IPL 2018 Final, CSK vs SRH Live Score: Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets

B Kumar to S Watson, Jaffa! Almost a repeat of Watson's dismissal against Hyderabad in Qualifier 1. Kumar lands it on a length outside off, Shane is forced to play at that due to the line. The ball leaves him ever so slightly to beat the outside edge.

We are back for the chase! Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson are out to open the innings for Chennai. Remember, it might be a stiff run chase. The latter will face Bhuvneshwar Kumar first up. Here we go...

Shakib Al Hasan is caught on the sidelines by Graeme Smith. The Hyderabad all-rounder feels that it is a good total. Asserts about score on the board in the final being advantageous. States that they knew that wickets in hand in the final 10 overs being crucial for them to get more runs. Talks about making right use of the slower deliveries and changes in pace in the second innings, sounding confident of the defense of the total. Concedes to having butterflies in his stomach as it is the final game.

The target of 179 along with the pressure of final! Chennai although have the resources, they would have to be wary of Hyderabad's potent bowling unit. The pitch has played on the slower side and Rashid Khan once again will be the biggest threat to them. Promises to be a riveting last innings of this year's Indian T20 League. Do join us for that, meanwhile here is what Shakib Al Hasan has to say...

Once again it was the case of blowing hot and cold with the ball for Chennai. They were near perfect in the first 10 overs but then faltered in the next 10. Their bowlers were pretty mediocre in the middle overs where plenty of boundaries came and towards the death, their main weapon, Dwayne Bravo disappointed once more. Credit should be given to Lungi Ngidi though, who was the best bowler on show for them, both up front and towards the end, while Deepak Chahar was smartly utilized by MS Dhoni in the first 10 overs and ended with a good looking bowling figures.

18 off the last 2 overs in the context of the game was a very good effort by Lungi Ngidi and Shardul Thakur. Still, Hyderabad managed 52/3 in last five overs which has taken their total past the 175-run mark. Their innings was meandering at one stage as the partnership between Dhawan and Williamson failed to provide them with the right kind of kick. It was Yusuf Pathan's knock which handed them the impetus as their innings finished on a bright note. Not to forget Carlos Brathwaite's contribution as well who batted his natural way and entertained the crowd with his big hitting.

S Thakur to C Brathwaite, OUT! A wicket off the final ball. Thakur takes the pace off this length ball outside off, Brathwaite latches onto it with the intention to clear long on but fails to get enough meat behind his shot. Rayudu moves across to his right from long on and takes an easy catch. Hyderabad end on 178/6!

S Thakur to C Brathwaite, SIX! That's all power! Thakur digs in a short ball around off, Brathwaite ain't in very good position to play at it but still manages to power it over long on. He hit a similar kind of tennis-forehand shot in the previous game at the Wankhede which sailed over long off. This time he chose the same shot but went cross court, I mean over long on.

S Thakur to C Brathwaite, Knuckle delivery, on a length and outside off at 115.8 kph, Brathwaite is foxed by the variation and ends up swinging and missing.

S Thakur to Y Pathan, A low full toss on off, pushed down to long off for a run.

S Thakur to Y Pathan, Chance of a run out but the bowler decides not to have a shy! A short delivery wide outside off, Pathan mistimes his attempted pull shot on the leg side and Carlos comes running down the track. Thakur immediately gets to the ball, turns but doesn't fire it. Maybe, the West Indian was in the way.

S Thakur to Y Pathan, Wide! Gets away with one Thakur. With fine leg up, he bowls a short one down the leg side, Pathan tries to pull but misses.

S Thakur to Y Pathan, A low full toss on the pads, Pathan tries to flick it behind but it takes the bottom edge and rolls towards mid-wicket. They take a couple of runs, good running between the wickets by Pathan, something you don't associate with him.

Shardul Thakur to bowl the last over.

L Ngidi to C Brathwaite, SIX! Spoils a good over. Gets one in the slot outside off, he clears his front leg and launches it over long on for a biggie. Still, only 8 from the over.

L Ngidi to C Brathwaite, This is brilliant bowling. The South African takes the pace off this one, on a length and outside off, Brathwaite is way too early into the shot and hence misses.

L Ngidi to C Brathwaite, Angling on middle and leg, Brathwaite walks across the stumps with a big swing of his bat but fails to connect.

Mid off drops back.

L Ngidi to Y Pathan, Slower one deceives the batsman. On a shorter length outside off, Pathan is early into the shot and checks his shot at the last moment. It goes towards covers, a bit aerially but safely and they cross.