Sunrisers survived a tough stretch to beat Hyderabad. Chennai Super Kings By 10 runs in the high-pressure IPL clash thanks to a brilliant combined effort by Ishan Malinga and Shivang Kumar in the death overs.Chasing 195, CSK were restricted to 184 for 8, with Malinga 3 for 29 and Shivang Kumar 1 for 18 in 3 overs. His control in the later phase of the power play proved decisive as he stopped CSK’s chase at crucial moments.
Although CSK needed only 84 runs in the last 10 overs, the SRH bowlers continued to attack. Malinga mixed yorkers, hard lengths and short balls smartly, while Shewang produced useful turns and bounces to keep the batsmen under pressure.CSK’s chase had moments of promise but never quite panned out. Sanju Samson Started explosively with a six off the first ball, but was quickly removed by Nitish Reddy with a sharp length spell. Ayush Mahatre (30 off 13) kept the momentum going early, but a hamstring injury slowed him down before a sharp catch by Henrik Klaasen ended his stay.Rutoraj Gaekwad (19 off 12) also fell after mistaking Malinga’s heavy delivery. At 66 for 3, CSK looked to rebuild. Sarfraz Khan (25 off 19) and Matthew Short (34 off 30 balls) added 46 runs, but the required rate continued to climb.Dewald Bruce fell for a duck while trying to attack Shivankumar and despite a 35-run stand between short and short. Shivam Dubey (16 of 21), the scoring rate never really recovered.Malinga, Saqib Hussain (1/32) and Shivang ensured that CSK’s power hitters were kept quiet in the middle and death overs. Praful Hinge also held his nerve in the end, conceding just seven runs in the last over despite struggling early on.Earlier, SRH scored 194 runs for 9 wickets, despite falling one Abhishek Sharmascored 59 runs off 22 balls. Early on, CSK’s decision to bowl first looked costly as Abhishek struck with a 15-ball fifty, but Mukesh Chaudhary struck back with the crucial wicket of Travis Head (23). Ishan Kishan (0) to turn the game.From 75 for no loss, SRH slumped to 75 for 2 and later 112 for 4, losing momentum despite Classen’s back-to-back 59 runs. He was the only batsman to put up consistent resistance, while the rest struggled for pace.CSK’s bowling attack was led by Overton (3/37) and Anshul Kamboj (3/22), who were outstanding in the middle and death overs. Noor Ahmed also kept things tight, while Gurjapaneet Singh’s disciplined spell added to the pressure.In the end, SRH’s disciplined bowling effort made the difference as they edged out CSK by 10 runs in the final overs.
