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IPL Chennai Super Kings vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score: Chennai will look to seal their playoff berth

Updated: 13 May 2018 13:57 IST

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CSK vs SRH Live Match: Chennai will look to cement their playoff berth

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MS Dhoni-captained Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be looking to return to winning ways when they face table-toppers SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) tie at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune on Sunday. Chennai, who occupy the second spot in the points-table, are yet to qualify for the playoffs as the yellow brigade suffered a four-wicket loss against Rajasthan Royals in their previous clash on Friday. Hyderabad, on the other hand, has already sealed a playoff berth and will be eyeing another win to consolidate their position. On Friday, a combined batting effort by Suresh Raina, skipper M.S. Dhoni and opener Shane Watson helped Chennai post a fighting total of 176 against Rajasthan. However, the bowlers let them down as Chennai failed to defend a good total. (LIVE SCORECARD)

The Kane Williamson-led side is currently in red-hot form. In their last encounter, Hyderabad hammered Delhi Daredevils by nine wickets while chasing a massive total of 188 runs. The orange army is capable of putting huge totals as well as defending low scores. Overall, its Hyderabad's bowling unit led by the overseas spin twins -- Afghan Rashid Khan and Bangladeshi Shakib Al Hasan -- who have been instrumental till now. (Play Fantasy Cricket & Win Cash Daily!)

The spinners have been well supported by the pace department led by fit-again Bhuvneshwar Kumar and young Siddharth Kaul. Their batting mainly centres around the skipper -- Williamson -- who has repeatedly dug them out of troubled waters, scoring six half-centuries so far in this season.

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When and Where to Watch Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH)

India: TV: Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD (English, Hindi, Tamil). Live Streaming: Hotstar.

UK: TV: Sky Sports 2. Live Streaming: Sky Go and Watch Sky Sports.

Bangladesh: TV: GTV and Star Sports.

USA: TV: Willow TV. Live Streaming: Willow TV Live Online.

Australia: TV: Fox Sports. Live Streaming: Foxtel.

New Zealand: TV: Sky Sport 1. Live Streaming: Sky Go NZ.

South Africa: TV: SuperSport 2. Live Streaming: SuperSport Live Video.

Middle East: TV: OSN Sports Cricket. Live Streaming: OSN Play.

Singapore: TV: Star Cricket.

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The tagline of the current edition of the Indian T20 League goes on the lines of pitting the best against the best. On the same lines is the clash, where Hyderabad visit Chennai's adopted den this season. The Orange-clad side sits well atop the points table and the only thing that looks like defeating them big time is their complacency. For long, it was presumed that they don't have the firepower to gun down big targets. However, Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson's huge alliance crushed all those talks, like they did with Delhi's hopes. The southpaw is a vital cog in their batting and his return to runs would be a pleasing sight for Hyderabad. Hardly can fingers be pointed at their bowling, as in spite of conceding too much for their liking in their previous outing, they have looked on song in their restrictive attempts otherwise. Moving over to the other southern team now, Chennai have a lot (of unpleasant items) on their plate when it comes to their bowling. Their inability to defend scores is something that MS Dhoni has asserted repeatedly and he would want something to be done apart from just talking about the shortcomings. Various permutations and combinations have been put into trials without great success when it comes to their bowling at the death. Can the Yellow Brigade manage to iron out the chinks in their armor and cut Hyderabad's winning streak short? Or will the visiting team continue celebrating their qualification into the playoffs with another positive result? Watch this space on Sunday, four hours after noon.

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