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IPL-19: GT also gets playoff ticket along with SRH, CSK’s departure almost certain

By Samira Vishwas

Chennai, 18 May. After the tightness of the bowlers under the leadership of captain Pat Cummins (3-28), with the explosive half-century of wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan (70 runs, 47 balls, three sixes, seven fours), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by five wickets with one over remaining here on Monday night and along with them, Gujarat Titans (GT) were also promoted to the Tata Indian Premier League (IPL-19). Gave tickets for 2026 playoffs. At the same time, the departure of former five-time champion CSK is almost certain.

Super Kings limited to 180 in front of Cummins & Company

Not a single batsman of the Chennai team, which decided to bat first at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, could reach the 50-run mark in front of the opposition bowlers. In this sequence, other bowlers including Cummins and Saqib Hussain (2-34) allowed top scorer Dewald Brevis (44 runs, 27 balls, four sixes, two fours) and only Karthik Sharma (32 runs, 19 balls, two sixes, three fours) to go above 30 runs and the host team reached 180 runs for seven wickets.

With the help of Kishan and Klaasen, Sunrisers registered an important win

In the counter action, ‘Player of the Match’ Kishan, after coming in at the third position, not only took the lead but also scored his fifth half-century of the current season and made useful partnerships with other batsmen including the aggressive Heinrich Klaasen (47 runs, 26 balls, two sixes, six fours) and gave the guests the floor, who scored 181 runs for five wickets in 19 overs.

Dhoni appeared on the field for the first time, but remained out of the eleven due to injury.

The interesting aspect of the match was that Mahendra Singh Dhoni, one of the most successful captains in IPL history, took the field for the first time this season, but due to a calf injury, he had to remain out of the eleven. Mukesh Chaudhary (2-36) along with his fellow bowlers tried their best to defend the score of 180 runs and fought till the end, but the innings of Kishan and Klaasen proved to be too heavy.

Battle between 5 teams for the fourth place of playoff

The effect of this result was that three playoff spots were confirmed in the form of defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore (18 points in 13 matches), GT (16 points in 13 matches) and SRH (16 points in 13 matches). Now there is a fight for the fourth and last place between a total of five teams – Punjab Kings (13 points in 13 matches), Rajasthan Royals (12 points in 12 matches), CSK (12 points in 13 matches), Delhi Capitals (12 points in 13 matches) and Kolkata Knight Riders (11 points in 12 matches).

Sunrisers defeated Super Kings for the second time in the season

Also noteworthy is the fact that SRH maintained superiority over CSK in the current season. Exactly a month ago on April 18, it had also won by 10 runs in Hyderabad. Sunrisers, who have registered eight wins in the season, will now meet RCB in the final match, which can decide the top team of the league stage. If RCB wins that match, it will become the only team to score 20 points. CSK, which has suffered seven defeats in 13 matches, will have its last meeting with Gujarat.

score card

If we look at the match, in front of the challenging target, Travis Head (six runs, one four) became the victim of Mukesh in the third over itself. Then Abhishek Sharma (26 runs, 21 balls, one six, three fours) along with Kishan took the score to 56, when Akil Hussain bid farewell to Abhishek in the eighth over.

Partnership of 75 runs on 41 balls between Kishan and Klaasen

After this, there was a brilliant partnership of 75 runs on 41 balls between Kishan and Klaasen. When Klaasen was returned by Noor Ahmed in the 15th over, Ishaan along with Nitish Kumar Reddy (11 runs, seven balls, one four) and Salil Arora (10 runs not out, five balls, one six) took the team very close to victory. However, in the 19th over, Kishan was disappointed by Anshul Kamboj at a distance of six runs from the target. But on the last ball of the same over, Ravichandran Smaran (five not out, two balls, one four) hit the winning four.

Captain Ruturaj could not hit even a single boundary after facing 21 balls.

Before this, not a single major partnership could develop in CSK’s innings. Cummins returned both the openers – Sanju Samson (27 runs, 13 balls, one six, five fours) and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (15 runs, 21 balls) apart from Karthik Sharma. The thing to note is that Gaikwad could not hit even a single boundary and he was out as the fourth batsman at the score of 100 in the 12th over.

Partnership of 59 runs between Brevis and Shivam Dubey

Before Gaikwad, Urvil Patel (13 runs, eight balls, two sixes) and Karthik had returned, who made a partnership of 42 runs with Rituraj for the third wicket. Ultimately, the only half-century partnership of 59 runs on 38 balls was seen for the fifth wicket between Brevis and Shivam Dubey (26 runs, 23 balls, one six, three fours).

The wicket was not easy to bat on – Kishan

After the match, Ishan Kishan said that the wicket was not easy to bat on and initially the target of 181 runs seemed a bit difficult. He also said that while batting at number 3, his responsibility was to stay till the end and help the team win.

Cummins admitted – on this wicket 180 the run was a good score

Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins expressed happiness over the victory. He said that it was difficult to bat in the middle overs and the team needed strong partnerships. The pitch was slow and some balls were staying low, so the batsmen were asked not to take too many risks in the beginning. He believed that 180 runs was a good score on this wicket.

tuesday match : : Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants (Jaipur, 7.30 PM).

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