‘Aaj ki party meri taraf se’ – Fans react as Chennai Super Kings defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets in IPL 2023

After winning the last fixture by eight runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) locked horns against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Friday, April 21, at the MA. Chindaram, in Chennai. Super Kings won the match by seven wickets Ravindra Jadeja was awarded the Player of the Match for his brilliant performance.

If we talk about the encounter, CSK skipper, MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to ball first. Batting first, the visitors were able to score only 134 runs with the loss of seven wickets after the completion of the first innings. The highest scorer for the side was their opener, Abhishek Sharma, who scored 34 runs off 26 balls with three fours and a six. Rahul Tripathi also scored crucial 21 runs on as many balls as he played in his innings.

Nice to be there at the end and win it for the team: Devon Conway

The pick of the bowler for the home side was star India all-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja, who snapped three wickets in his spell of four overs where he conceded 22 runs in his spell. One wicket each was grabbed by Akash Singh, Maheesh Theekshana, and Matheesha Pathiran in their respective spells where they conceded 17 runs, 27 runs, and 22 runs respectively.

While chasing a small target of 135 runs, CSK finished the match with eight balls remaining in the game. The highest run scorer for the side was their opener, Devon Conway who scored an unbeaten knock of 77 runs from 57 balls which included 12 fours and a six and on the othe hand, the other opener scored crucial 35 runs off 30 balls which included two fours.

“I appreciate it, nice to be there at the end and win it for the team. The plan was simple, we just try to play good cricket shots in the batting PP and put the bowlers under pressure (on the tactics between himself and Gaikwad). We got the best of the conditions honestly, the ball didn’t hold as much as it did in the 1st innings, it wasn’t the easiest, but was slightly easier (in the second innings). The Bengaluru pitch was a lot better, but we had to play in what was in front of us,” Conway asserted after playing a match-winning knock.

Here’s how fans reacted on Chennai Super Kings victory:

https://twitter.com/cricloverPrayas/status/1649462844868677633

https://twitter.com/IamShaktiMann/status/1649462971599585280

Finally Akash Chopra streak is broken

— Ritesh Tiwari (@RiteshT22099460) April 21, 2023

https://twitter.com/Naturel20796639/status/1649463247710617602

https://twitter.com/SIK__AND__AR/status/1649463292765814785

https://twitter.com/Lord_Shardulkar/status/1649463181629345793

https://twitter.com/crictopher014/status/1649463053765967872

SRH owners deserve this.
They missed our local players in the squad.

— @ (@RegardsPKFan) April 21, 2023

https://twitter.com/MaruthiChikka/status/1649465044512415752

Conway in this kind of pitch is legend..

— ▫️ (@O1234OOOO) April 21, 2023

https://twitter.com/MrinmoyK07MsD/status/1649463139719675921