Updated On: 06 April, 2024 07:20 AM IST | Hyderabad | N Jagannath Das
Played on a different surface to the 277 game, the SRH bowlers took the pace off and struck at regular intervals to keep the CSK batters in check

CSK’s Shivam Dube during his 45 against SRH in Hyderabad yesterday. Pic/PTI
The Hyderabad crowd had to wait till 19.3 overs for their favourite MS Dhoni to come out to bat. A loud roar greeted ‘Thala’. Till then, Sunrisers Hyderabad had kept Chennai Super Kings on a tight leash.
From a high of 277-3 by SRH against Mumbai Indians the other day, CSK contrived to score 165-5 against the hosts at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Friday. Dhoni faced two balls off left-arm seamer T Nataraj before stealing a single to stay unbeaten at the end of the Chennai innings. The No. 7 Dhoni yellow jerseys were all over the stadium. It overshadowed the Orange Army colour, making one wonder whether the game was in Chennai or Hyderabad.