Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 5 wickets in the 43rd match of IPL 2025 played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Chennai batted first and scored 154/10 in 19.5 overs, in response to which Sunrisers won by scoring 155/5 in 18.4 overs thanks to Kamindu Mendis’ unbeaten 32 and Nitish Kumar Reddy’s unbeaten 19.
First innings: Chennai Super Kings 154/10 (19.5 overs)
Chennai got off to a bad start, with Shakib Rashid (0) getting out on the first ball. Ayush Mhatre (30) and Sam Curran (9) added some runs, but wickets kept falling at regular intervals.
Dewald Brevis (42 runs, 25 balls) and Deepak Hooda (22) tried to handle the innings, while Ravindra Jadeja (21) and Shivam Dubey (12) made useful contributions. Captain MS Dhoni (6) was out with a disappointing performance.
Harshal Patel (4/28) was the most successful bowler for Sunrisers, while Pat Cummins and Jaydev Unadkat took two wickets each.
Chennai Super Kings top scorers
- Dewald Brevis: 42 runs (25 balls, 1 four, 4 sixes)
- Ayush Mhatre: 30 runs (19 balls, 6 fours, 0 sixes)
- Deepak Hooda: 22 runs (21 balls, 1 four, 1 six)
- Ravindra Jadeja: 21 runs (17 balls, 1 four, 1 six)
Sunrisers Hyderabad top bowlers
- Harshal Patel: 4 overs, 28 runs, 4 wickets
- Pat Cummins: 4 overs, 21 runs, 2 wickets
- Jaydev Unadkat: 2.5 overs, 21 runs, 2 wickets
- Kamindu Mendis: 3 overs, 26 runs, 1 wicket
- Mohammed Shami: 3 overs, 28 runs, 1 wicket
Second innings: Sunrisers Hyderabad 155/5 (18.4 overs)
Chasing a target of 155, Sunrisers got off to a poor start, losing Abhishek Sharma (0) off the first ball. Travis Head (19) and Heinrich Klaasen (7) also returned to the pavilion early.
Ishan Kishan (44 runs, 34 balls) and Aniket Verma (19) held the innings together, but both were dismissed in the middle overs.
Kamindu Mendis (32* runs, 22 balls) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (19* runs, 13 balls) shared an unbeaten 49-run stand for the sixth wicket to ensure victory in 18.4 overs.
For Chennai, Noor Ahmed (2/42) took two wickets, while Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, and Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket each.
Top scorers of Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Ishan Kishan: 44 runs (34 balls, 5 fours, 1 six)
- Kamindu Mendis: 32* runs (22 balls, 3 fours, 0 sixes)
- Nitish Kumar Reddy: 19* runs (13 balls, 2 fours, 0 sixes)
- Aniket Verma: 19 runs (19 balls, 0 fours, 2 sixes)
Top bowlers of Chennai Super Kings
- Noor Ahmed: 4 overs, 42 runs, 2 wickets
- Syed Khalil Ahmed: 3 overs, 21 runs, 1 wicket
- Anshul Kamboj: 3 overs, 16 runs, 1 wicket
- Ravindra Jadeja: 3.4 overs, 22 runs, 1 wicket
- Mathisha Pathirana: 3 overs, 27 runs, 0 wickets
Decisive moment of the match
Decisive moment of the match The big breakthrough came in the 18th over when Kamindu Mendis and Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 14 runs against Mathisha Pathirana, including two fours from Mendis.
In the 18.4th over, Mendis hit a four off Ravindra Jadeja to give Sunrisers a 5-wicket win.
