Kane Williamson's 10-ball 26 at the back-end helped hisside score 58 runs in the last five overs as SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) made171/3 in 20 overs against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in an Indian Premier League(IPL) match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday.
Williamson arrived with SRH needing a fillip as CSK'sbrilliant fielding and tight bowling had restricted the Hyderabad franchise.
After opener Jonny Bairstow was dismissed early, bothskipper David Warner and No. 3 Manish Pandey added 106 for the second wicket in13.5 overs. While there was no fall of wicket, Warner struggled to get hisshots going and couldn't increase the run rate. He fell for 55-ball 57. Hisknock included two sixes and three fours.
Pandey, who was included in the side after being benchedin the previous game, looked more fluent as he hammered his way to a 46-ball 61(5x4s, 1x6s).
However, it was Williamson who turned it on. The NewZealand captain, who walked in to bat at No. 4 took 19 runs (20 overall) offShardul Thakur's final over, the innings' 19th.
Williamson hit one six and four fours during his innings.Kedar Jadhav chipped in with 12 off four balls.
For CSK, Lungi Ngidi took two wickets for 35, and SamCurran took one for 30.
Brief scores: SunRisers Hyderabad 171/3 in 20 overs (MPandey 61, D Warner 57, K Williamson 26 not out, L Ngidi 2/35, S Curran 1/30)vs Chennai Super Kings.