18 May, 5:00 PM
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180/7
:181/5 (19)
SRH won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
AI Predictions
Predictions are based on real, up-to-date data — player and team stats, expected lineups, injury reports, pitch conditions, recent news and more. AI models compare their estimates against bookmaker odds to find the best value bets.
2.11CSK win
400$ LOSS CSK fight for survival while SRH can book their playoff ticket with a win. Home record, spin strength and batting-friendly conditions set up a tense battle.
1.77SRH win
250$ WIN One win seals SRH's playoff spot. CSK need everything from here. Chepauk hosts the season's most loaded Monday night.
1.82Total: over 378.5 (runs)
250$ LOSS SRH can seal qualification, while CSK are playing for survival. With a batting-friendly Chepauk, one bad over could decide everything.
2.11Chennai Super Kings win
500$ LOSS CSK must win both remaining games to stay alive; SRH can seal qualification with a victory. A fortress versus firepower.
1.92Team total: CSK over 187.5 (runs)
250$ LOSS CSK need to win both remaining games. SRH can seal qualification with a win. A high-stakes clash at Chepauk.
2.11CSK win
450$ LOSS Chennai Super Kings face elimination if they lose, while Sunrisers Hyderabad can seal a playoff spot. Can Chepauk's fortress save the hosts?
Facts Radar
6:35 pm, 18.05ESPNcricinfo
CSK vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2026: Playoffs race heats up- MS Dhoni, who hasn't come to the ground for any of CSK's matches this IPL 2026 season, is at Chepauk for the CSK vs SRH match. He came to training, trained for 30 to 40 minutes facing throwdowns and spin bowlers, then left. Tomorrow will be the last game of the IPL 2026 season in Chennai, and it is unknown whether Dhoni will play.
- Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are in sixth place in IPL 2026 and need to win both their remaining games to make the playoffs.
- CSK's poor playoff position is partly due to a poor start and partly because they gave up a winning position in the away game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). CSK coach Stephen Fleming said the team had been hurt by that performance.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are in third place in IPL 2026 and a win against CSK at Chepauk would fortify their chances of making the playoffs.
- Kartik Sharma may have solved CSK's long No. 4 search, according to ESPNcricinfo's Deiva Muthu — he arrived with hype as a spin-hitter but it has taken time and the right role for his game to emerge.
- Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) is having his most prolific IPL season yet after walking away from international cricket at the age of 33.
