DUBAI: Three-time champion Chennai Super Kings registered their third win in the 13th edition of Indian Premier League on Tuesday as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 20 runs.
Chasing 168 to win in a slow wicket, Sunrisers could score only 147 in allotted overs losing 8 wickets. Kane Williamson, batting at no. 4, scored 57 off 39 balls before opener Jonny Bairstow (23) added some runs. Karn Sharma and Dwayne Bravo took two wickets each.
Earlier, an 81-run stand between Ambati Rayudu (41) and Shane Watson (42), followed by a 10-ball 25 from Ravindra Jadeja late in the innings, helped Chennai Super Kings scored 167/6 wickets in 20 overs against at the Dubai International Stadium.
CSK, who come into this match on the back of two successive defeats, won the toss and chose to bat for the first time in this tournament. They sent Sam Curran (31) to open the innings with Faf du Plessis (0) in place of Watson, making it the first time since 2017 that the Australian has not come as an opener for his team in the IPL.
du Plessis fell to Sandeep Sharma (2/19) for a first ball duck after waiting for two overs to get on strike. Curran became Sandeep's second wicket of the day after which Watson and Rayudu provided stability to CSK.
After the pair fell, MS Dhoni and later Jadeja pushed CSK beyond the 150-run mark.
Brief scores: CSK 167/6 in 20 overs (Shane Watson 42, Ambati Rayudu 41; Sandeep Sharma 2/19) beat SRH 147/8 in 20 overs (Williamson 57, Bairstow 23, Priyam Garg 16, Bravo 2/25, Karn Sharma 2/37. IANS.
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