Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Eshan Malinga, center, celebrates with teammates (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) Sunrisers Hyderabad survived a tense finish to beat Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs in a high-pressure IPL clash, thanks to a brilliant combined effort from Eshan Malinga and Shivang Kumar in the death overs.Chasing 195, CSK were restricted to 184 for 8 with Malinga leading the charge with 3 for 29 and Shivang Kumar supporting him with 1 for 18 in 3 overs. Their control in the post-powerplay phase proved decisive as they stifled CSK’s chase at crucial moments.
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Ajinkya Rahane press conference: On another defeat, Cameron Green and more Although CSK needed only 84 from the last 10 overs, the SRH bowlers were on strike regularly. Malinga cleverly mixed yorkers, hard lengths and short balls while Shivang extracted useful turn and bounce to keep the batsmen under pressure.CSK’s chase had moments of promise but never quite got going. Sanju Samson started explosively with the first ball six but Nitish Reddy quickly removed him with a sharp spell of hard lengths. Ayush Mhatre (30 off 13) kept the pace early but a hamstring injury slowed him down before a blistering catch by Heinrich Klaasen ended his stay.Ruturaj Gaikwad (19 off 12) also fell after he mistimed a heavy delivery from Malinga. At 66 for 3, CSK tried to rebuild through Sarfaraz Khan (25 off 19) and Matthew Short (34 off 30), adding 46 runs, but the required rate kept rising.Dewald Brevis fell for a duck while trying to attack Shivang Kumar and despite 35 runs between Short and Shivam Dub (21 off 16), the scoring rate never quite recovered.Malinga, Sakib Hussain (1/32) and Shivang ensured that CSK’s power-hitters remained quiet through the middle and the death. Praful Hinge also held his nerve at the end conceding just seven runs in the final over despite struggling earlier.Earlier, SRH posted 194 for 9 after collapsing despite Abhishek Sharma’s explosive 59 off 22 balls. CSK’s bowling decisions looked costly early on as Abhishek went on the attack with a 15-ball fifty, but Mukesh Choudhary struck back with the crucial wickets of Travis Head (23) and Ishan Kishan (0) to turn the game around.From 75 for no loss, SRH slumped to 75 for 2 and later to 112 for 4, losing momentum despite Klaasen’s steady 59. He was the only batsman who held firm as the rest struggled to pick up the pace.CSK’s bowling attack was led by Overton (3/37) and Anshul Kamboj (3/22) who were excellent in the middle and death overs. Noor Ahmad also held firm while Gurjapneet Singh’s disciplined spell added pressure.In the end, SRH’s disciplined bowling effort made the difference as they held off CSK in the final overs to seal a hard-fought 10-run victory.
