IPL 2025: CSK One Loss Away From Worst-Ever Residence Document, Combat To Save Delight At Residence Towards PBKS

In what has been a turbulent season, CSK finds itself on the backside of the IPL 2025 standings with simply two wins from 9 matches. Their upcoming conflict at their house floor, Chepauk, towards a comparatively constant Punjab Kings, at the moment sitting fifth with 5 victories from 9 video games, can be essential.

CSK’s marketing campaign started with a promise after a house win over the Mumbai Indians, however issues rapidly spiraled. The aspect has since suffered 4 straight house defeats, an alarming statistic for a group traditionally dominant on the venue.

Their first blow got here by the hands of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who chased down CSK’s whole convincingly, ending a 17-year unbeaten run towards RCB at Chepauk. Delhi Capitals adopted swimsuit, led by KL Rahul’s composed 77 and a disciplined spin assault from Vipraj Nigam and Kuldeep Yadav, handing CSK one other defeat.

Kolkata Knight Riders inflicted additional distress with a crushing win. CSK’s batting lineup crumbled beneath stress from KKR’s spin duo Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, who shared 5 wickets, limiting the hosts to simply 103. The chase was a stroll within the park for KKR.

The most recent house loss got here towards Sunrisers Hyderabad. Regardless of flashes of resistance from Ayush Mhatre and Dewald Brevis, CSK have been bowled out for 154, due to a four-wicket burst from Harshal Patel. SRH chased the whole with ease, dealing CSK their fourth defeat at house this season, a feat they’ve solely endured twice earlier than, in 2008 and 2012. Mockingly, each these seasons ended with closing defeats for CSK.

Now, with another loss at house, CSK faces the potential for recording their worst-ever season on their turf. A win towards PBKS wouldn’t solely raise spirits but in addition stop an unwelcome milestone.

Can MS Dhoni and his males rally to guard their fortress another time?

Squads:

Chennai Tremendous Kings:

Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana, Anshul Kamboj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jamie Overton, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh Bedi

Punjab Kings:

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash