Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: IPL H2H Record
By CricketTaken EditorialPublished Cricket in the Indian Premier League8 min read
This is one of the shorter fixtures in the IPL's older half of the draw, because Sunrisers Hyderabad only entered the competition in 2013. The Hyderabad franchise that played from 2008 to 2012 was Deccan Chargers, a separate entity whose licence was terminated, and its results are not counted here. That leaves 24 meetings across fourteen seasons, of which Chennai have won 15 and Hyderabad 9.
More than a third of Chennai's lead was built in one season. In 2018 the two sides met four times — twice in the league, in Qualifier 1 and in the final — and Chennai won all four. Take 2018 out and the fixture reads 11-9.
Recent form runs the other way. Hyderabad have won the last three, and five of the last eight. Their two 2026 wins were both narrow, by ten runs at home and by five wickets at Chepauk chasing 181.
The 2018 season, in which the fixture was decided
| Date | Stage | Ground | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 April 2018 | League | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | CSK 182/3 beat SRH 178/6 by 4 runs |
| 13 May 2018 | League | Maharashtra CA Stadium, Pune | CSK 180/2 (19) beat SRH 179/4 by 8 wickets |
| 22 May 2018 | Qualifier 1 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | CSK 140/8 (19.1) beat SRH 139/7 by 2 wickets |
| 27 May 2018 | Final | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | CSK 181/2 (18.3) beat SRH 178/6 by 8 wickets |
Three of those four were settled by four runs, two wickets and two balls to spare respectively — Hyderabad were within touching distance each time. The final was not close. Shane Watson made an unbeaten 117 from 57 balls to overhaul 179 with nine balls left, and Kane Williamson's 47 in the Hyderabad innings was the top score for the losing side. The 2018 season page covers Chennai's return from a two-year suspension and the third title that came with it.
Overall ledger and venue split
| Where | Matches | CSK won | SRH won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chepauk | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Neutral and relocated | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| All matches | 24 | 15 | 9 |
Both sides hold their own ground reasonably well. What decides the aggregate is the neutral column, which is unusually large: eleven of 24 matches have been played at neither home. Chennai are 8-3 in those. Four came in the UAE across the 2020 and 2021 seasons, two in Pune, one each in Delhi, Navi Mumbai and Ranchi, and the two 2018 knockouts at the Wankhede.
Every meeting, 2013 to 2026
| # | Season | Date | Stage | Ground | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 | 25 April | League | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | CSK won by 5 wickets |
| 2 | 2013 | 8 May | League | Rajiv Gandhi Intl Stadium, Hyderabad | CSK won by 77 runs |
| 3 | 2014 | 27 April | League | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | CSK won by 5 wickets |
| 4 | 2014 | 22 May | League | JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi | SRH won by 6 wickets |
| 5 | 2015 | 11 April | League | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | CSK won by 45 runs |
| 6 | 2015 | 2 May | League | Rajiv Gandhi Intl Stadium, Hyderabad | SRH won by 22 runs |
| 7 | 2018 | 22 April | League | Rajiv Gandhi Intl Stadium, Hyderabad | CSK won by 4 runs |
| 8 | 2018 | 13 May | League | Maharashtra CA Stadium, Pune | CSK won by 8 wickets |
| 9 | 2018 | 22 May | Qualifier 1 | Wankhede Stadium | CSK won by 2 wickets |
| 10 | 2018 | 27 May | Final | Wankhede Stadium | CSK won by 8 wickets |
| 11 | 2019 | 17 April | League | Rajiv Gandhi Intl Stadium, Hyderabad | SRH won by 6 wickets |
| 12 | 2019 | 23 April | League | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | CSK won by 6 wickets |
| 13 | 2020 | 2 October | League | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | SRH won by 7 runs |
| 14 | 2020 | 13 October | League | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | CSK won by 20 runs |
| 15 | 2021 | 28 April | League | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | CSK won by 7 wickets |
| 16 | 2021 | 30 September | League | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | CSK won by 6 wickets |
| 17 | 2022 | 9 April | League | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | SRH won by 8 wickets |
| 18 | 2022 | 1 May | League | Maharashtra CA Stadium, Pune | CSK won by 13 runs |
| 19 | 2023 | 21 April | League | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | CSK won by 7 wickets |
| 20 | 2024 | 5 April | League | Rajiv Gandhi Intl Stadium, Hyderabad | SRH won by 6 wickets |
| 21 | 2024 | 28 April | League | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | CSK won by 78 runs |
| 22 | 2025 | 25 April | League | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | SRH won by 5 wickets |
| 23 | 2026 | 18 April | League | Rajiv Gandhi Intl Stadium, Hyderabad | SRH won by 10 runs |
| 24 | 2026 | 18 May | League | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | SRH won by 5 wickets |
The two 200-plus games belong to Chennai
Only four innings in this fixture have passed 200 and Chennai made all four. Their 223 for 3 at Hyderabad in May 2013 is the highest total either side has posted, and the 212 for 3 at Chepauk in April 2024, which set up a 78-run win, is the second. Hyderabad's best in the fixture is 194 for 9 at home in 2026.
| Total | Team | Season | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| 223/3 | Chennai Super Kings | 2013 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium |
| 212/3 | Chennai Super Kings | 2024 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium |
| 209/4 | Chennai Super Kings | 2015 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium |
| 202/2 | Chennai Super Kings | 2022 | Maharashtra CA Stadium |
| 194/9 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2026 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium |
| 192/7 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2015 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium |
| 189/4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2014 | JSCA International Stadium |
| 189/6 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2022 | Maharashtra CA Stadium |
That is a strange distribution given how much of Hyderabad's reputation in the wider competition rests on high scoring, and the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium records page shows the ground has produced far bigger totals against other opposition. Against Chennai, Hyderabad's ceiling in this fixture has stayed below 200 in all 24 attempts.
The two biggest margins by runs are Chennai's 78-run win in 2024 and their 77-run win in 2013 — the only results in the fixture won by more than 45. The lowest completed total is Chennai's 132 for 5 at Hyderabad in 2019, and no innings in the fixture has ended under 130, which for a 24-match sample is on the tight side.
Close finishes and chasing
| Side | Wins | Won defending | Won chasing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai Super Kings | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 9 | 3 | 6 |
Both sides have preferred chasing here, and the fixture has produced eight results decided by five runs or fewer, or by two wickets or fewer. The tightest of all is Chennai's four-run win at Hyderabad in April 2018; the second is the seven-run win Hyderabad managed in Dubai in October 2020.
Four observations the tables do not carry on their own:
- Chennai have never lost both legs of a season to Hyderabad until 2026, when they lost at home and away for the first time in the fixture's history.
- Hyderabad's largest winning margin by runs across fourteen seasons is 22, from Hyderabad in 2015. They have never beaten Chennai by more than that while defending.
- Neither side has ever won three consecutive matches in this fixture except Chennai, who did it twice — the 2013-14 opening sequence and the 2018 run of four.
- Every one of Hyderabad's nine wins has come by 22 runs or fewer, or by six wickets or more. There is no middle ground in the fixture from their side.
The Chennai Super Kings hub and the Sunrisers Hyderabad hub hold the squad and season detail; the IPL index lists every campaign. David Warner's Orange Cap seasons and Bhuvneshwar Kumar's Hyderabad career cover most of the period in which this fixture was competitive. Chennai's tighter contest with Punjab Kings is the only fixture of comparable length where they trail. The Wankhede Stadium records page covers the ground where the 2018 knockouts were played, the 2026 season page the most recent double, and the cricket in India hub places the league in its domestic context.
Sources and method
The results, dates, grounds, scores and margins here are computed from this site's IPL season match lists for 2013 to 2026 and checked against ESPNcricinfo scorecards for each match. Shane Watson's 117 not out and Kane Williamson's 47 in the 2018 final were confirmed from that match's published scorecard, as was the eight-wicket margin and the nine balls remaining.
Conventions worth stating. Deccan Chargers matches from 2008 to 2012 are excluded entirely: that franchise's licence was terminated and Sunrisers Hyderabad were a new entry in 2013, so treating the two as continuous would inflate this fixture by ten games. All 24 meetings produced a result, so there is no no-result row to explain. Home-ground allocation follows the designated host rather than the city, which is why the two 2018 Wankhede knockouts sit in the neutral column.
Individual aggregates across these 24 matches specifically — a fixture-only leading run scorer or wicket taker — are not published here. The underlying dataset carries match results rather than ball-by-ball records, and estimating those totals would put an unverifiable number on the page. Figures current as of 27 August 2026.