CSK Vs SRH, IPL 2026: Ishan Kishan Blinder Propels SunRisers Into Playoffs Along With Titans

Ishan Kishan hit a match-winning 70 as SunRisers Hyderabad beat Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in match 63 of Indian Premier League 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Monday (May 18). In reply to CSK's 180 for seven, SRH made 181 for five in 19 overs to qualify for the IPL playoffs along with Gujarat Titans. Kishan hit three fours and seven sixes to make 70 off 47 balls while Heinrich Klaasen scored 47. For CSK, Mukesh Choudhary returned 4-0-36-2. CSK, meanwhile, now stand on the verge of elimination.

Chennai Super Kings' captain Ruturaj Gaikwad plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings' and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, India. | Photo: AP

Chennai Super Kings' captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, left and Sanju Samson interact between the wickets during a Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar

Chennai Super Kings' Sanju Samson plays a shot during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar

Chennai Super Kings' Sanju Samson leaves the ground after losing his wicket during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings' and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, India. | Photo: AP

Chennai Super Kings' Urvil Patel plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings' and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, India. | Photo: AP

Chennai Super Kings' Urvil Patel bowled by Sunrisers Hyderabad's Sakib Hussain during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings' and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, India. | Photo: AP

Chennai Super Kings' Kartik Sharma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings' and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, India. | Photo: AP

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Pat Cummins celebrates the wicket of Chennai Super Kings' Kartik Sharma with teammates during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings' and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, India. | Photo: AP

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Pat Cummins, second left, celebrates the wicket of Chennai Super Kings' captain Ruturaj Gaikwad with with teammates during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings' and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, India. | Photo: AP

Chennai Super Kings' Shivam Dube plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings' and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, India. | Photo: AP

Chennai Super Kings' Dewald Brevis plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings' and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, India. | Photo: AP

Chennai Super Kings' Dewald Brevis bowled out by Sunrisers Hyderabad's Eshan Malinga during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings' and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, India. | Photo: AP

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Travis Head plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings' and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, India. | Photo: AP

Chennai Super Kings' Mukesh Choudhary celebrates the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Travis Head with with teammates during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings' and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, India. | Photo: AP

Sunrisers Hyderabad's captain Ishan Kishan plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings' and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, India. | Photo: AP

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan run between the wickets during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings' and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, India. | Photo: AP

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Ishan Kishan drinks water during a break at the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings' and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, India. | Photo: AP

Chennai Super Kings' wicketkeeper Sanju Samson celebrates after stumping Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings' and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, India. | Photo: AP

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Ishan Kishan reacts after scoring fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings' and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai, India. | Photo: AP

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