Cummins, Patel guide SRH to a much-needed triumph

CSK's batting faltered in the face of some brilliant bowling by Cummins and Patel as SRH win by 5 wkts

- Sanjjeev K Samyal

MUMBAI: For both, hosts Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Friday was the best chance to pull themselves out of the rut they found themselves in. The two southern teams are languishing at the bottom of the IPL points table, at No. 10 and 9 respectively.

But to the disappointment of the home fans, CSK faltered to deceive and saw their fortress at the M A Chidambaram being breached by SRH for the first time ever. It was CSK's fourth defeat at home in five games as they failed to defend a total of 154/5.

In the low-scoring game, SRH were well served by their sixth-wicket pair of Kamindu Mendis (32* off 22 balls) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (19 off 13b). Joining forces with the score on 106/5 after 14 overs, the two took the team home.

To the relief of the SRH faithful, Ishan Kishan also hit form by setting up the platform for the chase with a 34-ball 44. His knock helped his side recover from a nervous 54/3.