Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) registered their seventh defeat within the 2025 version of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday, April 25. They have been outplayed at their fortress – Chepauk – but once more. This time, the fortress was breached by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), who managed to silence the passionate CSK followers on the MA Chidambaram Stadium with some dogged cricket.
SRH chased down a 155-run goal with 5 wickets and eight balls to spare. After the gut-wrenching defeat, MS Dhoni admitted that CSK have been 15–20 runs brief with the bat within the first innings.
“I believe we saved dropping wickets and one other factor is within the first innings the wicket was barely higher and 157 wasn’t a justifiable rating. It wasn’t turning lots, a bit of two-paced, however nothing out of the peculiar. Sure, second innings there was a little bit of assist. Our spinners, the standard was there, and so they have been bowling in the suitable areas, however we have been 15-20 runs brief,” MS Dhoni mentioned after the loss.
“I believe he [Dewald Brevis] batted rather well, and we would have liked that within the center order. When the spinners are available, you do it both by batsmanship or selecting the correct areas, however that’s an space the place we wish to enhance as a result of center overs are essential,” he added.
Pat Cummins received the toss on Friday and he determined to bowl first. Mohammed Shami struck with the primary ball of the match, as he despatched Shaik Rasheed packing. Sam Curran batted at No. 3 however did not make an affect. Ayush Mhatre performed one other quick-fire knock earlier than being dismissed within the final over of powerplay, as CSK misplaced three wickets with solely 47 on the board.
Ravindra Jadeja wasted a sedate begin however Dewald Brevis, making his CSK debut, performed a swashbuckling knock of 42 off 25 balls. The decrease middle-order faltered because the likes of Shivam Dube and MS Dhoni have been dismissed cheaply. Deepak Hooda contributed with a 21-ball 22 earlier than CSK have been bowled out for 154 in 19.5 overs.
The guests batted with a conservative method on a difficult floor. They misplaced 5 wickets, however Ishan Kishan (44), Kamindu Mendis (32*), and Nitish Kumar Reddy (19*) performed gritty knocks to orchestrate a five-wicket win with eight balls to spare.
The senior wicketkeeper-batter mentioned that in a event just like the IPL, it’s tough to make things better when a majority of the gamers within the workforce will not be doing nicely.
“In a event like this, when you’ve got one or two areas the place you may plug within the holes it’s good, but when the vast majority of your gamers will not be doing nicely, it turns into very tough. As a result of you must do just a few modifications, but when the bulk are doing nicely you then give these guys that additional few video games and if it doesn’t work out than you progress onto the following one,” the CSK skipper added additional.
“But when 4 of them will not be performing on the similar time, you might be certain to make that change, as a result of you may’t simply carry on going. As a result of we’re not placing sufficient runs on the board, as a result of it’s important proper now, the sport has modified. I’m not saying it’s at all times 180-200, however assess the circumstances after which look to place the runs on the board,” he concluded.
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