Updated On: 05 April, 2024 07:15 AM IST | Hyderabad | N Jagannath Das
Amidst a sea of SRH’s orange flags, there will be a prominent dash of MSD’s yellow No. 7 shirts today; CSK fans expect ’keeper-batter to showcase his attacking intent against hosts

CSK’s Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni and Ajinkya Rahane during a training session in Chennai last Monday. Pic/PTI
The heat is on. It is not just in terms of the Hyderabad weather, but the temperature has caught on in the IPL too with some rousing performances. Just a few days ago, there were some red-hot knocks from Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma (all Sunrisers Hyderabad) and Tilak Verma (Mumbai Indians) that sent the crowd into raptures. A record 277-3 was set by SRH in that match and a sell-out crowd would be hoping for another run-feast on Friday.
SRH coach Daniel Vettori said his team were gearing up for a high-scoring game. “We are expecting a 200-plus total. We have to be aggressive,’’ he said. However, Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey said it is a good pitch.