New Delhi, April 28: Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis played splendid knock as Chennia Super Kings defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets in Match 23 of IPL 2021 at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi on Wednesday (April 28).
Openers Gaikwad (75 off 44 balls) and Du Plessis (56 off 38 balls) shared a 129-run stand as CSK eased past SRH's target of 172 with seven wickets in hand and 9 balls to spare. For Sunrisers, Rashid Khan took three wickets, but it all came late in the day as the other bolwers couldn't handle the CSK openers onslaught.
Earlier, opting to bat first, A late onslaught from Kane Williamson and fifties from Manish Pandey and skipper David Warner guided Sunrisers Hyderabad to 171/3 in their allotted 20 overs. For CSK, Lungi Ngidi took two wickets, while Sam Curran claimed a wicket.
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After the result, MS Dhoni's CSK moved to the top of the standings with five wins in six, while Warner's SRH remain rooted at the foot of the table after they lost their fifth game in six.
Here is how IPL 2021, Match 23, CSK vs SRH happened:
End of the match: Openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis scored fifties as Chennai Super Kings ease past Sunrisers Hyderabad.
FOUR! And it's all over as Raina hits the winning runs
CSK - 167/3 in 18 overs: Raina finds two boundaries in Kaul's final over. Chennai need 5 runs to win from 12 balls.
FOUR! Raina flicks Kaul past a diving Shankar for the second boundary in the over. CSK - 166/3 in 17.4 overs.
FOUR! Raina finds his first boundary as he drives Kail straight down the ground. CSK - 162/3 in 17.2 overs.
CSK - 158/3 in 17 overs: Khaleel concedes 8 runs from his fourth and final over. Chennai need 14 runs to win from 18 balls.
FOUR! Jadeja pulls Khaleel for his first boundary of the match. CSK - 155/3 in 16.2 overs, need another 17 runs to win from 22 balls.
CSK - 150/3 in 16 overs: Kaul bowls a good follow up over to Rashid's successful over as Raina struggles to get runs. Chennai need 22 runs to win from 24 balls.
CSK - 148/3 in 15 overs: Rashid ends his spell with two wickets in his last two balls. Chennai need 24 runs to win from 30 balls with Raina and Jadeja the new men in.
WICKET! Rashid traps Du Plessis for 56 in front of the stumps, but is it too late in the day. CSK - 148/3 in 15 overs.
WICKET! Rashid strikes once again as he gets rid off Moeen Ali, who looked to continue the onslaught. CSK - 148/2 in 14.5 overs.
FOUR! Moeen Ali finds the second boundary off Rashid' over as he pulls the leg spinner towards the vacant square leg area.
FOUR! Moeen Ali pulls Rashid Khan over short mid wicket for his second boundary of the match. CSK - 142/1 in 14.1 overs.
CSK - 137/1 in 14 overs: Khaleel concedes 8 runs from his third over. Chennai now need 35 runs to win from 36 balls.
FOUR! Moeen Ali gets off the mark with a boundary off Khaleel as CSK move to 134/1 in 13.2 overs.
CSK - 129/1 in 13 overs: Rashid gets the breakthrough, but it's a little too late as Chennai are well on top in the run chase as Moeen Ali joins Du Plessis in the middle. Chennai need 43 off 42 balls to win.
WICKET! Rashid finally gets the break through as he goes through Gaikwad's defence and the CSK opener departs for a well made 75 off 44 balls. CSK - 129/1 in 13 overs.
FOUR! FOUR! Gaikwad finds back to boundaries off Rashid Khan. CSK - 129/0 in 12.5 overs.
FOUR! Du Plessis' edge off Rashid goes through Bairstow for another boundary. CSK - 119/0 in 12.1 overs.
CSK - 115/0 in 12 overs: Gaikwad once again takes Suchith to the cleaners as the left-arm spinner concedes 15 runs from his third over. Chennai need 57 runs to win from 48 balls.
FOUR! FOUR! FOUR And it's Gaikwad's 5th IPL 50 as he hits Suchith for back to back three boundaries. CSK - 114/0 in 11.5 overs
CSK - 100/0 in 11 overs: Du Plessis and Gaikwad share another century stand in the IPL 2021 as Kaul concedes 9 runs from his second over. Chennai need 72 runs to win from 54 balls.
100 up for CSK and 19th IPL 50 up for Du Plessis.
CSK - 91/0 in 10 overs: Rashid Khan concedes 7 runs from his second over as the Chennai openers approach fifties. Chennai need 81 runs to win from 60 balls.
FOUR! Gaikwad pulls Rashid for a boundary and moves into the 40s. CSK - 90/0 in 9.3 overs.
CSK - 84/0 in 9 overs: Suchith concedes 17 runs from his third over. Chennai need 88 runs to win from 66 balls.
FOUR! Du Plessis doesn't want hang around against spin as he hits Suchith for the second boundary in the over.
SIX! Du Plessis hits Suchith over long on for the first maximum of the run chase and moves on to 41 off 25 balls. CSK - 80/0 in 8.4 overs.
FOUR! Gaikwad resumes from the break with another boundary off Suchith. CSK -71/0 in 8.1 overs.
CSK - 67/0 in 8 overs: Rashid Khan starts well as he keeps the scoring down to 4 in his first over. And the umpire signals for the third time-out of the match. Chennai need 105 runs to win from 72 balls.