CSK still manage to stay on third, while SRH rise to fifth. As many as five teams are in the middle with four points. Who will break out of the mid-table logjam first? Tomorrow, RCB have a chance to join the middle with four points, while RR have a chance to go clear on the top. Do join us tomorrow for an exciting clash. Till the next time, take care, aficionados! Ciao.

11:05pm Time for the presentation

Pat Cummins, SRH captain: "Different soil, slowed up as the game went on. Stil a fantastic game. We have got plenty of fast bowlers. Shivam was hitting the spinners. So we took a chance with the fast bowlers bowling cutters. [Abhishek Sharma] I would not be wanting to be bowling to him. The crowd is crazy tonight, especially when MS walked out. We love playing here, home conditions."

Abhishek Sharma, Player of the Match: "In the bowling we felt it was a slow wicket. So we wanted to take the powerplay on. We had a chance to prepare well before the IPL. We knew it will be slow but not if we take on the bowler. Because it would be difficult for the bowler as well. Big scores matter, but I went with the flow today. Hopefully I will get out last next time. It is all the hardwork i have put before this. Special thanks to my dad, Yuvi paaji and Brian Lara."

10:49pm One-way traffic in Hyderabad tonight. But CSK did not leave it without a fight. Given the start SRH had, they could have well romped home earlier. Head and Abhishek are turning out to be some pairing. They never let the opposition in, unless they commit a mistake. Tonight was also something similar. Head was offered a life in the first over and then CSK were senton a leather hunt. SRH romped to 78 for 1 in the powerplay in the chase. And you almost knew that was the game.

Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK captain: "It was a slow pitch. At the back end they bowled well. We couldn't capitalise in the last five overs. We were in a good situation halfway but they bowled well at the back. Black soil pitch, so we expected the slowness. As the ball got older, it got slower. They used the conditions well - big boundary one end. We did not bowl well in the powerplay but did well to drag the game. 170-175 is par, if we would have had a good powerplay with the ball, we could have had the game. There was slight dew at the later stage. Moeen was spinning the ball in the 15th-16th over, so not much of a difference."

Aiden Markram: "Not too bad, but not like it was against Mumbai. When we bowled, the first ten overs or so, it was coming on alright but got tougher. So we took on in the first ten and were in a good position later. I don't want to think too much, probably see-ball, hit-ball. That is encouraged by the team management and Patty [Pat Cummins]. When you get in, the batter that is in needs to value the position. The Impact Player has freed batters."

Rajkumar Lingav: "Klassen finishes without hitting a Six!!! "

Nishant: "SRH wasted a great opportunity to improve their NRR. The middle period they went into a shell unnecessarily! No RR pressure, no wickets pressure " Wasn't a very easy surface to hit through and through, and that reflected.

18.1
6
Chahar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, SIX, Reddy hits the winning runs in style! Slower one, full on middle, he manages to get under it and lofts it straight back over the sightscreen. A six-wicket win for SRH at their home

Chahar

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs | SRH: 160/4 (6 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.88, RRR: 3.00)

  • Heinrich Klaasen10 (11b)
  • Nitish Kumar Reddy8 (7b)
  • Tushar Deshpande2-0-20-0
  • Ravindra Jadeja4-0-30-0
17.6
0
Deshpande to Klaasen, no run, Clubbed back and dropped. Very full and just outside off, Klaasen powers it back. Too quick for Deshpande to hold on to in his follow-through

Naman: "Had CSK got to that 175 mark..We would have been having a really close contest today..Timid batting in PP and poor batting at death costed them the match."

17.5
2
Deshpande to Klaasen, 2 runs, Short and slow, mistimes the pull and it works it his favour. Manages to run two
17.4
4
Deshpande to Klaasen, FOUR, KLubbed! Length ball outside off, Klaasen transfers his weight back and lofts it over extra cover
17.3
2b
Deshpande to Klaasen, 2 byes, Oopsy! Slower one well wide outside off, Klaasen is foxed. It lands short of Dhoni again. A bad bounce for him and it turned past him. Deep third does well to get around and prevent the boundary
17.2
1
Deshpande to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run, Short and outside off, cracked away to deep midwicket
17.1
0
Deshpande to Nitish Kumar Reddy, no run, Full on off, driven back

SRH have scored 73 between the 7th and the 17th over. CSK managed 81 in the same period, George Binoy tells me. So SRH have been slower in the period but they were top notch in the powerplay, which puts them ahead in the game right now. Here's Deshpande

Junaid Anwar: "These types of matches are ideal to improve your NRR,don't know what SRH thinking here is." They tried and lost a few wickets

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | SRH: 151/4 (15 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.88, RRR: 5.00)

  • Nitish Kumar Reddy7 (5b)
  • Heinrich Klaasen4 (7b)
  • Ravindra Jadeja4-0-30-0
  • Moeen Ali3-0-23-2
16.6
1
Jadeja to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run, Fuller on middle, knocked down to long-off
16.5
1
Jadeja to Klaasen, 1 run, Length ball outside off, slapped through cover
16.4
1
Jadeja to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run, Turned away through the on side
16.3
4
Jadeja to Nitish Kumar Reddy, FOUR, Switch-hit connected! Tossed up full on off, he quickly changes stands and hits it through the vacant third region

SRH 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st46TM HeadAbhishek Sharma
2nd60TM HeadAK Markram
3rd26AK MarkramShahbaz Ahmed
4th9H KlaasenShahbaz Ahmed
5th25H KlaasenK Nitish Kumar Reddy

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
KKR1493201.428
SRH1485170.414
RR1485170.273
RCB1477140.459
CSK1477140.392
DC147714-0.377
LSG147714-0.667
GT145712-1.063
PBKS145910-0.353
MI144108-0.318