Abhishek hits maiden fifty
Indian batter Abhishek Sharma struck his maiden half-century in the Indian Premier League as Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday handed holders Chennai Super Kings their fourth straight loss this season. (BCCI/PTI Photo)
Fine opening stand by SRH
Chasing 155 for victory, Hyderabad depended on an opening stand of 89 between Abhishek (75) and skipper Kane Williamson (32) to achieve their target with 14 balls and eight wickets to spare in Mumbai. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Bravo gets rid of Abhishek
Abhishek, a 21-year-old left-hand batter who plays for the northern state of Punjab in domestic cricket, hammered three sixes in his 50-ball knock before he fell to Dwayne Bravo. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Fiery knock by Tripathi
Rahul Tripathi hit an unbeaten 15-ball 39 to drive 2016 winners Hyderabad to their first win in the third attempt of this edition's Twenty20 tournament. (BCCI/PTI Photo)
Fourth consecutive loss for CSK
But it is only the second time that four-time champions Chennai, led by new captain Ravindra Jadeja, have lost four consecutive matches in IPL the other instance came in 2010. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Moeen takes CSK to respectable total
Chennai's England all-rounder Moeen Ali made 48 off 35 balls and guided Chennai to 154 for seven after being put into bat first. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Two wickets each for Sundar and Natarajan
Spinner Washington Sundar and left-arm quick T Natarajan took two wickets each and checked the opposition scoring with their disciplined bowling. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Umran clocks fastest ball of the season
Moeen, a left-hand batter, took on the Hyderabad bowlers including fast bowler Umran Malik who clocked the fastest ball of the season -- 153.1 kmph (95 mph) -- but gave away 29 runs off his three overs. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
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