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With both teams locked at the bottom of the table with just four points each from eight games, this is a must-win fixture for their flickering playoff hopes.
For CSK, the famed Chepauk fortress hasn’t quite felt like home this season.
Despite a wealth of experience and a solid core, the five-time champions have stumbled with form and struggled to decode the pitch, leading to uncharacteristic home losses.
Their batting has lacked fluency, and their bowling hasn’t delivered in crunch moments — something skipper M.S. Dhoni will be desperate to fix.
SRH, meanwhile, have endured an equally frustrating campaign.
Their aggressive approach in the powerplay has often misfired, resulting in early wickets and unstable starts. Despite having potential match-winners like Heinrich Klaasen and Abhinav Manohar, the lack of consistency and poor middle-order stability have hampered their progress.
With only six matches remaining, both sides are now in must-win territory. One more loss could all but end their playoff dreams.
Head coach Daniel Vettori will be urging SRH to find their rhythm, while CSK will look to channel their home advantage into a much-needed turnaround.
As the pressure builds, fans can expect a fierce contest under the lights at Chepauk — one where every run and wicket could decide the fate of the season for two desperate teams.
SRH vs CSK Squads:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Atharva Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Aniket Verma, Sachin Baby, Smaran Ravichandran, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Travis Head, Harshal Patel, Kamindu Mendis, Wiaan Mulder, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Shami, Rahul Chahar, Simarjeet Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga.
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (c&wk), Dewald Brevis, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Shaik Rasheed, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddharth, Ayush Mhatre, Rachin Ravindra, Ravichandran Ashwin, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Anshul Kamboj, Deepak Hooda, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Matheesha Pathirana.
