Dwayne Bravo, Josh Hazlewood lead dominant CSK into playoffs
Sunrisers knocked out of contention after slipping to their ninth loss this season
Sunrisers were restricted to a meagre 134 for 7 on Thursday and this is how it happened.
Sunrisers were now in a horrible predicament. Their best batters were back in the hut. There were still 13.3 overs to face. And their opposition has a long and storied history of exploiting slow pitches.
The rise of Ruturaj Gaikwad has been remarkable. When he first came along, he seemed rather ill-fitting with the needs of T20 cricket. A batter who didn't have a power game, and worse who didn't even bother to look for those big hits. All those fifties he made last season to pick up consolation victories came at about a run a ball.
Alagappan Muthu is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo