Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis' 129-run opening stand laid the foundation for Chennai's fifth win. Both were on wickets for exactly 13 overs. Both of them got fifty.The Hyderabad opener did not hit a single six in such an aggressive innings. However, his innings was arranged in 12 great fours.Fellow du Plessis made 56 off 36 balls. Proteas batsman hit 1 six with 6 fours. Du Plessis is the six in the Chennai innings. Ruturaj went back to the 13th but Du Plessis was on the wicket till the last ball of the 15th over. Moin Ali (15 off 6 balls), another batsman of the team, was dismissed just before the ball. Leaving the team for 147 runs, two were out. Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan took 3 wickets in Chennai, including 2 wickets in a row.
Rashid gave 36 runs in 4 overs.After losing 3 wickets, Rabindra Jadeja (6 off 6 balls) and Suresh Raina (18 off 15 balls) reached the port of victory in Chennai.The Kiwi batsman took the storm on a foundation built by David Warner and Manish Pandey. Both got fifty. Hyderabad captain Warner made 56 off 55 balls. The Australian batsman became the first batsman to make fifty in the IPL. Pandey played 48 balls to score 61 runs. After the departure of Johnny Bearstore for 22 runs, the two made a pair of 108 runs for the second wicket.
In the sixth match, Hyderabad remained at the bottom of the points table with 2 points at the fifth rate.
0 Comments