COMFORTABLE WIN
Openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway put on this season's best stand of 182 to set up a comfortable win for IPL holders Chennai Super Kings who had Mahendra Singh Dhoni back as captain. (Image credit: BCCI/IPL)
JOB DONE
Four-time winners Chennai beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 13 runs after they defended 202 for two in the second match of the day in Pune. (Image credit: BCCI/IPL)
THALA IS BACK
Dhoni, who gave up the captaincy ahead of this Indian Premier League, accepted the job back on Saturday after Ravindra Jadeja stepped down following the team's six losses from eight games. (Image credit: BCCI/IPL)
SOLID STAND
Gaikwad, who made 99, and the left-handed Conway, who hit an unbeaten 85, guided Chennai to a big total as their marathon partnership frustrated the opposition bowlers. (Image credit: BCCI/IPL)
COME ON, RUTURAJ
Speedster Umran Malik bowled the fastest ball of the season at 154 km/h (95.6 mph) to Gaikwad, but he smashed it for a boundary down the ground. (Image credit: BCCI/IPL)
LETHAL
Umran, who returned figures of 5-25 in his previous match, hit the mark again with a yorker to Dhoni. The previous fastest delivery was 153.9 km/h bowled by Gujarat Titans' New Zealand import Lockie Ferguson. (Image credit: BCCI/IPL)
PAINFUL
Gaikwad kept up the attack and brought up his fifty with a boundary off Malik, but missed out on a ton when he gave a catch to point off T Natarajan. He hit six sixes in his 57-ball knock. (Image credit: BCCI/IPL)
YELLOW BRIGADE ON FIRE
In reply, Sunrisers finished on 189-6 despite Nicholas Pooran's unbeaten 33-ball 64. (Image credit: BCCI/IPL)
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