The SunRisers Hyderabad move to the 8th place in the points table with 6 points from 9 games, as the Chennai Super Kings end their playoff hopes virtually. Check the CSK Vs SRH, IPL 2025 match report here
The Chepauk curse has finally been lifted. After five unsuccessful attempts at MA Chidambaram, the Sunrisers Hyderabad end the jinx with five-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings on Friday -- a result that gave their faint playoff hopes in Indian Premier League 2025 a much-needed lifeline. (Match Blog | Full Coverage | Points Table)
Asked to bat first, MS Dhoni라이브 바카라 side endured a familiar nightmare -- a shaky start, a mid-innings collapse, and eventually folding for a below-par 154 in 19.3 overs. It all began with a dream delivery from Mohammad Shami that sent Shaik Rasheed back for a golden duck off the very first ball.
The 17-year-old Ayush Mhatre offered a glimpse of resistance with a gutsy 30 off 19, but CSK's innings never really recovered.
Dewald Brevis brought the crowd to life with 42 off just 25 balls, launching a counterattack that threatened to turn the tide. But his charge was halted by Kamindu Mendis flying across the ropes to pull off a stunner that silenced the stands.
From there, it was the Harshal Patel show. The crafty pacer bamboozled the CSK middle-order finishing with match-defining figures of 4/28.
Now, chasing 155 might have seemed straightforward, but CSK fought tooth and nail. Khaleel Ahmed struck early to remove Abhishek Sharma for a duck, while Anshul Kamboj dismissed Travis Head for 19, leaving SRH under early pressure.
However then, Ishan Kishan took charge. He anchored the innings with a crucial 44 off 34 balls, navigating the spin threat posed by Noor Ahmed and handling the pressure of a slow Chepauk track. But just as he looked set to take SRH home, he too departed off Noor's delivery.
Any hopes of a CSK comeback were dashed by the 49-run partnership between Kamindu Mendis and Nitish Kumar Reddy at the end. The duo sealed the deal in 18.4 overs, finishing at 155/5.
The result pushes Chennai Super Kings to the brink, now needing a miracle to make the playoffs -- five wins from five and a favorable net run rate equation. Sunrisers, on the other hand, leapfrog Rajasthan Royals to eighth on the table with six points from nine games.
CSK will look to salvage pride -- and maybe, just in case, their season -- when they face Punjab Kings on April 30. Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad will hope to carry the momentum into their clash against Gujarat Titans on May 2.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami
Chennai Super Kings: Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni(w/c), Deepak Hooda, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
Chennai Super Kings: Anshul Kamboj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jamie Overton
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder