IPL 2021, CSK vs SRH highlights: CSK wins by 6 wkts, qualifies for playoffs

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) mbecame first team in 14th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) to qualify for the playoffs as the three-time champions defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by six wickets at Sharjah Cricket Ground on Thursday.

Sent in to bat, SRH posted a below-par 134 for seven, riding on Wriddhiman Saha's 44.

Opening duo of Ruturaj Gaikwad (45) and Faf du Plessis (41) then set the platform before Ambati Rayudu (17 off 13) and MS Dhoni (14 off 11) finished the chase with two balls to spare.

Earlier, sent in to bat, Wriddhiman Saha top-scored with a 46-ball 44, while Abhishek Sharma (18) and Abdul Samad (18) also got starts but didn't capitalise on them.

Josh Hazlewood (3/24) was the most successful bowler for CSK, while Dwayne Bravo (2/14) snapped two and Shardul Thakur (1/37) and Ravindra Jadeja (1/14) also scalped one each.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won the toss and invited Sunrisers Hyderabad to bat first in Match 44 of 14th edition of Indian Premier League at Sharjah Cricket Ground today. CSK brought in Dwayne Bravo in place of Sam Curran, while SRH did not make any changes to their playing eleven.

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Chennai Super Kings' scorecard

Batter	Dismissals	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes
Ruturaj Gaikwad	c Williamson b Holder	45	38	4	2
Faf du Plessis	c Kaul b Holder	41	36	3	2
Moeen Ali	b Rashid Khan	17	17	2	0
Suresh Raina	lbw b Holder	2	3	0	0
Ambati Rayudu	not out	17	13	1	1
MS Dhoni	not out	14	11	1	1
Total: 139-4 in 19.4 Overs
Bowlers	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets
Sandeep Sharma	3	0	18	0
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	4	0	34	0
Jason Holder	4	0	27	3
Rashid Khan	4	0	27	1
Siddharth Kaul	2.4	0	24	0
Abhishek Sharma	2	0	9	0

Sunrisers Hyderabad scorecard

Batter	Dismissals	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes
Jason Roy	c Dhoni b Hazlewood	2	4	0	0
Wriddhiman Saha	c Dhoni b Jadeja	43	46	1	2
Williamson Roy	lbw b Bravo	11	11	2	0
Priyam Garg	c Dhoni b Dwayne Bravo	7	10	0	0
Abhishek Sharma	c du Plessis b Hazlewood	18	13	1	1
Abdul Samad	c Moeen b Hazlewood	18	14	1	1
Jason Holder	c Chahar b Thakur	5	5	0	0
Rashid Khan	not out	17	13	2	0
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	not out	2	2	0	0
Total: 134-7 in 20 Overs
Bowlers	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets
Deepak Chahar	4	0	32	0
Josh Hazlewood	4	0	24	3
Shardul Thakur	4	0	37	1
Dwayne Bravo	4	0	17	2
Ravindra Jadeja	3	0	14	1
Moeen Ali	1	0	5	0

CSK vs SRH playing 11
 
CSK playing 11: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood

SRH playing 11: Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Kane Williamson(c), Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma.

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11:03 PM

CSK vs SRH live score after 19.4 Overs: 139-4 | Chennai Super Kings wins

Chennai Super Kings: 139-4 ; Ambati Rayudu (17), MS Dhoni (14)

Siddharth Kaul continues...

 

Ball 4: Dhoni smashes a GIGANTIC SIX to win the match for CSK. 

 

Ball 3: Dhoni hits towards short mid-wicket for no run.

 

Ball 2:  Rayudu smashes towards sweeper cover for a single.

 

Ball 1: A short delivery, Rayudu leaves it alone. ONE bumper for the over given. DOT

10:57 PM

CSK vs SRH live score after 19 Overs: 132-4 | Chennai Super Kings needs 3 runs in 6 balls

Over Summary: 1 6 1 Wd 4 0 0 ; Chennai Super Kings: 132-4 ; Ambati Rayudu (16), MS Dhoni (8)

Bhuvi continues...

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5:  Dhoni drills the yorker to extra cover for no run.

Ball 4: Dhoni smashes the back of length delivery towards cow corner for FOUR.
 

Ball 4: Dhoni leaves the ball outside off, WIDE called. 

 

Ball 3: Rayudu smashes towards sweeper cover for a single.

 

Ball 2: BHuvi misses the yorker by a foot and Rayudu wallopes over long-on for SIX.

 

Ball 1: A low full toss and Dhoni knocks towards long-on for a single.

10:52 PM

CSK vs SRH live score after 18 Overs: 119-4 | Chennai Super Kings needs 16 runs in 12 balls

Over Summary: 1 0 0 1 4 0 ; Chennai Super Kings: 119-4 ; Ambati Rayudu (9), MS Dhoni (3)

Siddarth Kaul [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Rayudu squeezes the yorker to backward point for no run.

 

Ball 5: Rayudu smashes over extra cover for FOUR.

 

Ball 4: Dhoni drives uppishly through extra cover, Jason Roy nearly takes a one-hand Stunner but he saves a certain boundary. A single taken.

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Dhoni hits towards mid-off for no run.

 

Ball 1: Rayudu hits towards deep backward point for a single.

10:46 PM

CSK vs SRH live score after 17 Overs: 113-4 | Chennai Super Kings needs 22 runs in 18 balls

Over Summary: 1 0 0 2 0 1 ; Chennai Super Kings: 113-4 ; Ambati Rayudu (4), MS Dhoni (2)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: A quick single for Rayudu.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Rayudu carves towards deep backward point for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Dhoni collects a single.

10:42 PM

CSK vs SRH live score after 16 Overs: 109-4 | Holder scalps Raina, du Plessis

Over Summary: 1 1 W 1 W 1 ; Chennai Super Kings: 109-4 ; Ambati Rayudu (1), MS Dhoni (1)

Holder bowls his last over of the match...

Ball 6: MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease and pulls the back of length delivery towards deep square leg for a single.

 

Ball 5: du Plessis goes for a biggie but manages only a top edge, Siddharth Kaul completes the catch. There is still some spice left in this southern derby. du Plessis c S Kaul b Holder 41(36) [4s-3 6s-2]

 

Ball 4: Ambati Rayudu, right handed bat, comes to the crease and guides the ball outside off towards third man for a single.

 

Ball 3: A full delivery, Raina misses it completely, follows by a loud appeal and umpire raises the finger. PLUMB. Raina lbw b Holder 2(3)

 

Ball 2: Faf du Plessis collects a single.

 

Ball 1: Suresh Raina collects a single.

10:33 PM

CSK vs SRH live score after 15 Overs: 105-2 | Rashid castles Ali

Over Summary: 0 0 0 W Wd 1 0 ; Chennai Super Kings: 105-2 ; Suresh Raina (1), Faf du Plessis (40)

Rashid Khan continues...

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Raina collects a single.

 

Ball 4: WIDE down the leg side.

Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 3: Rashid Khan cleans up Moeen Ali. Moeen Ali b Rashid Khan 17(17) [4s-2]

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: DOT

10:26 PM

CSK vs SRH live score after 14 Overs: 103-1 | TIMEOUT

Over Summary: 2 2 0 0 1 1 ; Chennai Super Kings: 103-1 ; Moeen Ali (17), Faf du Plessis (40)

Jason Holder [2.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Moeen Ali collects a single towards third man.

 

Ball 5: du Plessis collects a single.

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: du Plessis collects a couple of runs again.

 

Ball 1: du Plessis collects a couple of runs.

10:21 PM

CSK vs SRH live score after 13 Overs: 97-1

Over Summary: 0 0 0 4 1 1 ; Chennai Super Kings: 97-1 ; Moeen Ali (16), Faf du Plessis (35)

Rashid Khan [2.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Faf du Plessis collects a single.

 

Ball 5: Moeen Ali hits towards long-off for a single.

 

Ball 4: A half tracker and Moeen Ali smashes towards mid-wicket for FOUR.

 

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1:  DOT

10:18 PM

CSK vs SRH live score after 12 Overs: 91-1

Over Summary: 1 2 1 1 2 1 ; Chennai Super Kings: 91-1 ; Moeen Ali (11), Faf du Plessis (34)

Sandeep Sharma [2.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Moeen Ali hits towards long-off for a single.

 

Ball 5: A full toss outside off and Moeen Alo drives it towards deep extra cover for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 4: Faf du Plessis works towards deep square leg for a single.

 

Ball 3: Mooen Ali collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Moeen Ali collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 1: du Plessis collects a single towards mid-wicket.

10:13 PM

CSK vs SRH live score after 11 Overs: 83-1 | Holder scalps Gaikwad

Over Summary: W 1 2 1 0 4 ; Chennai Super Kings: 83-1 ; Moeen Ali (5), Faf du Plessis (32)

Jason Holder [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: A short delivery and Moeen Ali pulls it over square leg for FOUR.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: du Plessis collects a single.

 

Ball 3: du Plessis pulls the short delivery towards deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 2: Moeen Ali, left handed bat, comes to the crease and works towards backward square leg for a single.

 

Ball 1: Gaikwad comes down the wicket and tries to hit over mid-off but fails to clear Williamson. Ruturaj Gaikwad c Williamson b Holder 45(38) [4s-4 6s-2]

 

10:07 PM

CSK vs SRH live score after 10 Overs: 75-0

Over Summary: 4 1 1 1 0 0 ; Chennai Super Kings: 75-0 ; Ruturaj Gaikwad (45), Faf du Plessis (29)

Abhishek Sharma continues...

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Gaikwad collects a single towards mid-wicket

 

Ball 3: du Plessis hits towards sweeper cover for a single.

 

Ball 2: Gaikwad collects a single.

 

Ball 1: Gaikwad comes down the wicket and hammers down the ground for FOUR.

10:04 PM

CSK vs SRH live score after 9 Overs: 68-0

Over Summary: 1 1 1 4 1 0 ; Chennai Super Kings: 68-0 ; Ruturaj Gaikwad (39), Faf du Plessis (28)

Rashid Khan [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Gaikwad hits back to bowler, a miss field, helps the batter for a single.

 

Ball 4: Gaikwad hammers through extra cover for FOUR.

 

Ball 3: du Plessis collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Gaikwad collects a single.

 

Ball 1:  du Plessis collects a single.

10:01 PM

CSK vs SRH live score after 8 Overs: 60-0

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 1 1 ; Chennai Super Kings: 60-0 ; Ruturaj Gaikwad (33), Faf du Plessis (26)

Abhishek Sharma, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack and concedes two singles.

9:58 PM

CSK vs SRH live score after 7 Overs: 58-0

Over Summary: 0 0 1 6 0 4 ; Chennai Super Kings: 58-0 ; Ruturaj Gaikwad (32), Faf du Plessis (25)

Siddarth Kaul, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Faf du Plessis hammers through extra cover for FOUR.

 

Ball 5: Faf du Plessis hits towards extra cover for no run.

 

Ball 4: Faf du Plessis smashes down the ground for SIX.

 

Ball 3: Gaikwad tucks towards mid-wicket for a single.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: DOT

9:51 PM

CSK vs SRH live score after 6 Overs: 47-0 | TIMEOUT

Over Summary: 4 6 0 1 0 0 ; Chennai Super Kings: 47-0 ; Ruturaj Gaikwad (31), Faf du Plessis (15)

Rashid Khan, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: du Plessis tucks towards mid-wicket for no run,

 

Ball 4: Gaikwad colelcts a single.

 

Ball 3: Gaikwad goes for another sweep but misses the ball completely follows by a loud appeal. Umpire raises the finger, Gaikwad goes for REVIEW and tha ball hits the gloves. Gaikwad SURVIVES. 

 

Ball 2: Gaikwad dances down the wicket and hits down the ground for SIX.

 

Ball 1: Gaikwad sweeps but manages only a top-edge over keeper for FOUR.