LIVE | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Match Scorecard, IPL 2026 Live Updates: Jamie Overton Stars For CSK With Three Wickets, Super Kings Need 195 Runs To Win!
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SRH vs CSK Live Score IPL 2026: Catch Live Score, live cricket updates, and ball-by-ball commentary of Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings from IPL 2026 in Hyderabad here on NewsX. You can watch Hyderabad vs Chennai live streaming on JioHotstar.
SRH vs CSK Live Score, IPL 2026: Abhishek Sharma (59) and Heinrich Klaasen (59) were the top batters for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first innings. Meanwhile, Jamie Overton bowled yet another special spell for Chennai Super Kings. The English pacer picked up three wickets for CSK. Mukesh Choudhary returning to the side picked up a couple of wickets. Stay tuned for Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings IPL 2026 live score, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings match scorecard key moments, and real-time coverage from this blockbuster SRH vs CSK IPL encounter here on NewsX. Sunrisers Hyderabad will host the five-time champions in the evening match on Saturday. It is a crucial clash as the points table of the Indian Premier League gets interesting. Neither team had the best start in the season, but they are coming into this clash on the back of some positive form. The Orange Army has four points in five games. Meanwhile, the Super Kings, after losing their first three games, have recorded back-to-back wins. However, thanks to their three losses, the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side has a negative net run rate.
Toss Update: Chennai Super Kings won the toss and decided to bowl first at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
SRH vs CSK: Sunrisers Hyderabad Preview
Sunrisers Hyderabad started their season with a loss against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. However, they bounced back with a win against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Meanwhile, the Orange Army then lost back-to-back games against Lucknow Super Giants. Their win against the Rajasthan Royals impressed the fans thanks the special bowling performance from debutants Sakib Hussain and Praful Hinge. The two pacers picked up four wickets each, with Hinge becoming the first player to pick three wickets in the first over of an innings in the IPL.
SRH vs CSK: Chennai Super Kings Preview
The five-time champions, Chennai Super Kings, have not had the best time since the last season. CSK finished last in IPL 2025, and it looked like a similar fate awaited them in the 19th season of the Indian Premier League as well after losing the first three games. However, CSK bounced back strongly and won their last two games against DC and KKR. Sanju Samson scored a century against the Capitals and made 48 vs the Knight Riders.
IPL 2026: Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (C), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora (wk), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga, Smaran Ravichandran, Sakib Hussain, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Zeeshan Ansari, Dilshan Madushanka, Krains Fuletra, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar, Gerald Coetzee
IPL 2026: Chennai Super Kings Squad
Sanju Samson (wk), 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
Live Updates
- 22:33 (IST) 18 Apr 2026
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2026 Live: Malinga Picks Up His Second Wicket!
Eshan Malinga picked up his second wicket to dismiss Sarfaraz Khan. The middle-order batter lost his wicket at a crucial juncture on the fourth ball of the 11th over. CSK needs 83 runs in 54 balls to record their third straight win of the season.
- 22:25 (IST) 18 Apr 2026
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2026 Live Scorecard: CSK 111/3 After 10 Overs!
The Chennai Super Kings are bossing the chase at the halfway stage of the second innings. With Sarfaraz Khan and Matthew Short at the crease, the Men in Yellow have scored 111 at the end of 10 overs. With only 84 runs needed to win in the second half of the innings, the five-time champions would fancy their chances of making three wins in a row.
- 22:02 (IST) 18 Apr 2026
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2026 Live Updates: CSK 76/3 After Six Overs!
The Orange Army has ended the power play on a strong note. After Nitish Kumar Reddy picked up a wicket in the fifth over, Eshan Malinga struck with his first ball of the night to dismiss Ruturaj Gaikwad.
- 21:55 (IST) 18 Apr 2026
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2026 Live Match Scorecard And Updates: Mhatre Dismissed!
It is Nitish Kumar Reddy who is making the ball talk. While Ayush Mhatre and Ruturaj Gaikwad were going all guns blazing, the Indian all-rounder picked up his second wicket to dismiss Mhatre. The young batter received medical attention at the later stages of his innings after seemingly pulling his hamstring. However, Chennai Super Kings have gotten off to a strong start and are the favourites to win the clash after the first five overs.
- 21:33 (IST) 18 Apr 2026
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2026 Live Match Scorecard And Updates: NKR Strikes!
Nitish Kumar Reddy struck on his first ball of the second over. The right-arm pacer dismissed Sanju Samson and gave the SRH fans something to cheer about. He got almost another wicket with Heinrich Klaasen almost pulling off a stunner. Only eight runs came off the second over.
