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Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Betting Preview, Odds & Predictions

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 17 May 2026

Simon Lewis 17 May 2026

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Chennai Super Kings are in a fierce battle for a playoff spot.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s five-match winning streak ended with two big defeats.
Explore betting opportunities in handicaps, batters to Score Over/Under Runs, bowlers to Take Over/Under Wickets markets and Match Sixes.

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Sanju Samson (Getty Images).

This Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad prediction preview looks ahead to the IPL group match played in India. The Super Kings have won six of their last nine matches to rise up into contention for the playoffs but they can’t afford to lose either of their last two matches.

Match Details
Recent Form
Head-to-Head Record
Team News
Key Stats
Match Analysis
Betting Markets to Watch
Latest Odds

The Sunrisers had a brilliant five-match winning streak but have lost two of their last three matches. One win will probably be enough to see them into the playoffs.

Match Details

Match	Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Competition	Indian Premier League
Date	18 May 2026
Time	16:00 SAST
Venue	Chennai, India

Recent Form

Team	Last 5 Matches
Chennai Super Kings	LWWWL
Sunrisers Hyderabad	WWLWL

The Super Kings have hit a good run of form before losing to the Super Giants, while the Sunrisers’ dominance in the tournament has hit a bumpy patch with two heavy defeats in their last three matches.

Head-to-Head Record

Season	Winner	Margin of victory	Competition
2026	Sunrisers Hyderabad	10 runs	IPL
2025	Sunrisers Hyderabad	5 wickets	IPL
2024	Chennai Super Kings	78 runs	IPL
2024	Sunrisers Hyderabad	6 wickets	IPL
2023	Chennai Super Kings	7 wickets	IPL

The Sunrisers have dominated in the last three years, but in total the Super Kings have won 15 of their 23 matches against the Sunrisers.

Team News

Chennai Super Kings: Their bowling has been inconsistent and has let them down on a number of occasions, putting them in the position of struggling to qualify for the playoffs. There is huge speculation that MS Dhoni will be fit for action almost a year to the day he played his last competitive match, but the likelihood is that he will remain sidelined after so many false starts.

Possible XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson, Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Choudhary.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: The Sunrisers batters have been incredible this season, aside from poor performances in their last two defeats. They have racked up eight scores of 200 or over in their 12 games to date.

Possible XI: Pat Cummins (c), Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen, Smaran Ravichandran, Salil Arora, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga.

Key Stats

Chennai Super Kings’ Kartik Sharma has scored 54*, 41*, 20 & 71 in his last 4 knocks.
Chennai Super Kings’ Sanju Samson has scored 87*, 28 & 20 in his last 3 innings.
Chennai Super Kings’ Anshul Kamboj has taken 3/32 & 2/47 in his last 4 matches.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klaasen leads the IPL runs list (508 runs, ave 50.8).
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Travis Head has scored 76, 61 & 38 in his last 4 innings.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Eshan Malinga is joint 4th in the IPL wickets list, having taken 16 wickets at a strike-rate of 15.9 balls per wicket.

Match Analysis

The last match played at the Chepauk seven days ago saw the Super Kings secure a five-wicket win over the Super Giants. The Super Giants posted a competitive score of 203/8 off their 20 overs, hitting 11 sixes. The Super Kings hit 16 sixes in claiming the win, with the last six taking them past the Super Giants’ target.

The Chepauk track should present itself as its usual batting-friendly strip with a pacy outfield. Average scores are usually heading towards 190, with some early life for the pacemen before the pitch slows down and rewards the spinners with some turn.

The last 10 matches have seen the pacemen pick up 73 wickets compared to 40 wickets taken by spinners. CSK have also won four of their six games at the Chepauk this season.

Weather reports suggest that Chennai will be partly cloudy with temperatures touching 31˚C, with a humidity factor of 81%. There is a 10% change of rain at some time during the evening.

Betting Markets to Watch

Result

The Super Kings are fighting for their playoff life and have won four of their last three matches, but I’m backing Sunrisers Hyderabad for the win. Their batting is so strong and in form and they have been so good this season that I can’t see them not bouncing back with a win.

Best Sunrisers Hyderabad Batter

Travis Head has scored 38-plus in his last four knocks, Abhishek Sharma has 57, 45 and 35 in five matches, while Ishan Kishan has posted scores of 74, 42 and 55 in his last five innings, so there are plenty of runs going around the Sunrisers squad. I’m sticking with the IPL’s leading runscorer, Heinrich Klaasen, who has scores of 62, 39, 40, 59, 37*, 29, 65* and 69 in his last 10 knocks.

Score Over/Under Runs

Sanju Samson has scored 87*, 28 and 20 in his last three knocks and is the Super Kings leading batter with 430 runs at an average of 53.8. I’m confident in backing him to score over 24 runs.

Take Over/Under Wickets

Eshan Malinga has figures of 2/31, 3/29, 1/29, 1/36, 4/32 and 2/38 in his last eight matches, so I’m backing him to take two or more wickets in the match.

Latest Odds

Market	Odds
Chennai Super Kings Win	2.05
Sunrisers Hyderabad Win	1.68
Match to go to a Super Over	19.00

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Verdict

Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad

The Sunrisers are backed to claim the win, with Heinrich Klaasen my choice to be the best Sunrisers Hyderabad batter again.

Eshan Malinga is backed to take more than one wicket in the match, while Sanju Samson is my pick to score 25 runs or more.

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