May 27, 2018: MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings win 3rd IPL title after serving 2-year ban

Chennai Super Kings completed a fairy tale comeback from disgrace to glory, clinching their third IPL title after imposing all-rounder Shane Watson single-handedly hammered Sunrises Hyderabad into submission with a blazing hundred in the final.

MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings looked at their best in their comeback season and won their third title when they beat 2016 champions Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in the IPL 2018 final. Such was Super Kings' domination over an otherwise formidable SRH that they beat the Willamson-led side four times in as many games in the 2018 season. Watson finished with 117 not out off 57 balls and was involved in valuable partnerships with Suresh Raina (32) and Ambati Rayudu (16*). Watson's unbeaten 117 was the highest score in an IPL final. The Australian smashed as many as 11 fours and eight sixes en route to this second hundred of the season as CSK raced home in 18.3 overs. MS Dhoni was playing in his eighth IPL final while CSK were in their seventh. The triumph over the 2016 champions marked a happy comeback for the men in yellow who were banned for two seasons following the spot-fixing scandal.