Sunrisers Hyderabad has secured a place in the playoffs by defeating Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets in IPL 2026. In the exciting match played on Monday, Ishan Kishan of Hyderabad played a brilliant inning of 70 runs, while Pat Cummins changed the course of the match by taking 3 wickets.
Who Won Yesterday Match CSK vs SRH: In the 63rd match of IPL 2026, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets. In this exciting match played in Chepauk, Chennai, CSK, batting first, scored 180 runs for 7 wickets. In reply, Hyderabad achieved the target in 19 overs only. With this victory, Sunrisers Hyderabad confirmed their place in the IPL 2026 playoffs. At the same time, the path to the playoffs has now become very difficult for Chennai Super Kings.
Hyderabad innings: Ishan Kishan and Klaasen turned the match
Sunrisers Hyderabad, which set out to chase the target of 181 runs, did not have a good start. Travis Head became the victim of Mukesh Chaudhary in the second over after scoring only 6 runs. After this, Abhishek Sharma made a fast start and scored 26 runs, but Akil Hussain dismissed him. After the initial setbacks, Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen batted brilliantly and made a partnership of 75 runs for the third wicket. Klaasen scored 47 runs in 26 balls. His innings included 6 fours and 2 sixes. Noor Ahmed got his wicket. After Klaasen’s dismissal, Ishan Kishan took the responsibility and took the team closer to victory. Ishaan scored 70 runs in 47 balls, which included 7 fours and 3 sixes. Nitish Reddy could score only 11 runs. In the end, Salil Arora (10*) and Smaran Ravichandran (5*) led the team to victory.
Chennai innings: Brevis and Shivam Dubey took charge
The start of Chennai Super Kings, who came to bat first after winning the toss, was also not special. Pat Cummins gave the first blow to Chennai by dismissing Sanju Samson for 27 runs. Urvil Patel could not last long and Saqib Hussain took his wicket. Karthik Sharma, batting fast, scored 32 runs in 19 balls, which included 3 fours and 2 sixes. But Pat Cummins also sent him to the pavilion. At that time CSK’s score was 90/3. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad did not appear to be in form and could score only 15 runs in 21 balls. Cummins also took his wicket. After this Shivam Dubey and Dewald Brevis added 59 runs for the fifth wicket. Brewis scored 44 runs in 27 balls, which included 4 sixes and 2 fours. Whereas Shivam Dubey contributed 26 runs on 23 balls. Prashant Veer was out on the last ball of the innings. Pat Cummins took 3 wickets for Hyderabad, while Saqib Hussain got 2 wickets.
Gujarat Titans also got playoff ticket
Gujarat Titans also got the benefit of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s victory. After this result, Gujarat Titans’ playoff spot was also confirmed. At the same time, Royal Challengers Bangalore has already made it to the last-4. In the current season, Sunrisers Hyderabad has scored 16 points with 8 wins in 13 matches. On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings have registered only 6 wins in 13 matches and have 12 points in their account.