Chennai Super Kings returned to winning ways in the 13th season of the Indian Premier League after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 20 runs in Dubai. CSK scored 167 in 20 overs with Shane Watson top-scoring with 42 runs. SRH never looked comfortable in the run-chase and were always chasing the run-rate. They only managed 147/8 as they lost their fifth match of the campaign.