After winning the IPL 2024 toss and opting to bowl first, Pat Cummins limited the Chennai Super Kings to 165/5 in their 20 overs. With 45 runs, Shivam Dube was the highest-scoring member of CSK. The returning winners benefited greatly from the contributions of Ajinkya Rahane (35) and Ravindra Jadeja (31).
Every bowler save for Mayank Markande and Abhishek Sharma claimed a wicket. The home team’s most economical bowler was Bhuvneshwar Kumar, an experienced Indian player who bowled four overs and claimed a wicket for 28 runs.
51 runs in 3.3 overs for Sunrisers Hyderabad
Abhishek Sharma batted with aggression right away, hitting Mukesh Chaudhary for 27 runs in his opening over. Before succumbing to Deepak Chahar, the youthful opener was out for 37 off 12 balls. In IPL 2024, the team that reached the fifty fastest was the one that did so in 3.3 overs.
Overs 0.1 to 6 (Mandatory -78/1) is the powerplay and first strategic timeout.
The loss of Abhishek Sharma didn’t affect SRH’s scoring pace. Aiden Markram and Travis Head delivered some powerful hits that put the CSK bowlers on the defensive.
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100 runs in 8.5 overs for Sunrisers Hyderabad
For a while, it seemed like the ruse to include spinners into the game worked. However, Aiden Markram managed to break loose by smashing Ravindra Jadeja for a six, and he quickly raised the score to 100 for SRH.
Aiden Markram’s half-century (off 35 balls)
In just 35 balls, former Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Aiden Markram scored his first fifty of the 2024 Indian Premier League. The 29-year-old lost his position as the home team’s anchor after Travis Head collapsed.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (141/1 from 15.4 overs) was the second strategic time-out.
When Aiden Markram and Shahbaz Ahmed attempted to play revere sweeps, they were ejected. Giving CSK some hope, Moeen Ali, in his first game of the season, got both batters.
150 runs in 16.5 overs for Sunrisers Hyderabad
With the intention of wrapping up the game early, the SRH hitter entered the field following the second time-out. Nitish Reddy was able to secure some significant runs for Hyderabad by employing the reverse sweep tactic.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 166/4 (18.1 overs) at the end of the game
Nitish Reddy and Heinrich Klassen were the winners of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s second match of the season. The fact that CSK lost both of their previous two games dealt the reigning champs a severe blow.
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