Having opted to bat first, wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson scored 27 runs in 13 balls, including five boundaries and a maximum. Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad was dismissed after scoring 15 runs in 21 balls (Pic: X/@ChennaiIPL)

Urvil Patel was dismissed on 13 runs in eight balls, including two maximums. Kartik Sharma also delivered a knock of 32 runs off 19 deliveries, laced with three boundaries and two maximums (Pic: X/@ChennaiIPL)

Later, Dewald Brevis smashed 44 runs off 27 balls, including two boundaries and four maximums. Shivam Dube returned to the pavilion after scoring 26 runs in 23 balls, including three boundaries and a maximum. Prashant Veer accumulated 11 runs in nine balls, including two boundaries. Akeal Hosein stayed unbeaten on three runs in one ball. With this, the Super Kings posted a total of 180 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs against the "Orange Army" (Pic: X/@ChennaiIPL)

Hyderabad's captain Pat Cummins returned with the figures of three wickets for 28 runs in four overs. Sakib Hussain also bagged two wickets by conceding 34 runs in four overs. Eshan Malinga and Praful Hinge also chipped in with one wicket each. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Shivang Kumar went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against CSK (Pic: X/@SunRisers)

Ahead of the second essay of the game, the cricket fans will be excited to watch the towering maximums from SRH's explosive opening duo of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma (Pic: X/@SunRisers)