CSK vs SRH IPL 2022: Full List of Award Winners, Man of The Match, Post Match Presentation Highlights

Pune, May 1: MS Dhoni couldn't have asked for a better return as Chennai Super Kings captain as his team ended up defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 13 runs in the IPL 2022 reverse fixture here at MCA Stadium on Sunday (May 1).

The opening duo of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway gave CSK a sensational start and their 182-run stand for the first wicket turned out to be the highest opening partnership of the season that spurred CSK to a mammoth 202/2 after being put in to bat first. Later, the bowlers did a decent job to prevent the Kane Williamson-led side from crossing the line.

The 182-run opening stand between the duo is the highest partnership for any wicket against SRH and the biggest stand for any wicket in the ongoing season.

Gaikwad - who has had a forgettable season so far - missed out on a well-deserved century as he was dismissed for 99 but put on a display of some exciting batting. Conway - who had failed to make a mark in his debut IPL season - too joined the party as the New Zealand opener scored an unbeaten 85.

In response, SRH could only muster 189/6. Captain Kane Williamson (47), Abhishek Sharma (39) and Nicholas Pooran (64* off 33) did the bulk of the scoring but failed to take their team home.

Mukesh Choudhary (4/46) was the pick of the bowlers for CSK while the rest of the bowlers also did well to prevent SRH from crossing the line.

With this win, CSK have 6 points in 9 games while SRH - who have suffered two back-to-back defeats - remain static at the fourth spot with 10 points.

Here are the post-match comments from the winning captain, losing captain, man of the match along with the full list of award winners from the CSK vs SRH IPL 2022 match:

CSK vs SRH 2022 Awards (Every award - Rs 1 Lakh)

Punch Super Striker of the match: Nicholas Pooran (SRH) - 64* off 33 balls at strike rate of 193.94

Dream11 Game Changer of the match: Ruturaj Gaikwad - 135 fantasy points

Unacademy Let's Crack It sixes award: Nicholas Pooran (SRH) - 6 sixes

Cred Power player of the match: Mukesh Choudhary (CSK) 2 of 26 in the powerplay

Upstox most valuable asset of the match: Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK)

Swiggy InstaMart Fastest Delivery of the match: Umran Malik (SRH) clocked the fastest delivery of 154 km/hr

RuPay on the go fours of the match: Devon Conway (CSK) - 8 fours

Player of the match: Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK)

Kane Williamson, the losing captain: When anyone gets over 200, it'll always be a challenge chasing it down. I thought we responded well to it, but they kept us under pressure with the total they had. We did show a lot of fight and were unlucky at times with some things that didn't go our way. It was a bit slower (on the pitch), we did try our best, but losing Washy (Sundar) for the best part of the bowling innings was a struggle for us. Still we can look back at the game with a lot of positives, we came up against quality spinners, at the end of the day, we did show a lot of fight. We just need to stay connected, we're playing well, and did so at the first half of the tournament (talking about the 5 straight wins). We just need to touch on a few things, shape well and come back stronger in the next game.

MS Dhoni, the winning captain: I think it was a good score to defend. It's one of those co-incidence where we got off to a good start and forced the bowlers to bowl the areas where we wanted to hit. The kind of target we got was a very good one. The phase that really worked for us was where the spinners were bowling after 6 overs. We have had quite a few good batting performances, we have given a couple of overs that went for 25-26 runs, and even when you score 200, it really comes down to 175-180 in 19 overs. It's important to try something different as a bowler. I always told my bowlers, you may get hit for 4 sixes in an over, but the 2 balls that you save - ultimately in a high-scoring game - those are the 2 deliveries that will help you win the game. Because a lot of bowlers, after getting 3-4 sixes, they will be like let's get done with it but that one boundary or even instead of sixes if you get hit for 2 fours that will help you in a game. I don't know if they believe in that theory, but it really works. Between me and Jadeja, he knew last season itself that he will be given a chance to captain this year. He knew and got enough time to prepare, what is important is you want him to lead the side and I wanted that transition to happen. In the first 2 games there was information going in towards Jaddu and after that I left it to him to decide which angle to bowl and all that. At the end of the season, you don't want him to feel as the captaincy was done by someone else and I'm just going for toss. So it was a gradual transition. Spoon-feeding doesn't really help captain, on the field you have to take those crucial decisions and you have to take responsibility for those decisions.

Ruturaj Gaikwad, player of the match: Felt good and it has come in a winning way, this knock feels more special. There will be times where you will get one or two good deliveries and you will be unlucky here and there, with the kind of support staff you have and all the people around, you have that backing and confidence with you going. Personally I do not like to believe in form, irrespective of what you scored in the last game you have to start from zero. I believe in starting from zero every game and that is what has helped. I like to play more pace as it brings the best out of me. Not many bowlers who bowl that fast and that short, so whenever they bowl short in the first few balls, obviously I have the upper hand in the last few balls. Lot of thought process in it. I was telling him (Conway) to take his time. I have played here as this is my home ground, I know this wicket and I was just chatting with him to keep going.