At 43, Mahendra Singh Dhoni continues to be the heartbeat of the Chennai Super Kings. Wherever the CSK side has played this season, the famed No.7 jersey has flooded stadiums across the country.
Left-arm wrist-spinner Noor Ahmad picked an exceptional 4-31 while Dewald Brevis’ hit a whirlwind 22-ball fifty as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by two wickets in a thrilling IPL 2025 clash at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.
With 14 points in their kitty, RCB are currently at the second spot in the IPL points table with seven wins from 10 games, while five-time title holders CSK are already out of the race to the playoffs, and are languishing at the bottom with mere four points, after a rather lacklustre season.
The loss extended their losing streak to four matches, and has also coincided with CSK’s worst performance at home ever in the league, with their slim hopes of qualifying for the playoffs fading rapidly.
Fans who had gathered at the Chepauk stadium here for the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) on Friday night were in for a pleasant surprise as Tamil star Ajith Kumar turned up to watch the match along with his family.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have signed young South African international Dewald Brevis as replacement for injured pacer Gurjapneet Singh for the remainder of IPL 2025. Brevis will join CSK for Rs 2.2 crore.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have picked Ayush Mhatre as injury replacement for skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has been ruled out of IPL 2025 due to an elbow fracture. On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have signed Smaran Ravichandran as a replacement for injured Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa.
Sunil Narine put out a superb all-round show - picking 3-13 in his four overs and then smashing an entertaining 44, as a ruthless Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) thoroughly outplayed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by eight wickets in a one-sided Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Friday.
Fleming said there was no second thought in handing back the reins to MSD, who had previously led the side to five titles.
Having registered a solitary win from five outings so far, CSK are currently languishing at the penultimate spot in the 10-team points table.
