Shikhar Dhawan-led Sunrisers Hyderabad face confident Chennai Super Kings in Sharjah. Follow live updates here:
22:49 (IST): CSK 94/1 (12 overs) chasing 146 vs SRH. Smith gets 50! CSK girls are happy!
22:43 (IST): OUT! Brendon McCullum b Karn Sharma 40. CSK 85/1 (10.5 overs) chasing 146 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad. Karn Sharma is having a brilliant day despite his team not doing that well!
22:37 (IST): Ashwin says CSK team meetings go for less than a minute these days. Seems right! CSK 74/0 (9.4 overs).
22:28 (IST): Dwayne Smith just pushes it gently upwards for a six off Ishant! CSK 59/0 (7.2 overs) vs SRH.
22:18 (IST): Smith & Brendon McCullum have given CSK a blazing start in their chase of 146. CSK 41/0 (5.2 overs).
22:08 (IST): SIX! CSK 19/0 (2.5 ovs) chasing 146 vs SRH. This girl wants Dhoni to marry her.
21:59 (IST): Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been impressive so far in IPL 7. Can he get a wicket? CSK 7/0 (1.2 overs).
21:40 (IST): Sunrisers Hyderabad post 145/5 (20 overs) against Chennai Super Kings at Sharjah.
21:32 (IST): The most expensive uncapped Indian player in IPL 7, Karn Sharma gets 6! Oh, wait he gets another one! Another gigantic six from the young man! Can he get another one, now? Gone up in the air and DROPPED! SRH 133/5 (19 overs). Here is a snap of Sakshi Dhoni looking on nervously.
21:24 (IST): OUT! Aaron Finch b Mohit Sharma 44. SRH 109/5 (17.2 overs). Misses out on his 50! Darren Sammy looking good on the other end.
21:13 (IST): OUT! Venugopal Rao c Dwayne Smith b Mohit Sharma 13. SRH 98/4 (15 overs) vs CSK. Strategic timeout! Meanwhile, Aaron Finch is nearing a half-century.
21:10 (IST): Sunrisers Hyderabad have slowed down quite a lot after Lokesh Rahul's dismissal. SRH 94/3 (14.2 overs).
20:54 (IST): OUT! Lokesh Rahul c Ishwar Pandey b Dwayne Smith 25. SRH 67/3 (10.3 overs). Commentator's curse!
20:50 (IST): Lokesh Rahul (22*) is giving some great support to Aaron Finch (26*). Inspiring! SRH 62/2 (9 overs). Ashwin gets ready to bowl his second over.
20:40 (IST): Lokesh Rahul gets the first six of the match off Ravindra Jadeja! Huge one! SRH 45/2 (6.4 overs).
20:33 (IST): Short and wide from Mohit Sharma! And Lokesh Rahul leaps onto it for four! SRH 31/2 (4.4 overs).
20:23 (IST): OUT! David Warner lbw b Ben Hilfenhaus 0. SRH 15/2 (2.4 overs). Lokesh Rahul, the team top-scorer in Sunrisers Hyderabad's loss against Kings XI Punjab, comes out to bat. Aaron Finch is with him on the other end.
20:22 (IST): OUT! Shikhar Dhawan c Mithun Manhas b Ben Hilfenhaus 7. SRH 15/1 (2.2 overs). Dhawan's bad form continues!
20:16 (IST): Ben Hilfenhaus gives away 8 runs in his first over. Sunrisers Hyderabad 8/0 (1 over) vs CSK. Shikhar Dhawan seems to be in good touch. Leapt on to width offered from Hilfenhaus on the fourth delivery and got a four!
Playing XIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Aaron Finch, Shikhar Dhawan (c), David Warner, Lokesh Rahul, Darren Sammy, Venugopal Rao, Karn Sharma, Dale Steyn, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma
Chennai Super Kings
Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, MS Dhoni (c), Mithun Manhas, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ishwar Pandey, Mohit Sharma
19:39 (IST): Sunrisers Hyderabad win toss and elect to bat first against Chennai Super Kings at Sharjah. MS Dhoni says he wanted to bat first too but expects the pitch to not change much during the course of the match. While Chennai Super Kings remain unchanged, Sunrisers Hyderabad bring in Ishant Sharma for Naman Ojha.
Chennai take on Hyderabad
Having opened their account in the ongoing Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad will bank on their new-found confidence when they face the acid test of taking on a formidable Chennai Super Kings in Sharjah on Sunday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad started their IPL-7 campaign on a disappointing note, losing to Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab in their first two games, but managed to bounce back against Delhi Daredevils by notching up a narrow four-run win in Dubai on Saturday.
Hyderabad rode on the knocks of Aaron Finch (88) and David Warner (58), both of whom stitched a 128-run stand for the unconquered second wicket, and then restricted Delhi to 180 for four to record their first win of the season.
Finch and Warner will be expected to repeat their exploits against a team, that has been one of the most consistent sides in the cash-rich event.
Skipper and opener Shikhar Dhawan is yet to click in the tournament and he would certainly be keen to demonstrate his batting prowess.The middle-order, with the likes of Lokesh Rahul and Y Venugopal Rao, has failed so far and the youngsters must be itching to make a mark.
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