Hyderabad have been more sophisticated, methodical and clinical, especially with the ball, exemplified by the convincing nature of their wins. In the four matches thus far, only once have SRH had to resort to using a part-timer in Deepak Hooda, and that was against a rampaging Chris Gayle in Mohali. But for majority of the tournament, their five genuine bowlers have done a splendid job each time. However, they have holes to plug in the batting department which with the exception of Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson to a degree has not quite come to the party collectively.

Chennai, on the other hand, have required sparks of individual brilliance to take them home in each of their victories. It started with Dwayne Bravo in Mumbai, Sam Billings in Chennai and Shane Watson in Pune. The pattern has repeated unabatingly. These defining performances have tended to be the difference between a tight win and an agonising loss for the men in yellow. They are a batting- heavy side, a fact reiterated by their average total of 192.25 this season, which is comfortably the highest for any team.

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