SRH won the match by 10 runs, and Abhishek Sharma played a blistering knock.

CSK lost the match at their home ground, as SRH won the game by 10 runs. In this match, Abhishek Sharma played a good innings for SRH, scoring 59 runs.

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By The Indian Post Live
Published Apr 19, 2026, 12:58:24 AM | Updated Apr 19, 2026, 12:58:24 AM
Ishan Malinga takes flight after playing the first ball.
Ishan Malinga takes flight after playing the first ball.
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IPL 2026 Match No. 27 between SRH and CSK was played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad.

SRH won the match by 10 runs. CSK won the toss and chose to bowl first. SRH set a target of 195 runs for CSK.

For SRH, Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen both scored 50+ runs.

SRH has played a total of 6 matches this season so far. They have won 3 matches (against KKR, RR, and CSK) and lost 3 matches (against RCB, LSG, and Punjab). With this performance, SRH is currently placed 4th in the points table.

CSK has played 6 matches so far this season. They have won only 2 matches (against DC and KKR) and lost 4 matches (against RR, Punjab Kings, RCB, and SRH). With this performance, CSK is currently placed 7th in the points table.

SRH Batting:-

For SRH, two players scored 50+ runs in the innings. Abhishek Sharma scored 59 runs off 22 balls, hitting 6 fours and 4 sixes, while Heinrich Klaasen also scored 59 runs off 39 balls, including 6 fours and 2 sixes.

Travis Head made a useful contribution with 23 runs off 20 balls, hitting 3 fours and 1 six.

Apart from these three players, the rest of the batting lineup struggled. Ishan Kishan (c) was dismissed for 0, Aniket Verma scored 2, Nitish Kumar Reddy made 2, Salil Arora scored 13, Liam Livingstone managed just 1, and Shivang Kumar added 12 runs. Praful Hinge remained not out on 0.

Abhishek Sharma's half-century in 15 balls.
Abhishek Sharma's half-century in 15 balls.
Photo: @ AP
CSK Batting:-

CSK has not been performing well this season and has managed to win only 2 matches so far. In this match as well, the team failed to produce a strong winning innings.

Matthew Short was the top scorer with 34 runs off 30 balls, including 3 fours. Ayush Mhatre scored 30 runs off 13 balls, while Sarfaraz Khan made 25 runs off 19 balls.

Apart from them, other batters could not contribute much. Dewald Brevis was dismissed for 0, Sanju Samson scored 7, and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad managed only 19 runs. Shivam Dube scored 21 runs, Jamie Overton added 16 runs, Anshul Kamboj remained not out on 13 runs, and Noor Ahmad was not out on 1 run.

Matthew Short Return to the team
Matthew Short Return to the team
Photo: @BCCI
Sunrisers Hyderabad squad:

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora (wk), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Sakib Hussain, Eshan Malinga

Chennai Super Kings squad:

Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Matthew Short, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh

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