The young brigade of Hyderabad makes a gorgeous comeback to script a fine victory over the experienced Chennai. Hyderabad registered second straight victory and Chennai lost their third consecutive match in Indian T20 League.
Toss: Hyderabad opted to bat first
Team Changes: Dwayne Bravo, Shradul Thakur and Ambati Rayudu come in (Chennai)
Hyderabad was unchanged
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Detailed Match Report
Hyderabad lost Bairstow early on duck in the first over. Pandey played some gorgeous shot but couldn’t convert his knock into a big one. Warner was also off the colour, struggling against the pace. Hyderabad faced some big blows in 11th over, losing Warner and Williamson on successive deliveries. They were in deep trouble but something extra-ordinary show occurred from young Abhishek Sharma (31) and Priyam Garg (51). Both players put an outstanding effort against a strong bowling unit. Garg took 22 runs from the Sam Curran’s over. The young duo added 77 runs off just 42 balls to took Hyderabad's sinking boat to a fighting strand of 164.
In the chase, Chennai lost Watson early to Bhuvi and Natarajan scalped Rayudu on a cracker left-arm delivery. Plessis was unfortunate as he got run-out after a short cameo of 22. Abdul Samad picked his maiden wicket to get Jadhav out. Chennai was in deep trouble and the duo Dhoni-Jadeja stood like a wall but the required run-rate was ticking the top chart. Rashid bowled beautifully to concede just 12 from his spell. Jadeja tried to fear Hyderabad with a 35-balls 50. The Indian duo added 72 runs for the 5th wicket but Jadeja’s wicket closed all the door, despite some efforts from Dhoni and Curran at the end. Bhuvi's injury and Dhoni's slight tiredness created some tension till the final over but Hyderabad clinched the thriller by 7 runs.
Star-performer of the match
Priyam Garg is our star performer of the match. Starting with a poor call to get Williamson out, Garg maintained his concentration to take Hyderabad to a winning total. He smashed 22 runs off Sam Curran’s over and scored 51 off 26 balls, including 6 fours and one six. His special knock under pressure made the whole difference in the game.
Top 5 players who made an impact in the game
Priyam Garg 51 (26)
Abhishek Sharma 31 (24)
Rashid Khan 4-0-12-0
MS Dhoni 47 (36)
Ravindra Jadeja 50 (35)
