A brilliant knock from Dewald Brevis powers Chennai Super Kings to post 180 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chennai.

His 44 runs off 27 deliveries in a crucial phase of the match set up the side to post a decent total on Monday’s clash.

After choosing to bat first, Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad opened the innings while Nitish Reddy opened the bowling attack.

Despite a brilliant start from Samson, he could not convert the start as he got dismissed by Pat Cummins for 27 runs. He got dismissed on a length delivery outside off where the ball got thick outside edge as Ishan Kishan picked the catch behind the wickets.

Urvil Patel who came to bat at No.3, showed some intent with couple of sixes, but got dismissed cheaply by Sakib Hussain. He got dismissed on off cutter where the batter goes for pull and misses as the ball hits off stump.

With Ruturaj Gaikwad and Kartik Sharma at crease, CSK scored 57 runs in the powerplay.

A cameo from Kartik Sharma helped the side to stabilise the innings. However a brilliant over from Pat Cummins bagged the wicket of Kartik for 32 runs.

He got dismissed on a wide short delivery where the batter hit the ball straight to man stationed at sweeper cover. With the dismissal of Ruturaj Gaikwad for 15 runs, CSK lost four wicket for 100. Pat Cummins bagged three crucial wickets for the side putting pressure on CSK.

However, Dewald Brevis and Shivam Dube forged a 59-run partnership reviving the side. Eshan Malinga bagged the wicket of Dewald Brevis for 44 runs.

He got bowled out on a lengthy delivery as the side lost 5 wickets. Sakib Hussain bagged the wicket of Shivam Dube for 26 runs.

In the final over, Prashant Veer got dismissed for 11 run by Praful Hinge. By the end of 20 overs, CSK scored 180 runs for 7 wickets.

Pat Cummins bagged three wickets while Sakib Hussain bagged two wickets. Praful Hinge, and Eshan Malinga bagged one wicket each.