Jos Buttler continued his golden run with the bat as he smashed an unbeaten half-century to power Rajasthan Royals to a convincing seven wicket victory against Mumbai Indians.

Buttler hit a record fifth half-century in a row as he blasted an unbeaten 94 from 53 balls, laced with five sixes and nine fours.

Rajasthan, who needed the win to stay alive, raced to 171 for three in 18 overs, to win with two overs to spare which helped improve their overall net run rate.

Earlier, opener Evin Lewis struck a half-century before Rajasthan Royals struck back with regular wickets to limit Mumbai Indians to 168 for six.

Opener Lewis and Suryakumar Yadav (38) put on 87 runs for the opening wicket before Rajasthan staged an impressive fightback in the middle overs.

Jofra Archer was instrumental in Rajasthan's comeback as he picked up two for 16, including the wickets of Suryakumar and Rohit Sharma off successive deliveries, in the 11th over.

Rajasthan are not taking any chances with the match firmly in their grasp. Three singles from the first four balls off McClenaghan, who then tries the bouncer but it goes high over Samson and is called a wide before they sneak in another run as Kishan half stops it.

McClenaghan bowls another wide before Buttler smashes the last ball back over the pacer's head for a four as Rajasthan inch closer.

Hardik is back into the attack as Samson goes on an all-out attack in a bid to finish off things early and improve his team's net run rate.

A short ball is smacked over midwicket for a six before he repeats the shot off the next ball for the same result to make it back to back sixes.

He tries to carve the fifth ball over the off-side but the slower ball deceives him as he holes out to sweeper cover.

Buttler blasts the last ball of the over for a six over long-on to finish off the match in grand style.

Samson doing the sensible thing as he takes a quiet single to bring Buttler back on strike, who takes on Bumrah this time around.

A short ball is pulled through midwicket for a four before he swings the next over square leg as it goes all the way for a six.

Buttler nearly drags one back to his stumps as he gets one off the inside edge and Samson ends the over with another single.

Bumrah has gone for 14 runs in his third over as Mumbai's hopes take a big hit.

Buttler is single-handedly leading Rajasthan's charge, smashing his way to 80 from 46 balls, having hit eight fours and fours sixes already.

Samson joins the party as he paddles Markande's leg side delivery fine on the leg side for a four and then takes a single to midwicket.

Buttler reverse sweeps the next ball from way outside leg stump for one before Samson lofts the fourth ball back over the bowler's head for a four.

Two more singles as Markande concedes 12 from the over as Rajasthan reach 144 for two in 16 overs, needing 25 from the last four overs for victory.

McClenaghan comes back as Mumbai desperately seek a breakthrough to inch their way back into the contest.

He starts with two dot balls before pulling the pacer for a single on the leg side.

Buttler then makes room and smashes a full delivery through the covers for a four followed by two dot balls.

Hardik makes the breakthrough with the wicket of Royals captain Rahane, who plays a poor shot to throw his wicket. He looks for the big hit down the ground but holes out to Suryakumar at long-off to perish for 37.

Sanju Samson gets off the mark with a single to fine leg before Buttler takes the attack to Hardik.

Unlike Rahane, Buttler makes good connection to club a length ball from Hardik over long-on for a six before he lofts the next ball straight for a four.

He makes room and smashes the fifth ball again over the bowler's head for a couple and keeps strike with one from the last ball as he takes his score to 68 from 42 balls.

Rajasthan are 118 for two in 14 overs, needing another 51 runs from six overs for victory.

Mumbai Indians waste a review as Rahane is struck on the pads as he tries to sweep Krunal. The ball is going down the leg side and missing the stumps by a long way as Mumbai end up missing their only review.

Another good over from Krunal, who concedes three in his final over, to finish with 24 runs from his four overs.

Hardik comes back into the attack. Rahane keeps the tempo going as he carves a wide delivery which just about evades Bumrah at short thirdman for a four.

Buttler smashes the last ball for a four through the covers to complete his half-century, from 35 balls. This is Buttler's fifth fifty in a row in the IPL as he equals the record set by Virender Sehwag.

Krunal has bowled a good spell today. After four straight singles, the left-arm spinner produces a beauty, getting enough turns to beat Buttler's tentative defensive poke and the ball narrowly misses the stumps as it bounces over before the right-hander takes one off the last ball.

Markande continues as Buttler flicks the second ball through the leg side for two runs and then picks one.

A single to Rahane before Buttler turns the fifth ball over the leg side for two runs the England right-hander smashes it high over long-on for a six.

At the halfway mark, Rajasthan are sitting on pretty on 83 for one in 10 overs, still needing another 86 runs from the last 10 overs for victory.

Buttler continues his good run, stroking 43 from 30 balls, while Rahane has given him good support on 28 from 26 balls.

Hardik Pandya comes into the attack as Rahane drives the first ball through the covers for two runs and then takes one on the leg side.

Buttler shuffles across and looks to scoop it on the leg side but misses it completely.

But he gets the next bang off the middle, smashing it straight down the ground for a four as Rajasthan reach 51 for one in six overs, with Buttler on 18 from 15 balls and Rahane on 21 from 16 balls.

Bumrah, who struck in his first over, comes back for another spell. Three singles from the first five balls before Buttler hammers the slower ball straight down the ground for a four.

Leg-spinner Mayank Markande comes into the attack. Rahane picks a single from the first ball before Buttler smashes it down the ground for a four and then takes one on the leg side.

Two more singles as Markande concedes eight in his first over with Rajasthan reaching 66 for one in eight overs, with Buttler on 29 from 21 balls and Rahane on 25 from 22 balls.

Spin introduced early as Krunal Pandya comes into the attack. He nearly strikes in his first over as Buttler plays the sweep but it falls just short of Mayank Markande at short fine leg.

But it is a tidy first over from the spinner as he gives away just five runs as Mumbai look to build the pressure with a tight spell early on.

McClenaghan starts his second over with a poor delivery, down the leg side as Rahane glances it fine for a four.

Rahane tries the upper cut to the short ball but fails to make proper connection before the pacer bowls a leg side wide.

Rahane then takes on the short ball but is beaten before he again clips the last ball fine on the leg side for another four and he takes a single to get 10 from the over.

In the next over, Buttler lofts Krunal over the off-side for a four before he slog sweeps the next and clears the fielder at square leg for a six.

Rajasthan have recovered to 44 for one in five overs, with Rahane on 18 from 14 balls, and Buttler on 14 from 11 balls.

Opener Evin Lewis struck a half-century before Rajasthan Royals struck back with regular wickets to limit Mumbai Indians to 168 for six in the IPL match in Mumbai on Sunday.

Opener Lewis and Suryakumar Yadav (38) put on 87 runs for the opening wicket before Rajasthan staged an impressive fightback in the middle overs.

Jofra Archer was instrumental in Rajasthan's comeback as he picked up two for 16, including the wickets of Suryakumar and Rohit Sharma off successive deliveries, in the 11th over.

Ben Stokes also played an instrumental role, taking two for 26.

Hardik Pandya played a quickfire cameo of 36 from 21 balls to push Mumbai past the 160-run mark.

Hardik breaks the shackles as he smashes Unadkat back over his head for a straight six to lift Mumbai's hopes after a quiet time in the last few overs.

He attempts the slower ball but gifts Hardik a wide full toss which he carves over point for a four.

The pressure getting to Unadkat when then bowls a wide outside the off-stump.

Unadkat bowls a wide half volley which Hardik crashes over the cover fence for another six.

Unadkat undoing all the good work by the Rajasthan bowlers in the last few overs, they gave away 17 runs from the last few overs, and Unadkat conceded 17 from his first three balls of the 19th over.

Unadkat bowls a good short ball which Hardik miscues on the leg side but it falls safely.

Ben Cutting is completely deceived by the change as he skies the slower ball on the off-side but Archer at point puts down the easy offering, leaving all his team mates in complete disbelief.

The last ball is short as Hardik attempts the ramp shot over the keeper but fails to make connection.

Stokes to bowl the final over. He starts with a slower full delivery which Cutting smacks down the ground for a six before he is beaten by the quicker delivery and he takes a quiet leg bye.

Hardik then walks across his stumps a long way before he paddles the slower bouncer fine beating the dive from wicketkepeer Buttler for a four.

He attempts the same shot off the next ball but this time he is unable to get bat on ball.

Hardik clips the fifth ball over midwicket but Samson at deep midwicket comes up with a sensational catch diving full length to his right.

A quickfire cameo from Hardik as he hit 36 from 21 balls as Mumbai finish on 168 for six in their 20 overs.

Hardik Pandya gives Unadkat the charge as he punches him through the off-side for a couple of runs before he takes a risky single off the next.

Unadkat tests left-hander Krunal with a couple of bouncers before he goes after a full delivery but is fixed by the change of pace as he holes out to Gowtham at long-on, who juggles once but manages to hold on.

The Rajasthan bowlers continue to squeeze the pressure and are getting just rewards for their efforts, with Mumbai continuing to lose regular wickets.

Archer ends his spell with another brilliant over, mixing his line and length quite well to just concede four from his final over.

The West Indian all-rounder has finishes with superb figures of two for 16 in four overs as Rajasthan continue to keep the Mumbai in a tight leash.

Stokes boosts Rajasthan further with the wicket of Kishan, who goes for the pull but doesn't connect properly and is brilliantly caught by Sanju Samson as he walks back for 12.

Mumbai have lost four wickets for 32 runs to be reduced to 119 for four, in the 15th over.

The two Pandyas -- Hardik and Krunal -- out in the middle with Mumbai needing a good partnership to take them to a competitive total.

Stokes has been good with the ball, as he gives away four runs in his third over, for figures of one for 14 in his three overs so far.

Archer follows it up with another tidy over, conceding five runs. He has been very impressive so far, with figures of two for 12 in three overs.

Mumbai have been reduced to 128 for four in 16 overs.

Gowtham comes back into the attack with two left-handers out in the middle for Mumbai in Lewis and new batsman Ishan Kishan.

Two singles and a wide from the first five balls before Lewis blasts a full toss down the ground for a six to race to his fifty from 37 balls.

Stokes comes back and just like his first over, he bowls another tight over, conceding just four runs, for a total of 10 runs given in his two overs.

But Dhawal comes under attack at the other end. A full delivery from the pacer is smashed back over his head for a six.

However, Dhawal gets immediate revenge as Lewis targets the off-side boundary but is caught on the cover boundary.

The left-hander departs after a good innings of 60 from 42 balls, having hit four sixes and as many fours.

Ishan Kishan swipes the fourth ball over midwicket for a boundary and then takes one before Hardik Pandya ramps the last ball fine on the off-side for a four.

Archer checks Mumbai Indians with wickets of Suryakumar and Rohit Sharma off successive deliveries in the 11th over.

Suryakumar, who stroked 38 from 31 balls, went for the pull shot but only managed to hit it straight into the hands of Unadkat on the fine leg fence.

Archer then rocked Mumbai with the big wicket of captain Rohit Sharma, who also went for the pull but holed out to the same fielder in the deep.

Three runs and two wickets from the over as Mumbai are reduced to 89 for two in 111 overs.

Leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal comes into the attack. Two singles from four balls before Suryakumar looks to loft it down the ground but mistimes it to long-on for a single and Lewis pulls the last ball to the same region for one as four runs come from the first over.

Left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat comes into the attack. Suryakumar continues his fluent start as he drills Unadkar's overpitched delivery through the covers for a four to take his score to 31.

Lewis looks to change gears as he powerfully sweeps leggie Gopal behind square on the leg side for a six. He then hammers the next ball straight down the ground, clearing mid-off for another maximum and then takes two runs through the covers for one.

Three more singles as Gopal goes for 17 in his second over as Mumbai race to 79 for no loss in nine overs, with Suryakumar on 33 from 28 balls and Lewis on 43 from 26 balls.

Local lad Suryakumar looking in good touch on his home ground -- the Wankhede stadium, where he plays his domestic cricket for Mumbai.

Suryakumar flicks Dhawal over the leg side for a four before he smashes the last ball straight down the ground for the second boundary of the over.

Medium pacer Ben Stokes comes into the attack. Lewis throws his at a wide delivery but gets a thick outside edge for a boundary. Two more singles as Stokes makes a tidy start, giving away just six runs in his first over.

Lewis punches Dhawal square on the off-side for a four before he takes one to thirdman.

A single to Suryakumar before Lewis hits the last ball for another boundary to get 11 from the over.

Mumbai off to a good start as they reach 51 for no loss in six overs, with Lewis on 23 from 17 balls and Suryakumar on 25 from 19 balls.

No surprise as Rajasthan Royals open with spin in the form of off-spinner Krishanappa Gowtham.

Suryakumar Yadav starts off confidently as he smashes the third ball straight down the ground for a four to get off the mark. He slaps the next ball through the off-side for another boundary and then takes one.

A wide from Gowtham to Evin Lewis before the West Indian punches the last ball straight down the ground for the third four of the over.

Pace from the other end as Dhawal Kulkarni comes into the attack. Suryakumar miscues the first ball to mid-on where Gowtham dives forward but is unable to take the catch.

He smashes the net ball square on the off-side for a four before he takes one.

Lewis looks to loft the fifth ball down the ground but fails to get hold as it falls short of mid-on before he keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Pacer Jofra Archer comes into the attack as Gowtham is taken off after an expensive first over.

Archer bowls a quick bouncer on the body as Lewis fends it awkwardly and gets hit on the gloves.

He looks to loft the next ball down the ground and only manages to sky it high but Stuart Binny at mid-on puts down the catch despite having all the time to settle under it.

A wide down the leg side to Suryakumar before Archer ends the over with two dot balls.

In the second match of the day, Rajasthan Royals captain Ajinkya Rahane has won the toss and elected to bowl against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.

Ambati Rayudu smashed an unbeaten century to lift Chennai Super Kings to a convincing eight-wicket victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Pune, on Sunday.

Rayudu finished unbeaten on a brilliant 100 from 62 balls to register his maiden IPL century as CSK cruised to 180 for two, to win by an over to spare.

Rayudu laid the foundation for CSK's easy win as he put on 134 runs for the opening wicket with Shane Watson, who stroked 57 from 35 balls.

Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson stroked half-centuries to power Sunrisers Hyderabad to 179 for four against Chennai Super Kings in Pune.

Dhawan blasted a brilliant 79 from 49 balls, while the in-form SRH captain carried on his good run with a cracking innings of 51 from 39 balls.

Dhawan and Williamson boosted Sunrisers with their second-wicket stand of 123 runs from 75 balls to help the visitors recover after a slow start.

Fast bowler Kaul is called back. Rayudu clips a full toss to deep square leg for one before Dhoni drives the next down the ground for one.

Rayudu makes room and drives hard but is unable to find the gap for another single to take his score to 98.

Dhoni finally decides to make most of the full toss as he swings a full toss over square leg for a six to get 11 from the over.

Bhuvneshwar to bowl the penultimate over. Dhoni tries to steer the first ball to thirdman but misses before he has another wild swing but gets a thick outside edge which falls short of thirdman.

Dhoni pulls the next ball through square leg for a boundary and then takes one to bring back Rayudu on strike.

Rayudu clips the next ball on the leg side for a single to complete his century, from 62 balls, having hit seven sixes and as many fours.

Sunrisers waste a golden opportunity to see the back of captain Dhoni (2) cheaply. He looks to loft Shakib down the ground but fails to get the distance and Pandey at long-on puts down the simplest of catches.

But Rayudu makes a clean connection as he charges Shakib and despatches a full toss over long-off, for a six.

He again takes a couple of steps down and blasts the spinner back over his head for a four, to race into the 90s, and bring CSK closer to victory.

Rashid to bowl his fourth and final over, with Sunrisers needing a wicket or two, to bring themselves back into the contest.

Dhoni and Rayudu quietly pick four singles from the over to take CSK to 161 for two in 17 overs, needing 19 runs from three overs for victory.

Sandeep comes back and strikes with his first delivery. Suresh Raina looks to swing it on the leg side but miscues it to Williamson at mid-off, who takes a good catch diving forward.

Raina walks back for two as CSK lose two wickets in the space of five deliveries, to be reduced to 137 for two, in the 15th over.

Despite the two quick wickets, CSK are still in control of things, with 37 needed from five overs for victory.

Rashid comes back and Rayudu continues his attacking approach, smashing the leggie straight down the ground for a six.

Two more singles as Rashid goes for eight in his third over, with Sunrisers still unable to make the breakthrough.

Bhuvneshwar comes back as the visitors continue to look for their first wicket and somehow get themselves back in the running.

The length continues to be short and Rayudu, who has chipped down the track, smashes it over midwicket for a six.

He tries the short again but this time he mistimes it to deep midwicket for one.

Watson clips the last ball for a boundary through square leg to get 14 runs from the 13th over.

Shakib comes back but it continues to rain boundaries in Pune. Rayudu chips down the track and swings the left-arm spinner over midwicket for a six.

Against the run of play, CSK lose the wicket of Watson, who is run out after a quickfire innings of 57 from 35 balls.

Watson and Rayudu gave CSK the perfect foundation as the duo put on 134 runs for the opening wicket, from 81 balls.

Pacer Sandeep comes back into the attack. Watson drives the first ball through the covers for two runs followed by two singles off the next two deliveries.

Watson then taps the fourth ball, a full toss through the covers for two runs before he is foxed by the slower bouncer.

The next ball is again slower but this time Watson smashes it through point for a four to bring up his fifty, from just 31 balls.

At the halfway stage, CSK are sitting pretty on 93 for no loss in 10 overs, with Watson on 50 from 31 balls and Rayudu on 43 from 29 balls.

Kaul is called back into the attack as Rayudu and Watson take a single each before the former swings the pacer over midwicket for a six to race to his fifty from 31 balls, and CSK also go past the 100-run mark, in the 11th over.

No stopping the CSK duo as Rayudu drives a full toss through the covers for a four followed by one to get 13 from the over.

Fast bowler Siddarth Kaul comes into the attack, to bowl the seventh over.

He starts with a short ball as Rayudu pulls it through midwicket for a boundary and slams the next ball straight for a six down the ground.

Two runs for Rayudu through thirdman before he smashes the fifth ball straight down the ground for another four to get 16 from the over.

Shakib continues as Watson and Rayudu pick a single each before the former pulls a short ball over midwicket for a four followed by two more singles to get eight from the over.

Rashid comes back from the other end. He also makes the error of dropping short as Rayudu helps himself to another four over the leg side to get six from the over.

CSK have raced to 83 for no loss in nine overs, with Watson on 41 from 26 balls and Rayudu on 42 from 28 balls.

They are sitting pretty at this stage, needing another 97 runs from 11 overs for victory at under nine per over.

Sunrisers introduce spin early as leg-spinner Rashid Khan comes into the attack.

A single to Watson off the first ball before Rayudu sweeps the fourth ball for a boundary followed by two singles off the last two deliveries.

Spin from both ends as Shakib Al Hasan comes into the attack. He starts with one down the leg side as Watson clips it fine for a four. Rayudu chips down the track and lofts Shakib back over his head for another boundary to raise the 50 for CSK, in the sixth over.

CSK have made a good start, as they reach 53 for no loss in six overs, with Watson on 34 and Rayudu on 19.

Pacer Sandeep Sharma to open the bowling for Sunrisers Hyderabad, who will feel confident after posting a good total with the bat on a pitch which has provided the fast bowlers a little bit of assistance.

CSK open the batting with Ambati Rayudu and Shane Watson. Watson drives the first ball through the covers for two runs to get off the mark.

Sandeep drops short as Watson smashes it through point for a four and keeps strike with a single off the last ball.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl from the other end. He also drops short and Watson pulls it off the front foot for his first six, over midwicket.

The pacer makes a good comeback, conceding just two singles from the rest of the over, to concede just eight from the over.

Watson looking in good touch and is going for his shots early on, while Rayudu takes his time to get his eye in.

Watson clips the fifth ball over the fine leg region for a six and pulls the next one square for successive sixes.

Rayudu joins the party as he crashes a wide delivery from Bhuvi over the covers for a six but is beaten next ball as it moves away enough.

Two more singles as CSK reach 36 for no loss in four overs, with Watson on 27 from 15 balls and Rayudu on nine from as many balls.

Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson stroked half-centuries to power Sunrisers Hyderabad to 179 for four against Chennai Super Kings in Pune.

Dhawan blasted a brilliant 79 from 49 balls, while the in-form SRH captain carried on his good run with a cracking innings of 51 from 39 balls.

Dhawan and Williamson boosted Sunrisers with their second-wicket stand of 123 runs from 75 balls to help the visitors recover after a slow start.

Deepak Hooda smashed an unbeaten 21 from 11 balls at the end.

Pacer Shardul Thakur was the most successful bowler for CSK, claiming two for 32, while Deepak Chahar picked up one for 16 on a wicket offering some assistance to the fast bowlers.

Hooda taps Bravo wide of the fielder at long-on for two runs before the pacer bowls a leg side wide.

Hooda walks across and looks to clip a full delivery down the leg side but is beaten as the umpire gives it out leg before wicket.

Sunrisers review the decision and rightly so as the ball is going to miss the stumps as the decision is overturned.

Hooda clips the next delivery through the leg side for two runs off successive deliveries followed by two singles off the last two balls to get nine from the over.

Manish Pandey punches a short ball from Shardul through the covers for two runs. Two balls later, he strikes with the wicket of Pandey who is caught by Willey at long-off for five.

Back to back wides from Shardul before Hooda smashes it down the ground for a six.

Shardul again misses his radar but ends up bowling a wide followed by two singles.

Thakur comes back and he immediately strikes with the key wicket of Williamson, who steers a wide ball over point but Bravo manages to take a good catch running to his right in the deep.

Williamson perishes after a fluent 51 from 39 balls, laced with five fours and two sixes.

Two wickets off successive deliveries as Sunrisers lose both their in-form batsmen -- Dhawan and Williamson -- to be reduced to 141 for three, in the 17th over.

Deepak Hooda smashes the fourth ball over mid-off for a boundary to get eight from the over.

In the next over, Dhawan smashes Jadeja over midwicket for a six to raise his half-century in style, from 38 balls.

He punches the last ball through the covers for a couple as Sunrisers reach 100 for one in 13 overs.

This is proving to be a repeat of the last match for Sunrisers with both Dhawan and Williamson taking control of the game with their superlative strokeplay, taking time to get their eye before making sure to play the long innings.

Harbhajan is called back and he immediately comes under attack from Williamson, who skips down the track and lofts the off-spinner for a straight six.

Three singles from the next three balls before Dhawan pulls a short ball over midwicket for the second six of the over.

A single from the last ball to make it 16 runs from Harbhajan's second over.

Left-arm pacer Willey comes back into the attack. Dhawan taps the first ball to point for one before Williamson hammers the next over mid-off for a boundary to raise the 100-run stand for the second wicket from 71 balls.

Dhawan into an all-out attack at the moment. He tries to swing Willey over the leg side but gets a thick outside edge for a four past short thirdman.

But the next ball goes off the middle as Dhawan smashes it over mid-off for another boundary.

The duo have turned the innings on it's head as Sunrisers race to 130 for one in 15 overs, with Dhawan smashing 74 from 46 balls and Williamson on 45 from 35 balls.

Bravo comes back as CSK seek to make a breakthrough to stop Hyderabad's charge.

He starts with a wide half-volley which Williamson drills through the covers for a four and then takes one to complete his half-century from 37 balls.

Dhawan then steers a wide delivery past short thirdman for a four as the flow of boundaries continues.

But Bravo has the last laugh as Dhawan picks the slower ball early but only manages to chip it straight to Harbhajan at short fine leg.

A splendid innings from Dhawan comes to an end after he stroked a quickfire 79 from 49 balls, hitting 10 fours and three sixes.

Dhawan and Williamson boosted Sunrisers with their second-wicket stand of 123 runs from 75 balls to help the visitors recover after a slow start.

Medium pacer Dwayne Bravo comes into the attack with the ball still swinging a bit.

He starts off with a single before Dhawan takes one and Williamson glances the next fine on the leg side for a four.

A single to the SRH captain before Dhawan plays the pull shot but Harbhajan at short fine leg messes up an easy stop to give away a boundary.

At the halfway stage, Sunrisers reach 62 for one in 10 overs, with Dhawan on 37 from 29 balls and Williamson on 16 from 22 balls.

Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack. Dhawan slaps the second ball through the off-side for a four followed by a single to raise the 50-run stand for the second wicket.

Two balls later he smacks a length delivery straight down the ground for a six to get 13 from the over as Sunrisers look lift the tempo after a slow start.

Change of ends for Watson but Sunrisers are looking to continue their attacking approach.

A short ball is slashed over point for a four by Williamson before he pulls the next behind square for a six.

Watson bowls a high full toss which is very close to being called a no-ball but he escapes and Dhawan can't make most, hitting it to the fielder at point.

A wide down the leg side followed by two more runs as Watson goes for 14 in his second over.

Sunrisers have managed to lift the tempo in the last few overs, scoring 38 runs from the last three overs, to reach 89 for one in 12 overs.

Dhawan has changed gears to smash 48 from 35 balls, while Williamson has stroked 30 from 28 balls.

Now that the Powerplay is done with CSK introduce spin as veteran Harbhajan Singh is called into the attack.

Two singles from the first two balls before Dhawan smashes the next straight back over the bowler's head for a four.

A wide from the off-spinner followed by three more singles as Harbhajan concedes 10 in his first over.

Chahar to finish off early. Two singles before Dhawan crashes a full delivery through the covers for a four followed by two wides.

Two more singles as Chahar concedes 10 in his final over but despite that finishes with splendid figures of one for 16 in four overs.

Just one over for Harbhajan in his first spell as medium pacer Shane Watson comes into the attack.

He makes a quiet start, giving away just two runs as Sunrisers reach 51 for one in nine overs, with Dhawan on 32 from 25 balls and Williamson on 11 from 20 balls.

The CSK fast bowlers have done well to keep Sunrisers in check, who will need to push on the tempo in the remaining overs to keep themselves on course for a total around the 150-160 mark.

Dhawan taps Thakur on the leg side for one before Williamson pulls a short ball on the leg side for his first boundary.

Williamson lashes at a wide delivery but can't find the gap at point before he keeps strike with a single from the last ball.

Chahar continues as he keeps getting the ball to move away, also helped by the breeze blowing across the stadium located on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.

Williamson leaves the first ball alone before he takes a leg bye and Dhawan also can get a leg bye before the duo pick up a single each.

It has been a slow start for Sunrisers on a wicket giving the pacers a bit of assistance as they manage just 29 runs in the six overs of Powerplay, while losing the wicket of Hales.

Dhawan has battled hard for his 18 from 16 balls, while skipper Williamson has made six from 11 balls.

Change of ends for Chahar as he replaces Thakur. Two singles from the first two balls before Hales goes after a wide one which moves away and he only manages to chip it to Raina in the covers to perish for two.

There is some movement for Chahar as he beats the in-form Kane Williamson with some away movement.

Just two runs and the wicket of Hales as Sunrisers struggle to 18 for one in four overs.

Chahar has made a good start with the ball, picking up an early wicket while conceding just three runs from his two overs.

Pacer Deepak Chahar opens the bowling for CSK at their adopted home ground at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium in Pune.

Shikhar Dhawan gets off the mark from the first ball with a single on the leg side before Alex Hales watchfully defends the rest of the over as just a single comes from the first over.

Pace from both ends as Shardul Thakur bowls from the other end. Dhawan inside edges the first ball which goes past the leg stumps for a boundary.

Two balls later Dhawan looks to flick it across the line but misses and is hit on the pads. The LBW appeal is turned down with the umpire believing there was an inside edge but closer looks at the replay shows that CSK were wrong not to take the DRS. The ball had only hit the pads and would have gone on to hit the stumps and Dhawan must consider himself lucky that Dhoni opt to take the review.

A quick single off the fifth ball as just five come from the second over.

Left-arm pacer David Willey is called into the attack as Chahar gets one over with the new ball.

A couple of singles before Dhawan heaves the pacer over midwicket for a four and smashes the next through the covers for the same result.

Welcome to the coverage of the 46th match of the Indian Premier League between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Pune on Sunday.

CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the toss and elected to field.

The hosts have made one change as pacer Deepak Chahar replaces leg-spinner Karn Sharma.

Meanwhile, table toppers SRH have also been forced to make a change as Deepak Hooda replaces an unfit Yusuf Pathan, who is down with some soreness.