CSK vs SRH Live Score IPL 2026: Pat Cummins and Sakib Hussain restricts Chennai Super Kings for 180

Chennai Super Kings finish on 180 as Pat Cummins and Sakib Hussain lead a strong bowling effort for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Chennai had starts from Dewald Brevis and Kartik Sharma but neither could convert it into a big score and no batter crossed a half-century. Still, it was a collective effort that pushed them to a competitive total on a surface that looked slightly slow and could bring spinners into play later in the game.

CSK: 180/6 in (20) overs

OUT! Sakib Hussain gets another breakthrough with his slower delivery as he removes Shivam Dube. The off-cutter grips and stays low as Dube goes for the slog but misses it completely and the stumps are disturbed. A key wicket for Sunrisers Hyderabad at a crucial stage of the innings.

CSK: 164/6 in (18.3) overs

OUT! Eshan Malinga strikes at a crucial stage as he castles Dewald Brevis. It was a full-length delivery that skidded through quickly and beat the batter on the inside edge as he attempted a cross-batted shot. The stumps were rattled and a fine innings from Brevis comes to an end just as CSK were looking to accelerate.

CSK: 159/5 in (17.5) overs

FIFTY-RUN PARTNERSHIP! Dewald Brevis and Shivam Dube have steadied Chennai Super Kings after early wickets and taken the innings forward with an important stand in the middle overs. Both batters have played with control and intent but Chennai will need a strong finish in the death overs to push towards a competitive total.

CSK: 151/4 in (16.5) overs
Shivam Dube: 21* (18)
Dewald Brevis: 37* (23)

OUT! Pat Cummins gets the big wicket of Ruturaj Gaikwad and puts Chennai Super Kings under more pressure. The CSK skipper tried to anchor the innings but could not carry on after a slow stay.

Cummins banged it in short and Gaikwad went for the pull, but only managed to mistime it straight to Eshan Malinga at deep mid-wicket. SRH continue to stay on top after regular breakthroughs.

CSK: 100/4 in (11.3) overs

OUT! Pat Cummins delivers another key breakthrough for Sunrisers Hyderabad as Kartik Sharma falls after getting set. The SRH skipper returned to the attack and removed the dangerous batter with a short ball.

Kartik went after the delivery but could not get enough distance on the bigger boundary and ended up finding Nitish Kumar Reddy at sweeper cover. A timely wicket just when Chennai were looking to rebuild.

CSK: 90/3 in (9.4) overs

Lowest SR in powerplay (1-6 overs) in IPL 2026:

124.6 - Ruturaj Gaikwad (Runs: 182)
126.5 - Angkrish Raghuvanshi (129)
127 - Ajinkya Rahane (123)
144.4 - Sai Sudharsan (270)

Chennai Super Kings finish the powerplay at 57/2 but have not fully capitalised after the flying start from Sanju Samson. The early momentum slowed down after his wicket and SRH managed to pull things back.

Urvil Patel hit two boundaries during his short stay but could not convert it into a bigger knock. Ruturaj Gaikwad once again has struggled to get going and Chennai will need him to accelerate from here.

CSK: 57/2 in (6) overs
Ruturaj Gaikwad: 9 (11)
Kartik Sharma: 6 (5)

OUT! Urvil Patel departs as Sakib Hussain strikes with a clever slower ball. The off-cutter gripped on the surface and stayed low as Urvil went for the pull too early, missing it completely before the ball crashed into the stumps.

CSK: 48/2 in (4.3) overs

OUT! Sanju Samson departs after a quickfire start for Chennai Super Kings. Pat Cummins gets the breakthrough as Samson edges behind to Ishan Kishan. The opener reviewed immediately, but UltraEdge showed a clear spike and the original decision stayed.

CSK: 31/1 in (2.3) overs

Sanju Samson has started in style for Chennai Super Kings. The opener looked in sublime touch as he took on the new ball straightaway, collecting two boundaries and a six in a 17-run first over.

CSK: 17/0 in (1) over
Sanju Samson: 15 (6)
Ruturaj Gaikwad: 1 (1)

Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad are out in the middle to open the innings for Chennai Super Kings.

Nitish Kumar Reddy has the new ball in hand for Sunrisers Hyderabad

SRH are going with the same team.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Smaran Ravichandran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins(c), Shivang Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge

Impact Subs: Travis Head, Aniket Verma, Liam Livingstone, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel

CSK have made only one change with Akea; Hosein returns in place of Gurjapneet Singh.

Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Spencer Johnson

Impact Subs: Mukesh Choudhary, Matthew Short, Sarfaraz Khan, Aman Khan, Gurjapneet Singh

Chennai Super Kings have opted to bat first in their final home game of the season at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium. It is a must-win clash for Chennai as they look to stay alive in the playoff race.

The big update from toss is that MS Dhoni is still unavailable. The former CSK captain continues to recover from injury.