SRH vs CSK, IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in match 18 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Friday, April 5.

This was SRH's second win of the season as they came out with an all-around effort against the defending champions and progressed upward in the points table.

CSK, on the other hand, suffered their second successive win of the season.

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After opting to field first, the Pat Cummins-led did a brilliant job to restrict the visitors to 165/5 in their 20 overs with Shivam Dube being the top run-getter for them.

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While other batters struggled with the shot-making in the middle, Dube dominated the bowlers and smashed 45 runs off 24 balls on the back of two fours and four sixes.

After getting off to a disappointing start with the early dismissal of Rachin Ravindra for just 12 runs, skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ajinkya Rahane contributed with 26 and 35 runs respectively, bailing the team out of trouble.

On the other hand, Ravindra Jadeja remained unbeaten on 31 off 23, Daryl Mitchell scored 13 with MS Dhoni getting 1 run off two balls.

Chasing the target, openers laid the foundation for SRH as Abhishek Sharma played a fiery knock of 37 runs in just 12 balls with the help of three fours and four sixes.

Aiden Markram played a stand-out role as he scored a crucial half-century, making sure of no more hiccups with his 50-run knock in the run chase for the hosts.

Nitish Reddy smashed the winning six off Deepak Chahar as he remained unbeaten on 14 off eight balls with Heinrich Klaasen (10) at the other end.

SRH chased down the target in just 18.1 overs as they jumped to fifth place in the points table with four points and two wins after their first four matches.

Abhishek, for his impactful knock of 37 runs was adjudged as the Player of the Match.

"In the bowling, we felt it's a bit slow wicket. We knew if we took the powerplay on, we could go with the flow after that. We had a chance to prepare well before this IPL. Big scores do matter (individual scores), but I went with the flow today. Special thanks to Yuvi Paaji, Brian Lara and my dad for this," he said at the post-match presentation.

SRH will be up against Punjab Kings in their next match in Chandigarh on Tuesday, April 9.