Sunrisers Hyderabad win first-ever match in Chennai, break shedding streak in IPL 2025

Sunrisers Hyderabad had a tough IPL 2025. The Pat Cummins-led aspect misplaced six out of eight matches, which made it a do-or-die recreation in opposition to Chennai Tremendous Kings on the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Within the recreation, they performed to their benefit, counted on the positives and received the job achieved, beating CSK by 5 wickets. Curiously, it was additionally SRH’s first-ever victory in Chennai, and it arrived on the proper time, as with the win, the staff stays alive within the playoffs race.

Batting first, CSK had a tough begin, as SK Rasheed departed for a golden duck. Mohammed Shami gave the primary blow, and shortly after that, Sam Curran adopted swimsuit. 17-year-old Ayush Mhatre regarded in good contact earlier than being dismissed for 30 runs off 19 deliveries. After his dismissal, issues received sophisticated however Dewald Brevis saved them within the hunt. The 21-year-old made his debut for CSK and made 42 runs off 25 balls and that was the spotlight for CSK in the whole match.

Courtesy of his knock, Chennai posted 154 runs within the first innings, which was by no means sufficient. Harshal Patel was the star with the ball, choosing up 4 wickets whereas Pat Cummins and Jaydev Unadkat picked up two wickets every. 

When it got here to the chase, CSK removed Abhishek Sharma early however they did not sustain with the momentum. Ishan Kishan and Travis Head stitched a good partnership and that set the momentum for SRH. Kishan, who was having a poor season thus far, made 44 runs off 34 balls and that saved Hyderabad within the hunt. Within the center, they misplaced their method, however Kamindu Mendis and Nitish Kumar Reddy performed some good cricket to win them the match. They stitched a 49-run partnership as SRH gained the match fairly comfortably.