SRH rise to the occasion to post first-ever win at Chepauk

ISHAN Kishan's breezy 44 and Kamindu Mendis' undefeated 32 proved to be pivotal as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Chennai Super Kings for the first time in the IPL at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday.

- ASHOK VENUGOPAL @ Chennai

The five-wicket win means SRH keep their slim hopes of qualifying for the play-offs.

On the other hand, this was CSK's seventh defeat of the season and they remained at the bottom of the standings.

Barring a miracle, their chances of making the play-offs is all but over.

Needing 28 runs off four overs, Hyderabad happily took extras, all thanks to a poor over from CSK pacer Matheesha Pathirana.

He gave away 15 runs in the 17th over, an over that proved to seal their fate.

It could be regarded as a lapse in judgement from stand-in captain MS Dhoni as the likes of Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj had one over left to bowl.