It had to face defeat once again. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated it by 5 wickets at its home ground Chepauk. Chennai has lost for the first time at home against Hyderabad in the history of IPL. With this,

SRH had never won against CSK in Chennai prior to Friday’s encounter. But they followed in the footsteps of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals, who had ended waits of 17 and 15 years, respectively,

While the batsmen battle it out on the pitch, a silent war is raging in the background – the race for the coveted Purple Cap.