CSK VS SRH, Season 2018, IPL (Final): The final match of the 2018 season of the Indian Premier League was played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on 27th May, 2018, between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Chennai Super Kings won the match by 8 wickets and claimed their 3 trophy. The Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Scorecard provides the highlights of the encounter between both teams in the final of the 2018 IPL.
In the final match, played at the Wankhede Stadium, Chennai Super Kings won the toss and decided to field first. Batting first, with the help of knocks from Kane Williamson(47 runs) and Yusuf Pathan(45 runs*), Sunrisers Hyderabad set the target of 178 runs. In reply, crucial knocks by Shane Watson(117 runs*) and Suresh Raina(32 runs) guided the Chennai Super Kings to a victory in 18.3 overs.
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Scorecard: Season 2018, IPL; Final
 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | (20 overs) 178/6 |
 | Chennai Super Kings | (18.3 overs) 181/2 |
Result: Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Batting
| BATTING | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Shreevats Goswami | run out (Sharma/Dhoni) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | b Jadeja | 26 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 104.00 |
| Kane Williamson (c) | st Dhoni b Sharma | 47 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 130.55 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | c Raina b Bravo | 23 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 153.33 |
| Yusuf Pathan | not out | 45 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 180.00 |
| Deepak Hooda | c sub (DR Shorey) b Ngidi | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Carlos Brathwaite | c Rayudu b Thakur | 21 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 190.90 |
| Extras | (lb 1, nb 1, w 6) | 8 | ||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 8.90) | 178/6 | ||||
Chennai Super Kings Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Deepak Chahar | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 |
| Shardul Thakur | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.33 |
| Karn Sharma | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11.50 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 12.00 |
Chennai Super Kings Batting
| BATTING | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Shane Watson | not out | 117 | 57 | 11 | 8 | 205.26 |
| Faf du Plessis | c & b Sandeep Sharma | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 90.90 |
| Suresh Raina | c Goswami b Brathwaite | 32 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Ambati Rayudu | not out | 16 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 84.21 |
| Extras | (lb 3, w 3) | 6 | ||||
| TOTAL | 18.3 Ov (RR: 9.78) | 181/2 | ||||
Sunrisers Hyderabad Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4.25 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 4 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 13.00 |
| Siddarth Kaul | 3 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 14.33 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 |
| Carlos Brathwaite | 2.3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 10.80 |
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Scorecard: Season 2018, IPL; Final, Player of the Match
The Player of the Match award was given to the opener batter of the Chennai Super Kings team, Shane Watson, who scored a total of 117* runs off 57 balls, with the help of 19 boundaries.
| PLAYER | TEAM | BATTING FIGURES |
| Shane Watson | Chennai Super Kings | 117* (57) |
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Scorecard: Season 2018, IPL; Final, Highest Run Scorer
In the final match played between CSK and SRH at the Wankhede Stadium, the highest run-scorer was Shane Watson, who also claimed the title of Player of the Match.
| PLAYER | TEAM | BATTING FIGURES |
| Shane Watson | Chennai Super Kings | 117* (57) |
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Scorecard: Season 2018, IPL; Final, Highest Wicket Taker
The title of the highest wicket-taker was divided among 7 bowlers, each with 1 wicket to their name. Five bowlers from CSK – Lungi Ngidi, Shardul Thakur, Karn Sharma, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, and two bowlers from SRH – Sandeep Sharma, Carlos Brathwaite took 1 wicket.
| PLAYER | TEAM | BOWLING FIGURES |
| Lungi Ngidi | Chennai Super Kings | 1/26 (4.0) |
| Shardul Thakur | Chennai Super Kings | 1/31 (3.0) |
| Karn Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | 1/25 (3.0) |
| Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 1/46 (4.0) |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Chennai Super Kings | 1/24 (2.0) |
| Sandeep Sharma | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1/52 (4.0) |
| Carlos Brathwaite | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1/27 (2.3) |
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Scorecard: Season 2018, IPL; Final, Most Sixes
Most sixes in the final match played between the teams of CSK and SRH were 8, hit by Shane Watson, who scored an unbeaten knock of 117 runs off 57 balls.
| PLAYER | TEAM | NUMBER OF SIXES |
| Shane Watson | Chennai Super Kings | 8 |
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Scorecard: Season 2018, IPL; Final, Playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings Playing XI
MS Dhoni (Captain & Wicketkeeper), Lungi Ngidi, Shardul Thakur, Faf du Plessis, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Karn Sharma, Dwayne Bravo, Suresh Raina.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI
Kane Williamson (Captain), Shreevats Goswami (Wicketkeeper), Yusuf Pathan, Sandeep Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Siddarth Kaul, Rashid Khan, Carlos Brathwaite, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shakib Al Hasan, Deepak Hooda.
Match Details: Final; Season 2018, IPL
| Venue | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Toss | Chennai Super Kings, opted to field first |
| Series | Indian Premier League |
| Season | 2018 |
| Match Conditions | 20 Overs, Night Match |
| Player of the Match | Shane Watson |
| Player of the Series | Sunil Narine |
| Series Result | Chennai Super Kings won the 2018 IPL |
| Umpires | Marais Erasmus Sundaram Ravi |
| TV Umpire | Nitin Menon |
| Reserve Umpire | Yeshwant Barde |
| Match Referee | Andy Pycroft |
