SRH vs CSK IPL 2026 Live Score: Sakib removes Dube as Chennai run out ideas in run chase, 7 down

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Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Sakib Hussain removed Shivam Dube (21) in the 17th over as Chennai lost their seventh wicket in the run chase. Meanwhile, Ehsan Malinga took a three-wicket haul, removing Ruturaj Gaikwad (19), Sarfaraz Khan (25), Matthew Short (34).

8 Mins agoOUT! ANOTHER WICKET!

15 Mins agoMalinga completes three-wicket haul!

22 Mins agoSakib keeps it super tight!

29 Mins agoDube, Short accelerate!

36 Mins agoCSK - 120/5 (13), Target - 195

44 Mins agoBrevis departs, four-ball duck!

49 Mins agoOUT! Malinga strikes again!

57 Mins agoSarfaraz, Short build partnership

1 Hr 5 Mins agoCSK - 83/3 (7), Target - 195

1 Hr 15 Mins agoCSK top order crumbles!

1 Hr 19 Mins agoOUT!!! MHATRE DEPARTS!

1 Hr 26 Mins agoMhatre pulls his hamstring!

1 Hr 39 Mins agoHinge leaks 24 runs in third over!

1 Hr 49 Mins agoReddy strikes! REMOVES SAMSON!

1 Hr 50 Mins agoCSK - 15/0 (1), Target - 195

1 Hr 55 Mins agoAction resumes!

3:42 PM IST, Apr 18AMAZING FINAL OVER! SRH - 194/9 (20)

3:33 PM IST, Apr 18OUT! ANOTHER WICKET! THIS TIME IT IS GURJAPNEET!

3:27 PM IST, Apr 18OUT!! Kamboj removes Klaasen!

3:24 PM IST, Apr 18Klaasen will look to finish on a strong note now! 3 more overs to go!

3:17 PM IST, Apr 18Half-century for Klaasen!

3:15 PM IST, Apr 18SRH - 154/5 (15)

3:07 PM IST, Apr 18Three-wicket haul for Overton!

3:01 PM IST, Apr 18Reddy, Klaasen take on Gurjapneet

2:50 PM IST, Apr 18Overton misses out on hat-trick

2:48 PM IST, Apr 18SRH - 112/3 (10)

2:39 PM IST, Apr 18OUT!!! OVERTON REMOVES ABHISHEK!

2:34 PM IST, Apr 18Dube drops sitter!

2:28 PM IST, Apr 18Back-to-back wickets!

2:25 PM IST, Apr 18OUT! OPENING PARTNERSHIP BROKEN!

2:20 PM IST, Apr 18Abhishek goes berserk! Gets his fifty!

2:16 PM IST, Apr 18Abhishek, Head dismantle Kamboj

2:11 PM IST, Apr 18Abhishek shows intent

2:06 PM IST, Apr 18SRH - 4/0 (1)

2:01 PM IST, Apr 18Action begins!

1:38 PM IST, Apr 18Playing XIs, No MS Dhoni!

1:35 PM IST, Apr 18What did the captains say?

1:31 PM IST, Apr 18Toss time!

1:20 PM IST, Apr 18Toss is coming up!

1:13 PM IST, Apr 18Spotlight on Abhishek

1:00 PM IST, Apr 18Vettori hopes to maintain form vs CSK

12:47 PM IST, Apr 18Head not near his usual standards

12:37 PM IST, Apr 18Gaikwad's struggles

12:28 PM IST, Apr 18Fleming ready for SRH battle

12:19 PM IST, Apr 18Head-to-head

12:07 PM IST, Apr 18Will MS Dhoni play tonight?

11:56 AM IST, Apr 18SRH have a weapon for Samson

11:46 AM IST, Apr 18CSK squad

11:31 AM IST, Apr 18SRH squad

11:23 AM IST, Apr 18Hello and welcome everyone!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Chasing 195 runs, Chennai Super Kings haven't found any momentum and are seven down in Hyderabad. Initially, Nitish Kumar Reddy removed Sanju Samson (7) and Ayush Mhatre (30) in the powerplay. Mhatre was looking good, but a hamstring injury saw him lose his tempo and he was dismissed by Reddy. Meanwhile, Ehsan Malinga struck in the sixth over, removing CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (19). Then he also got Sarfaraz Khan's wicket. With the pressure getting to CSK batters, Shivang Kumar struck in the 12th over, dismissing Dewald Brevis for a four-ball duck. Malinga completed his three-wicket haul in the 16th over, removing Short (34). In the 17th over, Sakib Hussain dismissed Shivam Dube (21)....Read More

Earlier, Anshul Kamboj's brilliance in the final over saw Sunrisers Hyderabad post 194/9 in 20 overs. The CSK pacer struck twice in the 20th over, removing Shivang KUmar (12) and Liam Livingstone (1). Sunrisers Hyderabad's hunt for a 200-plus total received a huge setback as Anshul Kamboj removed Heinrich Klaasen (59 off 39 balls) in the 18th over. Earlier, the South African registered a 32-ball half-century. Meanwhile, Jamie Overton completed his three-wicket haul in the 14th over, removing Nitish Kumar Reddy (12). Earlier, he got Abhishek Sharma and Aniket Verma's wickets. Overton handed CSK an important breakthrough in the eighth over, removing in-form SRH opener Abhishek.

The SRH opener had raced to a 15-ball fifty, and eventually departed for 59 off 22 balls. He also got Aniket Verma's (2) wicket. After Abhishek's brutal half-century, Mukesh Choudhary responded for CSK, removing Travis Head (23) and Ishan Kishan (0) in back-to-back deliveries in the sixth over. Abhishek went berserk in the fifth over, clobbering Short for three fours and two sixes, reaching his fifty off only 15 balls. The SRH opener is building a partnership with Travis Head and the pair have handed Sunrisers Hyderabad a strong start. Initially, Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and opted to bowl as Chennai Super Kings take on SRH in Hyderabad on Saturday.

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Apr 18, 2026 11:15:37 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: OUT! ANOTHER WICKET!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: A full delivery by Sakib, middle stump line. It is wobble seam. Dube is too late, and it flicks off his back pad and hits the stumps! Dube was expected an off-cutter, a slower one! OUT!!

Dube b Sakib 21 (16)

CSK - 154/7 (16.5), Target - 195

Apr 18, 2026 11:08:11 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Malinga completes three-wicket haul!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: OUT!

A full delivery by Malinga, angles back into middle. Short smacks it flat, but it flies straight to Aniket at deep midwicket for a diving catch! OUT!!

Short c Aniket b Malinga 34 (30)

CSK - 148/6 (15.4), Target - 195

Apr 18, 2026 11:01:56 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Sakib keeps it super tight!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: A slow off-cutter by Sakib and Dube taps it to deep backward square leg for a single. Then its a wide followed by Short taking a single.

A slow and short ball by Sakib, Dube guides it to deep backward square leg for a single, followed by Short doing the same. The over ends with a single and then a dot.

CSK - 141/5 (15), Target - 195

Apr 18, 2026 10:54:05 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Dube, Short accelerate!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: A full delivery by Hinge and Dube goes ahead to launch it over long-on for a six! SHOT! Then its a full ball, on off. Dube drives it to long on and takes a single. Short ends the over with a four to extra cover!

CSK - 135/5 (14), Target - 195

Apr 18, 2026 10:47:55 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: CSK - 120/5 (13), Target - 195

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: 5 runs conceded in the 13th over as Reddy keeps it tight. 3 overs done by him, 19 runs conceded, two wickets taken! Short (25*) and Dube (3*) need to accelerate soon, CSK are running out of time!

CSK - 120/5 (13), Target - 195

Apr 18, 2026 10:39:52 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Brevis departs, four-ball duck!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: CSK lose another wicket now! They are crumbling!

Shivang tosses it up, and Brevis thinks this is the moment! It is floating in, teasing the batter and he tries to go big, but Livingstone is there at the long off ropes and he catches it! OUT!!

Brevis c Livingstone b Shivang 0 (4)

CSK - 113/5 (11.4), Target - 195

Apr 18, 2026 10:34:36 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: OUT! Malinga strikes again!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: A full delivery by Malinga and on off. Sarfaraz ends up glancing it to deep square leg for a catch. OUT! ANOTHER WICKET AND THIS ALSO COMES WHEN ITS NEEDED! Sarfaraz will be angry, he needed to stay here!

Sarfaraz c Reddy b Malinga 25 (19)

CSK - 112/4 (10.5), Target - 195

Apr 18, 2026 10:26:11 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Sarfaraz, Short build partnership

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: 8 runs conceded in the ninth over as Sarfaraz (13*) and Short (14*) build a cautious, but steady partnership. Sarfaraz ends the over with a four. The over also sees CSK get past 100.

CSK - 104/3 (9), Target - 195

Apr 18, 2026 10:18:39 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: CSK - 83/3 (7), Target - 195

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Shivang begins the seventh over with a wrong'un, outside off, Sarfaraz hits it to short third, dot ball. Then he guides it to deep backward point for a four! SHOT! It is followed by back-to-back singles. Shivang responds with a dot and the over ends with a single for Sarfaraz.

CSK - 83/3 (7), Target - 195

Apr 18, 2026 10:08:09 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: CSK top order crumbles!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: CSK'S TOP ORDER CRUMBLES!

A short delivery by Malinga and Gaikwad is cramped up here, no shape in him! He gloves it to Salil for an easy catch! OUT! AND GAIKWAD HAS TO LEAVE TOO!

Gaikwad c Salil b Malinga 19 (13)

CSK - 66/3 (5.1), Target - 195

Apr 18, 2026 10:04:45 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: OUT!!! MHATRE DEPARTS!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: STUNNING CATCH BY KLAASEN!

A good delivery by Reddy, Mhatre toe-ends it to the left of mid-off. Klaasen puts in a stunning dive to take the catch! OUT!

Mhatre c Klaasen b Reddy 30 (13)

CSK - 66/2 (4.4), Target - 195

Apr 18, 2026 9:57:52 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Mhatre pulls his hamstring!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Gaikwad guides Reddy to midwicket and calls for a double. Mhatre was a little late to respond and still goes for the second, ends up pulling his hamstring probably. The physio is here! 50-run stand!

CSK - 65/1 (4.2), Target - 195

Apr 18, 2026 9:44:44 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Hinge leaks 24 runs in third over!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: A length delivery by Hinge and Mhatre pulls, it goes over midwicket ropes for a six! He responds with a dot, followed by Mhatre smacking him for a four over cover. Then he gets back-to-back wides. Another poor ball and Mhatre clobbers him for another four! Back-to-back fours, this time to long-off! Final ball, another four to long-off!

CSK - 47/1 (3), Target - 195

Apr 18, 2026 9:34:50 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Reddy strikes! REMOVES SAMSON!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: BIG WICKET! Reddy begins the second over with delivery outside off, and it is moving away. Samson tries to pull, but toe-ends it to Klaasen in mid-on for a catch! OUT!

Samson c Klaasen b Reddy 7 (3)

CSK - 15/1 (1.1), Target - 195

Apr 18, 2026 9:33:39 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: CSK - 15/0 (1), Target - 195

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: 15 runs conceded in the first over as Samson gets a six. Meanwhile, Gaikwad smacks Hinge for back-to-back fours in the final two balls. Poor start by Hinge!

CSK - 15/0 (1), Target - 195

Apr 18, 2026 9:28:35 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Action resumes!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: The run chase begins! Gaikwad and Samson open for CSK. Hinge to bowl the first over for SRH.

Apr 18, 2026 9:12:01 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: AMAZING FINAL OVER! SRH - 194/9 (20)

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Final over and Gaikwad sends Kamboj. Begins with a wide yorker and Shivang drives it to long off for a single. Its another wide yorker in the second ball and LIvingstone also takes a single. In the third delivery, Shivang flicks him to fine leg for a four! He tries the same thing again, but this time the delivery's angle was different and he is caught by Gurjapneet!

Shivang c Gurjapneet b Kamboj 12 (8)

Then it goes past the batter and wicketkeeper, byes, one run. Removes LIvingstone in the final ball, caught by Brevis!

Livingstone c Brevis b Kamboj 1 (5)

SRH - 194/9 (20)

Apr 18, 2026 9:03:28 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: OUT! ANOTHER WICKET! THIS TIME IT IS GURJAPNEET!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: A full delivery by Gurjapneet and wide of off stump. Salil tries to go big over cover, but slices it squarer for a catch by Brevis! OUT! SRH ARE CRUMBLING HERE!

Salil c Brevis b Gurjapneet 13 (12)

SRH - 179/7 (18.1)

Apr 18, 2026 8:54:20 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Klaasen will look to finish on a strong note now! 3 more overs to go!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: A length delivery by Overton, outside off. Klaasen toe-ends it fine and it goes to the right of Samson for a four! Then its a wide, followed by a double. Then its a single, followed by Salil smacking a four over midwicket! SHOTTTTT!

SRH - 177/5 (17)

Apr 18, 2026 8:45:05 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: SRH - 154/5 (15)

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Gurjapneet thought he will go for a yorker, but it is a full toss, Salil creams it over for a cover! The next delivery is a wide, but CSK review it! Umpire's decision is overturned, not a wide!

SRH - 154/5 (15)

Apr 18, 2026 8:37:38 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Three-wicket haul for Overton!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: OUT!!! PARTNERSHIP BROKEN EARLY!

Overton bangs it into the wicket, Reddy mistimes his pull shot, goes straight to Short near the ropes for a catch! OUT!!! Good jump by Short!

Reddy c Short b Overton 12 (8)

SRH - 147/5 (13.5)

Apr 18, 2026 8:31:35 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Reddy, Klaasen take on Gurjapneet

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: A full delivery by Gurjapneet and Klaasen off-drives it past the fielder for a four, Then he takes a single. In the final ball, Reddy gets a slow one, and he hammers it over long-on for a six, shot!

SRH - 131/4 (12)

Apr 18, 2026 8:20:30 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Overton misses out on hat-trick

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Another wicket for Overton, breaks SRH's momentum once again!

A short ball by Overton, into the wicket. He gets some extra bounce, Aniket fails to connect well, splices it high and Noor tracks it down easily, caught!

Overton c Noor b Overton 2 (4)

Overton is on a hat-trick now! Well, he misses it, Reddy directs him to mid-on.

SRH - 113/4 (10.2)

Apr 18, 2026 8:18:15 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: SRH - 112/3 (10)

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: The 10th over begins with back-to-back singles. Then Noor sends a wrong'un, Klaasen gets an outside edge, goes past Samson for a four. Then he pulls a googly, past short fine leg for a four. The over ends with back-to-back singles.

SRH - 112/3 (10)

Apr 18, 2026 8:09:46 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: OUT!!! OVERTON REMOVES ABHISHEK!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: OUT!! OVERTON REMOVES ABHISHEK! DID HE GET AN EDGE! Original decision not out, CSK Review! There was an edge, and Samson took the catch! Abhishek has to leave now! He mistimed his flick! WHAT A DELIVERY BY OVERTON!

Abhishek c Samson b Overton 59 (22)

SRH - 93/3 (8)

Apr 18, 2026 8:04:34 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Dube drops sitter!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: DROPPED!!!

A good delivery by Noor and Abhishek tries to go big! Dube runs to his right and gets there on time near the ropes, but loses his balance as he goes to take the catch, the ball deflects off his palms and falls down. Abhishek takes a single. It was hit flat to deep backward square leg

SRH - 83/2 (6.5)

Apr 18, 2026 7:58:43 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Back-to-back wickets!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Excellent over, removes Kishan in the final balL! Back-to-back wickets! Its a slot ball by Mukesh and Kishan loses shape and slices it to mid-off for another catch by Gaikwad.

Kishan c Gaikwad b Mukesh 0 (1)

SRH - 75/2 (6)

Apr 18, 2026 7:55:40 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: OUT! OPENING PARTNERSHIP BROKEN!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Now it is Head's turn! The sixth over begins with four, Mukesh is sent over wide mid-off. Then its a dot, followed by back-to-back fours!

Now Mukesh gets his chance, removes Head! Good catch by Gaikwad! It was a full toss and Head mistimes his shot!

Head c Gaikwad b Mukesh 23 (20)

SRH - 75/1 (5.5)

Apr 18, 2026 7:50:13 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Abhishek goes berserk! Gets his fifty!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: The fifth over begins with a single, Abhishek gets strike. A flat delivery by Short and Abhishek read that well, clobbers it down the ground for a four. Makes it back-to-back fours, this time he launches it over mid-on. The delivery was too full. In the fourth delivery, Short is hammered to deep extra cover for another four! Three consecutive fours!

Well, now its a six! LAUNCHED TO DEEP EXTRA COVER!

He gets his fifty now, off 15 balls only! Short is clobbered for another six to extra cover!

SRH - 63/0 (5)

Apr 18, 2026 7:46:43 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Abhishek, Head dismantle Kamboj

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Kamboj misses his length, poor delivery. Head takes this full delivery, and skies it over cover with ease for a six! Then he doesn't time his next shot and it falls right in front of Noor at cover. Kamboj gets another dot, followed by Head taking a single. In the fifth delivery, Abhishek slices him over cover for a four. Ends the over with another four, sliced it very fine!

SRH - 38/0 (4)

Apr 18, 2026 7:41:17 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Abhishek shows intent

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: A poor delivery by Mukesh, Abhishek hammers it through the off side, over cover for a six, shot! Then he takes a double to retain strike, followed by a single. Mukesh responds with back-to-back dots, ends the over with leg byes, one run.

SRH - 14/0 (2)

Apr 18, 2026 7:36:50 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: SRH - 4/0 (1)

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: 4 runs conceded in the opening over, Head (1*) and Abhishek (2*) take a cautious approach. Short keeps it tight as CSK start strong. The SRH openers will look to accelerate soon!

SRH - 4/0 (1)

Apr 18, 2026 7:31:25 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Action begins!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Head and Abhishek open for SRH. Short to bowl the first over.

Apr 18, 2026 7:08:51 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Playing XIs, No MS Dhoni!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: CSK - Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Matthew Short, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh

SRH - Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora(w), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Sakib Hussain, Eshan Malinga

Apr 18, 2026 7:05:35 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: What did the captains say?

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: After winning the toss, CSK captain Gaikwad said, “We are going to bowl first. Looks a really good track, won't change much so we look to chase. Good to be up from the bottom. From the second game we started doing the basics right. The key is to be consistent. Last game I felt Noor bowled really well and good to have him back on track and even Anshul bowling really well at the death. In your language it looks like a belter but we got to assess it.”

Meanwhile, SRH skipper Kishan said, “I think we would have batted first. Looks like a good wicket so we want to put up a good total. You have to bat for the team and not for individual performances. We just have to take it game by game and it doesn't matter where we are right now because it's a long tournament. I think the ball is going to move a bit in the beginning and the batters have to watch the ball and play well. Dilshan Madushanka comes in for Harsh Dubey for more swing upfront.”

Apr 18, 2026 7:01:42 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Toss time!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Both captains are here! Kishan and Gaikwad! SRH take on the five-time champions CSK!

Gaikwad wins the toss and opts to bowl!

Apr 18, 2026 6:50:48 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Toss is coming up!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Toss is upcoming folks! It is scheduled for 7:00 PM! Stay tuned! We will soon see both captains take spotlight.

Apr 18, 2026 6:43:44 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Spotlight on Abhishek

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Other than Head, Abhishek also needs to step up, He has registered seven ducks in 2026, the most by an Indian batter in a calendar year in T20s. He is SRH's third-highest run scorer this season with 129 runs in five matches at an average of 25.80 and 215.00 strike rate. He has managed only one fifty this season.

Apr 18, 2026 6:30:07 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Vettori hopes to maintain form vs CSK

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Speaking ahead of the match, SRH head coach Vettori said, "To get one against the tide, with a really impressive Rajasthan team, and to get a couple of guys on their debut to do so well puts a positive feel within the group. Now it's a chance to maintain that against a CSK team on the back of two wins in a row."

Apr 18, 2026 6:17:24 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Head not near his usual standards

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Since last season, Head's powerplay performances hasn't been near his usual standards. His strike rate has dipped from 179 to 148 and he has also managed only one fifty in 19 innings, compared to 12 in 33 in the year before that.

Apr 18, 2026 6:07:28 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Gaikwad's struggles

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Gaikwad hasn't been in good form this season. In four innings, his top score is 28 and he has a strike rate of 105, the lowest among batters who've faced 50 balls. He has also lost his wicket twice to left-arm spin in two innings. SRH could use Dubey against him.

Apr 18, 2026 5:58:41 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Fleming ready for SRH battle

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Speaking ahead of the match, CSK head coach Fleming said, “To get two in a row is great. But we've still got a lot of work to do, we know that, and this is a tough fixture for us. We've had some tough battles and tough games here in the last few years, so we know we're going to have to be at our best again.”

Apr 18, 2026 5:49:17 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Head-to-head

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: In terms of head-to-head, CSK are way ahead with a 15-7 win record. But in Hyderabad, SRH have a 3-2 lead. Since 2023, both sides have won two games each against each other. Can SRH use their home advantage tonight?

Apr 18, 2026 5:37:51 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Will MS Dhoni play tonight?

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Dhoni was recently batting in the nets. He has been recovering from a calf strain and there is no confirmation on his participation today. According to a TOI report, he won't be playing vs SRH, but is expected to be in the playing XI for the MI game on April 23 in Mumbai.

Apr 18, 2026 5:26:58 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: SRH have a weapon for Samson

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Samson has enjoyed success in T20s in Hyderabad, averaging 53.90 at a strike rate of 164.26 in 13 T20s at the venue. But he has never found it easy against Mavi. SRH haven't given him a chance this seasno but he has also removed Samson five times in a 25-ball T20 face-off.

Apr 18, 2026 5:16:12 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: CSK squad

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Matthew Short, Akeal Hosein, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Matt Henry, MS Dhoni, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Chahar, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Choudhary, Urvil Patel, Aman Khan, Zakary Foulkes, Ramakrishna Ghosh

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Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Hello and welcome everyone!

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score: Welcome to our live coverage of today's second IPL 2026 match between SRH and CSK in Hyderabad. Both teams have won and lost the same number of games, but SRH are higher up the table due to their superior net run rate. It is a must-win game for both sides and it will be a thriller tonight!

Home cricket SRH vs CSK IPL 2026 Live Score: Sakib removes Dube as Chennai run out ideas in run chase, 7 down

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