Ravindra Jadeja celebrates his teammates after taking the goal of Heinrich Klaasen during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. (PTI)Chennai Super Kings’ Ravindra Jadeja celebrates his teammates after taking Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klasen during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20. (PTI)Ravindra Jadeja celebrates his teammates after taking the goal of Heinrich Klaasen during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. (PTI)Chennai Super Kings’ Ravindra Jadeja celebrates his teammates after taking Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klasen during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20. (PTI)Ravindra Jadeja celebrates his teammates after taking the goal of Heinrich Klaasen during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. (PTI) Chennai Super Kings suffered five goals on Friday against Sunrisers Hyderabad at MA chidambarama, which seriously affected their chances of playoffs IPL 2025. The loss was maintained by the MS Dhoni-cuddled team on the bottom of the IPL table of only 4 points from 9 matches, which meant their seventh defeat.
CSK is now facing the battle uphill to qualify for the playoffs, and deal with six points for fourth place in Mumbai Indians. Although there are mathematical possibilities, they must win all their remaining five matches and depend on the favorable results of other teams.
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Currently champions are currently holding the worst pure running level of -1.302 of all ten teams, which further complicates their qualifying scenario. Three teams already have 12 points, while three others are located with 10 points.
The qualifying stamp is expected to be higher than 14 points of the previous season, when the Royal Challengers Bengalur secured the final place Play -off. RCB qualified last season by defeating CSK in their final league match and advancement to excellent clean running.
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The remaining CSK schedule includes matches against the Pandjab Kings in Chennai, Royal Challengers Bengalur in Bengalur, Kalcata Knight in Calcutta, Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur and Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad.
The current table of IPL 2025 points shows that Gujarat Titans leads with 12 points out of 8 matches, followed by Dilli Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengalur with the same points. Indians from Bombai, Pandjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants occupy medium positions with 10 points.
Kolkata Knight drivers hold the seventh position with 8 points, while Sunrisers Hyderabad sits eighth with 6 points. Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings are tied to the bottom with 4 points.
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Mrs. Dhoni indicated that the team would approach the rest of the tournament by one game at a time while maintaining hope. Historically, CSK never missed the play -off in consecutive seasons when participating in IPL.
The current position of the team is a significant departure from their usual performance, as traditionally were strong candidates in the play -off race. Their remaining matches will be essential in determining their fate in IPL 2025.
The current scenario requires not only the perfect performance from the CSK in their remaining matches, but also depends on the results of other teams. Their negative level of pure running adds another layer of complexity of their qualification hopes.
