The Chennai Super Kings are looking the side to beat at the moment as they register another one-sided win in IPL 2021. MS Dhoni’s team thrash Sunrisers Hyderabad and make a statement yet again in IPL 2021.

In the first half, the Chennai Super Kings bowlers made life difficult for David Warner and never allowed him to break shackles and play aggressively. The Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper failed to get going and consumed a lot of deliveries.

Chennai Super Kings defeats Sunrisers Hyderabad

Eventually, he made 57 from 55 balls which proved to be a costly knock for his side. All thanks to Manish Pandey and a cameo towards the end by Kane Williamson Sunrisers Hyderabad reached a par total of 171 runs after 20 overs.

The pitch became better to bat on and Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis made full use of it. The Chennai Super Kings openers stitched together a 115 runs Partnership and completely took the match away from Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Gaikwad scored 75 whereas Du Plessis continued his brilliant form and contributed with 56 balls. Rashid Khan did pick 3 wickets but by then Chennai Super Kings were on the verge of yet another win in IPL 2021.

Who Said What?

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Eventually, Chennai Super Kings won by 7 wickets and consolidated their position at the top of the table. Meanwhile here’s what the captains and man of the match said in the post-match presentation.

” I take full responsibility for the way I batted, it was really slow, found a lot of fielders and I got frustrated. The way Manish batted was exceptional. Kane got us to a respectable total, but I take full responsibility as it was a total below par. I probably hit 15 good shots to the fielders, I couldn’t do much about it. They are the ones that make or break your innings. It gets frustrating as a batsman when you find the fielders”.

“We had 170 on the board but we couldn’t take powerplay wickets and it’s always tough (to come back) on a good surface like this. Their two openers batted really well, but we fought well in the end. Felt like you could squeeze a bit after those wickets but they were always ahead in the game. He (Kane) was going to bat four no matter what, that’s where he bats, that is his job, just that I soaked up too many balls. It’s about being positive, it’s a good batting surface. We have a day game here as well. 170 is about a par total at night, but things could be different in a day game”, said Warner. 

“The batting was superb. But that doesn’t mean the bowling was not good. It was a surprisingly good wicket. Whenever we come to Delhi we never expect a wicket like this. It was coming on nicely, there was nothing for the spinners as well.Good thing was there was no dew. Last night we felt 170 was just below par if there’s no dew. Brilliant opening partnership. Addressing the problem. Whenever you start the tournament, you may or may not face issues in playing XI. The earlier you settle the better”.

“Another factor was 5-6 months we were out of cricket. Nothing was allowed. It’s not that you could go on your own and practice. That also makes it difficult. Change of quarantine, was slightly longer. Lot of factors. Overall if I have to sum it up, the players have taken more responsibility this year. You will be facing adverse things but ultimately it boils down to how each individual rises to the occassion and gives the extra 10 percent for the team. Last 8-10 years we’ve not changed lot of players so they know our approach”, said MS Dhoni.

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“Means a lot (his highest IPL score). Little bit disappointed couldn’t finish it well. Think it was little bit two paced, little bit low bounced. Scoring big shots was difficult. It was all about how you hit gaps and hit over the fielders. Just planned who is the better bowler on this surface, who is not. One or two bowlers had a bit of an off day, cashed in on them. Just want to keep performing each and every match”, said man of the match Ruturaj Gaikwad.