Watson guides CSK to easy win

Shane Watson brought back memories of last year’s IPL final with a blazing knock as Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets on Tuesday.

Watson roared back to form with a 96 off 53 balls.

Earlier, Manish Pandey’s unbeaten 83 off 49 balls powered Sunrisers to a fighting 175 for 3.

SCORES IN BRIEF

Hyderabad: 175 for 3 in 20 overs (Warner 57, Pandey 83 not out, Shankar 26; Harbhajan 2-39)

Chennai: 176 for 4 in 19.5 overs (Watson 96, Raina 38)

Result: Chennai won by 6 wickets.