The MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai witnessed an evening of firsts as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) clinched their maiden victory over Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) at Chepauk in IPL 2025. The five-wicket win, powered by Kamindu Mendis’ all-round brilliance and Nitish Kumar Reddy’s composure, ended SRH’s Chepauk jinx and saved their playoff hopes alive in a must-win encounter.
Harshal Patel demolishes CSK’s stuttering begin with the bat in opposition to SRH
Put in to bat, CSK’s innings by no means fairly discovered momentum on a tough floor. The hosts misplaced Shaik Rasheed off the very first ball, setting the tone for a stop-start effort. Ayush Mhatre (30 off 19) offered early impetus, however wickets tumbled at common intervals. Dewald Brevis, on IPL debut for CSK, emerged because the lone vivid spot with a blistering 42 from 25 balls, peppering the leg-side boundary with 4 sixes.
Nevertheless, SRH’s bowlers, led by Harshal Patel’s incisive spell (4/28) which adjudged him as Participant of the Match, saved CSK in test. Pat Cummins (2/21) and Jaydev Unadkat (2/21) chipped in with essential wickets, whereas Mendis made an influence with the ball, dismissing the damaging Ravindra Jadeja. CSK’s decrease order crumbled underneath strain, bowled out for 154 in 19.5 overs—a complete that seemed under par however defendable at Chepauk.
Kamindu Mendis’ magic and Nitish Reddy’s resolve assist SRH break the Chepauk curse
SRH’s chase started shakily, dropping Abhishek Sharma for a duck and Travis Head cheaply, however Ishan Kishan (44 off 34) steadied the ship with fluent strokeplay. But, as wickets continued to fall, the competition hung within the steadiness at 106/5 within the 14th over.
Enter Mendis and Reddy. Mendis, having already contributed with the ball, produced a fielding spotlight by taking a gravity-defying catch at long-off to dismiss Brevis—hailed by commentators because the “catch of the IPL”. With the bat, Mendis showcased calm underneath strain, rotating strike and discovering boundaries at essential junctures. His unbeaten 32 off 22 balls, together with an important sweep for 4 within the sixteenth over, saved the required charge in test.
Reddy, in the meantime, performed the right foil. His 19* off 13 balls included two crisp boundaries and good operating between the wickets. Collectively, the pair added an unbroken 49-run stand, steering SRH dwelling with eight balls to spare. Their partnership not solely sealed a five-wicket win but additionally marked SRH’s first-ever overcome CSK at Chepauk—a venue the place the hosts have traditionally dominated.
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Right here’s how followers reacted:
Kamindu mendis in the present day pic.twitter.com/YpeG979r9V
— Tyler durden 🌞 (@Tylerdurden0102) April 25, 2025
Man of the match
Kamindu Mendis https://t.co/C8lhPtSCeg
— Nikhil (@Attitudist) April 25, 2025
Ohh Kamindu Mendis you will have rocked my world😭😭 pic.twitter.com/zClqMBjBuy
— Veer (@pullxshot) April 25, 2025
kamindu mendis’ catch seems prefer it got here straight out of a tollywood film.#CSKvSRH
pic.twitter.com/UPPDWvMVfa— desi sigma (@desisigma) April 25, 2025
Kamindu mendis- rula diya yrr thala cute 🥵🥳#CSKvsSRH pic.twitter.com/Ylp7Kl2J1s
— Ram Choudhary (@2022ramchotiya) April 25, 2025
Loopy slice shot by Nitish Kumar Reddy in opposition to Matheesha Pathirana. It was undoubtedly full of threat as he gave himself an excessive amount of room however the execution was good. pic.twitter.com/bJ7P00JKe2
— Vipul 🇮🇳 (@Vipul_Espeaks) April 25, 2025
I do not know the way far this consequence can take us SRH
However this match has given loads of happiness hope and confidence to the gamers and followers.
Harshal Patel with 4 wkts.
Cummins economical.
Kamindu Mendis my MOM (wicket, Catch, Not out 32*)
Nitish Reddy closing the sportAll this
— s_k_f_e_r_o_z (@s_k_f_e_r_o_z) April 25, 2025
#CSKvsSRH
Abhishek 0(2)
Head 19(16)
Ishan 44(34)
Klaasen 7(6)
Aniket verma 19(19)
Kamindu mendis 32*(22)
Nitish Reddy 19*(13)
155-5
Dawn Hyderabad received by 5️⃣ wickets pic.twitter.com/BLscFP6pm8— Viswa SVB 💙 (@viswagm) April 25, 2025
Kamindu Mendis (32* off 22) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (19* off 13) had an excellent 49 run partnership to take SRH dwelling !! 👏#CSKvsSRH #CSKvSRH pic.twitter.com/SGgdiWRzb9
— Cricketism (@MidnightMusinng) April 25, 2025
First win at CSK’s homeground for SRH 🔥#CSKvsSRH #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/HDfG0ICnhn
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 25, 2025
Nicely performed Kamindu Mendis, My man of the match for todays match. Though Harshal Patel picked 4 wickets it wasbecause of Kamindu’s all spherical performances SRH received this sport. Turned the match with dream catch and now completed the chase pic.twitter.com/yYgSwSGbIA
— Harishwar Reddy (@ReddyMnc16) April 25, 2025
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