Highlights: CSK v SRH | It's a Watson whirlwind!

Defending champions CSK finally returned home after four away matches as they locked horns with a revitalized Sunrisers Hyderabad side. Shane Watson brought back memories of last year’s IPL final with a blazing knock that has now almost ensured a play-off berth for Chennai Super Kings as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets here on Tuesday.

And CSK have got over the line! A six off the last over from Jadhav eased the nerves when nine was required from the final six balls. However, it was all Shane Watson today, as he took his time early on, but regardless of who was at the other end and what the situation was, he bludgeoned the ball to all parks, repeatedly.

Earlier, a swashbucking innings from Manish Pandey coupled with a half century from David Warner steered SRH to 175, but when Shane Watsonfinds his groove, he is next to unstoppable.

CSK are back on top of the table, while SRH still need about three victories to claim qualification.

That's all from me, Akarshak Roy, hope you enjoyed this coverage. Do tune in tomorrow when Royal Challengers Bangalore host the Kings XI Punjab.

163/3 after 18 overs

Chennai Super Kings require another 13 runs with 7 wickets and 12 balls remaining

17.6 Kumar to Rayudu, no run, hit back to the bowler

17.3-17.5 - three singles taken, they're taking it to the final over we suppose

17.2 Kumar to Jadhav, dot ball, flciked straight to midwicket,

17.1 Kumar to Watson, he's OUT! That was a slower ball bouncer, and his hook shot has fallen to Bairstow, who completes a fantastic catch. Nonetheless, we can do nothing but stand up and applaud

160/2 after 17 overs

Chennai Super Kings require another 16 runs with 8 wickets and 18 balls remaining

16.6 Khaleel to Rayudu, chipped over extra cover, two runs

16.5 Khaleel to Rayudu, cover drive, no run taken

16.4 Khaleel to Rayudu, no run, outside edge stright to point

16.3 Khaleel to Watson, straight driven for a run

16.2 Khaleel to Watson, SIX! He's sent another one out of the park! Take a bow, Shane Watson.

16.1 Khaleel to Rayudu, cut away to deep point, one run

150/2 after 16 overs

Chennai Super Kings require another 26 runs with 8 wickets and 24 balls remaining

125/2 after 14 overs

13.6 Rashid to Watson, single

13.5 Rashid to Watson, defended, no run

13.4 Rashid to Watson, low full toss. SIX!

13.3 Rashid to Watson, clobbered down the leg side for FOUR!

13.2 Rashid to Rayudu, one run, swept away for one

13.1 Rashid to Rayudu, pulled away for FOUR!

11.6 Sandeep to Rayudu, one run

11.5 Sandeep to Watson, one run, whipped away to deep square

11.4 Sandeep to Watson, he's picked that and sent it to orbit! Over midwicket, SIX!

11.3 Sandeep to Watson, another one! FOUR! He's clobbered that!

11.2 Sandeep to Watson, bouncer, hooked away to deep midwicket in the gap, two taken

11.2 Sandeep to Watson, wide

11.1 Sandeep to Watson, hits the gap between point and deep third exquisitely well, FOUR!

85/2 after 11 overs

Chennai Super Kings require another 91 runs with 8 wickets and 54 balls remaining

10.6 Shakib to Rayudu, hit back to the bowler, dot ball

10.5 Shakib to Watson, single taken

10.4 Shakib to Rayudu, guides it past point, one run

10.3 Shakib to Rayudu, no run

10.2 Shakib to Rayudu, lofted over extra cover, in the gap, two taken

10.1 Shakib to Watson, slapped down the ground, one run

80/2 after 10 overs

9.5 Rashid to Raina, OUT! Stumped by Bairstow. He drew the batter forward, and Raina, who tried to whip it away, was well outside

9.5 Rashid to Raina, outside leg, hits his pads, dot ball

9.4 Rashid to Raina, goes through everyone! Raina tried another slog, the length was superlative, FOUR byes!

9.4 Rashid to Raina, wide

9.3 Rashid to Watson, opens the face and claims a run

9.2 Rashid to Raina, single taken

9.1 Rashid Khan to Raina, similar ball to the one that removed David Warner, he tries to slog it, but Bairstow unlike Dhoni, doesn't collect

73/1 after 9 overs

8.6 Sharma to Raina, good length outside off, tucked away to midwicket, one run

8.5 Sharma to Watson, down the leg side, strikes his pads, one run

8.4 Sharma to Raina, flicked away to the leg side, one run

8.3 Sharma to Raina, dot ball

8.2 Sharma to Watson, DROPPED! It's caught the outside edge and flown to the right of Bairstow, who's outstretched hand cannot pluck it out.

8.1 Sharma to Raina, slower one, pushed to long off for one

68/1 after 8 overs

7.6 Rashid to Watson, straight to the fine leg fielder, dot ball

7.5 Rashid to Raina, straight drive, one run

7.4 Rashid to Raina, genius! He's just opened the face at the last moment and fetched four!

7.3 Rashid to Watson, mistimes his pull shot because the ball was fuller, one run

7.2 Rashid to Watson, there's the response! It was pitched up and hammered down the ground for FOUR! No one's keeping that out.

7.1 Rashid to Watson, googly, outfoxes him, inside edge saves him again

58/1 after 7 overs

6.6 Shakib to Watson, steps back and cuts past cover, one run

6.5 Shakib to Watson, this time he gets it! Rocks back and deposits it to deep square boundary for SIX!

6.4 Shakib to Watson, tried to unleash his vintage pull but misses, dot ball

6.3 Shakib to Watson, hit back at thr bowler, dot ball

6.2 Shakib to Raina, gets on the front foot, cautiously defends and takes a run

6.1 Shakib to Watson, muscled down the ground but long on is there, one run

49/1 after 6 overs

5.6 Sharma to Raina, drops it short but the line is too straight. Raina just tucks it away for a SIX! What an over!

5.5 Sharma to Raina, full and straight, beats the fine leg fielder again! Another four! He didn't time it as well, but the result is in his favor.

5.4 Sharma to Raina, this time over third man! That's another boundary!

5.3 Sharma to Raina, just a flick off his wrists, beats short fine, four!

5.2 Sharma to Raina, gorgeous cover drive, straight to cover, dot ball

5.1 Sandeep Sharma to Raina, short ball, rises, but Raina is ready to slog it away over midwicket for FOUR!

27/1 after 5 overs

4.6 Khaleel to Watson, swing and a miss

4.5 Khaleel to Watson, he's picked that out and lofted it over cover FOUR!

4.4 Khaleel to Watson, he's just held his ground and pulled it to midwicket for SIX! What a tremendous shot!

4.3 Khaleel to Watson, cut away to backward point, no run

4.2 Khaleel to Watson, seaming out, beats the outside edge as he tries to run it to thirdman, no run

4.1 Khaleel to Raina, bouncer, well directed along the ground to deep square, one run

16/1 after 4 overs

3.6 Shakib to Watson, clipped away again, two runs as it was in the gap

3.5 Shakib to Raina, steps down the wicket, no timing whatsoever, one run

3.4 Shakib to Raina, pushed to cover, no run

3.3 Shakib to Raina, forward defence to point, no run

3.2 Shakib to Watson, hits hard straight back, it was a wide-ish ball, long off mops up, one runs

3.1 Shakib to Watson, a bit short, but he gets into position really quick and tucks it away for FOUR!

8/1 after 3 overs

2.6 Kumar to Raina, straight to mid-off, dot ball

2.5 Kumar to Raina, off the mark with a glorious straght drive! It wasa tad overpitched, but Raina has just opened the face of his blade and extended his forward defence. FOUR!

2,4 Kumar to Watson, clipped away to fine leg, one run

2.3 Kumar to du Plessis, he's GONE! Deepak Hooda has attacked the ball in the inner circle really well, and ran du Plessis out with a direct hit. That was impeccable fieldsmanship.

2.2 Kumar to du Plessis, driven hard to mid-off, dot ball

2.1 Kumar to Watson, late, in-swing, troubling Watson, he somehow gets the inside edge, one run taken

2/0 after 2 overs

1.6 Ahmed to Watson, guided to third man, one

1.5 Ahmed to de Plessis, good length, smashed to point, they sneak a run

1.4 Ahmed to du Plessis, goes down the wicket and pushes the ball straight to point, dot ball

1.3 Ahmed to du Plessis, diven to short cover. no run

1.2 Ahmed to du Plessis, perfect length drawing him forward, hit straight back, no run

1.1 Khaleel Ahmed to du Plessis, dot ball, accurate

175/3 after 20 overs

19.6 Bravo to Pandey, pushed to long off, wider ball, they ran two! Excellent running. He wanted two from the moment he hit it.

19.5 Bravo to Pathan, yorker, he can do nothing more than a single on that one

19.4 Bravo to Pathan, flat-batted past the bowler, long off does well, two runs

19.3 Bravo to Pathan, slashes it to deep cover, two

19.2 Bravo to Pathan, beaten, Pandey wants the single, the bowler has a shy at the stumps but misses. Had he hit, Pandey would have jogged his way back to the pavilion.

19.1 Bravo to Pandey, clipped away to deep midwicket, one

167/3 after 19 overs

18.6 Chahar to Shankar, slogs away but straight to midwicket, OUT!

18.5 Chahar to Shankar, FOUR! slower ball outside off, caressed!

18.4 Chahar to Pandey, brilliant bowling, he slices it to cover, who drops it while running backward. It's Suresh Raina of all people!

18.3 Chahar to Shankar, mistimed to midwicket, one

18.2 Chahar toShankar, excellent slower ball bouncer, he didn't read it at all !

18.1 Chahar to Pandey, perfect yorker, he nudges hit for one though

160/2 after 18 overs

17.6 Bravo to Pandey, slower ball, pushed to cover, one

17.5 Bravo to Shankar, absolutely smashed, but straight to long off, one run

17.4 Bravo to Shankar, wide and outside off, not a bad idea but it was a half volley, brillaintly hit for FOUR!

17.3 Bravo to Pandey, single

17.2 Bravo to Shankar, slower one, tucked away t osquare leg, one

17.1 Bravo to Pandey, goes for the big slog, inside edge, one run

151/2 after 17 overs

16.6 Tahir to Shankar, pushed to the right of long on, they've run two!

16.5 Tahir to Pandey, whipped to deep square, one run

16,4 Tahir to Shankar, one run

16.3 Tahir to Pandey, tucked away to the off side, one run

16.2 Tahir to Pandey, shorter delivery, stand and deliver! SIX! That has been met!

16.1 Tahir to Pandey, steps down the track to reach the pitch of the ball, pushes it to long off for two

138/2 after 16 overs

Jadeja bowled his final over, which he got through real fast as he drilled and fired in side arm deliveries.

Just four runs of the over.

134/2 after 15 overs

14.6 Tahir to Pandey, sliced undercut down the ground, falls safe, two

14.5 Tahir to Shankar, single taken

14.4 Tahir to Shankar, pushed to short midwicket, no run

14.3 Tahir to Shankar, better length, googly, defended, no run

14.2 Tahir to Shankar, he's picked the bones out of that! This is very un-Tahir like, as he's giving it some flight, but overpitching it. SIX!

14.1 Tahir to Pandey, quick single, Shankar is all ready for each and every single

124/2 after 14 overs

13.6 Singh to Pandey, lot of spin, Pandey waits, slices it to thirdman, one

13.5 Singh to Shankar, traditional off spinner, punched to long on for one

13.4 Singh to Shankar, flicked off his pads, in the gap, they run two

13.3 Singh to Warner, beautiful, beautiful flight on that one, goes for the big one, misses, Dhoni stumps!

13.2 Singh to Warner, sees him switch his bat grip in the attempt to play a reverse, bowls it wider, Warner clears thirdman but doesn't time it well, two

13.1 Singh to Warner, slogged away to midwicket, falls in the gap, brilliant running, two runs

116/1 after 13 overs

12.6 Jadeja to Pandey, dot ball, flatter and straighter

12.5 Jadeja to Warner, miscued a fuller length ball to midwicket, one run

12.4 Jadeja to Pandey, gets inside out, drives to cover, one

12.3 Jadeja to Warner, inside edge past leg stump, cheeky, one run

12.2 Jadeja to Pandey, arm ball, placed to cover, one

12.1 Jadeja to Pandey, FOUR! Steps down and lofts it over the bowler's head, what a shot!

108/1 after 12 overs

11.6 Tahir to Pandey, single taken, driven to long off

11.5 Tahir to Warner, one run

11.4 Tahir to Pandey, one run down the ground

11.3 Tahir to Pandey, flatter delivery, straight to short cover, no run

11.2 Tahir to Warner, driven to long on! That's 50 for Warner! He's doing it, again and again, and again, and again!

11.1 Tahir to Pandey, well outside off, he edges it, goes to mid on, one

103/1 after 11 overs

10.6 Bravo to Pandey, pulls the length back, nudged on the leg side, one run

10.5 Bravo to Pandey, down the leg side, fine leg is up, he clears it with aplomb, FOUR!

10.4 Bravo to Warner, slower ball, edged to point, one run

10.3 Bravo to Warner, saw him clear his front leg, bowled it just before the wide line, dot ball

10.2 Bravo to Pandey, one run

10.2 Bravo to Pandey, wide ball

10.1. Bravo to Pandey, slower ball outside off, he waits and smashes it through covers in the gap, four!

91`/1 after 10 overs

9.6 Tahir to Pandey, one run, easily mopped up

9.5 Tahir to Pandey, in the air but in the gap, two runs

9.4 Tahir to Pandey, half volley, and he's clobbered that out of the park! SIX!

8.3 Tahir to Pandey, struck hard but straight to short cover, dot ball

9.2 Tahir to Pandey, teasing delivery, inside edge, no run

9.1 Tahir to Warner, tucked away to deep midwicket, one run

81/1 after 9 overs

8.6 Jadeja to Warner, pitches on off but spins till leg stump, Warner watchfully guides it to the offside, one run

8.5 Jadeja to Warner, overpitched, and if you overpitch to Warner, you're out of here! SIX! He slog sweeps over midwicket.

8.4 Jadeja to Pandey, driven to deep cover, single

8.3 Jadeja to Warner, jammed him for room, manages to slice it to third man, one run

8.2 Jadeja to Warner, patted to long on, they take two, excellent running

8.1 Jadeja to Pandey, misfield, one run, extra runs!

69/1 after 8 overs

7.6 Bravo to Warner, two runs, pushed well to the gap

7.5 Bravo to Pandey, brilliant line, no width given, one run

7.4 Bravo to Warner, on middle and leg, clipped awat to midwicket for a run

7.3 Bravo to Pandey, slower ball, half volley, Pandey muscles it to deep cover, one run

7.2 Bravo to Warner, back of length, hurries him up, Warner manages to steal a single despite the poor timing

7.1 Bravo to Warner, lack of pace, pushed to cover, no run

63/1 after 7 overs

6.6 Jadeja to Warner, lot of side spin, Warner pulls it for a run to deep fine

6.5 Jadeja to Pandey, swatted away to deep cover, they complete a single

6.4 Jadeja to Warner, tucked away to fine leg, one run

6.3 Jadeja to Warner, blocked, no run

6.2 Jadeja to Warner, slapped to the off side, deep cover has a task on his hands, they take two

6.1 Jadeja to Warner, he's gone after him straightaway! Warner heapes it between long on and midwicket for four! Outstanding placement

54/1 after 6 overs

Harbhajan Singh came in for his third over.

He bowled decent lines, but dropped his length a bit on a couple of occasions.

43/1 after 5 overs

4.6 Chahar to Warner, full length outside off, driven to cover, quick single taken

4.5 Chahar to Warner, slower ball bouncer, no run

4.4 Chahar to Pandey, swinging in, ball meets the inside half of the bat and pierces the midwicket fielders, they run three

4.3 Chahar to Pandey, another decent delivery, but it's all class from Pandey, as he hits hard over the bowler's head for FOUR! That's the safest way to hit when you're out of form.

4.2 Chahar to Warner, straighter delivery, patted down the leg side for a run

4.1 Chahar to Warner, oh what a shot! It was back of a length, and Warner just muscles it down the ground with a backfoot punch for FOUR!

15/1 after 3 overs

2.6 Chahar to Warner, one run taken, guided to mid-off, good early call from him

2.5 Chahar to Warner, dot ball

2.4 Chahar to Warner, FOUR! There was nothing wrong with the delivery, but Warner whiplashes it past midwicket!

2.3 Chahar to Warner, good length again, punched to mid off, no run

2.2 Chahar to Warner, dot again, righton the money, he has given nothing away so far

2.2 Chahar to Warner, wide ball

2.1 Chahar to Warner, length outside off, he slaps it to point, no run

9/1 after 2 overs

1.5-1.6 A couple of dot balls follow, good comeback

1.4 Singh to Manish Pandey, straightway off the mark with a FOUR! That was a good line, but a just a bit overpitched

1.3 Singh to Bairstow, he's GONE! Harbhajangets his man! He gets the big fish! It was pitched on good length, and Bairstow attempted the cut shot. The ball didn't turn, and Dhoni completed the rest.

1.2 Singh to Bairstow, good length, spins by a huge margin to his right, no run

1.1 Harbhajan Singh to Warner, he waits on it to read the spin, taps it and runs, one

Start of the SRH innings, 4/0 after 1 over

0.6 Chahar to Warner, fuller length, driven down the ground but no timing, one run

0.5 Chahar to Warner, nudged to mid on, no run

0.4 Chahar to Warner, no run, similar swing, clipped to square leg

0.3 Chahar to Warner, similar length but straighter, hit to the leg side for two

0.2 Chahar to Warner, there's the inswing again, he closes the face of his bat and vows to run. Bairstow sends him back.

0.2 Chahar to Warner, wide

0.1 Deepak Chahar to David Warner, on good length, swing in on leg stump, defended for no run

In case you didn't know, this is going to be Jonny Baistow's final game of the season, as he prepares to leave for the English World Cup camp.

Meanwhile for the visitors, Shakib Al Hasan has replaced Kane Williamson.

CSK have made one change in order to bolster their bowling on this extremely spin-friendly track. Harbhajan Singh comes in for Shardul Thakur.

JUST IN: Ms Dhoni has won the toss and elected to bowl first

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