CSK vs SRH, 17th Match at Navi Mumbai, IPL, Apr 09 2022 - Match Result

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Player of the match Abhishek Sharma: It was a pressure game for the team and me. I am pretty much lucky to have a team like SRH as they have been very supportive. It's a good start for me and I look forward to score more. They just wanted me to bat naturally and play my strokes. 100% I have been waiting for my bowling. Whenever I get the situation I am ready for it.

Kane Williamson: Every game you play is tough. We want to keep on improving. Although it's our first win, we had to look on some of the things we'd done right in the previous game. Staying calm and staying on task. For us it's focusing on our cricket and play smart. We are starting to see games played on surface once, twice. The target was competitive on that definitely. The ball held on the surface. We were able to build partnership and Abhishek was terrific. Learning from the first innings and taking it into our chase. The game always challenges you, everybody is trying to make contributions to the team.

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7:07pm Tripathi added his own little touch after walking in at three, looking as fluent as ever in his 15-ball 39. Earlier the SRH bowlers, led by Washington Sundar's two for 21 ensured that CSK don't run away with the game. T Natarajan, Aiden Markram et al struck at regular intervals to then restrict CSK to a gettable total.

kumar: "Rahul tripathi is an under-rated cricketer. He has consistently played valuable knocks since all through last few seasons, yet he is seldom given much attention or credit in discussions."

Rahul Tripathi: The skipper and opener gave us a great start. It was important to spend time in the middle and I had to just play my shots. It was important for the team to go out there and express ourselves. The win was very important for us. I think Abhishek played extremely well. He took the bowling on and kept up with the run-rate. The win is important because this tournament is competitive.

Here's Ravindra Jadeja: It's with the ball that we are disappointed but we were 20-25 runs short. We were looking to fight till the end. 155 isn't bad and our bowlers were looking to take wickets. Tomorrow might be a day off but we'll look to improve. We'll talk about where we are lacking. We are professionals and need to work hard, stick together and come back stronger.

<7:02pm> Comfortable win for Sunrisers to open their account in IPL 2022 as the Super Kings still stay winless. And credit to Abhishek Sharma for acing the run-chase. Should SRH open with Abhishek? Or should they have Rahul Tripathi instead? All these questions have been laid to rest comfortably by the youngster, stroking his IPL best score. And what an opposition to do it against than the Super Kings, who have had the upper hand over Sunrisers overall in the competition.

CSK have a lot to think about with respect to their bowling composition. They couldn't dislodge Abhishek and Kane Williamson throughout the powerplay. In fact, the partnership was broken due to an error in judgement from Williamson. But Abhishek and then Tripathi ensured that there is no twist in the ultimate fate.

Nicholas Pooran can end this in a flash.

Bravo into his third

42 runs in the four overs that Tripathi and Abhishek have batted together.

Jordan is back. Is there any twist in this tale?

Venkat: "If CSK loses this match (seems more likely unless a miracle happens), I am done watching IPL this session. Anyone else shares this sentiment"

The final strategic time-out of the match.

34 needed off 30 balls. Don't need numbers from the win predictor to tell who's in front. Here's Theekshana.

Prashant: "Mukesh is looking like Indian version of Starc. " This comparison would make Abhishek feel wayyy better about his previous hit.