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Patna : Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 6 wickets in the 44th match of IPL at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE, on September 30,2021, late night, with openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis adding 75 runs for the first wicket. Set a target of 135 runs, CSK scored 139/4 in 19.4 overs with captain M S Dhoni hitting the wining six off Siddharth Kaul. CSK have qualified for the Play-offs.
CSK had won the toss and opted to bowl. CSK have now 18 points from 11 games while SRH have 4 points from equal number of games. Josh Hazlewood was named Player of The Match.
Ruturaj Gaikwad fell to all-rounder Jason Holder for 45 in 38 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes, one each off pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and spinner Rashid Khan.Moeen Ali fell to spinner Rashid khand for 17 runs in 17 balls with 2 fours and it was 103/2. Suresh Raina fell to Holder for 2 making it 107/3. Faf du Plessis also fell to Holder for 41 in 36 balls hitting 3 fours and 2 sixes , one each of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Siddharth Kaul and it was 108/4. Ambati Rayudu remained unbeaten on 17 in 13 balls with 1 four and 1 six off Bhuvneshwar Kumar, while Dhoni remained 14 not out in 11 balls hitting 1 four and 1 six. Holdrr took two wickets in 16th over and finished with 3/27 in 4 overs.
Batting first, SRH had scored 134/7 in 20 overs with opener Wriddhiman Saha (wk) scoring 44 runs in 46 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes, both off Deepak Chahar. Captain kane Williamson scored 11 runs while opener Jason Roy scored 2 runs. Fast medium bowler Josh Hazlewood took 3/24 in 4 overs while Dwayne Bravo took 2/17 in 4 overs.