New Delhi, April 29 -- Chennai Super Kings leapfrogged to the third position in the standings of the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League with their 78-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad led by example as he starred with a spectacular 98-run knock and was ably supported by Kiwi batter Daryl Mitchell, who made 52 runs to bolster CSK to a total of 212 runs before Tushar Deshpande's four-fer wrapped up SRH's innings for 134 runs.

Mitchell played a crucial role in the win as he partnered with captain Gaikwad to settle the innings and put the hosts on course for the big total. It was also a memorable outing for the Kiwi allrounder on the field as he picked up five cat...