderabad were back on track with a comfortable six-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings in an IPL match here on Friday. This was CSK's second defeat in as many games. This was CSK's second defeat in as many games.

Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers restricted CSK to a manageable 165 for 5 and the chased down the target in 18.1 overs. Abhishek Sharma teed off with 37 off just 12 balls to set the ball rolling while Aiden Markram's 50 off 36 balls and Travis Head's 31 off 24 balls also proved to be useful in the final context of the game. Most of the CSK batters got starts but didn't go on to play a big knock with Shivam Dube smashing 45 off 24 balls with four sixes apart from two fours. Most of the CSK batters got starts but didn't go on to play a big knock with Shivam Dube smashing 45 off 24 balls with four sixes apart from two fours.

Ravindra Jadeja's 31 not out off 23 balls gave the team some muscle towards the end of the innings. Jaydev Unadkat (1/29) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/28) were key bowling performers for SRH. Jaydev Unadkat (1/29) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/28) were key bowling performers for SRH.

Here are some key moments from the match:

1st Innings

SRH win the toss, put CSK to bat

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rachin Ravindra open the batting for CSK

Gaikwad hit his first boundary to deep backward point on Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar dismisses Rachin Ravindra

Ajinkya Rahane welcomes Cummins with a big six

Gaikwad gets out off the bowling of Shahbaz

Shivam Dube takes on the SRH bowlers

Smashes Shahbaz for a six and a four

Dube hits Mayank Markande for a four and a six over deep square leg

Shivam Dube clobbers T Natarajan for two consecutive sixes

Shivam Dube caught by Bhuvneshwar Kumar at backward point for 45

Unadkat gets Rahane on 35

Dhoni welcomed with huge cheer by Hyderabad crowd

CSK end innings at 165/5 in 20 overs

2nd Innings

Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma open the SRH run chase

Moeen Ali drops Head, a simple catch at first slip

Abhishek Sharma on fire, scores 37 off just 12 balls

50 up for SRH in 3.3 overs, fastest fifty by any team in the IPL

Deshpande concedes 14 runs off his first over

Aiden Markram smashes a six to bring up the 100 for SRH in 8.5 overs

Aiden Markram reached his 50 off 35 balls

Markram gets out on 50

Shahbaz Ahmed hits a six off Moeen Ali over long-on

Shahbaz Ahmed falls LBW to Moeen Ali

Heinrich Klaasen hits Tushar Deshpande over the covers for four

Deepak Chahar comes back in the attack with 6 runs needed

Nitish Reddy hits the first ball straight over the top for a SIX

SRH win by 6 wickets against CSK