CSK vs SRH Highlights: Gaikwad, Deshpande guide CSK to massive 78-run win

Welcome to the live coverage of the 46th match of the IPL 2024 season between the Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Toss Time

We are just minutes away from the start of the match. Should be a win the toss and opt to bat wicket. Let’s see.

SRH won toss

SRH has win the toss and opted to bowl first. A bit of change in strategy as Hyderabad like to strike big.

Playing XIs

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan

CSK vs SRH Impact subs

Sunrisers Hyderabad Subs: Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Anmolpreet Singh, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar

Chennai Super Kings Subs: Sameer Rizvi, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner

Match starts

It’s been a slowish start by Chennai. Bhuvneshwar and Nitish Reddy have been quite good so far. It is 8/0 after 1.3 overs.

Jinx gone!

Ajinkya Rahana perishes for a slow 9(11).

CSK: 19/1 after 2.5 overs.

Gaikwad going strong

Looks like Rahane’s departure has worked in CSK’s favour. It is 50/1 in 5.4 overs.

CSK: 19/1 after 2.5 overs.

Fifty comes up for CSK in powerplay

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mitchell continue to torment SRH bowlers

CSK: 56/1 after 6.3 overs.

Half-century for Ruturaj Gaikwad

CSK skipper brings up his half-century in style with a huge six.

CSK: 92/1 after 9 overs.

Hundred up for CSK

CSK race to 100 runs in 10.5 overs

Daryl Mitchell smashes fifty

Mitchell joins CSK skipper to score half-century as CSK remain in firm control of the game.

Daryl Mitchell dismissed

200 up for CSK!

CSK bring up 200 right before the 20th over.

Gaikwad misses out on century!

CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad narrowly misses out on century, dismissed for 98 runs as Natarajan strikes.

CSK post mammoth 212 run total

CSK post a massive total of 212 runs in 20 overs. SRH need 213 runs to win the game.

Chase starts

There you go. Travis Head starts the innings with a cracking four. First over comes to an end as SRH are 7/0.

Deshpande leaks runs

Deshpande is hit for two sixes. And right after that Head is caught in the deep by Mitchell. Two in two now, as Anmolpreet Singh is caught out. It is 21/2.

SRH falter

Deshpande has a third wicket here. This time it is Abhishek Sharma, who departs for 15. SRH 42/3 in 4 overs.

Thala works his magic from behind the stumps

Nitish Reddy departs

Jadeja strikes to get rid of Nitish Reddy. SRH are now four wickets down.

SRH are 75/4

Pathirana cleans up Markram

Matheesha Pathirana strikes with his trademark yorker, uproots Aiden Markram’s middle stump

SRH are 81/5

SRH look to accelerate

SRH need 118 runs in 48 balls, with Klaasen and Samad in the middle.

SRH are 95/5

Economical Jaddu!

Jadeja finishes his spell with figures of 1/22.

SRH are 106/5 and need 107 runs in 36 balls.

Gaikwad injured?

CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad clutches his finger in pain. The physio runs into the field to check on him.

CSK in firm control

CSK bowlers continue to frustrate the duo of Samad and Klaasen, with the required rate continuing to mount.

SRH are 109/5 in 15 overs and need 104 runs in 30 balls.

Klaassen departs

Burdened by a high required run-rate, Klaasen attempts a big hit and finds the fielder instead.

SRH are 117/6 in 15.5 overs and need 96 runs in 25 balls

Another batter bites the dust

Sameer Rizvi completes an easy catch off Shardul Thakur’s bowling to get rid of Abdul Samad.

SRH are 119/7 in 16.2 overs and need 94 runs in 22 balls.

One more for Deshpande!

Tushar Deshpande strikes yet again as Pat Cummins gets caught out while attempting a big hit.

SRH are 124/8 in 17.3 overs and need 89 runs in 15 balls

Five-star Mitchell

Daryll Mitchell completes his fifth catch of the night as Shahbaz Ahmad is the latest batter to depart.

SRH are 132/9 in 18.2 overs and need 81 runs in 10 balls

CSK win!

SRH bundled out for 134 runs as Mustafizur Rahman gets the final wicket. CSK win by 78 runs.