Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) secured a five-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their Indian Premier League match on Friday, thanks to a strong bowling performance led by Harshal Patel and solid contributions from Ishan Kishan and Kamindu Mendis with the bat. With this victory, SRH climbed to eighth place on the points table with three wins and six losses, giving them six points. CSK remained at the bottom with two wins and seven losses, holding just four points. Chasing a target of 155 runs, SRH had a shaky start. Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for a two-ball duck by Khaleel Ahmed in the very first over. Travis Head and Ishan Kishan then attempted to build momentum, but Head was bowled by Anshul for 19 off 16 balls.
At the end of the powerplay, SRH stood at 37 for two, with Kishan batting on 17 and Heinrich Klaasen yet to open his account. Klaasen managed just seven runs before falling to Ravindra Jadeja. Kishan continued to anchor the innings, reaching 44 from 34 balls with five fours and a six before being dismissed by Noor Ahmed.
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Noor also removed Aniket Verma for 19 to reduce SRH to 106 for five. However, Kamindu Mendis and Nitish Kumar Reddy ensured there were no further setbacks. The pair guided SRH to 155 for five in 18.4 overs. Mendis remained unbeaten on 32 from 22 balls, while Reddy finished with 19 off 13 deliveries.
Earlier, CSK was restricted to 154 in 19.5 overs after SRH chose to bowl first. Harshal Patel was the standout performer with four wickets for 28 runs. Mohammed Shami struck with the first ball to dismiss Shaik Rasheed for a golden duck. Sam Curran also fell early, scoring just nine runs.
Ayush Mhatre played a quick knock of 30 off 19 balls, but CSK kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Dewald Brevis was the top scorer for CSK, hitting 42 off 25 balls with four sixes. Jadeja and MS Dhoni could not make significant contributions. Deepak Hooda’s late cameo of 22 helped CSK cross the 150-run mark.
Besides Patel’s four-wicket haul, Cummins and Unadkat took two wickets each. Shami and Mendis picked up one each in a disciplined bowling performance.
Brief Scores
CSK: 154 in 19.5 overs (Dewald Brevis 42, Ayush Mhatre 30, Harshal Patel 4/28)
SRH: 155/5 in 18.4 overs (Ishan Kishan 44, Kamindu Mendis 32*, Noor Ahmed 2/42)
SRH won by five wickets.
