It was a near-perfect match for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as they put their disappointing start aside to register only their third win of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 season from eight matches. The middle order of Ambati Rayudu (41), MS Dhoni (21) and Ravindra Jadeja (25 not out) came good as CSK put together 167 runs on a sluggish Dubai wicket.
Thereafter, the spinners choked SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) batsman even Kane Williamson scored a fifty and Rashid Khan threatened to tee off at the death, and helped CSK secure a comfortable 20-run victory.
“Today I felt we did a very good job even in the batting,” Dhoni said after the game. “There was some purpose with the bat and the batsmen assessed the situation very well.”
