MS Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings left themselves with too much to do at the end © BCCI
Sunrisers Hyderabad 164 for 5 (Garg 51, Sharma 31) beat Chennai Super Kings 157 for 5 (Jadeja 50, Dhoni 47*, Natarajan 2-43) by seven runs
Every so often in the IPL, talented young players seize the stage and bring notice of their incredible ability to a worldwide audience. The Sunrisers Hyderabad had two such players bursting through in a seven-run win against the Chennai Super Kings. Priyam Garg hit a sparkling half-century in just his second innings for the Sunrisers, while Abhishek Sharma also made his highest score for the franchise to drive them to a competitive 164 for 5.
That nearly wasn’t enough in a dramatic finish as the Super Kings mounted a furious late assault, the drama heightened with Bhuvnehswar Kumar going off clutching his thigh after one ball of his final over – the 19th of the innings – to have David Warner throwing the ball to the third youngster in the Sunrisers line-up. Abdul Samad had bowled only seven overs in his entire T20 career before this game and was in the XI primarily due to his batting, but ended up finishing his full quota. His final over went for 20 runs, but the Sunrisers bowlers, including Samad himself, had done enough before that to squeeze out a win. The Super Kings finished on 157 for 5 for a third defeat in a row, which hasn’t happened to them since 2014.
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Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo
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