A 129-run opening stand between Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis helped Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) beat SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by seven wickets in an Indian Premier League contest on the Arun Jaitley Stadium right here on Wednesday.
Gaikwad made 75 off 44 balls (12×4) whereas du Plessis scored 56 off 38 balls (6×4, 1×6) as CSK chased down 171/3 put up by SRH with 9 balls to spare.
SRH struggled to get wickets, as their tempo trio of Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed and Siddarth Kaul could not get any help from the placid pitch.
The three conceded 92 runs in 11.3 overs because the CSK openers made merry.
Leg-spinner Rashid Khan took 3/36 in his 4 overs however he was removed from miserly on a pitch that helped strokeplay.
CSK raced to 50 with out loss within the powerplay stage.
Each Gaikwad and du Plessis have had profitable opening partnerships up to now few matches. They added 115 within the recreation towards Kolkata Knight Riders, 74 towards the Royal Challengers Bangalore and 129 towards SRH on Wednesday.
By the point each have been dismissed by Rashid, CSK have been already on target for a win.
Earlier, Kane Williamson’s 10-ball 26 on the back-end of the SRH innings helped his facet rating 58 runs within the final 5 overs to succeed in a preventing whole of 171/3 in 20 overs.
Williamson arrived on the crease with SRH needing a fillip as CSK’s fielding and tight bowling had restricted the Hyderabad franchise.
After opener Jonny Bairstow was dismissed early, skipper David Warner and No. 3 Manish Pandey added 106 runs for the second wicket in 13.5 overs. Whereas there was no lack of wicket, Warner struggled to get his photographs going and could not improve the run fee. He fell for a 55-ball 57, which included two sixes and three fours.
Pandey, who was included within the facet after being benched within the earlier recreation, appeared extra fluent as he hammered his technique to a 46-ball 61 (5×4, 1×6).
Nevertheless, it was Williamson who turned it on for SRH. The New Zealand captain, who walked in to bat at No. 4, took 19 runs (20 general) off Shardul Thakur’s remaining over, the innings’ nineteenth.
Williamson hit one six and 4 fours throughout his innings, whereas Kedar Jadhav chipped in with 12 off 4 balls.
For CSK, Lungi Ngidi took 2/35 whereas Sam Curran scalped 1/30.
Transient scores: SunRisers Hyderabad 171/3 in 20 overs (M Pandey 61, D Warner 57, Ok Williamson 26 not out, L Ngidi 2/35, S Curran 1/30) vs Chennai Tremendous Kings 173/3 in 18.3 overs (R Gaikwad 75, F du Plessis 56, R Khan 3/36).