SRH vs CSK, IPL 2021 Highlights: Chennai Super Kings defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets to qualify for the playoffs

FOUR! Clever shot from the younsgter. Short of a length, pitching outside leg. Abhishek picks it on time and pulls it through fine leg for a boundary. SRH: 88/4 after 14 overs.

WICKET! Jadeja strikes, SRH stutter in Sharjah. Short delivery to lure Saha who decides to pounce on but gets a thick top edge. Seems like he jumped the gun after playing a superb knock of 44. Dhoni takes another simple catch. SRH 74/4 after 12.3 overs

WICKET! DJ Bravo is back in the mix and doing wonders for his team. The all-rounder strikes again and removes Priyam Garg this time. Sharp bouncer, Garg looks to pull but gets the top edge. MS Dhoni does no mistake in grabbing that high catch. SRH 66/3 after 10.5 overs.

10 overs have been bowled and Sunrisers Hyderabad have scored 63/2. They are scoring at a decent rate but have lost two big players in Jason Roy and Kane Williamson. Saha battimg on 37, accompanied by Priyam Garg (6*).

Saha caught at backward but but luckily, it was an overstepped no-ball from Shardul Thakur. The SRH keeper survives, he is batting on 29.  Also, it will be a free hit now. SRH: 51/2 after 8.3 overs.

Fifty runs on board for the Sunrisers after 8.1 overs. They have lost two crucial wickets pretty early Saha, and now joined by, Priyam Garg keeps the scorebaord ticking.

WICKET! A massive breakthrough for the SRH; courtsey DJ Bravo. Another slower one - 129kmph - does the magic. Full in length, traps the SRH skipper in front. That's plumb, easy decision for the umpire. SRH: 43/2 after 6.3 overs.

Six overs gone and Sunrisers Hyderabad post 41/1. Not bad actually. Saha (24*) has been batting brilliantly and is well backed by his captain, Kane Williamson (11*).

Fuller delievery from Chahar, outside off. Williamson goes across off and paddles it fine over Dhoni's head for a boundary. Four runs for the Sunrisers.

Saha opens the face of the bat once again and lofts it over bowler's head for a once bounce four. Beautiful stroke play from the SRH wicketkeeper. SRH: 35/1 after 5 overs.

Innings 9

Runs 327

Avg 46.71

Strike rate 144.69

Highest Score 84

A fantastic delivery from Hazlewood and Williamson edges it through the gap between keeper and first slip.  Lucky SRH skipper to have survived such a length delivery. SRH: 29/1 after 4 overs.

WICKET! That's the emd of Jason Roy's innings. Just 2 runs against CSK after a match-winning knock against RR. Fuller delivery, Roy looks to play through midwicket but edges it to Dhoni. SRH: 23/1 after 3.3 overs.

Length ball from Deepak Chahar and Saha lofts it with a straight bat over the head of the baller for a another six in the over. Whatt a shot that. Clear the long off with a massive hit!

After a slow and hesistant start, Saha opened his arms and tonked Deepak Chahar for a mighty six over deep mid-wicket. Amazing timing and cleanly done. SRH: 11/0 after 2.1 overs.

Absolute stunning from the Australia pacer. Hazlewood successfully restricted the SRH opener to just 1 run in his first over. 5 dots, 1 single - what an over to begin with. SRH: 5/0 after 2 overs.

Deepak Chahar starts off the things very well for CSK. Just four runs off the opening over, including three dots. SRH: 4/0 after 1 over.

First run for SRH and Jason Roy. The batsman inside edges this to square lega nd take a quick single to go off the mark.

SRH openers Wriddhiman Saha and Jason Roy are out to bat, the latter takes the strike. Deepak Chahar begins CSK's bowling attack.

• 6: wickets Shardul Thakur needs to complete 50 IPL wickets for CSK.

• 6: wickets Ravindra Jadeja needs to complete 100 IPL wickets for CSK.

• 9: sixes Moeen Ali needs to complete 200 T20 sixes

• 23: runs Dwayne Bravo needs to complete 1000 IPL runs for CSK.

• 4: wickets Dwayne Bravo needs to complete 550 T20 wickets.

• 4: sixes Ambati Rayudu needs to complete 200 T20 sixes. This will also take his tally of IPL sixes to 150 sixes.

• 3: fours Kane Williamson needs to complete 500 T20 fours.

• 26: runs Manish Pandey needs to complete 6000 T20 runs.

• 4: sixes Jason Roy needs to complete 250 T20 sixes.

• 5: sixes Mohammad Nabi in 250 T20 sixes.

“We have to assess the conditions as quickly as possible. We need to adjust. For us, it's trying to build on the last performance. We are going in with the same side. The guys are looking forward to it. We want to play good cricket, we want to continue to improve. Four games left to do that and that's our opportunity as a franchise. We want to keep growing throughout,” said SRH skipper Kane Williamson at toss.

“We'll bowl first because of the smaller dimensions and looks like a fresh wicket. When you keep playing here, it tends to slow down. It may not be as slow as the other wickets today. In a tournament like this, it becomes difficult to come back. This year, all the boys have been brilliant. Taking one game at a time helps. We are thinking about executing our plans,” said MS Dhoni at toss.

Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Kane Williamson(c), Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood.

Chennai Super Kings win toss, opt to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Sharjah.