IPL 2022: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway set up CSK's 13-run win over SRH

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conways effortless sixhitting exhibition was well complemented by a fourwicket haul from Mukesh Choudhary as Chennai Super Kings notched up a 13run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match here on SundayGaikwad 99 off 57 balls and Conway 85 not out off 55 put SRHs attack to the sword notching up a scintillating 182run partnership the highest opening stand of the season as CSK posted an imposing 202 for two after being invited to batIn reply SRH fell short reaching 189 for 6 in 20 overs despite late heroics from Nicholas Pooran 64 not out and a 47run innings by skipper Kane Williamson at the topChoudhary emerged with the best figures for CSK scalping four for 46 while Mitchell Santner 136 and Dwaine Pretorius 140 took one wicket eachThe win which coincided with MS Dhonis return to captaincy kept CSK afloat for an improbable playoff berth as they now have six points with five matches remaining while SRH remained in the fourth position with 10 points in the overall standingAbhishek Sharma 39 and Williamson gave SRH a flying start to their chase but Choudhary struck twice in two balls to reduce the Hyderabad outfit to 58 for 2 in six overs While Sharma was caught by Dwaine Pretorius at longon Rahul Tripathi was out for a duck after giving catching practice at short third manAiden Markram hit two sixes before falling prey to Mitchell SantnerPooran hit Ravindra Jadeja for a six before unleashing a monstrous reverse sweep for another maximum while Williamson too notched up a onehanded six to keep the scoreboard ticking The SRH skipper however was trapped in front by Pretorius as it became 126 for 4 in 15th over Pooran then kept fighting in vain while scoreboard pressure took a toll on the other battersEarlier Gaikwad who has been blowing hot and cold this season was at his destructive best as he smashed six sixes and as many fours before tragically falling short of a ton by just one runThe 25yearold was in his zone as he stood on his backfoot and played some exceptional shots to dominate the formidable SRH bowling unitAnything short was pulled with immaculate ease while pitched up deliveries were treated with equal disdain as Gaikwad didnt miss a trick to send SRH on a leather hunt during his classy inningsConway too showed great temperament as he was the perfect foil for Gaikwad He bide his time initially before going for the big shots in the slog oversBhuvneshwar Kumar 022 was the best bowler on display for SRH while pace sensation Umran Malik had a really bad day in office having conceded 48 in his four overs T Natarajan 242 picked up two wickets but also went for runs With Washington Sundar suffering an injury while fielding SRH was forced to use Markram and Shashank Singh as the fifth bowler who conceded 46 from their combined four oversAfter a watchful start Gaikwad broke free as he pulled Marco Jansen for two maximums while Natarajan was sent across the midwicket boundary as CSK reached 40 for 0 after the powerplay Gaikwad was particular harsh on Malik smashing him over cover first before lifting him over longon for another maximum in his first over Malik cranked up the pace bowling the fastest delivery of the tournament clocking 154kmph in the 10th over but ended up conceding two more boundaries off Gaikwads blade as the opener completed his halfcentury off 33 balls Markram too faced the fury of the duo with Conway sending him across the fine leg before going down the wicket for a flat six Gaikwad too clobbered him for successive sixes as the 100 was up in the 11th overMalik was again in the line of fire as Gaikwad slogged him over longon for a boundary before lifting him over longoff for another maximumA topedge six off Marco Jansen meanwhile helped Conway bring up his fifty in 39 balls and he ended the 15th over with another four and a sixNatarajan was brought back but he too conceded 13 runs with Gaikwad producing another pull Conway too sent one over the bowlers head in the 18th overGaikwad however missed out of a deserving hundred when he gave an easy catch at pointBack at the helm of affairs M S Dhoni promoted himself but couldnt make an impact as he was holed out by Malik off NatarajanThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for the dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the contents in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever