A powerful start from openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf Duplessis, who shared a century partnership and both scored fifties, powered CSK to a 7-wicket win over SRH. With 10 points now on the board, CSK has won five of their first six games to lead the table.
Pursuing 172 runs, CSK flew out of the blocks as Gaikwad (75) and Duplessis (56) put on 129 for the first wicket. The chase ended in 18.3 overs with CSK finishing at 173/3. SRH's innings was highlighted by Manish Pandey's 61 and a strong 106-run second-wicket partnership with Warner (57). Late contributions from Kane Williamson (26) and Kedar Jadhav (12) helped the Sunrisers add 89 runs during the final 8 overs of their innings.
CSK began their chase with an explosive opening partnership. SRH managed to fight back through Rashid Khan, who dismantled the momentum by dismissing both Faf and Moeen Ali (15) in the same over. Despite this brief setback, Suresh Raina (17*) and Ravindra Jadeja (7*) stepped in to ensure a smooth finish for the team.
Early in the match, Johnny Bairstow got a second life when Dhoni dropped a catch off Deepak Chahar's second ball, though he was soon dismissed. In the bowling department, Lungi Ngidi claimed 2 wickets and Sam Curran took 1, while the rest of the attack went wicketless. Beyond the batting, CSK's tight fielding played a crucial role in limiting SRH's boundary options.