Aiden Markram struck a brisk half-century as Sunrisers Hyderabad overcame some late jitters to beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets within the Indian Premier League on Friday. The South African batsman hit 4 fours and a six in his 50-run knock to assist Hyderabad overhaul Chennai’s below-par complete of 165-5 with 11 balls to spare on the packed Rajiv Gandhi International stadium. The victory lifted Hyderabad to fifth place within the 10-team competitors with two wins from 4 video games.

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Chennai suffered their second defeat within the event however stayed on the third place.

Kolkata Knight Riders proceed to carry the highest spot whereas Rajasthan Royals stay on the second place. Lucknow Super Giants are fourth within the record.

Hyderabad made a flying begin with opener Abhishek Sharma hammering 27 runs together with three sixes and two fours within the second over by Mukesh Choudhary.

But his heroics have been lower quick by Deepak Chahar who had Sharma caught by Ravindra Jadeja for 37.

Markram then steadied the innings along with his well-composed knock off 36 balls earlier than being trapped leg earlier than by England’s Moeen Ali.

Ali then struck once more in his subsequent over to take away Shahbaz Ahmed (18), gorgeous the house crowd into silence.

Heinrich Klassen and Nitish Kumar Reddy nonetheless ensured there have been no additional setbacks and carried the staff previous the goal.

Chennai began slowly after being put in to bat, with openers Rachin Ravindra (12) and Gaikwad (26) cautious of their strategy.

Shivam Dube offered a fillip to the innings with a quickfire 45 off 24 balls studded with 4 sixes and two fours.

He appeared set for a much bigger knock however was caught at backward level off Australian quick bowling star Pat Cummins.

Ajinkya Rahane (35) and Ravindra Jadeja (31 not out) additionally made helpful contributions however Hyderabad bowlers did properly to maintain the batsmen in examine.

A disciplined bowling efficiency meant CSK might solely add 37 runs within the final 5 overs.

(With AFP Inputs)