2018 Indian Premier League Final

The 2018 Indian Premier League Final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings, on 27 May 2018 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. It was to determine the winner of the 2018 season of the Indian Premier League, an annual Twenty20 tournament in India.[1] For the first time in the history of IPL, the final was played on 19:00 IST, with all the finals of previous ten seasons played at 20:00 IST.

2018 Indian Premier League Final
Event2018 Indian Premier League
Sunrisers Hyderabad Chennai Super Kings
178/6 181/2
20 overs 18.3 overs
Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets
Date27 May 2018
VenueWankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Player of the matchShane Watson (Chennai Super Kings)
UmpiresMarais Erasmus (South Africa)
Sundaram Ravi (India)
Attendance33,415
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Chennai defeated Hyderabad by 8 wickets to win their third IPL title. Shane Watson of Chennai won the player of the match award for his innings of 117 not out off 57 balls.

Road to the final
Main articles: 2018 Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings in 2018, and Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018

League stage
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
League Stage
Opponent Scorecard Result Titles Opponent Scorecard Result
Mumbai Indians [7 April 2018] Won Match 1 Rajasthan Royals [9 April 2018] Won
Kolkata Knight Riders [10 April 2018] Won Match 2 Mumbai Indians [12 April 2018] Won
Kings XI Punjab [15 April 2018] Lost Match 3 Kolkata Knight Riders [14 April 2018] Won
Rajasthan Royals [20 April 2018] Won Match 4 Kings XI Punjab [19 April 2018] Lost
Sunrisers Hyderabad [22 April 2018] Won Match 5 Chennai Super Kings [22 April 2018] Lost
Royal Challengers [25 April 2018] Won Match 6 Mumbai Indians [24 April 2018] Won
Mumbai Indians [28 April 2018] Lost Match 7 Kings XI Punjab [26 April 2018] Won
Delhi Daredevils [30 April 2018] Won Match 8 Rajasthan Royals [29 April 2018] Won
Kolkata Knight Riders [3 May 2018] Lost Match 9 Delhi Daredevils [5 May 2018] Won
Royal Challengers [5 May 2018] Won Match 10 Royal Challengers [7 May 2018] Won
Rajasthan Royals [11 May 2018] Lost Match 11 Delhi Daredevils [10 May 2018] Won
Sunrisers Hyderabad [13 May 2018] Won Match 12 Chennai Super Kings [13 May 2018] Lost
Delhi Daredevils [18 May 2018] Lost Match 13 Royal Challengers [17 May 2018] Lost
Kings XI Punjab [20 May 2018] Won Match 14 Kolkata Knight Riders [19 May 2018] Lost
Playoff stage
Qualifier 1 Qualifier 1
Opponent Scorecard Result Titles Opponent Scorecard Result
Sunrisers Hyderabad [22 May 2018] Won Match 15 Chennai Super Kings [22 May 2018] Lost
Qualifier 2
Opponent Scorecard Result
Match 16 Kolkata Knight Riders [25 May 2018] Won
2018 IPL Final

League Meet-ups
No. Teams Venue Winner Margin MoM
1 CSK vs SRH Hyderabad
CSK
 4 runs Ambati Rayudu – CSK – 79 (37)
2 CSK vs SRH Pune
CSK
 8 wickets Ambati Rayudu – CSK – 100* (62)
3 CSK vs SRH Mumbai
CSK
 2 wickets Faf du Plessis – CSK – 67* (42)

Details

Shane Watson single-handedly won it for CSK by hitting a magnificent century in the biggest game of the season. He made 117 runs.[2] He had scored a century in the earlier stage of the tournament. Ambati Rayudu hit the winning runs for CSK. SRH bowlers looked out of form, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rashid Khan posing as a threat for CSK as all the other bowlers leaked runs heavily. With this win, CSK lifted the IPL trophy for the 3rd time in their seventh appearance in an IPL final.

SRH Innings

After a slow start, opening batsmanShikhar Dhawan tried to up the ante against the strict bowling. Uncapped Bowler and Former SRH player Karn Sharma was introduced into the attack in the 7th over. Both Dhawan and captain Williamson were keeping it slow and steady going for a boundary every over. SRH could only add 18 runs in the last 2 overs. SRH had posted a total of 178/6 which was just about par.[3]

CSK Innings

Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson opened the innings for CSK while Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled the first over for his team. The Super Kings lost du Plessis early but Watson and Raina did not give the Sunrisers any chance to bounce back with their 117-run partnership. Though Watson started slowly playing out Bhuvneshwar's overs, he pummeled the other Sunrisers bowlers to reach his second century in the IPL season. After Raina's departure, Rayudu joined hands with Watson to complete the chase for the Super Kings and helped them lift their third IPL trophy.[4]

Match officials and result

Hyderabad Batting

Batting Runs Balls 4s 6s SR
Shreevats Goswami (wk)run out (Karn Sharma)5500100
Shikhar Dhawanb Ravindra Jadeja262521104
Kane Williamson (c)st MS Dhoni b Karn Sharma473652130.55
Shakib Al Hasanc Suresh Raina b Dwayne Bravo231521153.33
Yusuf Pathannot out452542180
Deepak Hoodac sub b Lungi Ngidi340075
Carlos Brathwaitec Ambati Rayudu b Shardul Thakur211103190.90
Rashid KhanDid not Bat-----
Bhuvneshwar KumarDid not Bat-----
Siddarth KaulDid not Bat-----
Sandeep SharmaDid not Bat-----
Extras (8) (B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 1, WD: 6, P: 0)
Total 178/6 (20.0)RR: 8.9

Chennai Bowling

Player Overs M Runs Wickets No Ball WD E/R
Deepak Chahar40250116.25
Lungi Ngidi41261006.5
Shardul Thakur303110210.33
Karn Sharma30251018.33
Dwayne Bravo404610211.5
Ravindra Jadeja202410012

Chennai Batting

Batting Runs Balls 4s 6s SR
Shane WatsonNot out11757118205.26
Faf du Plessisc & b Sandeep Sharma10111090.90
Suresh Rainac Shreevats Goswami b Carlos Brathwaite322431133.33
Ambati RayuduNot out16191184.21
MS Dhoni (c) (wk)Did not Bat----
Dwayne BravoDid not Bat----
Ravindra JadejaDid not Bat----
Deepak ChaharDid not Bat----
Karn SharmaDid not Bat----
Shardul ThakurDid not Bat----
Lungi NgidiDid not Bat----
Extras (6) (B: 0, LB: 3, NB: 0, WD: 3, P: 0)
Total 181/2 (18.3)RR: 9.78

Hyderabad Bowling

Player Overs M Runs Wickets No Ball WD E/R
Bhuvneshwar Kumar41170004.25
Sandeep Sharma405210213
Siddarth Kaul304300014.33
Rashid Khan41240006
Shakib Al Hasan101500015
Carlos Brathwaite2.302710110.8

See also

References
  1. "Indian Premier League, Final:,May 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. "Shane Watson the hero as CSK claim third IPL crown". ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. Gupta, Rajneesh (27 May 2018). "Quick Stats: Final - CSK vs SRH". IPLT20. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. Gopalakrishnan, Arun (27 May 2018). "Report: Final - CSK vs SRH". IPLT20. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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