Toss & Conditions

The pitch set to be used is expected to aid batting, and SRH’s pace-bowling coach Varun Aaron suggested a winning total would be around 210. Spencer Johnson said the bounce in Chennai might be more than what was on offer in Hyderabad, which he felt could give CSK an advantage.

Head-to-Head

SRH lead the last three meetings 2-1. In the most recent clash, SRH defended a 10-run margin in a high-scoring game, keeping CSK short despite CSK reaching 184/8. The previous season, SRH chased down 155/5 after bowling CSK out for 154, finishing with eight balls remaining. Across these three games, results have swung between a tight finish and a one-sided CSK win.

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 194/9

CSChennai Super Kings 184/8

2026-04-18 · SRH won by 10 runs

CSChennai Super Kings 154/10

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 155/5

2025-04-25 · SRH won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

CSChennai Super Kings 212/3

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 134/10

2024-04-28 · CSK won by 78 runs

Chennai Super Kings

CSK are 6th in the IPL regular season with 12 points and a 6W-6L record. Their last three matches include two wins and one loss, with the most recent result a 7-wicket defeat to Lucknow Super Giants with 20 balls remaining. They also beat the same opponent by five wickets with four balls remaining, showing their recent games have been decided late.

CSChennai Super Kings 187/5

LSLucknow Super Giants 188/3

2026-05-15 · LSG won by 7 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)

CSChennai Super Kings 208/5

LSLucknow Super Giants 203/8

2026-05-10 · CSK won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

CSChennai Super Kings 159/2

DCDelhi Capitals 155/7

2026-05-05 · CSK won by 8 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

Sunrisers Hyderabad

SRH are 3rd in the IPL regular season with 14 points, a 7W-5L record, and are currently in the playoff zone. Their last three matches include a heavy 82-run loss after being bowled out for 86 against Gujarat Titans, alongside a 33-run win over Punjab Kings. They come into this match after a week-long break in which players were given permission to do their own thing.

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 86/10

GTGujarat Titans 168/5

2026-05-12 · GT won by 82 runs

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 235/4

PBPunjab Kings 202/7

2026-05-06 · SRH won by 33 runs

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 165/10

KKKolkata Knight Riders 169/3

2026-05-03 · KKR won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

Playing XI

News & Facts

Key Stats

Verdict

All four models are in consensus for SRH, with SRH rated 53–59% and a model average of 56%. Bookmakers agree, pricing SRH at 56% (1.73) vs CSK at 44% (2.12). Key stats favour SRH 5-2 overall, led by advantages in points, NRR, Elo, and the last-three head-to-head. The match may hinge on whether CSK’s better powerplay and death-overs economy can offset SRH’s broader season edge.

Kishan’s calm chase anchor

Ishan Kishan set the tone for Sunrisers Hyderabad’s pursuit by refusing to panic when the powerplay stayed quiet, then accelerating through the middle to take the game away from Chennai Super Kings. With Heinrich Klaasen providing the late gears, SRH hunted down 180 to win by five wickets with six balls remaining, despite CSK briefly tightening the screws when wickets fell in the back end.

Middle overs swing it SRH

The decisive stretch was SRH’s middle overs, where they flipped a modest start into a winning platform. After 45/1 in the powerplay, SRH blasted 98/2 in the middle phase at 9.8 an over, turning a required rate that could have climbed into a chase they controlled. The Kishan-Klaasen stand of 75 ensured CSK’s bowlers were constantly defending boundaries, and it meant SRH entered the last five with only a manageable finish rather than a high-wire act.

Kishan, Klaasen, Cummins decisive

Kishan’s 70 off 47 was the innings that absorbed pressure and chose the right moments to attack, while Klaasen’s 47 off 26 provided the knockout punches once the platform was set. Earlier, Pat Cummins’ 3 for 28 was the difference between CSK reaching 180 and pushing beyond it, repeatedly breaking rhythm and limiting the death-overs damage. Dewald Brevis’ 44 off 27 gave CSK hope, but SRH’s key trio delivered at the moments that mattered most.

Pre-match edges play out

The pre-match lean towards SRH was built around their season-long advantage, and this game followed that script: they didn’t need a perfect powerplay because their batting depth and match-ups were strongest once the ball softened. CSK’s own strengths — a sharper powerplay and typically tighter death economy — showed in patches, but SRH’s surge in the middle overs neutralised that. Cummins’ control with the ball also prevented CSK from posting the kind of 195-plus total that might have stressed a chase.