India, May 18 -- Chennai Super Kings pulled out all stops to throw a spanner in the works of Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, Ishan Kishan scored a mature 47-ball 70 to anchor a tricky chase for a five-wicket win on a Chepauk surface that gripped, confirming the IPL playoffs berth for SRH on Monday.

Asked to chase 180, SRH started with a Powerplay score of 45/1-one of their slowest of the season-but Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen stayed put to slowly work their way through with a calculated partnership of 75 runs for the third wicket. Kishan didn't stay till the end but he carted Mukesh Choudhary for a four and six in the 18th over to ensure a smooth finish for SRH. The 2016 winners finished on 181/5 in 19 overs.

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