Faf du Plessis stroked an unbeaten half-century as Chennai Super Kings edged past Sunrisers Hyderabad by two wickets in Qualifier 1 to enter the IPL final, in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Du Plessis guided CSK home with an unbeaten innings of 67 from 42 balls, including the match-winning six off Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the final over.

He got good support from No. 10 batsman Shardul Thakur, who played a cameo of 15 from five balls as the duo put on an unbroken stand of 27 runs from eight balls for the ninth wicket to give CSK an unlikely win as they made it to their seventh IPL final.

They were struggling on 97 for seven after 17 overs before du Plessis turned the match on it's head by hitting Brathwaite for three fours and a six in the 18th over.

Earlier, Chennai Super Kings bowlers came up with a disciplined performance to restrict Sunrisers Hyderabad to 139 for seven.

Carlos Brathwaite's late cameo boosted Sunrisers's total as he smashed an unbeaten 43 from 29 balls, hitting four sixes and a four, helping his team score 41 from the last three overs to add some respectability to the total.

Dwayne Bravo was the top wicket-taker for CSK with two for 25, while Deepak Chahar, Lungi Ngidi, Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja claimed a wicket each.

Bhuvneshwar to bowl the final over with CSK needing just six runs for victory.

What a turnaround from CSK especially Thakur, who has stroked a quickfire 15 from five balls.

Du Plessis ends the match in grand style lofting Bhuvneshwar back over his head for a straight six.

Kaul to bowl the 19th over. Thakur gets a thick outside edge off the first ball which goes fine on the off-side for a four.

Thakur inside edges the next ball and this time it goes to the left of the wicketkeeper for another boundary.

Thakur drives the third ball to long-off for one before the pacer bowls a wide.

Du Plessis takes one from the fourth ball before Thakur punches the fifth ball down the ground and is called for two by the South African.

Thakur is proving to be the hero with the bat for CSK as he lofts the last ball straight back over the bowler's head for a four.

Kaul goes for 17 in his final over to finish two for 32 in four overs.

Brathwaite given the responsibility of bowling the 18th over. Du Plessis raises CSK's hopes with a boundary off the second ball over the covers for a four.

The next ball is on the leg stump line as Du Plessis flicks it over the square leg fence for a six to race to his fifty from 37 balls to keep CSK in the hunt.

Du Plessis swings at the next ball but gets a thick inside edge for another four before he blasts the next through the covers.

Rashid at sweeper cover dives to his right to stop the boundary and also sends in a flat throw which sees Harbhajan run out at the non-striker's end coming back for the second run.

The last ball is wide as Du Plessis blasts it through the covers for another four to get 20 runs from the over.

CSK get back into the contest with 23 needed from two overs for victory but they have just two wickets in hand.

Rashid comes back and strikes with the key wicket of du Plessis, who is beaten by the googly and is given out leg before wicket.

He takes the review and that proves to be a masterstroke as the ball tracker shows the ball is going down the leg side to miss the stumps.

Du Plessis picks a single before Harbhajan is unable to take a run off the last four balls.

Just a single from his final over as Rashid finishes with brilliant figures of two for 11 in four overs.

Kaul, who bowled a brilliant spell early on taking two for 12 in two overs, comes back.

Du Plessis mistimes the first ball down the ground but it falls short of the fielder at long-on for just a single.

The next one is a knuckle ball outside the off-stump as Harbhajan plays and misses before he steals a leg bye.

Du Plessis hits a full toss through the covers where the fielder does well to stop it on the edge of the circle to keep it down to one before Harbhajan is beaten by a yorker and he takes one from the last ball.

Sandeep starts his third over with a short ball which Chahar pulls over midwicket for a six and then takes a single.

The pacer overpitches as du Plessis drills it through the covers for a four followed by a single.

Chahar then lofts the fifth ball down the ground as Brathwaite takes a superb catch diving forward at long-on.

The decision is referred upstairs but the on-field umpire's soft signal proves decision as the TV umpire sticks with that call with no conclusive proof of the ball touching the ground before it was taken by Brathwaite.

CSK are reduced to 92 for seven in 15 overs, needing another 48 runs from five overs for victory.

Sandeep Sharma, who went for runs in his first over, comes back. He leaves CSK in further strife with the wicket of Jadeja. The knuckle ball does the trick as Jadeja only manages to lob a simple catch back to the bowler to perish for three.

Deepak Chahar gets off the mark with a single before du Plessis turns the next ball on the leg side for two runs and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Shakib comes back as du Plessis uses the opportunity to attack the left-arm spinner and look to break the shackles.

A short ball is pulled through midwicket but Pandey at midwicket dives for the ball but only ends up deflecting it away from the long-on fielder to gift CSK a four.

Du Plessis then lofts the ball straight down the ground for a six to get 14 from the over.

CSK are 80 for six in 14 overs, needing 60 from six overs for victory, with Du Plessis on 33 from 28 balls and Chahar on three.

Spin from both ends as Shakib Al Hasan comes into the attack. Bravo flicks the first ball through midwicket for two runs followed by four more singles as six come from the over.

Rashid strikes again in his third over. Bravo looks to cut the short ball but the ball turns a bit as he gets the edge and is caught by Dhawan at slip.

Bravo makes his way back for seven as CSK slip to 57 for five, in the 12th over.

Ravindra Jadeja turns the first ball he faces on the leg side for two runs and then takes one before Faf slaps the fifth ball to sweeper cover for one.

Jadeja is beaten by one that turns sharply as Rashid ends another good over.

Brathwaite continues as Bravo runs the first ball down to thirdman for one. Du Plessis defends the next two balls before he pulls a short ball over the fine leg region for a six and then he takes a single.

Bravo is hit on the pads off the last ball as the leg before appeal is turned down but they don't take the review.

Rashid beats Faf with one that goes straight through as wicketkeeper Goswami also fumbles before he gets an inside edge for a single.

Bravo also is deceived by the googly as he looks to drive it through the off-side but gets it off the inside half of the bat for one on the leg side.

At the halfway stage, CSK are reeling on 50 for four, needing 90 from the last 10 overs for victory.

Faf has struggled to 13 from 17 balls, while Bravo has made three from six balls.

Bhuvneshwar continues, bowling his third over on the trot, with Sunrisers hoping to make another breakthrough with the new ball.

Du Plessis takes a single off the first ball before Bhuvi bowls five dot balls in a row to Dhoni, who is happy to bide his time and get his eye in.

In the next over, Du Plessis turns Kaul on the leg side for one before Dhoni nearly drags it back on to his stumps for two runs fine on the leg side.

Kaul then drops short as Dhoni pulls it behind square on the leg side for a four and repeats the shot next ball but this time just for a single.

CSK have struggled after the early wickets, managing just 33 for three in six overs in the Powerplay.

Du Plessis has made three from six balls, while Dhoni has seven from 11 balls.

Carlos Brathwaite, who played a good hand with the bat, comes on with the ball. He starts off with a wide but ends up giving away just four runs, including a leg bye.

Leg-spinner Rashid Khan comes into the attack. He strikes in his first over with the big wicket of Dhoni, who fails to pick the googly and is bowled for 9.

Dwayne Bravo looks to clip the ball against the line but misses before he takes one from the last ball.

CSK in trouble on 40 for four, needing 100 runs from 12 overs for victory.

Sandeep Sharma to bowl the second over. He starts with a loose delivery, short and wide which Raina punches through the covers for a four and smashes the next through the same region for another boundary.

Sandeep overpitches as Raina plays a cracking straight drive for the third boundary off successive deliveries before he keeps strike again with one from the last ball.

Raina is waiting for the short ball as he clips Bhuvneshwar off his hips through square leg for a four before he takes one.

Opener Faf du Plessis gets the strike for the first time in the third over and he picks another quiet single followed by a wide and Raina again keeps the strike with one from the last ball, for the third over in succession.

A change as Siddarth Kaul comes into the attack. He bowls a full toss which Raina slaps past point for a four before the pacer gets revenge.

Raina walks across a long way and misses a full delivery as he looks to flick it fine and is bowled for 22.

Kaul then makes another big strike next delivery with the big wicket of the in-form Ambati Rayudu.

A full delivery which breaks through the right-hander's defences to bowl him for a golden duck to reduce CSK to 24 for three in four overs.

The experienced Shane Watson to open the batting with Faf du Plessis, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar will bowl the first over for Sunrisers, who need a few early wickets to get back into the contest.

Bhuvneshwar starts with a beauty, as he gets enough movement away from Watson, to beat him on the outside edge. The next ball comes in sharply as Watson is hit on the pads but the leg before appeal is turned down.

Watson defends the next two balls watchfully before Bhuvneshwar gets him with another peach. Watson pokes at one which bounces and moves away to take the edge as CSK lose an early wicket.

Suresh Raina gets off the mark with one from the last ball of the over.

Chennai Super Kings bowlers came up with a disciplined performance to restrict Sunrisers Hyderabad to 139 for seven, in the Qualifier 1 match of the IPL in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Carlos Brathwaite's late cameo boosted Sunrisers's total as he smashed an unbeaten 43 from 29 balls, hitting four sixes and a four, helping his team score 41 from the last three overs to add some respectability to the total.

Dwayne Bravo was the top wicket-taker for CSK with two for 25, while Deepak Chahar, Lungi Ngidi, Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja claimed a wicket each.

CSK were on the mark right from the start as Shikhar Dhawan was bowled first ball of the match by Chahar.

Kane Williamson hit a fluent 25 from 14 balls before he was caught down the leg side off a short ball by Thakur as Sunrisers kept losing regular wickets in the middle overs.

Ngidi comes back as Brathwaite and Bhuvneshwar Kumar pick two singles each to get just four runs from the 16th over.

Bravo to finish off his spell early with Dhoni not keeping his overs for the end, having learnt from his past mistakes.

Bravo starts his final over with a couple of wides before the Sunrisers duo pinch two more singles to get six from the over.

A good outing with the ball for Bravo as he finishes with impressive figures of two for 25 in four overs.

Brathwaite finally breaks the shackles as he swipes a length ball from Thakur over midwicket for a six.

The next ball is a bit short and this time Brathwaite pulls it over the same region for another six.

He then tries the scoop but is beaten before he takes a single. Bhuvneshwar miscues the next ball as it goes on the bounce to mid-off before Thakur bowls a wide before Brathwaite picks two runs off the last ball to get 17 from the over, which takes Sunrisers past the 100-run mark, in the 18th over.

Ngidi to bowl the penultimate over. The first ball is a slower ball as Bhuvi gets it on the leg side for one.

Brathwaite then walks across a long way but misses the paddle scoop before he takes one to thirdman.

Bhuvi then has a wild swing before he is beaten but makes connection off the next ball for a single to sweeper cover as it bounces just short of the fielder and Brathwaite takes one off the last ball to keep strike.

Just four from the over as Ngidi finishes with good figures of one for 20 in four overs.

Thakur to bowl the final over. Brathwaite keeps out a yorker first ball before the right-hander is beaten off the next as the pacer keeps it full and outside the off-stump.

Brathwaite then shuffles across and sweeps a full toss to deep square leg for two runs. The next ball is again a full toss as Brathwaite smashes it down the ground over long-on for a six.

The next ball is smashed over the covers for a four as he gets enough power to clear the fielder at covers.

Thakur then tries a short ball but ends up giving away a leg side before Brathwaite hammers the next ball back over the bowler's head for the second six of the over.

The last ball is a bouncer as Bhuvneshwar is run out for seven as they try to sneak a bye.

Thakur comes back as Pathan gets the much-needed boundary clipping a full delivery from the pacer over midwicket for a four but they still get just six from the over.

Sunrisers have found it difficult to keep the runs coming against Jadeja. Just a single from the first five balls before Pathan steers a wide delivery through thirdman for a four.

But Jadeja still finishes with impressive figures of one for 13 in four overs, including 14 dot balls.

Bravo comes back as Pathan drills a full delivery through the covers for a four before the bowler gets revenge.

Pathan looks to smash it down the ground but miscues it back to Bravo, who does well to take a low catch on his follow through before he tumbles over.

Pathan walks back for 24 as Sunrisers slip to 88 for six in 15 overs.

Chahar comes into the attack, to bowl his fourth and final over. Pandey has been very cautious as he takes another single before Pathan again gets some short balls.

Chahar also gives away two wides as he gives away three from his final over to finish with good figures of one for 31 in four overs.

Things going from bad to worse for Sunrisers. Pandey, who struggled for eight from 16 balls, looks to turn it on the leg side but gets a leading edge and is caught by Jadeja on his follow through.

Sunrisers have lost two wickets for 35 runs in the last eight overs to find themselves in a total mess.

Just two singles and a wicket for Jadeja, who has picked up one for eight in three overs.

Dhoni has been bang on with his bowling changes right from the start. With Sunrisers looking to rebuild after their horror start, Dhoni quickly brings in Ravindra Jadeja to send some overs.

Jadeja as expected keeps it tight as he gives away just three runs in his first over.

Bravo looking to keep it short against Pathan, who looks to pull a leg side but is beaten as he gets a wide.

Another short delivery this time outside off-stump as Pathan offers no stroke before he takes a couple on the leg side and he picks up another two runs off the next delivery.

A single each to Pathan and Pandey off the last two deliveries as Sunrisers pick seven runs from the ninth over.

Jadeja sends down another tight super quick over, giving away three runs. Before the two batsmen realise, he is through with his six deliveries of the over.

At the halfway stage, Sunrisers are struggling on 64 for four in 10 overs, with Pathan on nine from 13  balls and Pandey on six from 12 balls.

All-rounder Dwayne Bravo strikes in his first over. Again the short ball does the damage as Shakib is caught down the leg side by Dhoni as he attempts the pull but is beaten.

Dhoni does well to dive to his right and take a difficult low catch inches from the ground.

That dismissal was a near replica of Williamson's wicket earlier as he looks to pull but the ball doesn't rise and goes off his gloves to Dhoni.

Yusuf Pathan throws his bat at a wide short delivery but is beaten before he takes one off the last ball.

Sunrisers face a huge rebuilding task as they reduced to 51 for four in seven overs.

Pacer Shardul Thakur strikes in his first over to leave Sunrisers in a mess.

He starts with one on the pads which Williamson clips to deep square leg for two runs.

The next ball is short as Williamson looks to pull but gets a glove and is caught by Dhoni down the leg side.

Williamson walks back after a fluent 24 from 15 balls to leave Sunrisers in trouble on 36 for three, in the fifth over.

Shakib Al Hasan gets off the mark in some style as he drives a wide delivery from Thakur through the covers for a four and then takes one from the fifth ball.

Chahar to bowl his third over on the trot as CSK prefer to use him more with the new ball than later on.

Chahar attempts the knuckle ball which slips out of his hands and goes long way over Shakib but it is ruled a dead ball and not a no-ball. A close call that one!

Two dot balls to Shakib before he pulls a short ball for a four followed by two singles as Sunrisers reach 47 for three in six overs.

A single each to Williamson and Goswami before the former slaps a short delivery through the off-side for a four.

The next ball is on the pads as the Sunrisers plays a wristy flick to deep midwicket and goes for a risky third run. His partner Goswami is struggling to make his crease but wicketkeeper Dhoni misses an easy run out from Harbhajan's throw from the deep as he casually tries to flick the ball on to the stumps but misses. He had enough time to get his gloves down and break the stumps with Goswami a long way out.

Every run Goswami scores will make Dhoni feel the pain. In the next over, the left-hander makes room before he crashes a full delivery from Ngidi through the covers for a four and then taps the slower ball on the leg side for one.

However, it is Ngidi, who has the last laugh as he takes a superb catch on his follow through to send back Goswami for 12.

Deepak Chahar strikes with the first ball of the match with the key wicket of Shikhar Dhawan, who is bowled off an inside edge for a duck.

Dhawan played a loose shot, throwing his bat at a wide delivery but only managed to drag it back on to his stumps as Sunrisers suffer an early blow.

New batsman Kane Williamson is cautious to start off as he watchfully defends the first two balls he faces from Chahar.

The fourth ball is a wide half-volley as Williamson gets a giant stride forward and drills it through the covers for a four to get himself and his team off the mark.

The next ball is another poor delivery, full and on the leg stump, as Williamson clips it square for another four.

The last ball is again on the pads as Williamson clips it fine to make it a hat-trick of fours.

The in-form Lungi Ngidi to bowl the second over. Williamson is beaten by one which comes in sharply before he takes a single from the fourth ball.

Sreevats Goswami edges the last ball but it goes wide of the fielder in the slip and goes for a boundary.

Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the toss and elected to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Dhoni is expecting dew to play a part in the second half, hence he believes chasing will be much easier than bowling on an outfield hampered by dew.

CSK have made one change as all-rounder Shane Watson comes into the team in place of Sam Billings.

Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad are unchanged.

Welcome to the coverage of the Qualifier 1 match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai on Tuesday.

The riveting contest at the Wankhede Stadium will spell out who goes directly to the May 27 final, also scheduled at this venue, with the winner guaranteed a spot in the summit clash and the loser left to play Qualifier 2 in Kolkata on May 25.

Chennai seem to hold a slight edge going into the match as they have not only got the better of their southern rivals twice in the league stage of the competition but also have the winning momentum going into the match on what promises to be a bouncy track.

While Super Kings stopped the aspirations of Kings XI Punjab by overcoming a difficult start on Sunday in their adopted home base of Pune, Sunrisers have been on a three-game losing run, having sealed their play-off spot with a victory on May 10 against Delhi Daredevils.

They had somehow not been able to muster up the intensity shown in the better of their league stage campaign and to some extent their highly-rated bowling attack also looked off-coloured in the previous three games.

It was the Chennai who halted Sunrisers' six-game winning streak with a comprehensive eight-wicket drubbing on May 13 in Pune.

Sunrisers have depended totally on their captain Kane Williamson, who has been in terrific form to rise to the number two slot in the leading run-getters' list with 661 runs at just over 60 per game.

Only he and Shikhar Dhawan (437 runs), who took some time to get going, have shown consistency with the bat in contrast to their bowling attack which, barring the last few games, has been the talking point of the season.

Sunrisers will need their middle order, especially Manish Pandey, to take up more responsibility to counter Chennai's thrust.