CSK vs SRH: Full Match Preview & Key Insights

Published May 29, 2026 · Updated August 03, 2026

Get the complete CSK vs SRH preview: team form, key players, pitch report, and winning predictions. Stay ahead with our expert analysis.

In the 18th game of the 2024 Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad takes on the defending champions, Chennai Super Kings. After a close loss to KKR in their opening game, Sunrisers Hyderabad triumphed admirably over the Mumbai Indians. SRH experienced a tremendous victory after achieving the highest total in IPL history. SRH struggled against Gujarat Titans in their third encounter, falling short by a 7-wicket margin.

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— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 5, 2024

As they got off to a strong start in the league, CSK defeated Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore with much fanfare. In their third game, though, they were defeated by the visiting Delhi Capitals. Both CSK and SRH are eager to return to winning ways in Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

Toss

At this location, a coin toss may be quite important. In the 72 IPL matches that have taken place at this location so far, teams who bat first have only prevailed 32 times, while the pursuing team has done so 40 times. This translates to a 44 percent success probability for teams batting first vs a 56 percent likelihood for teams batting second to win.

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At this location, a coin toss may be quite important. In the 72 IPL matches that have taken place at this location so far, teams who bat first have only prevailed 32 times, while the pursuing team has done so 40 times. This translates to a 44 percent success probability for teams batting first vs a 56 percent likelihood for teams batting second to win.

Pitch 

The pitch has been a tad slower than usual, which generally gives bowlers and hitters a fair shot. Here, there are 8.08 runs scored on average each over and 26.30 runs per wicket on average. At this location, the average score for batting first is 161.

Abhishek Sharma, Klassen, Travis Head, and Aiden Markram make up SRH's potent batting order. They will put CSK's bowling to the test. Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mitchell, and Rachin Ravindra are all playing well for CSK in the interim. In the last game, MSD scored an incredible fifty, which reminded them of a bygone era of Dhoni. Hyderabad is ready for a high-scoring Friday night match.

The match will start from 7.30 Pm. It will stream at Jio Cinema.

Predicted XI

Chennai Super Kings

Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi , MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Mayank Agarwal, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat.