Sunrisers Hyderabad bowled a nagging line and length to restrict Chennai Super Kings to 132 for five in their Indian Premier League match here Wednesday.

Leading the side in the absence of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was rested for the game because of back spasm, Suresh Raina opted to bat after the coin landed in his favour. But the decision did not work wonders for the visitors as the Sunrisers bowlers produced a disciplined effort to pick up five wickets for 22 runs.

Opener Faf du Plessis top-scored with a 31-ball 45 and added 79 runs for the opening wicket with Shane Watson (31). CSK did not have much to cheer about after that as the hosts made a remarkable comeback. Ignored for the World Cup, Ambati Rayadu remained not out on 25 off 21 balls.

While leg-spinner Rashid Khan was the most successful bowler with economical figures of 2/17 in four overs, seamers Bhuvneshwar Kumar (0/21) and Khaleel Ahmed (1/22) were also miserly.

It was a quite beginning for CSK as Bhuvneshwar conceded just one run in the opening over. Complementing his senior pace partner, Khaleel also bowled a tight first over, giving away only three runs.

In a manner least convincing, CSK found their first boundary when Watson’s thick edge went flying over the slip cordon.

Du Plessis drove Khaleel over his head for a boundary in the fourth over, a proper cricketing shot this time around, and CSK followed that with a flurry of fours and sixes.

While Watson found the fence four times, Du Plessis hit two maximums to up the ante at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

Having added 79 runs in just under 10 overs, Watson was bowled by left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem, giving the home fans something to cheer about after a prolonged wait.

The Australia’s dismissal triggered a collapse, from which the Super Kings struggled to recover.

Scoreboard of the Indian Premier league match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad here Wednesday.

Chennai Super Kings

Shane Watson b Nadeem 31

Faf du Plessis c Bairstow b Vijay Shankar 45

Suresh Raina lbw b Rashid Khan 13

Ambati Rayudu not out 25

Kedar Jadhav lbw b Rashid Khan 1

Sam Billings c Vijay Shankar b Khaleel Ahmed 0

Ravindra Jadeja not out 10

Extras: (B-2, LB-2, W-3) 7

Total: 132/5 in 20 overs

Fall of wickets: 79-1, 81-2, 97-3, 99-4, 101-5

Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-21-0, K Khaleel Ahmed 4-0-22-1, Sandeep Sharma 4-0-33-0, Shahbaz Nadeem 2-0-24-1, Rashid Khan 4-0-17-2, Vijay Shankar 2-0-11-1

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