In one of the most surprising results in this year’s IPL, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), who was considered to be one of the favorites before the start of the tournament. The margin of victory was a whopping 108 runs, which is CSK’s largest ever win in terms of runs. This result has significantly increased CSK’s chances of qualifying for the playoffs, while it has all but ended SRH’s hopes. Here are three factors that contributed to CSK’s emphatic win.
IPL Largest Margins wins by runs
| Date | Team | Opp | Runs | Target | Venue |
| 06 May 17 | MI | DD | 146 | 213 | Delhi |
| 14 May 16 | RCB | GL | 144 | 249 | Bangalore |
| 18 May 08 | KKR | RCB | 140 | 223 | Banglore |
| 06 May 15 | RCB | KXIP | 138 | 227 | Bangalore |
| 23 Apr 13 | RCB | PWI | 130 | 264 | Bangalore |
| 31 Mar 19 | SRH | RCB | 118 | 232 | Hyderabad |
| 17 May 11 | KXIP | RCB | 111 | 233 | Dharamsala |
| 30 May 08 | RR | DD | 105 | 193 | Mumbai |
| 09 May 18 | MI | KKR | 102 | 211 | Kolkata |
| 17 Mar 10 | MI | DD | 98 | 219 | Delhi |
| 25 Apr 15 | CSK | KXIP | 97 | 193 | Chennai |
| 11 Apr 17 | DD | RPS | 97 | 206 | Pune |
| 24 Sep 20 | KXIP | RCB | 97 | 207 | Dubai |
| 21 Apr 14 | CSK | DD | 93 | 178 | Abu Dhabi |
| 20 Apr 09 | CSK | RCB | 92 | 180 | Port Elizabeth |
| 27 Apr 09 | MI | KKR | 92 | 188 | Port Elizabeth |
| 27 Oct 20 | SRH | DC | 88 | 220 | Dubai |
| 17 Apr 13 | RR | MI | 87 | 180 | Jaipur |
| 25 May 13 | CSK | DD | 86 | 223 | Chennai |
| 18 Apr 13 | CSK | DD | 86 | 170 | Delhi |
| 07 Oct 21 | KKR | RR | 86 | 172 | Sharjah |