Hyderabad, April 19 : Skipper Ishan Kishan lauded his young bowling unit for delivering under pressure as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) registered a hard-fought 10-run win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Match 27 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Saturday. “Lovely when you have a bunch of young bowlers. They are coming up with their own plans, and it was lovely to see them do their job,” Kishan said in the post-match presentation.
Earlier, SRH posted 194/9 in 20 overs, thanks to impressive half-centuries from Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen. The pair provided a strong platform, but regular wickets in the latter half of the innings prevented the hosts from breaching the 200-run mark on what appeared to be a batting-friendly surface. Kishan admitted the team fell short of an ideal total. “Very good batting surface, and we were 30-40 short. We should’ve batted better,” he said, while also noting that the team expected at least one batter to play a big innings and push the total beyond 220. Defending 195, SRH’s bowlers held their nerve in crucial phases. Eshan Malinga led the charge with an impressive three-wicket haul, while Nitish Kumar Reddy chipped in with key breakthroughs to keep CSK under pressure. Despite a steady chase, CSK eventually finished on 184/8, falling just short.