Shane Watson's 42 and disciplined bowling helped Chennai Super Kings bounce back from two losses to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 20 runs in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday.
Watson, who came in at number three, put on a key third-wicket stand of 81 with Ambati Rayudu, who made 41, to guide Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai to 167 for six in Dubai.
The bowling led by West Indies quick Dwayne Bravo, who returned figures of 2-25 from his three overs, kept David Warner's Hyderabad to 147 for eight.
New Zealand's Kane Williamson struck 57 off 39 deliveries but his first half-century of the season went in vain as Hyderabad kept losing wickets.
Three-time IPL winners Chennai moved level with Hyderabad on six points from eight games after their third win in a tough first half of the Twenty20 tournament in the United Arab Emirates.
England all-rounder Sam Curran contributed with 31 runs after opening the batting and then returned figures of 1-18 from his three overs of left-arm pace bowling.
Ravindra Jadeja scored 25 not out off 10 balls in a crucial cameo and then returned to take the key wicket of England's Jonny Bairstow, bowled for 23, with his left-arm spin.