Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Ishan Malinga, center, celebrates with his teammates (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Sunrisers Hyderabad survived a tense finish to defeat Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs in a high-pressure encounter in the IPL, thanks to a brilliant combined effort from Eshan Malinga and Shivang Kumar at the death.Chasing 195, CSK were restricted to 184 for 8, with Malinga leading the attack with 3 for 29 and supported by Shivang Kumar with 1 for 18 from 3 overs. Their post-Powerplay dominance proved crucial as they stifled CSK’s chasing in the crucial moments.
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Although CSK needed just 84 off the last 10 overs, SRH’s bowlers continued to bat regularly. Malinga cleverly mixed yorkers, solid lengths and short balls, while Shivang extracted useful spin and bounce to keep the batsmen under pressure.CSK’s chase had promising moments but never fully took off. Sanju Samson started explosively off the first ball with a six, but Nitish Reddy quickly removed him with a sharp hit from the difficult lengths. Aayush Mhatre (30 off 13) kept the momentum going early, but a hamstring injury slowed him down before Heinrich Klaassen ended his stay.Ruturaj Gaikwad (19 off 12) also fell after mistaking a heavy delivery from Malinga. At 66 for 3, CSK tried to rebuild through Sarfaraz Khan (25 off 19) and Matthew Short (34 off 30), adding 46 runs, but the required rate kept rising.
Dewald Previs fell in love with a duck while trying to attack Shivang Kumar, and despite standing for 35 runs between Short and
Shivam Dubey
(21 of 16), the scoring rate never recovered.Malinga, Saqib Hossain (1/32) and Shivang made sure CSK’s power-hitters remained calm through the middle and overs. Praful Hinge also held his nerve in the end, conceding just seven runs in the final over despite his earlier struggles.Earlier, SRH posted 194 for 9 after the collapse though
Abhishek Sharma
Explosive 59 off 22 balls. CSK’s decision to bowl initially looked costly as Abhishek tore up the attack with a 15-ball fifty, but Mukesh Choudhary responded with the key wicket of Travis Head (23) and
Ishan Kishan
(0) to turn the game.From 75 for no loss, SRH fell to 75 for 2 and later to 112 for 4, losing momentum despite Klaasen settling for 59. He was the only batsman who consistently batted back, while the rest struggled to accelerate.CSK’s bowling attack was led by Overton (3/37) and Anshul Kamboj (3/22), who were outstanding in the middle and over. Noor Ahmed also kept things tight, while Gurjapanet Singh’s disciplined spell added more pressure.In the end, SRH’s disciplined bowling efforts made the difference as they stymied CSK in the final over to seal a hard-fought 10-run win.