Cricket News: IPL - Chennai beat Hyderabad to keep play-offs hopes alive

Chennai registered a win after two successive defeats as they beat Hyderabad by 20 runs in Dubai. Chennai skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat first and sent in all-rounder Sam Curran to open the innings with Faf du Plessis. The youngster repaid the faith shown in him and scored some quick runs. After the dismissal of both the openers Shane Watson and Ambati Rayudu batted watchfully and kept the scoreboard ticking. Dhoni scored 21 off 13 balls and Ravindra Jadeja scored an unbeaten 25 off just 10 balls guiding Chennai to a fighting total of 167/6. Chasing 168 Hyderabad batsmen came a cropper except Kane Williamson. The Kiwi scored 57 off 39-balls Their only noticeable partnership of 40 runs came for the fourth wicket between Williamson and Priyam Garg. With this win, Chennai has climbed up to 6th spot in the IPL points table with 3 wins in 8 matches