Chennai Super Kings defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets in IPL-2021 Phase-2 on Thursday. Batting first after losing the toss, Hyderabad scored 134 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 7 wickets. Wriddhiman Saha scored 44 runs. Josh Hazlewood took 3 wickets and Dwayne Bravo took 2 wickets for Chennai. In reply, Chennai achieved the target of victory by losing 4 wickets in 19.4 overs. Ambati Rayudu (17) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (14) remained unbeaten. Dhoni gave victory to Chennai by hitting a six of 96 meters on the fourth ball of the 20th over (bowler Siddharth Kaul). Rituraj Gaikwad scored the highest 45 runs. Faf du Plessis scored 41 runs. Jason Holder took 3 wickets for Hyderabad. Hazlewood was adjudged man of the match. With this win, Chennai have 18 points from 11 matches. The team has now become a strong contender for a top-2 finish after the league round. At the same time, this is Hyderabad's 9th defeat in 11 matches. The team is completely out
IPL 2021 RCB vs RR Royal Challengers Bangalore face Rajasthan Royals in the 43rd match of the Indian Premier League in Dubai. Batting first, Rajasthan scored 149 in reply, losing 3 wickets in 17.1 overs, Bangalore chased down the target and got two points. In the 43rd match of the 14th season of the Indian Premier League, the teams of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals were face to face. RCB captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bowl first. In this match, both the teams decided to go with the changes. Rajasthan scored 149 for 9 in front of Bangalore in 20 overs on the basis of half-century from Evin Lewis. In reply, on the basis of a brilliant innings from Glenn Maxwell, Bangalore achieved the target of victory by losing 3 wickets in 17.1 overs. Chasing the target, skipper Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal made a quick start. Mustafizur Rahman in the form of Padikkal gave the first blow to the team. He was bowled on the ball coming in afte