IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad defeat Chennai Super Kings behind the brilliant play of Aiden Markram

The winning team’s leading scorer was the Proteas hitter.
In the eighteenth game of the current Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by six wickets on Friday at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

After Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma gave them a great start, Aiden Markram top-scored for SRH with a vital fifty that cemented their place in the chase.

With the aid of seven boundaries, Sharma scorched 37 off only 12 balls to put SRH ahead from the opening ball. The 23-year-old was victimized by Deepak Chahar before he could become fifty.

Head remained on the wicket after Sharma was removed, forming a partnership with Markram. The Australian, nevertheless, was unable to perform up to expectations and was bowled out for 31 runs by Maheesh Theekshana of Sri Lanka.

Even though SRH had complete control of the game, the damage had already been done despite the wickets continuing to fall. In the final few overs, the game descended into a run-a-ball chase, which was finally stopped by Nitish Kumar Reddy, who hit Chahar for a six on the first ball of the 19th over.

When the Kings chose to bat first, they did not get off to the best start since their top opener, Rachin Ravindra, was bowled out by Bhuvneshwar Kumar for just 12 runs in nine balls.

Ravindra returned to the pavilion shortly after Ruturaj Gaikwad did, having fallen to Shahbaz Ahmed for 26 runs, leaving his team 54-2 after 7.1 overs.

But when Gaikwad was removed, the Kings had a much-needed reprieve as Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube combined for a vital 65 runs, putting the five-time IPL winners back in the driver’s seat.

Dube left the game after scoring 45 runs on just 24 balls, five runs short of his fifty, and Rahane, who hit 35 off 30, was the only batter who could not reach his half-century despite an impressive batting performance.

With the aid of four boundaries, Ravindra Jadeja scored 31 runs down the order, adding significant runs to the Kings total. Daryl Mitchell only managed to contribute 13 runs, thus he didn’t have the best day.

Each of Bhuvneshwar, Shahbaz, Pat Cummins, Jaydev Unadkat, and T. Natajaran claimed one wicket for the victorious team.