Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen, left, and Nitish Kumar Reddy celebrate after winning the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad.
Aiden Markram’s half-century rushed Sunrisers Hyderabad to a comfortable six-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League on Friday. Hyderabad cruised to 166-4 with 11 balls to spare after limiting Chennai to 165-5. Despite consecutive defeats, Chennai stayed third on the table while Hyderabad moved to fifth on an inferior net run-rate. Markram’s 50 off 36 balls, his first fifty of the campaign, followed Abhishek Sharma’s whirlwind 37 off just 12 deliveries, which provided the home team a rollicking start of 46 runs inside the first three overs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen, left, and Nitish Kumar Reddy celebrate after winning the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy celebrate after winning the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad.
Chennai Super Kings' Moeen Ali, second left, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Shahbaz Ahmed during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Shahbaz Ahmed plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad.
Chennai Super Kings' Deepak Chahar, center without cap, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Aiden Markram plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad.
Chennai Super Kings' MS Dhoni plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad.
Chennai Super Kings' Ravindra Jadeja plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad.
Chennai Super Kings' Shivam Dube plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad.
Chennai Super Kings' captain Ruturaj Gaikwad plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad.
Chennai Super Kings' Rachin Ravindra plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad.