In Match 27 of IPL 2026, Sunrisers Hyderabad is hosting Chennai Super Kings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. Both the teams would be coming off with the same rhythm as they both had a sluggish start to their season and SRH have found their way to remain at the fifth spot with inconsistent performance whereas CSK have registered two successive wins to get back in the competition.

Both the sides are looking for some consistency and would want to make their way through in the points table by winning this game.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have shown sparks of brilliance but have failed to do so consistently in the competition. Injuries and a lot of changes in the Playing XI has given them the setbacks throughout the tournament. But with their impressive performance against Rajasthan Royals which saw two debutants doing well, they can surely feel confident. The batting is aggressive but inconsistent and bowling is unable to deliver under pressure most of the time. They would want to make their home advantage count.

Chennai Super Kings might not be at their lethal best, but are surely finding their rhythm after a poor start. With two straight wins, they are surely gaining some momentum, but there still remains many flaws, as they have been dealing with injuries and absence of experienced star like MS Dhoni. Even then, their experienced team and stable unit will look to carry the winning momentum and climb the ladder.

At the toss, Chennai have won and chose to bowl first.

Here's what the captains said at the toss:

Ishan Kishan:

"I think we would have batted first. Looks like a good wicket so we want to put up a good total. You have to bat for the team and not for individual performances. We just have to take it game by game and it doesn't matter where we are right now because it's a long tournament. I think the ball is going to move a bit in the beginning and the batters have to watch the ball and play well. Dilshan Madushanka comes in for Harsh Dubey for more swing upfront."

Ruturaj Gaikwad:

"It's good to be up from the bottom, definitely. But I think from the second game, we started doing basic things right. Our batting was good, our bowling was good, our fielding has been 50-50. But I think in all departments, we have been doing really well. And the key today is to just stay consistent and just do the basic things right. (Good to see different players perform?) Yes, obviously, last game I felt, Noor bowled really well. Good to have him back on track and definitely, even in the death, Anshul bowled really well. So a couple of guys stepping up in the bowling helps a lot. It gives me a lot of confidence and the team a lot of confidence. So, really looking forward to it. (What do you make of the surface?) In your language, it looks like abelter, but you never know how it will be. We'll look to assess it as soon as possible and, you know, look to restrict them as low as possible."