Yesterday IPL match result: SRH storm into top four after thrilling win over CSK

NEW DELHI: Two wins in a row and Sunrisers Hyderabad have surged into the top four of the IPL 2026 points table after registering a 10-run win against Chennai Super Kings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday.

Malinga, Shivang lead SRH’s bowling charge

Sri Lankan pacer Eshan Malinga’s pinpoint yorkers found perfect support in unheralded left-arm wrist spinner Shivang Kumar as Sunrisers Hyderabad edged past Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs in a gripping IPL thriller.

Chasing 195, CSK finished at 184/8, largely due to Malinga (3/29 in 4 overs) and Shivang (1/18 in 3 overs), who executed brilliantly in the post-Powerplay overs.

CSK stumble

CSK needed only 84 runs in the last 10 overs — a gettable target in modern T20 cricket — but Malinga’s mix of yorkers, hard lengths and short balls kept them quiet, while Shivang extracted appreciable turn and bounce to trouble the batters.

The defeat left CSK in seventh place, while SRH climbed to fourth in the 10-team table. CSK have not chased a 190-plus target in the last eight years.

Hinge holds nerve at the death

CSK required 18 runs off the final over bowled by Praful Hinge, who had conceded more than 50 runs in his first three overs. However, the Vidarbha pacer held his nerve, conceding just seven runs and dismissing the dangerous Jamie Overton.

Wickets and middle-order slowdown

Sanju Samson started with a first-ball six, but Nitish Reddy, having added a few yards of pace, struck with a hard-length delivery to dismiss him quickly.

Ayush Mhatre (30 off 13 balls) continued his aggressive approach with a flurry of boundaries, but a hamstring injury affected his rhythm.

A brilliant catch from Heinrich Klaasen ended his stay, while an out-of-form Ruturaj Gaikwad (19 off 12 balls) gloved a rising delivery from Malinga to wicketkeeper Salil Arora.

At 66/3, Sarfaraz Khan (25 off 19 balls) and Matthew Short (34 off 30 balls) added 46 runs before Sarfaraz lost control on a flick off Malinga and was caught at deep mid-wicket.

Dewald Brevis (0) played an irresponsible shot off Shivang Kumar and was caught in the deep. Short and Shivam Dube (21 off 16 balls) added another 35 runs, but at a slower rate.

Malinga, Sakib Hussain (1/32) and Shivang were outstanding at the death, keeping CSK’s big hitters in check.