Live Score, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2018 Qualifier 1: Captains MS Dhoni and Kane Williamson
IPL 2018 Qualifier 1 Live Score: SRH vs CSK
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Qualifier 1 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Missing live IPL cricket action on TV? Catch all the latest updates, live scores and ball-by-ball commentary here through our live blog. With the IPL 2018 entering its climax, all eyes will be on the top two sides, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), when they lock horns in the first qualifier at the Wankhede Stadium for a place in the May 27 final. Both Chennai and Hyderabad finished the league stage on 18 points, but the Kane Williamson-led side got their neck ahead to the number one spot with a superior net run-rate and today's winner will be guaranteed a place in the final at the same venue while the loser gets a second chance in the second qualifier in Kolkata on May 25. Going into the match, the MS Dhoni-led CSK hold a slight edge as they have got the better of their southern rivals twice in the league stage this season. Can Sunrisers avenge their past defeats or Super Kings will continue to dominate the Orange Army? Stay tuned for SRH vs CSK, Qualifier 1 live updates. (LIVE SCORECARD) (LIVE STREAMING)SUNRISERS HYDERABAD VS CHENNAI SUPER KINGS LIVE UPDATES FROM WANKHEDE
18.32 IST: IPL TOSS! Chennai Super Kings win toss, opt to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede Stadium.
.@ChennaiIPL Captain @msdhoni calls it right at the toss and elects to bowl first against @SunRisers.#Qualifier1 #SRHvCSK pic.twitter.com/i5bIOyLVVq
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 22, 2018
18.20 IST: Here are the IPL Teams for the IPL 2018 Qualifier 1 cricket match between Chennai and Hyderabad.
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Faf Du Plessis, Harbhajan Singh, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayadu, Deepak Chahar, K M Asif, Kanish Seth, Lungi Ngidi, Dhruv Shorey, Murali Vijay, Sam Billings, Mark Wood, Kshtiz Sharma, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Narayan Jagadeesan, David Willy
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (C ), Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Wriddhiman Saha, Siddharth Kaul, Deepak Hooda, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Shreevats Goswami, Ricky Bhui, Basil Thampi, T Natarajan, Sachin Baby, Bipul Sharma, Mehdi Hasan, Tanmay Agarwal, Alex Hales, Carlos Brathwaite, Rashid Khan, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi and Chris Jordan
18.05 IST: What is IPL 2018 Qualifier 1?
The cash-rich league is set to host two qualifiers, through which two teams will qualify for the final, which will be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on May 27. (Explained: IPL Qualifiers and Eliminator)
Brief preview: Even though Delhi Daredevils closed the doors for Mumbai Indians on Sunday, the spectators at the Wankhede Stadium will be at the edge of the seat when two former champions table toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad and second-placed Chennai Super Kings clash in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 Qualifier 1 on Tuesday.
A slight net run-rate difference separated the two teams which finished the league stage on 18 points.
The riveting contest at the Wankhede Stadium will spell out who goes directly to the May 27 final, also scheduled at this venue, with the winner guaranteed a spot in the summit clash and the loser left to play Qualifier 2 in Kolkata on May 25. (Read Full Match Preview)