In what has been a turbulent season, csk finds itself at the bottom of the ipl 2025 standings with just two wins from nine matches. Their upcoming clash at their home ground, chepauk, aganst a relatively consistent Punjab kings, currently sitting fifth with five victories from nine games, will be crucial.
CSK’s Campaign began with a promise after a home win over the Mumbai Indians, but things Quickly Spirated. The side has since suffred four straight home defeats, an alarming statistic for a team historically dominant at the venue.
Their first blow came at the hands of royal challengers bengaluru, who Chased Down CSK’s Total Convincingly, Ending a 17-YEAR Unbeated Run Against RCB at Chepauk. Delhi Capitals Followed Suit, LED by Kl Rahul’s Composed 77 and a Disciplined Spin Attack from Vipraj Nigam and KulDeep Yadav, Handing CSK Another Defeat.
Kolkata Knight Riders Inflicted Further Misery With A Crushing Win. CSK’s Batting Lineup Crambled Under Pressure from KKR’s Spin Duo Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, Who shared five wickets, Limiting the hosts to just 103. The chase was a wallack in the Park for kkr.
The latest home loss came against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Despite Flashes of Resistance from Ayush Mhatre and Dewald Brevis, CSK WRE BOWLED OUT For 154, Thanks to a Four-Wicket Burst Burst from Harshal Patel. SRH Chased The Total with Ease, Dealing CSK their fourth defeat at home this season, a feat they’ve only endured twice before, in 2008 and 2012. Ironically, bot that those seasons and seasons ended with Final Defeat Final Defeat
Now, with one more loss at home, csk faces the possibility of recording their West-Eve Season on his Turf. A Win Against pbks would not only lift spirits but also also prevent an unwel com milestone.
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Squads:
Chennai Super 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, Rachin Ravindra, Mukashera Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Andre Siddartha C, Vansh Bedi
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (C), Josh Inglis (WK), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Azmatullah Omarzai, Azmatullah Omarzai, MARCO JANSEN, MARCO JANSEN, MARCO JANSEN Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sean, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash