CSK stay at number 10. SRH have climbed up a place thanks to this win. Their drought has ended but CSK continue to look for that elusive win. They changed a few personnel again but hasn't helped them to change the final result. The positives were Mhatre and Brevis's batting. Their bowling looked better but wilted again when it mattered the most. The dew also played a part as it wasn't easy to grip the ball. They still have more games to continue figuring out their permutations and combinations. SRH too made a few changes to the squad which started the tourney but the little tweaks helped today. Mendis played the pivotal part and Harshal starred with the ball. They live to fight another day. CSK's campaign had nosedived long back and it has fallen off to a deeper trench. Is there any light left for them to claw back? Or will the aberration this season continue? SRH will have their campaign back on track after this? All the answers and more questions in times to come...This is Raju Peethala, Mukesh, Venky and Kumar Abhisekh Das signing off.

Harshal Patel: Very pleasing win. We have been trying the same in the 3-4-5 games but some of the pieces have been missing in every single game . For all of it to come together, when we need to win all our games is pretty pleasing. I figured out pretty early, hitting the lengths and keeping it at the sticks was important. It was tough to hit the horizontal bat shots. I wanted the batters to hit me over square-leg and mid-wicket. So, I kept pulling the length back and mixing my pace up. Was trying to bowl length to him (Dhoni). Wasn't trying to bowl wide. Was one of those variations that you try and bowl something but it doesn't come off. But glad it came off and went to hand. For me, having my family helps me to switch off. Allows me to look at the bigger picture. It makes me feel that cricket is not the be all and end all of it. When I go on the field, I concentrate on cricket and when I come back off it, I want to be a good father and a good husband.

Pat Cummins: That was great. Few things came together tonight. Boys played well. Good to see a few smiles. Was pretty clinical. Couple of guys at the top looked like taking the game on. In these conditions, threw Klaasen at the top and Nitish to finish it off. Our record here isn't great. Be more clinical going forward but pleased with the win.

Nitish Reddy: The thought for the team and it went pretty well. It is taking it match by match and proud that we won this match and hopefully the coming matches as well. (on his stand with Kamindu) We were talking about playing a normal game and not look to hit the big shots. Taking on the big boundary and looking to take the twos and we chased it down comfortably. (how the pitch played) Pretty much like the first innings, Noor bowled well and Khaleel too at the end bowled well, thankful we were on the winning side. It is much important for us, it is a do-or-die for us. Last year the same situation RCB came up and won 7 in a row. Why not us this year. It is putting in 100 per cent and rest we will see.

MS Dhoni: We kept losing wickets, and in the first innings the wicket was slightly better and 155 is not a justifiable score, because it wasn't turning a lot. Yes, after the 8-10th over, it became slightly two-paced when it comes to the fast bowlers, but nothing that was out of the ordinary, I feel we could have put few more runs on the board. Yes, second innings there was a bit of help, our spinners the quality was there and they bowled in the right areas and it was stopping a bit but we were short by 15-20 runs. I think he (Brevis) batted really well and we need something like that in the middle order, where we have slightly struggled when the spinners come in, that's a time we need to either you do it by batsmanship, where you pick up your areas or try to play the big shot in your area. I feel that's where we have been lacking and not been really able to dominate or get runs against spinners at good pace in the middle. In a tournament like this, if you have one or two areas where you can plug in the holes it is good, but if majority of your players are not doing well, it becomes very difficult. Because you have to do a few changes, but if majority are doing well then you give those guys that extra few games and if it doesn't work out than you move onto the next one. But if 4 of them are not performing at the same time, you are bound to make that change, because you can't just keep on going. Because we are not putting enough runs on the board, because it is essential right now, the game has changed. I am not saying it is always 180-200, but assess the conditions and then look to put the runs on the board.

Stats by Deepu Narayanan

Most defeats for CSK at Chepauk in a season
Four in 2008 (7 matches)
Four in 2012 (10 matches, including finals)
Four in 2025 (5 matches)

- Fourth consecutive defeat for CSK at Chepauk - ony the second such instance after they lost last two games of the 2008 season and the first two in 2010 (including one in Super Over)

- First win for SRH against CSK at Chepauk in six attempts

23:16 Local Time, 17:46 GMT, 23:16 IST: SRH stay afloat.

Jadeja to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, SRH win this! They break the jinx also here at Chepauk.

Jadeja to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, to deep square leg

Jadeja to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, Brevis makes an excellent stop to his right. Dived to his left, then palmed the ball back into the playing area,

Jadeja to Kamindu Mendis, no run, dot ball! 6 still needed.

Ravindra Jadeja [3.0-0-16-1] is back into the attack

Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Reddy, no run, Khaleel bowls a decent over.

Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Reddy, 2 runs, and 6 needed now. On the pads, Nitish Reddy tucks the ball down to deep mid and comes back for a brace

Khaleel Ahmed to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, single again. Short ball, wide outside off, slapped down to mid-off for a single