Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 46th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

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Ambati Rayudu (Man of the Match): "It's a good position to bat (opening) in T20s. I am enjoying it right now. There's no secret. We are backing ourselves and communicating very well (about batting with Watson). He has been of great help to me. I was ready to open. If you are good at 4-day cricket, you can bat at any position. I am really happy to be back in the Indian team, hopefully I will do well there."

MS Dhoni: "I thought the ball will swing more in the second half than what it did for us. The swing was not there, that was a surprise. We got off to a good start. Watson and Rayudu hit boundaries whenever there was an opportunity. Otherwisee 180 against SRH would have been a tough chase. Even before IPL started I had to make space for Rayudu, because he is somebody I rate very highly. He can play both the fast bowlers and spinners very well. Most teams look to exploit the opener with spin bowling. He is someone who doesn't look like a big hitter but almost clears the field every time he plays the big shot. My plan was to make Rayudu open and if Kedar was fit, he will bat at 4 or 5. We keep the number of overs remaining as the mark and we decide the No. 4 batsman based on that. Unfortunately we played one game in Chennai, but the response we got from Pune was very good. The fans watch the game despite the stadium being quite far."

SRH bowlers looked ineffective for once in the tournament. They had no answers to the assault from Rayudu and Watson. The ball wasn't swinging much, unlike the first half, they would say, but credit to the CSK openers for a grand show. The SRH bowlers were never allowed to settle. Rayudu in particular was audacious with the way he moved around at the crease and toyed with the bowlers. A good toss to win for CSK. The new ball bowlers got them off to a brilliant start, they leaked runs in the middle overs, but managed to keep the score under 180. Batting is their strength and they didn't disappointment. SRH may have lost, but they may be quietly happy with the fact that the bowlers came under the pump. They would want to cover all bases before the play-offs.

Vignesh: Rayudu loves feasting on SRH bowlers....Played exceptionally well the last time too when both these teams met!!

Harsha Bhogle: The best bowling side of the tournament against the best chasers. The result has been emphatically in favour of the chasers. Top result for CSK. I think it is good enough for a play-off berth.

Bhuvneshwar to Dhoni, 1 run, the inside edge rolls to backward square leg and CSK have bagged two vital points. Manish Pandey congratulates Rayudu. Kane, Rashid, Hooda and a few others too join. A fantastic win for CSK

Hundreds against SRH:
128* R Pant, Delhi, 2018
104* C Gayle, Mohali, 2018
100* B McCullum, Chennai, 2015
100* A RAYUDU, Pune, 2018

-- Three of them this season (out of the four scored in IPL 2018).

Bhuvneshwar to Rayudu, 1 run, that's it! Maiden IPL hundred. The crowd roars. What a knock from Ambati Rayudu. He takes the helmet off, raises the bat and enjoys the moment with a big smile. He has been exceptional this season. The teams applauds and Dhoni congratulates him too. Short of a length delivery on the leg stump, Rayudu moves across and works it towards square leg

The field is up on the off-side

Bhuvneshwar to Dhoni, 1 run, opens the face of the bat and guides it to third man to get Rayudu back on strike

Bhuvneshwar to Dhoni, FOUR, oh he's hit this for four. CSK need 3 more to win and Rayudu needs one for a hundred. Length delivery down the leg-side, Dhoni swings it away behind square on the on-side

Bhuvneshwar to Rayudu, 1 run, in the airrr and it lands safely. Lucky that! On 99 now. Rayudu wanted to slog over mid-wicket, got a top edge that landed in front of third man

Bhuvneshwar to Rayudu, no run, short ball and Rayudu tries to guide it past the keeper, misses. He's just a hit away from a hundred

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [3.0-0-30-0] is back into the attack

Harsha Bhogle: The ball didn't swing at all. And that took a lot of sting out of the SRH attack. Became a beautiful batting surface

S Kaul to Dhoni, SIX, he got away with a couple of full tosses earlier in the over, but Dhoni has had enough. Absolutely tonks it flat over the square leg boundary. Just 8 needed now.

S Kaul to Rayudu, 1 run, backs away to go big, but slices this low full toss straight to sweeper cover

S Kaul to Dhoni, 1 run, low full toss, gently driven to long-off

S Kaul to Rayudu, 1 run, full toss, driven to long-off and he asks square leg umpire for a no-ball, that was well under the waist

Shivashish Prasad: I think the best way to win against CSK is to make sure they never bat second regardless of the conditions involved.

S Kaul to Dhoni, 1 run, lovely yorker, a very good ball if you have forced Dhoni to jam his bat down to save his wicket, hit to long-off

Harsha Bhogle: I am overjoyed for Ambati Rayudu. Was asked to perform a different role this year and has played it stirringly.

S Kaul to Rayudu, 1 run, full toss, Rayudu mistimes the slog to deep mid-wicket

Siddarth Kaul [2.0-0-29-0] is back into the attack