IPL 2025 Match 43: SRH WON BY 5 WICKETS at Chepauk
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1. Match Overview
• Fixture: Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Match Number: 43
• Date: April 2025
• Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
• Toss: Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and opted to bowl first
• Result: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 5 wickets
• Time Zone: All timings are in IST
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2. First Innings – CSK Batting Performance
CSK were put into bat on a typical Chepauk surface but failed to build a solid innings. Their top-order collapsed early, and although a few batters got starts, none could convert it into a big score.
Key Performances:
• S. Rasheed – Out for 0 on the very first ball (c Abhishek Sharma b Mohammed Shami)
• Ayush Mhatre – Scored a brisk 30 off 19 balls with 6 fours before falling to Pat Cummins
• Sam Curran – Managed just 9 runs from 10 balls (c Aniket Verma b Harshal Patel)
• Ravindra Jadeja – Added 21 runs off 17 balls with a four and a six (b Kamindu Mendis)
• Dewald Brevis – Top-scored with 42 off 25 balls, smashing 4 sixes (c Kamindu Mendis b Harshal Patel)
• Shivam Dube – Scored 12 off 9 balls (c Abhishek Sharma b Jaydev Unadkat)
• Deepak Hooda – Made 22 runs off 21 balls with a four and a six (c Abhishek Sharma b Jaydev Unadkat)
• MS Dhoni (C/Wk) – Couldn’t accelerate, scoring 6 runs in 10 balls (c Abhishek Sharma b Harshal Patel)
• Anshul Kamboj (IP) – Scored 2 runs off 4 balls (c Heinrich Klaasen b Pat Cummins)
• Noor Ahmad – Out for 2 runs (c Mohammed Shami b Harshal Patel)
• Khaleel Ahmed – Remained not out on 1 run off 2 balls
Extras: 7 (2 no balls, 2 wides, 3 leg byes)
Total: 154 all out in 19.5 overs
Fall of Wickets:
0/1 (Rasheed), 39/2 (Curran), 47/3 (Mhatre), 74/4 (Jadeja), 114/5 (Brevis),
118/6 (Dube), 131/7 (Dhoni), 134/8 (Kamboj), 137/9 (Noor Ahmad), 154/10 (Hooda)
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3. SRH Bowling Performance
SRH bowled with great discipline and picked up wickets at crucial intervals to restrict CSK to a below-par score.
Key Bowlers:
• Harshal Patel – 4 wickets including Brevis, Dhoni, and Noor Ahmad
• Pat Cummins – Took 2 wickets including Ayush Mhatre and Anshul Kamboj
• Jaydev Unadkat – Claimed 2 key wickets of Shivam Dube and Deepak Hooda
• Mohammed Shami – Provided the early breakthrough by dismissing Rasheed
• Kamindu Mendis – Bowled economically and took the wicket of Jadeja
4. Second Innings – SRH Batting Performance
Chasing a target of 155, SRH lost a wicket early but stayed in control throughout the innings with solid partnerships in the middle order.
Key Performances:
• Abhishek Sharma – Out for a duck in the very first over (c Mhatre b Khaleel Ahmed)
• Travis Head (IP) – Scored 19 runs off 16 balls with 4 fours (b Anshul Kamboj)
• Ishan Kishan – Played a solid knock of 44 runs from 34 balls, hitting 5 fours and 1 six (c Curran b Noor Ahmad)
• Heinrich Klaasen (Wk) – Managed 7 off 8 balls (c Hooda b Jadeja)
• Aniket Verma – Scored 19 off 19 balls with 2 sixes (c Hooda b Noor Ahmad)
• Kamindu Mendis – Played the anchor role with 32 not out off 22 balls (3 fours)
• Nitish Kumar Reddy – Finished the game with 19* off 13 balls (2 fours)
Extras: 15 (2 no balls, 11 wides, 2 leg byes)
Total: 155/5 in 18.4 overs
Fall of Wickets:
0/1 (Abhishek), 37/2 (Head), 54/3 (Klaasen), 90/4 (Kishan), 106/5 (Verma)
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5. CSK Bowling Performance
Despite some early breakthroughs, CSK couldn’t build pressure as the SRH batters paced their innings well.
Key Bowlers:
• Noor Ahmad – Picked up 2 wickets and bowled with good control
• Khaleel Ahmed – Provided the early breakthrough of Abhishek Sharma
• Anshul Kamboj – Took the key wicket of Travis Head
• Ravindra Jadeja – Got the wicket of Heinrich Klaasen
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6. Match Summary
CSK: 154 all out in 19.5 overs
(S. Rasheed 0, Brevis 42, Harshal Patel 4 wickets)
SRH: 155/5 in 18.4 overs
(Ishan Kishan 44, Kamindu Mendis 32*, Noor Ahmad 2 wickets)
Result: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 5 wickets
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7. Final Thoughts
Sunrisers Hyderabad outplayed Chennai Super Kings in all departments to secure a comfortable 5-wicket victory. While CSK had some promising individual performances, their batting failed to fire collectively. On the other hand, SRH’s all-round depth shone again as they continue their dominant run in the tournament.
