Journalism of Courage
SRH elected to bat first, with both teams making two changes each – Ngidi and Moeen replaced Bravo and Tahir while Sandeep and Manish replaced Abhishek and Virat in their respective sides. (PTI Photo/Sportzpics for IPL)
Manish Pandey slammed his half-century in the 14th over and SRH were eyeing a destructive finish with the bat. He was followed by Warner, who not only reached to his 50th IPL fifty but also smacked his 200th six in IPL. (PTI Photo/Sportzpics for IPL)
Warner and Pandey brought the 100 partnership up for the second wicket before CSK bounced back with the ball. Ngidi scalped two wickets in an over to dismiss Warner and Pandey, both trying to clear the ropes. du Plessis took a terrific catch in the outfield to end Pandey’s stay at the crease. (PTI Photo/Sportzpics for IPL)
Kane Williamson seemed to be prepared for the task of finishing at the death as he smashed the ball right from ball one. The right-hander smacked three fours and a six off Thakur in the penultimate over that provided 20 runs. Jadhav, who joined Williamson, finished the innings in style with a four and a six against Curran on the final two deliveries of the innings as SRH posted a competitive total of 171/3 in the first innings. (PTI Photo/Sportzpics for IPL)
Lungi Ngidi of Chennai Super Kings celebrates the wicket of Manish Pandey of Sunrisers Hyderabad during match 23 of the Indian Premier League between the Chennai Super Kings and the Sunrisers Hyderabad held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. He took three wickets. (PTI Photo/Sportzpics for IPL)
Ruturaj Gaikwad plays a shot against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The right-hander played a 75-run knock before Rashid Khan got him out with a googly and provided SRH their first wicket. (PTI Photo/Sportzpics for IPL)
A display of timing and class from the CSK openers – Ruturaj Gaikwad (75) and Faf du Plessis (56) at the top comfortably helped Chennai chase down the target before SRH scored 171/3 on board. (PTI Photo/Sportzpics for IPL)
Faf du Plessis took charge of the big-hitting while Ruturaj kept knocking the ball and provided the majority of strike to his partner at the other end. (PTI Photo/Sportzpics for IPL)
With just 22 runs required off the final four overs, Raina and Jadeja comfortably got the team over the line and scored four boundaries between the two as CSK chased down the total in the 19th over, winning the game by 7 wickets. (PTI Photo/Sportzpics for IPL)
David Warner's struggles were exacerbated by Chennai’s smarts. They took pace off the ball, slid it further away from him, making Warner reach out – the width that he would have relished on a normal day became a struggle to reach. Chennai fielded well too, particularly the boundary riders, splicing potential boundaries to twos. The noose kept tightening on Warner until he finally succumbed. (PTI Photo/Sportzpics for IPL)
