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

Last three meetings me SRH 2-1 se lead karta hai. Most recent clash me SRH ne high-scoring game me 10-run margin defend kiya, CSK ko short rakha despite CSK 184/8 tak pahunch gaya. Previous season me SRH ne 155/5 chase kar liya after bowling CSK out for 154, aur eight balls remaining ke saath finish kiya. In teeno games me results kabhi tight finish ki taraf gaye hain, kabhi one-sided CSK win bhi aaya hai.

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 IPL regular season me 12 points ke saath 6th hain aur unka record 6W-6L hai. Last three matches me do wins aur ek loss hai, aur most recent result Lucknow Super Giants ke against 7-wicket defeat tha with 20 balls remaining. Unhone same opponent ko five wickets se bhi haraya tha with four balls remaining, jo dikhata hai ki recent games ka decision end me jaake hua hai.

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 IPL regular season me 14 points ke saath 3rd hain, record 7W-5L hai, aur abhi playoff zone me hain. Last three matches me Gujarat Titans ke against 86 par bowled out hoke heavy 82-run loss bhi hai, aur Punjab Kings ke against 33-run win bhi. Ye match se pehle unko week-long break mila, jisme players ko permission thi ki apna apna jo karna hai kar lo.

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 ka consensus SRH ke favour me hai, SRH ko 53–59% rate kiya gaya hai aur model average 56% hai. Bookmakers bhi agree kar rahe hain: SRH 56% (1.73) vs CSK 44% (2.12). Key stats overall SRH ko 5-2 se favour karte hain, points, NRR, Elo, aur last-three head-to-head me advantages ke saath. Match ka hinge ye ho sakta hai ki CSK ka better powerplay aur death-overs economy kya SRH ke broader season edge ko offset kar paata hai ya nahi.

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.