Sunrisers Hyderabad win have won the game by a five-wicket margin. They stumbled in the middle but a 49-run stand between Kamindu Mendis and Nitish Reddy has sealed the victory for them. On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings are on the brink of elimination.

Seven runs came off the Khaleel Ahmed over. It was smart play from Nitish Reddy and Kamindu[ Mendis as they relied on singles and doubles in the over and didn't take any risk. Sunrisers Hyderabad need 6 runs in 12 balls. Unless they do any blunder, mere formality remains in this game.

Seven runs came off the Khaleel Ahmed over. It was smart play from Nitish Reddy and Kamindu[ Mendis as they relied on singles and doubles in the over and didn't take any risk. Sunrisers Hyderabad need 6 runs in 12 balls.

15 runs came off the third over from Matheesha Pathirana and Chennai Super Kings have nearly lost this game. Sunrisers Hyderabad are on the brink of victory. They need 13 runs in 18 balls. Khaleel Ahmed is set to bowl the next over. Here we go.

A good shot from Nitish Reddy. He went on the leg side to create room and slammed the Pathirana delivery through the deep mid-wicket for a four. Sunrisers Hyderabad need 20 runs in 21 balls. This is their match to lose it seems!

SRH 135/5 (16.3)

This is not what was expected from Noor Ahmad in his final over. He conceded 13 runs in it. The over had two no-balls that came through over-stepping. Poor from Noor. Sunrisers Hyderabad need 28 runs in 24 balls.

SRH 127/5 (16)

That was a well-timed sweep shot from Kamindu Mendis. He hit it through the deep square leg. Sunrisers Hyderabad need 33 runs in 26 balls.

SRH 122/5 (15.4)

Matheesha Pathirana has conceded eight runs in his second over. Sunrisers Hyderabad need 41 runs in 30 balls. Noor Ahmad will bowl his final over. Can he provide CSK some more wickets? If he manages to do it, it would be the match for CSK!

Another wicket goes down! Noor Ahmad has dismissed Aniket Verma and Sunrisers Hyderabad are in all sorts of trouble now. It was tossed up by Noor Ahmad and Aniket tried to play a slog-sweep on it. He ended up getting a top-edge and Deepak Hooda took the catch at long-on. SRH need 49 runs in 37 balls.

SRH 106/5 (13.5)

Matheesha Pathirana was brought into the attack and he conceded only four runs in his first over despite bowling a couple of wides. Sunrisers Hyderabad need 61 runs in 42 balls.

Ishan Kishan is OUT! He hit it so well but found the fielder at deep mid-wicket. It was a short ball from Noor Ahmad and Kishan pulled it on the leg side. Sam Curran, who was stationed at deep, took a good catch jumping behind. Kishan departs for 44 off 34.

SRH 90/4 (12)

It was an expensive over from Sam Curran. 14 runs came off it. However, Chennai Super Kings are still going really well in the second innings. Sunrisers Hyderabad need 86 runs in 60 balls. The asking rate for them is 8.6 which is not a cakewalk for sure. 

SRH 69/3 (10)

A fuller ball from Sam Curran and Ishan Kishan slams it over the in-field for a four. That was a lofted drive over the extra-cover for a four. The southpaw is looking good tonight. He should take his innings deep. Sunrisers Hyderabad need 95 runs in 64 balls.

SRH 60/3 (9.2)

Heinrich Klaasen is OUT! SRH's reliable and certainly the most adaptive batter goes back to the dugout for 7 off 8 balls. It was tossed up from Ravindra Jadeja and Klaasen tried to go for a big one but ended up hitting it high in the air. Deepak Hooda came under it around long-on and took the catch quite comfortably. Sunrisers Hyderabad need 101 runs in 71 balls.

SRH 54/3 (8.1)

Ravindra Jadeja was brought into the attack and he bowled an economical over. Only five singles came off it. Sunrisers Hyderabad need 113 runs in 78 balls. They need a good partnership from Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan here.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have lost two wickets and scored 37 runs in the first powerplay. This phase was completely dominated by Chennai Super Kings. SRH need 118 runs in 84 balls. This surface is still difficult for batters.

5.3 - Massive blow for Sunrisers Hyderabad. They have lost the wicket of Travis Head. Anshul Kamboj has got the wicket. It was a back of a length delivery from Kamboj and that clipped the off-bail of the stumps.

Spin was introduced and Noor Ahmad was the one who started it. He conceded just 7 runs in hte over. Chennai Super Kings bowlers have done a fine job so far. They have picked just one wicket but have made sure that SRH don't score quick runs.

Noor Ahmad  has hurt himself while trying to stop a shot from Ishan Kishan. He tried to stop the ball on the follow-up as Kishan slammed the ball hard down the ground. Noor is in pain as his finger of the left hand is currently being checked by the physio. Sunrisers Hyderabad need 123 runs in 93 balls.

Ishan Kishan slammed two fours to Khaleel Ahmed in the over that fetched SRH a total of 8 runs. Sunrisers Hyderabad need 134 runs in 102 balls. Anshul Kamboj will continue to bowl from the other end. Here we go.

Anshul Kamboj came in to bowl the second over and conceded only seven runs in it. This was an economical over from the right-arm pacer.

That was a good first over from Khaleel Ahmed. Only six runs and a wicket came off it. Travis Head smashed the fifth ball of the over for a four. He slashed hard and got a top-edge that flew through the slip region for a four.

Abhishek Sharma is out for a two-ball duck. He has played that good length delivery into the hands of the fielder at cover. This is a big wicket for Chennai Super Kings and they are off to a really good start in the chase of 155.

Khaleel Ahmed starts with a short ball to Abhishek Sharma in SRH's chase of 155 vs CSK.

Unadkat caps off CSK's innings with a wicket. Harshal with a four-fer and CSK are all out for 154. SRH will be happy with that score. With dew coming in, it will be difficult to defend that. 

Hooda gets across and scoops it for four. The ball was on the fuller side, and wide of off. 150 up for CSK with this

CSK: 151/9 (19.2)

Top edge pouched at short third! Harshal gets his fourth. Noor went swiping at it across the line, and ended up getting a little top edge behind the wicket. Easy catch for Shami

Noor Ahmad c Mohammed Shami b Patel 2 (3)

CSK: 137/9 (18.1)

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Edged and taken! Cummmins gets his second and CSK are rocked. Even 150 seems impossible from here. Wild swin by Kamboj. Thick edge pouched by Klaasen

Anshul Kamboj c Klaasen b Cummins 2 (4)

CSK: 134/8 (17.3)

Dhoni hits it straight to point! Harshal gets his third and CSK are now in deep trouble. Dhoni ended up chipping it straight to Abhishek to send the Chepauk back to silence

MS Dhoni c Abhishek Sharma b Patel 6 (10)

CSK: 131/7 (16.3)

Just six off his first eight balls for MSD! How far can he drag CSK in the last four overs? CSK will hope their talisman could bat at least half of the remaining 24 deliveries. But, it's time for a commercial break first

CSK: 130/6 (16)

Takes off pace and Dube holes out! He didn't middle the ball, though, and only sent it right into the fielder's lap. Well held at long-on

Shivam Dube c Abhishek Sharma b Unadkat 12 (9)

CSK: 118/6 (13.5)

What have you done, Mendis? Crowd in stunned silence as Mendis pulls off a stunner to end Brevis's dangerous cameo. "Which is his weak side we never know": This statement from Ian Bishop sums up Mendis' effort

Dewald Brevis c Mendis b Patel 42 (25)

CSK: 114/5 (12.5)

Brevis breaks the shackles! 3 maximums in six balls. What an over for the young South African and CSK. Shades of AB de Villiers. Takes down Mendis

CSK: 107/4 (12)

Beats mid-off and extra cover! Full toss, drilled into the gap. Driven with nice timing. No chance for the diving mid-off

CSK: 83/4 (10.5)

Bowled him! It kept low and Jadeja gets beaten by the pace as well. Jadeja sees his middle stump knocked back. Mendis breaks the stand

Ravindra Jadeja b Mendis 21 (17)

CSK: 74/4 (9.3)

73/3 off the first nine! 21 off 16 for Jadeja while Brevis has been cautious during his 9-ball 12. Zeeshan Ansari has bowled well but has gone wicketless. A bit harsh i would say. But, SRH won't mind this total

Fumbled at long-off! Harshal drops a sitter and Zeeshan is not happy. Jadeja tried to take this one but it came off the toe end. Harshal had plenty of time but he fumbles

CSK: 58/3 (6.6)

Cummins with the big wicket! Mhatre was batting so well but mistimes this time. Looks to go down the ground but ends up chipping it straight down to mid off. Easy catch for Ishan Kishan 

Ayush Mhatre c Ishan Kishan b Cummins 30 (19)

CSK: 47/3 (5,3)

Curran holes out! Curran looks to pull but Harshal cramps him for room. Picks out the deep midwicket fielder

Sam Curran c Verma b Patel 9 (10)

CSK: 41/2 (4.3)

First Shami, then Cummins, now Unadkat! SRH bowlers are finding it hard to handle Mhatre. Back-to-back boundaries for him. Bad bowling from Unadkat

CSK: 37/1 (3.4)

Finds the gap! Length ball angled across and Curran slams it hard. Just enough to beat the diving man at mid-on. 

CSK: 27/1 (2.6)

Mistimed! Fullish outside off, and Mhatre looks to drive this down the ground but it comes off the outside half of the bat. Just clears mid-off.

CSK: 17/1 (2)

Mhatre welcomes Cummins with a boundary! He crashes it away through cover point. There was some width on offer from Cummins. Excellent shot nonetheless

CSK: 11/0 (1.1)

Shot, Mhatre! A touch too short from Shami, and he throws his bat at it. The fielder puts in the dive but he's placed that perfectly

CSK: 7/1 (0.5)

Wicket of the first ball! Shami gets one away from the right-hander and Shaik Rasheed gets a thick outside edge. Good catch at first slip from Abhishek and SRH are in dreamland

Shaik Rasheed c Abhishek Sharma b Mohammed Shami 0 (1) 

CSK: 0/1 (0.1)

MS Dhoni will be playing his 400th T20 game. He becomes only the fourth Indian to do so after Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik.

MS Dhoni (CSK): Dew was the main reason why we also wanted to bowl first. Almost in all the departments when you are not playing good cricket, chances are there will be pressure on the other guys as well. We want to get the process right and that is what we are looking to aim for the rest of the games. We are looking at one game at a time and we are looking at few combinations and have confidence in your ability and execute what you want to. We are not too sure how the wicket is. The groundsmen are trying their level best, I feel the old red soil wicket was a good one, the one before 2010 Champions League. We have made 2 changes. Rachin and Shankar out. Brevis and Hooda in.

Pat Cummins (SRH): We gonna have a bowl first. Chennai is always a big game, coming off a couple of loses but it is a new venue and boys are up for it. If the wicket is good, backing them to get a big total and otherwise also, backing them to do well. The pitch looks a little bit dry. 

Sam Curran is back for CSK! Dewald Brevis is also making his season debut. No Rachin Ravindra and Jamie Overton. For SRH, Shami is back while both Head and Manohar are on the bench. Strange call.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni(w/c), Deepak Hooda, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana

Pat Cummins has won the toss and SRH will chase under the lights at Chepauk! 

10 minutes away from the toss! Sam Curran has marked his run-up, it looks like he will play. Fleming and Vettori having chat by the pitch side. Not sure whethere CSK fans would like this, but they need to take a leaf out of RCB's book from last season. RCB won six of the last seven games, including beating CSK in their final match, to qualify for the playoffs.

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Not Abhishek Sharma or Travis Head! Heinrich Klaasen is SRH's best batter with 281 runs at an average of 40.14 and strike rate of 159.65. But, will they send him slightly up  the order?

CSH have used 20 of 27 players from their squad so far this season. Their newest recruit, Dewald Brevis, batted at No. 4 in match simulation training at their High Performance Academy on Wednesday. Will he get the nod today?

A rather interesting stat has unfolded ahead of the match. Chennai Super Kings, in the franchise's history, has not lost even a single game under MS Dhoni on this date. In fact, they also won an IPL trophy on this date. SRH might have their task cut out today!

Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings were considered two of the favourites to go the distance in the IPL 2025 but the they will be battling for survival tonight. Considering the way SRH finished the last campaign, as runners-up, a lot more was expected from them this time, especially with reinforcements in the bowling unit and the arrival of Ishan Kishan.

Will the match in Chepauk bring a different story today for Pat Cummins men?

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SRH have lost the joint-most wickets in Powerplay (16) and have the lowest average (27.81). CSK, on the other hand, have the lowest scoring rate in this phase.

Spinners have taken 27 out of the 50 wickets that have fallen in Chennai this season. The pitch has been so difficult for batters even the home team has struggled to reach the pitch. Uneven ground dimensions are likely to be in play and the weather is set to be hot and humid.

Chennai Super Kings: Rachin Ravindra, Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Jamie Overton, R Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmad

Impact Sub: Matheesha Pathirana

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari

Impact Sub: Eshan Malinga

MS Dhoni eyes historic record. He is 1 not out away from 100 not outs in IPL. He also needs four stumpings to achieve the landmark of 50 in IPL. He will be the first to get there

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the CSK vs SRH IPL match. It's bottom against second bottom. SRH have never beaten CSK in Chennai. Can they break the jinx today?