IPL 2020: Cricket fraternity reacts to CSK’s emphatic 20-run victory over SRH

CSK restricted SRH to 147/8 after posting 167/7 on the board.

By Salman Anjum - 13 Oct, 2020

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) faced Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 29th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Dubai on Tuesday (October 13).

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.

Check out the reactions:

#CSK wins. Third win in 8 games. Puts them at par with #SRH. Still in the bottom half of the points table but this win was critical for their campaign to stay alive. They are. Scramble for the fourth spot will be a treat in #IPL2020
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 13, 2020

Its that time again! @ChennaiIPL #CSK #Dream11IPL #whistlepodu pic.twitter.com/m8UzNM6gTH
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) October 13, 2020

Let’s not forget the crucial partnership between @msdhoni and @imjadeja in the end ,to me that’s the difference between the sides #CSKvsSRH #IPL2020
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) October 13, 2020

With seven bowling options, CSK looked more comfortable in this match. They needed a bit of help from the toss and they got it. Batting first and posting a big total was crucial. #CSKvsSRH #SRHvsCSK #IPL2020
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) October 13, 2020

Sam Curran at the top and Jadeja towards the end providing the much needed impetus for #CSK innings. Probably those runs the difference in the end. #srh
— RK (@RK_sports) October 13, 2020

Impressive win for #CSK. Importantly, batting, bowling and fielding vastly improved from with contributions from virtually everybody. Dhoni quite superb as captain. Picked 7 bowlers, which can be confounding, but read the pitch well, used spin and pace astutely. Well played
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) October 13, 2020

Much needed 20 runs victory for @ChennaiIPL. This win will get them back in the race. Second half of the tournament might change the fortunes for them. @IPL @BCCI #IPL2020 #CSKvsSRH
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) October 13, 2020

3 spinners for #csk today and it worked straightaway for them even though didn’t require to ball full quota of overs,just like the way they play regularly.They are very much in the game #Watson #Rayudu #Bravo
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 13, 2020

#Dhoni may not be batting at his best yet but you could see it in his eyes today that he wanted to win it so badly.have never seen him this animated on the field and showing such raw emotions.tells u how hungry he is and what #CSK means to him.#CSKvsSRH
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) October 13, 2020

By Salman Anjum - 13 Oct, 2020

IPL 2020: Cricket fraternity reacts to CSK’s emphatic 20-run victory over SRH

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