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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.

17.4
4
Bravo to Tripathi, FOUR, Tripathi trickles it fine to get SRH their first points this season. A low full toss on the pads, gets enough blade to leave Dhoni behind with no chance.
17.3
1
Bravo to Pooran, 1 run, Fuller ball at a slower pace, steered to short third man for a quick single.
17.3
1w
Bravo to Pooran, 1 wide, Full and outside off, goes past the flashing blade of Pooran. Wided.
17.2
4
Bravo to Pooran, FOUR, Edged but four! Full ball on a length, angling away. Pooran hangs his bat at it but gets a thick edge. Short third dives over it as Bravo is on his haunches.

Nicholas Pooran can end this in a flash.

17.1
W
Bravo to Abhishek Sharma, OUT, End of Abhishek's brilliant stay in the middle! Bravo's slower ball does it for CSK. Takes the aerial route but ends up finding long-off on the bigger side of the ground. Greeted with a standing ovation by the SRH dugout and rightly so.

Abhishek Sharma c Jordan b Bravo 75 (81m 50b 5x4 3x6) SR: 150.00

17.1
1w
Bravo to Abhishek Sharma, 1 wide, Sprayed well outside off, left alone.

Bravo into his third

END OF OVER:
17 | 19 Runs | SRH: 144/1 (11 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.47, RRR: 3.66)

  • Abhishek Sharma75 (49b)
  • Rahul Tripathi35 (14b)
  • Chris Jordan3-0-34-0
  • Maheesh Theekshana4-0-31-0
16.6
1
Jordan to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, Very full on off, squeezed towards covers for one. 19 runs coming off the over.
16.5
1
Jordan to Tripathi, 1 run, Full and outside off, hit to sweeper for one.
16.4
4
Jordan to Tripathi, FOUR, That's timed and placed to perfection. Full and outside off, Tripathi just slashes hard at that. Connects it perfectly and hits the square drive beating point and third man.
16.3
1
Jordan to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, Off-pace ball on a length, slammed to long-off for one.

SRH 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st89KS WilliamsonAbhishek Sharma
2nd56RA TripathiAbhishek Sharma
3rd10RA TripathiN Pooran

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
GT14104200.316
RR1495180.298
LSG1495180.251
RCB148616-0.253
DC1477140.204
PBKS1477140.126
KKR1468120.146
SRH146812-0.379
CSK144108-0.203
MI144108-0.506