CSK restricted SRH to 147/8 after posting 167/7 on the board.
Opting to bat first, CSK posted 167/7 in 20 overs with notable contributions from Shane Watson (42 off 38 balls), Ambati Rayudu (41 off 34 balls) and Sam Curran (31 off 21 balls). Ravindra Jadeja (25* off 10 balls) and MS Dhoni (21 off 13 balls) also played valuable cameos.
For SRH, Sandeep Sharma was the stand-out bowler, claiming two wickets by conceding only 19 runs in his four overs.
In reply, Sunrisers could only manage 147/8 in 20 overs. It was a disappointing batting chart as none of them except for Kane Williamson (57 off 39 balls) managed to cross the 30-run mark.
Karn Sharma (2-37) and Dwayne Bravo (2-25) claimed two scalps each for CSK, while Sam Curran (1-18), Shardul Thakur (1-10) and Jadeja (1-21) chipped in with wicket apiece.
Cricket experts were impressed with CSK’s bounce back against SRH after some heavy losses in the previous fixtures.
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