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Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings, IPLT20, Today Match Prediction
SRH vs CSK Win Probability
Toss Winner - Chennai Super Kings won the toss and choose to bowl first
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs
Can Chennai Super Kings make it three wins a row in IPL 2026 against SRH?
- SRH’s Praful Hinge took 3 wickets in his first IPL over in the last match.
- Sanju Samson scored 115* and 48 in the last two matches.
- 186 is the first innings average score in Hyderabad in IPL 2026.
Chennai Super Kings to Win
| Tournament: | Indian Premier League, 2026 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 33.0°C|Mist |
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SRH vs CSK Live Prediction
SRH vs CSK Match Prediction & Analysis
We will wrap-up the IPL 2026 Saturday double-header action this weekend with the high-voltage clash between the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on April 18, from 7:30 p.m. local time.
Both the teams are currently well balanced with 4 points each but have had a different kind of journey to one another in their opening five matches of the season. SRH pulled-off two victories here and there while CSK lost all of their three opening games but coming into this one off the back of back-to-back wins at home.
In the head-to-head contest, this is a game where Chennai Super Kings have the edge over their opponents. Of the 22 square-offs, CSK have been victorious on 15 occasions while SRH have won only 7 matches. But it's been pretty even-steven in the last couple of years. Since 2023, both teams have won 2 games each while SRH won the one and only match-up between the two teams in 2025.
For SRH, Abhishek Sharma and Harshal Patel would be the center of attention in this clash. Abhishek has had a mixed start so far but he likes going up against CSK having scored 251 runs at a strike rate of 153.00. Ishan Kishan has also scored 282 runs against the yellow army. Meanwhile, Harshal Patel has been a serious threat for CSK in his career, bagging 21 wickets. SRH captain Pat Cummins cleared a fitness test in Australia and will join the team tomorrow, but his availability is not confirmed officially.
For the yellow side, new signing Sanju Samson would play a crucial role. He has the best record against SRH among all the other CSK batters having scored 867 runs at a strike rate of 139.29 and average of 45.63. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who is going through a lean patch right now, would be eager to take on SRH having scored 394 runs at a strike rate of 153.33 and average of 56.29. Meanwhile, CSK’s bowling attack is fairly inexperienced against the Orange Army.
SRH vs CSK Betting News
SRH vs CSK Betting Guide – Best Bets, Safe Picks & Session Tips for IPL 2026
SRH vs CSK betting guide for IPL 2026. Safe bets, powerplay tips, 10-over session picks and our top value bets for today's match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
SRH
W
L
L
W
L
SRH
216/6 in 20.0 10.8
159/10 in 19.0 8.37
223/4 in 18.5 11.84
219/6 in 20.0 10.95
156/9 in 20.0 7.8
160/5 in 19.5 8.07
161/10 in 16.0 10.06
226/8 in 20.0 11.3
203/4 in 15.4 12.96
201/9 in 20.0 10.05
CSK
W
W
L
L
L
CSK
192/5 in 20.0 9.6
160/7 in 20.0 8
212/2 in 20.0 10.6
189/10 in 20.0 9.45
250/3 in 20.0 12.5
207/10 in 19.4 10.53
209/5 in 20.0 10.45
210/5 in 18.4 11.25
128/2 in 12.1 10.52
127/10 in 19.4 6.46
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 4 Matches
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166/4 in 18.1
165/5 in 20.0
138/3 in 18.4
IPL 2023
Chennai Super Kings won by 7 wickets
134/7 in 20.0
TEAMS PREVIEW
Sunrisers Hyderabad Preview
The Sunrisers Hyderabad have had a mixed start to the IPL 2026 season. They have played 5 games in which they have shown inconsistency, winning twice and losing 3 matches. The two wins came against bottom placed KKR and recently beat in-form Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs in the last game.
In their superb victory over the Rajasthan Royals, who were unbeaten by then, the Orange Army scored 216/6 led by the fantastic knock from their captain Ishan Kishan. The wicketkeeper-batter scored 91 runs off 44 balls at a strike rate of 206.82 and got good support from the middle-lower order batters like Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Salil Arora.
Then with the ball we saw a fantastic display from two debutants, Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain. Hinge in his maiden over in IPL bagged 3 wickets including getting Vaibhav Sooryavanshi out for golden duck. Sakib also followed with a wicket in his first over. At one stage, RR were teetering at 5 wickets down for 9 runs. Eventually, SRH won the match by 57 runs with both Hinge and Sakib taking 4 wickets each.
Overall this season so far, Heinrich Klaasen is the top run scorer with 224 runs. He has been a force to reckon with in the middle phase. He is a destructive force against spin bowling and a pretty solid batter against pace, striking at 142.68 this season as he has mostly been involved in rebuilding the innings. He can be a good pick for SRH's top batter.
Ishan Kishan has scored 213 runs including his best performance of the season coming against Rajasthan Royals in the last game.
However, the major disappointment so far has been their opening combination. Known for their aggressive starts at the top, Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head have failed to replicate the same this season. Sharma has scored 129 runs and Head scored only 120 runs. The Orange Army seems to have a very good batting line-up, just needs both Abhishek and Head to fire at the top.
With the ball, they have had a rough start with the captain and main pace bowling spearhead Pat Cummins missing the start of the season due to injury recovery. So far Harsh Dubey and Eshan Malinga are the top bagsman for the side with 5 wickets each. Praful Hinge and Sakib’s performance has already put them on the neck of the two and it seems like a very formidable bowling attack.
Another debutant Shivang Kumar has taken 4 wickets while experienced veteran Jaydev Unadkat has taken 4 scalps. But their main bowler outside of Cummins, Harshal Patel has gone wicketless in three matches he has played and was dropped from the team for the Rajasthan game. But he has a significant strong record against CSK, it would be interesting whether he is back in the fold.
SRH Over/Under Betting Tips
Heinrich Klaasen Total Runs Over 25.5 @ 1.85
Klaasen has been at this absolute best this season with the bat scoring runs consistently in the middle order. He scored past 25 runs in four of the five matches that SRH has played and has amassed a total of 224 runs. He is one of the key batters in today's match and you can bank on him to score over 25 runs.
Powerplay Score Over 62.5 @ 1.83
Sunrisers Hyderabad are averaging 62.2 runs in the powerplay overs this season, having scored past 80 runs twice and one score of 49. When their openers get going, SRH are an unstoppable side in the powerplay overs and we back them to do well in today's match and predict their score to be over 62.
Total Sixes Over 11.5 @ 2.05
SRH are averaging 11.5 sixes per match this season and have cleared the 11.5 sixes line in two of their last three matches. With CSK fielding two left-arm spinners, this creates a highly favourable matchup for the SRH right-handed batters, who can target the shorter square boundaries and go over the top with confidence.
Total Fours Over 16.5 @ 1.75
Sunrisers Hyderabad are averaging 16 fours per match this season and have hit over 16.5 fours in three of their five matches. The last time they played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, SRH smashed a total of 16 fours.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted Playing XI:
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga. Impact Player: Sakib Hussain.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Key Players From Previous Game Of Indian Premier League, 2026
Sunrisers Hyderabad Actual Playing XI:
Salil Arora, Ishan Kishan, Aniket Verma , Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Shivang Kumar, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Praful Prakash Hinge, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain
Chennai Super Kings Preview
After finishing bottom of the points table last season, the Chennai Super Kings fans had already lost hopes when the Ruturaj Gaikwad led side began the season with three back-to-back defeats. But it has been a great turn-around from the boys in yellow, winning both of their last two games, at home at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, however, their away record is two losses in two.
The comeback started with a spectacular 23 runs win against an in-form Delhi Capitals and followed it with a dominating display against bottom of the table KKR. CSK put 192 runs on the board thanks to some decent contributions from the likes of Sanju Samson (48 runs off 32 balls), Ayush Mhatre (38 runs off 17 balls) and Dewald Brevis (41 runs off 29 balls). Ayush Mhatre could be the best pick for top CSK batter.
But it is the bowling unit that did the job. They never allowed Kolkata Knight Riders to be in the game, bowling critical in powerplay and eventually restricted them to 160. Noor Ahmad was the pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets while Anshul Kamboj bagged 2.
So far, Chennai Super Kings have relied on new signing Sanju Samson and youngster Ayush Mhatre to fire with the bat. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is having a lean patch and scored only 63 runs in 5 innings but Sanju Samson has taken the charge. It was a slow start, but once he got the much needed confidence booster century (115 unbeaten) vs Delhi Capitals, he has fired all cylinders, scoring 185 runs at a strike rate of 172.90 and average of 46.25.
Ayush Mhatre at number three has ensured that despite losing the key wicket of skipper Gaikwad early, Mhatre has carried on playing with aggressive intent and putting the opposition bowlers under pressure. The 18-year-old youngster has scored 171 runs at a strike rate of 171.00 and average of 34.20. His best performance of 59 runs also came against Delhi Capitals.
Sarfaraz Khan, who was touted as the best buy of the IPL 2026 Auction has definitely done well with 122 runs on the board in 4 innings at an impressive strike rate of 182.09 and his performance of 50 (25) truly won hearts of many CSK fans. But it is Shivam Dube who has been performing below par but Jamie Overton has been compensating well for that. Meanwhile, MS Dhoni is yet to recover and is not going to play in this game too.
Other than 87 runs on the board in three innings, Overton has also taken 5 wickets including 4/18 vs Delhi Capitals that helped them to return to winning ways. But it is Anshul Kamboj who is at the top of the pile with 10 scalps, taking 2 or more wickets barring one game against RCB.
Noor Ahmad with his 3-fer vs KKR has now 4 wickets to his name while Khaleel Ahmed has been a little disappointing with just 2 wickets in 5 matches for the left-arm pacer, who has now been ruled out with an injury. This would now allow opportunity for the likes of Mukesh Choudhary or Prashant Veer.
CSK Over/Under Betting Tips
Sanju Samson Total Runs Over 28.5 @ 1.85
After three low scores to begin the season with, Samson played two match winning knocks including a hundred against the Delhi Capitals and he followed it up with 48 run knock against KKR. With Samson returning to form, expect another solid knock from him at the top of the order and we predict his score to be over 28 runs in today's match.
Powerplay Score Over 57.5 @ 1.85
CSK's overall average powerplay score this season is 62 runs. They have scored over 57 runs in three of the last four matches. Expect CSK to have another high scoring powerplay in this fixture and their score to be over 57.5.
Total Fours Over 16.5 @ 1.92
Chennai Super Kings are averaging 17.4 fours per match this season and have hit over 16 fours in three of their five matches. They are a strong boundary-hitting side with quality batters who look to pierce the gaps and find boundaries consistently.
Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing XI:
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh. Impact Player: Akeal Hosein.
Chennai Super Kings Key Players From Previous Game Of Indian Premier League, 2026
Chennai Super Kings Actual Playing XI:
Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dewald Brevis, Sarfaraz Khan, Anshul Kamboj, Jamie Overton, Matthew Short, Shivam Dube, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
On Saturday, April 18 in Hyderabad, expect a very hot and mostly sunny day with highs around 38-40°C and lows near 27-29°C. Skies will be clear to partly cloudy with a light breeze. No significant rain is forecast. Typical scorching April weather.
SRH vs CSK Pitch Report
Pitch Condition
BattingBatting Conditions
High ScoringPace Bowling
SwingSpin Bowling
High Turn
The pitch at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad for IPL 2026 is a batting paradise - flat, hard, and with true consistent bounce that lets batters play their shots freely from the start. The quick outfield and relatively short boundaries make it ideal for big hitting.
Pacers get a hint of movement or seam with the new ball in the powerplay, but the surface settles down quickly. Spinners need clever variations to control the middle overs. 220-260 is a typical IPL score at the venue, however this season, the average first innings score is 186 and the highest score is 216. Dew is usually not a major factor in Hyderabad during April-May.
Total Over/Under Betting Tips
Total Match Sixes Over 19.5 @ 1.90
Chennai Super Kings are averaging 8.2 sixes per match this season, while Sunrisers Hyderabad are averaging 11.4. Though the past two seasons between these teams have been moderate six-hitting contests with an average of around 11–12 sixes per match, both sides this season have power-packed batting lineups and are combining for close to 20 sixes per match. We back the total to go over 19.5.
Total Match Score Over 390.5 @ 1.85
The surface favours the batters and is historically a high-scoring ground. The two matches played here this season have produced total match scores of 375 and 316 runs, slightly below the venue's typical output, but this contest is expected to be a higher-scoring affair. With both batting lineups in decent form and the conditions expected to become more batter-friendly as the game progresses, the over is a well-supported pick for today's fixture.
Chennai Super Kings to win the coin toss @ 1.90
We are backing Chennai Super Kings to win the coin toss in today's match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Toss: To Bowl
There is not a significant advantage of toss here but captains often prefer to bowl first and try to restrict the batting first team under 220. Because the surface favours the batters throughout the game, chasing should be easy unless the chasing team loses quick wickets. There have been 85 T20 matches played at the venue in which the chasing team won 47 matches and the batting first team won 38 times.
SRH vs CSK
Winning Prediction
Chennai Super Kings are favorites to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad. CSK (2 wins from 5) arrive with strong momentum after back-to-back victories, led by Sanju Samson’s explosive form (185 runs, SR 172.90) and a disciplined bowling attack featuring Anshul Kamboj (10 wickets) and Noor Ahmad. SRH (2 wins) showed flashes in their win over Rajasthan Royals but remain inconsistent at the top with Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head struggling.
Chennai Super Kings to Win
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