Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings Shrewd Captaincy Mrs. Dhoni helped CSK to bounce back from the worst situations, allowing them to pull an unlikely return. Fans expected a similar turn for franchise after the return of Wicketkeeper-Batter to the captain after CSK CSK Ruturaj Gaikwad got due to injury.
For CSK, however, things from bad to worse, although Dhoni was a captain, as is evident from the team performance against KKR and Mi. The franchise based in Chennai managed to score only 103 runs against the side led by Ajinkya Rahane, who suffered the defeat of eight goals. Fierce rivals also withdrew the dominant nine goal victory when Dhoni watched quietly.
CSK is currently on the bottom of the IPL table 2025 points after six defeats in eight matches with NRR -1.392.
It was a similar state for SRH, who are currently ninth on the table points after they lost five of the seven matches this season. The franchise based in Hyderabad has a NRR -1,217. SRH started the season strongly and broke 286 in their opening against RR.
However, the same momentum has not been maintained and from now on, the defeats at regular intervals. The form of Ishan Kishan was the main problem, while the pads also tried to feel their presence. Even Travis Head was quite dampened compared to the IPL 2024.
How can CSK qualify for play -off?
CSK will have to conveniently win all six remaining matches to receive a chance to get to play -off. Franchise based in Chennai currently has four points, while the five best teams already have 10 points in its cat.
CSK currently has the worst NRR in IPL 2025, which makes the task even harder for the party. Even the victory of five out of six matches could be enough if the teams placed in the upper half of the table struggle, due to the qualifications of the RCB for the Play -OPF IPL 2024, although they have 14 points.
The upcoming matches:
April 25: CSK vs SRH
April 30: CSK vs pbks
May 3: RCB vs CSK
May 7: Krk vs CSK
May 12: CSK vs rr
May 18: GT vs CSK
What SRH must do to qualify:
SRH must similarly win all his remaining matches, due to the hard competition of the Play -off place. The Pat Cummins party currently has four points in Kitty and the second worst NRR.
However, their chances of his playoffs are better than CSK, since they have played one less game than franchise based in Chennai. CSK and SRH are set to April 25 at Chennai’s Chepauk Stadium. The match could play a key role in determining the play -off aspirations of both franchises.
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The upcoming matches:
April 23: SRH vs Mi
April 25: CSK vs SRH
May 2: GT vs SRH
May 5: SRH vs dc dc
May 10: SRH VS KRKR
May 13: RCB vs SRH
May 18: LSG vs SRH
Get the latest iPL 2025 updates in the Times of India, including matches, team units, points and points and Live score of IPL for CSK, Mi, RCB, Krk, SRH, LSG, DC, GT, PBKS and RR. Do not miss the list of players in the IPL Orange Cap and IPL Purple Cap.
