Dewald Brevis played a crucial innings of 44 runs as Chennai Super Kings set a target of 180/7 in 20 overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2026 match at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. CSK, opting to bat first, started strongly with Sanju Samson’s aggressive batting, scoring 17 runs in the first over.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Pat Cummins took the first wicket by dismissing Samson for 27 runs. Urvil Patel then contributed with two sixes before getting out for 13 runs. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and Kartik Sharma steadied the innings with a partnership, maintaining a good run rate despite early setbacks.
Kartik Sharma’s 32 runs off 19 balls and Gaikwad’s 15 off 21 balls were crucial contributions. Dewald Brevis and Shivam Dube further consolidated with a partnership, with Brevis scoring aggressively and reaching 44 runs. However, SRH’s bowlers struck back, with Cummins taking three wickets and SRH restricting CSK to 180/7.
