IPL 2020, CSK vs SRH: Ranking the 5 best players from the game

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) suffered a 7-run defeat at the hands of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 14 of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2020).

Chasing 164/5, CSK got off to a horrible start, and although Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni accelerated in the final 4 overs, they fell to their third consecutive defeat of IPL 2020.

Here are the 5 best players from the CSK vs SRH IPL 2020 game.

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#5 Deepak Chahar (CSK)

Deepak Chahar was the pick of the CSK bowlers [PC: iplt20.com]

Perhaps the only CSK player who looked positively good today, Deepak Chahar got the team off to a great start by setting up Jonny Bairstow beautifully. A couple of out-swingers were followed by the ball that came back in, and the English opener was beaten neck and crop.

Chahar bowled three of his four overs in the powerplay, and returned at the death with the well-set duo of Priyam Garg and Abhishek Sharma at the crease. The young Indian southpaw was dropped on both of the first two balls, but the Rajasthan pacer had the last laugh shortly.

Although Chahar's figures of 2/31 don't make for great reading, he was the pick of the CSK bowlers.

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#4 Abhishek Sharma (SRH)

Abhishek Sharma played a crucial knock for SRH after coming in with his team at 69/4 [PC: iplt20.com]

Coming in at 69/4, Abhishek Sharma played a fearless cameo to take SRH to a competitive total. The young all-rounder scored 31 off 24 balls, which was an inning studded with 4 fours and 1 six.

Sharma took on Ravindra Jadeja in the left-arm spinner's second over, and ran hard between the wickets throughout. Apart from his game-changing knock, he also bowled one over that went for just 4 runs, although he didn't get more to do with the ball in hand owing to the presence of Ravindra Jadeja.

Sharma was definitely one of the standout performers for SRH.

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#3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar may have bowled only 3.1 overs, but those 19 balls were invaluable

Although Bhuvneshwar Kumar was forced off the field with a niggle just one ball into his final over (the penultimate over of the match), he was certainly one of the standout performers for SRH.

The Indian spearhead may have conceded 3 boundaries to Ravindra Jadeja in his third over, but he had already inflicted great damage upon CSK with his bowling in the powerplay. Troubling Watson with the in-swinger consistently, Bhuvneshwar eventually got the Aussie opener to chop on, and finished with figures of 1/4 in his first 2 overs.

The SRH fast bowler's fitness will be a major concern for the team in their upcoming IPL 2020 games.

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#2 Rashid Khan (SRH)

Rashid Khan conceded just 12 runs in his 4 overs [PC: iplt20.com]

The CSK batsmen didn't attempt to take the slightest risk off Rashid Khan's bowling, and understandably so. The Afghanistan captain conceded just 12 runs off his 4 overs, and was a menace with his nagging back-of-a-length deliveries and subtle variations.

Rashid held up one end admirably in the middle orders, tormenting Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav and MS Dhoni. He gave away just one boundary in his spell (in the final over) and played a major role in taking the required run rate higher and higher.

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#1 Priyam Garg (SRH)

Priyam Garg picked up a number of individual awards [PC: iplt20.com]

After a couple of mediocre performances in IPL 2020, Priyam Garg finally announced his arrival on the big stage. India's captain from the 2020 U-19 World Cup came in at No. 5, and his time in the middle got off to a horrible start with the run out of Kane Williamson.

Garg showed great resolve to rid himself of the demons of the run out, and played a series of sumptuous strokes en route to his first IPL fifty. The 19-year-old was also electric in the field, and saved a number of boundaries with diving stops. Rightfully, he was adjudged the Man of the Match.

Garg's performance comes as a major boost for SRH, who have been crying out for a reliable middle-order batsman.

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