Watson century powers Chennai Super Kings to third IPL title

As it happened: Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

It's all over the place! CSK beat SRH by 8 wickets to win third IPL identify

OVERS 18.three: Chennai Super Kings 181/2 in 18.three overs
Ambati Rayudu (16* off 19 balls) completed the run chase with a 4 off Carlos Brathwaite. Shane Watson remained unbeaten 117 off 57 balls, which included 8 maximums and 11 limitations

OVERS 18: Chennai Super Kings 177/2, want 2 off 12 balls
11 RUNS! Shane Watson (117* off 57 balls) hit back-to-back fours off Siddarth Kaul

OVERS 17: Chennai Super Kings 166/2, want 13 off 18 balls
12 RUNS! Shane Watson (108* off 53) hit back-to-back fours off final two balls of Rashid Khan, who returned with figures of zero/24 in 4 overs

OVERS 16.three: HUNDRED for Shane Watson off 51 balls, his 2d of the season. CSK 157/2
Watson hit 8 sixes and 7 fours to achieve the milestone

OVERS 16: Chennai Super Kings 154/2, want 25 off 24 balls
Ambati Rayudu hit a six in the over however Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave away just 8 runs in it to complete with figures of zero/17 in 4 overs

150 up for CSK in 15.three overs

Time-Out

OVERS 15: Chennai Super Kings 146/2, want 33 off 30 balls
Maiden over from Rashid Khan, even if a leg bye came in it.

OVERS 14: Chennai Super Kings 145/2, want 34 off 36 balls
14 RUNS! Shane Watson (97* off 48 balls) ended the Carlos Brathwaite over with a 4 and a six

OVERS 13.three: OUT! Finally a wicket for SRH. Carlos Brathwaite struck to push aside Suresh Raina (32). CSK 133/2
Raina hit a six and 3 fours in his 24-ball innings

OVERS 13: Chennai Super Kings 131/1, want 48 off 42 balls
27 RUNS! Shane Watson (86* off 45 balls) clobbered 27 runs off Sandeep Sharma as he smacked three consecutive sixes and two fours. Sandeep finished his quota of fours overs with dismal figures of one for 52.

OVERS 12: Chennai Super Kings 104/1, want 75 off 48 balls
Shane Watson (60* off 39) hit a 4 as CSK scored 9 runs in Carlos Brathwaite's first over

100 up for CSK in 11.five overs

OVERS 11: Chennai Super Kings 95/1, want 84 off 54 balls
15 RUNS! Shane Watson (53* off 35) began the Shakib Al Hasan over with a six and Suresh Raina (29* off 20) ended it every other most.

OVERS 10.1: FIFTY for Shane Watson off 33 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 3 fours. Completed the milestone with a six off Shakib Al Hasan. CSK 86/1

OVERS 10: Chennai Super Kings 80/1, want 99 off 60 balls
Suresh Raina (22* off 17 balls) ended the Rashid Khan over with a 4

OVERS nine: Chennai Super Kings 72/1
16 RUNS! Another expensive over from Siddarth Kaul as he conceded 16 runs again. Shane Watson (43*) hit a six and a 4 in it.

Time-Out

OVERS 8: Chennai Super Kings 56/1
Rashid Khan put a brake at the run drift as he conceded just five runs in his first over, including a leg bye

OVERS 7: Chasing 179, Chennai Super Kings 51/1
16 RUNS! Shane Watson began with a six in the second ball and Suresh Raina hit two fours off Siddarth Kaul after that as CSK scored 31 runs in the closing two overs

OVERS 6: Chennai Super Kings 35/1
15 RUNS! End of Powerplay. Finally a large over for CSK. Shane Watson (19* off 19 balls) smacked Sandeep Sharma a six and a 4 in consecutive balls.

OVERS five.three: SIX! Shane Watson smacked the primary most of the run chase off Sandeep Sharma. CSK 29/1

OVERS five: Chennai Super Kings 20/1. Target -179
Another good over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, gave away just 4 singles in his third over.

OVERS 4: Chennai Super Kings 16/1, in chase of 179
OUT! Caught & Bowled. Sandeep Sharma struck with closing ball of the over to push aside Faf du Plessis (10). CSK 16/1

OVERS three: Chennai Super Kings 10/zero
Another remarkable over from Bhuvi, conceded first run in his 11th ball of the innings. Unfortunately, Deepak Hooda's over throw gave CSK a bonus boundary

OVERS 2: Chennai Super Kings five/zero
Good get started from Sandeep Sharma too, gave away just five runs in it. Faf du Plessis opened his account with a 4

OVER 1: Chennai Super Kings zero/zero
Maiden Over! Brilliant get started from Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis get started the CSK run chase. Bhuvneshwar Kumar with the ball for SRH

Sunrisers Hyderabad put up 178/6 towards Chennai Super Kings

OVERS 20: Sunrisers Hyderabad 178/6
10 RUNS! Shardul Thakur struck with the closing ball to push aside Carlos Brathwaite (21 off 11 balls), after the West Indian hit a six in the penultimate ball. Yusuf Pathan remained unbeaten on 45 off 25 balls, which included two sixes and four limitations

OVERS 19: Sunrisers Hyderabad 168/five
Carlos Brathwaite (15* off 8 balls) finished it with a large six however it was once a brilliant over from Lungi Ngidi (1/26 in 4 overs) because the South African conceded just 8 runs in the all-important penultimate over.

OVERS 18: Sunrisers Hyderabad 160/five
16 RUNS! Yusuf Pathan ended the over with a 4 after Carlos Brathwaite smacked a large six. Dwayne Bravo finished with the figures of one/46 in 4 overs

150 up for SRH in 17.2 overs

OVERS 17: Sunrisers Hyderabad 144/five
OUT! Lungi Ngidi struck with the closing ball to push aside Deepak Hooda (three) because the batsman's unhealthy form persisted. Yusuf Pathan (35* off 18 balls) hit a six as SRH scored 10 runs in the over

OVERS 16: Sunrisers Hyderabad 134/4
Yusuf Pathan (27* off 15) began the over with a 4, however Dwayne Bravo came back strongly to push aside Shakib Al Hasan (23).

Time-Out

OVERS 15.five: OUT! Dwayne Bravo removed Shakib Al Hasan (23). SRH 133/4
Suresh Raina took a brilliant catch to ship back the Bangladesh allrounder, who hit a six and two fours right through his 15-ball innings

OVERS 15: Sunrisers Hyderabad 126/three
nine RUNS! Yusuf Pathan (21* off 12) hit a six off the second ball, however Karn Sharma came back strongly to concede just three more in the over

OVERS 14: Sunrisers Hyderabad 117/three
nine RUNS! Yusuf Pathan (14* off nine) hit a 4 off Shardul Thakur as SRH collected five singles too.

OVERS 13: Sunrisers Hyderabad 108/three
Successful over from spinner Karn Sharma. For SRH, Yusuf Pathan (7*) opened his account with a boundary

OVERS 12.1: OUT! Massive blow for Sunrisers. Karn Sharma disregarded Kane Williamson (47). SRH 101/three
SRH skipper Kane Williamson ignored a deserving fifty and was once out stumped for 47 off 36 balls, which included two sixes and five fours.

OVERS 12: Sunrisers Hyderabad 101/2
11 RUNS! Kane Williamson (47* off 35 balls) smacked back-to-back fours off Dwayne Bravo as SRH scored 51 in the closing five overs

100 up for SRH in 11.five overs

OVERS 11: Sunrisers Hyderabad 90/2
17 RUNS! Big over for SRH. Shakib Al Hasan (17*) ended the Ravindra Jadeja over with a six and a 4 in consecutive balls. Kane Williamson (37*) also hit a 4 in the over

OVERS 10: Sunrisers Hyderabad 73/2
Pacer Deepak Chahar came back and gave away just three singles to go back with figures of zero/25 in 4 overs

OVERS nine: Sunrisers Hyderabad 70/2
Successful get started for Ravindra Jadeja as he broke the partnership between SRH's two top batsmen by pushing aside Shikhar Dhawan (26 off 25 balls).

OVERS 8.three: OUT! Big Wicket. Ravindra Jadeja blank bowled Shikhar Dhawan for 26. SRH 64/2
Shakib Al Hasan came out as SRH No. 4

Strategic time-out

OVERS 8: Sunrisers Hyderabad 62/1
11 RUNS! Kane Williamson (28*) ended the Dwayne Bravo over with a 4 and a six in the closing two balls

OVERS 7: Sunrisers Hyderabad 51/1
Shikhar Dhawan hit a 4 in the first over of Karn Sharma because the spinner gave away 9 runs in it

50 up for SRH in 6.five overs

OVERS 6: Sunrisers Hyderabad 42/1
12 RUNS! End of Powerplay. Another giant over for SRH. This time, Shikhar Dhawan hit a six over long-on off Shardul Thakur

OVERS five: Sunrisers Hyderabad 30/1
13 RUNS! Big over for SRH. Kane Williamson hit a six and a 4 off Deepak Chahar.

OVERS 4.2: SIX! First most of the evening came off the bat of Kane Williamson, a top-edge however the SRH skipper won't thoughts. SRH 24/1

OVERS 4: Sunrisers Hyderabad 17/1
A unprecedented maiden over from Lungi Ngidi as Kane Williamson failed to find gaps in the outfield.

OVERS three: Sunrisers Hyderabad 17/1
Another good over from Deepak Chahar because the pacer conceded just three singles in it

OVERS 2: Sunrisers Hyderabad 14/1
Shikhar Dhawan hit a 4 as SRH scored 8 runs in the Lungi Ngidi over, however they lost Goswami whilst going for a useless 2d run.

OVERS 1.five: OUT! Shreevats Goswami run out for 5. SRH 13/1
Goswami was once nowhere close to the crease as they attempted to grab 2d run. Good throw from Karn Sharma and MS Dhoni did the remainder.

OVERS 1.2: FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan flicked one to positive leg for first boundary of the evening. Good effort from Karn Sharma, however he touched the rope whilst clearing the ball

Lungi Ngidi from the opposite finish for CSK

OVER 1: Sunrisers Hyderabad 6/zero
Deepak Chahar began with a no-ball (for peak) however recovered neatly to concede just six runs in the first over

Here we move...Shikhar Dhawan and Shreevats Goswami get started the SRH innings. Deepak Chahar with the ball for CSK

Players of both the teams are out in the box and it's time for the National Anthem

TOSS | Chennai Super Kings win the toss and opt to bowl towards Sunrisers Hyderabad

Playing XIs

Chennai Super Kings: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Shikhar Dhawan, Shreevats Goswami (w), Kane Williamson (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Carlos Brathwaite, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma

Changes in beginning XIs

CSK: Karn Sharma changed Harbhajan Singh

SRH: Sandeep Sharma in for Khaleel Ahmed; Saha is injured and is changed by Shreevats Goswami.

Pitch Report

"Interesting Surface. Looks a little tacky on top and dry underneath it. This surface is a little tacky, which is why they put water on it recently. I personally like a good total up on the board in a big final. That being said, I would put the opposition in to bat if I won the toss, because it is likely to do something first up. And if it seams around, it will spin too." - Michael Clarke

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of 2018 Indian Premier League final between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad on the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. The summit clash get started at 7 pm (IST), with toss at 6:30 pm.