CHENNAI: He knows the conditions here like the back of his hand, and made sure he exploited all that the pitch offered to him. Ravindra Jadeja bowled a masterly four-over spell, choking the flow of runs and prising out three key wickets to restrict the Sunrisers Hyderabad to 134-7. Later, Devon Conway struck a free-flowing unbeaten half-century (77 runs off 57 balls, 12x4, 1x6) as the Chennai Super Kings romped home with 7 wickets in hand at the MA Chidambaram stadium on Friday night.
With four wins in six games under their belt, CSK will breathe easy and will start planning for an onslaught for the top-two spots. SRH, on the other hand, with only two wins, have a lot to think about.
On Friday evening, Jadeja dismissed the only two SRH batters who looked somewhat settled at the crease — Abhishek Sharma (34) and Rahul Tripathi (21) — with deliveries that gripped the surface and induced top edges. He then had Mayank Agarwal stumped after almost dislodging him four balls earlier with a caught-and-bowled that wasn’t to be, as non-striker Heinrich Klaasen came in the way.
