29th Match, IPL: Chennai Super Kings 138 for 3 (Conway 77, Gaikwad 35, Markande 2-23) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 134 for 7 (Abhishek 34, Ravindra Jadeja 3-22, Akash 1-17) by seven wickets

On a slow, gripping pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Super Kings were able to chip away at the target of 135 against Sunrisers Hyderabad thanks to Devon Conway’s third half-century in a row. After a promising start, Sunrisers’ momentum was halted earlier by Ravindra Jadeja, who took three wickets and bowled eight overs for only 4 for 49 with Maheesh Theekshana.

The visitors had three spinners on their side, including Impact Sub Mayank Dagar’s left-arm spin. However, despite the fact that Dagar, Washington Sundar, and Mayank Markande were economical and even took two wickets, they didn’t really bother the batters of the opposition. As a result, Super Kings remain third in the points table with the seven-wicket victory, but only on net run rate, equal to Royals and Super Giants in points.

Ravindra Jadeja turns it CSK’s way

After Sunrisers had scored 34 runs in the first four overs thanks to Harry Brook, Jadeja was brought in in the eighth over. After that, Theekshana and Moeen each scored ten runs. His first over went for seven, and next finished, Moeen went for eight; Sunrisers were 70 for 1 after nine overs.

After the timeout, the match switched tracks; It appeared as though the track itself had become rough. There were some deliveries that didn’t turn. Some people managed to hold onto the pitch, while others came on higher than expected. Abhishek Sharma was playing for the turn when Jadeja got the second ball after the break, which bounced nicely. Be that as it may, he pulled and found long-on as the ball just continued straight subsequent to pitching. After briefly shining, an innings of 34 came to an end.

Then, at that point, second bundle of the twelfth over, Jadeja bowled full and outside off to Rahul Tripathi, who attempted to bring it for a trudge clear yet top-edged to short fine leg. Tripathi fell for a run-a-ball 21 that time, and it appeared as though the ball had stopped before entering the game. Mayank Agarwal was downgraded to No. 2 as if that weren’t enough. 6 skipped out to Jadeja in the fourteenth over after losing his patience. He was stumped by MS Dhoni, and Sunrisers’ drop from 71 for 1 to 95 for 5 changed the match.

It’s inexplainable how important Jadeja is for CSK this year
Only bowler in the middle overs getting wickets consistently
And not to forget what a fielder pic.twitter.com/kncwglEtMw

— Titu (@TituTweets_) April 21, 2023

Conway motors along

Conway found the limit multiple times off the initial ten balls he confronted, lobbing, excoriating and punching away at the ball. However, he was on 18 off 19 deliveries when Super Lords were at 37 without any misfortune after five overs. That is when Marco Jansen sought some treatment: Ruturaj Gaikwad took a solitary to begin the 6th once again, and Conway went 4, 4, 6, 4, 4.

The shots were all varied: The ramp was the first thing; then, at that point, came the scoop; a fortunate, top-edged pull followed, and a deft touch past the wicketkeeper later, Conway finished the over by bisecting the short third and the point defenders. All of that was necessary for Sunrisers to implement spin, but it was too late. In the tenth over, Conway scored fifty off 33 balls and went unbeaten on 77, including 12 fours and a six.

Sunrisers’ experiment backfires

Abhishek and Mayank Agarwal served as the openers for Sunrisers, with Brook in the middle order; Abhishek wasn’t there for the next match. After that, they realized Brook and Agarwal can open together, and Abhishek came back, this time in the middle of the lineup. They stayed with that once again, prior to pushing Abhishek back and Agarwal down to No. 6 versus the Super Kings.

Unfortunately, it didn’t work. Although Sunrisers would take heart from Abhishek’s effort at the top, Agarwal left for his third single-digit score in six innings. Sunrisers, on the other hand, are in ninth place, just one game from the halfway point. When they bat first, they have been limited to less than 135 two out of three times, and when they chase, they haven’t always been competitive either. Something has to work. Soon.