IPL 2018: Match preview of Chennai vs Hyderabad

Hyderabad's unbeaten run in the tournament was snapped by the 'Gayle Storm', and the franchise would look to bounce back when they take on Chennai in an Indian Premier League match on Sunday.

Both the teams have six points each from four matches, having lost just one game so far, and a win by either side at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at Uppal will take them to the top of the table.

Hyderabad began their IPL campaign with three wins on the trot before they were stopped on their tracks by Punjab' run-machine Chris Gayle, who played a special innings of 104 not out off 64 balls at Mohali on Thursday.

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Meanwhile, the Kane Willamson-led side have a fix a differnt strategy in order to defeat MS Dhoni-led side. 

After winning their first two matches, Chennai slumped to a defeat against Punjab before bouncing back with a 64-run win over Rajasthan on the back of Shane Watson, who smashed 106 from 57 balls.

Watson has been in fine touch with both the bat and ball, thereby proving his utility as a top-class all-rounder. He is currently the top scorer and top wicket-taker for the franchise.

Hyderabad is seen as one of the most balanced sides in this IPL.

Their bowling line - Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddhart Kaul, Billy Stanlake and Shakib-al-Hasan - have been among the top wicket takers so far this season though young Afghan spinner Rashid Khan is struggling a bit with just three wickets from four matches. 

He was taken to the cleaners by Gayle in their last match, conceding 55 runs for one wicket.

Kaul has six wickets while Kumar, Stanlake and Shakib have taken five wickets each.

For Chennai, Watson is the top bowler with six wickets to his name. 

In the batting department, Chennai have a lot of depth. They have batsmen who can play shots well up to the number seven spot. 

Watson has been leading the charge but Ambati Rayudu and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni are also doing a decent job with the bat.