IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad qualify for playoffs after rain washes out game against Gujarat Titans
Due to the match being called off without a ball being bowled, both SRH and GT now share a point each.
Due to the match being called off without a ball being bowled, both SRH and GT now share a point each.
Head smashed a 16-ball half-century with some astonishing display of cricket.
Both the teams are coming into the match after a win, and as such promises to be an exciting match on the cards.
KKR will be hoping that the return of Gambhir, who led the side to their two titles in 2012 and 2014, will reignite the spirit within the side that finished a lowly seventh on their past two IPL campaigns.
This will be the first time that the Australian pacer will lead a side in the IPL, but his appointment comes after a successful period as captain of Australia, during which he led them to victory in the World Test Championship and the 2023 ODI World Cup, with both wins in the finals coming against India.
Manish Pandey and Vijay Shankar put up an unbeaten 140-run stand for the third wicket to lead Sunrisers Hyderabad to an eight-wicket win.
The win helped Sunrisers Hyderabad jump to the fifth spot on the points table with eight points while the Royals slipped to the seventh place.
After putting a respectable 167/6 wickets, some disciplined and economical bowling helped Chennai Super Kings restrict their opponents at 147/8.
For Hyderabad, Khan was the chief architect while defending with his miserly figures while Khaleel Ahmed and T Natarajan, too, rose to the occasion.
After putting up a challenging 201/6 wickets in 20 overs on winning the toss, Sunrisers Hyderabad rode their bowlers' clinical effort.
