Since the beginning of the IPL, Chennai Super Kings have influenced everyone with their continuity and excellence. Five titles, many playoffs and the biggest thing is that in the seasons in which Chennai Super Kings participated, they never missed the final for two consecutive years. However, the 2025 season brought an unexpected turn, when CSK not only dropped out of the playoff race. Rather, for the first time, the threat of reaching the lowest rung in the points table began to hop up.
The disappointment of 2024 also continued in 2025. After the 6 -wicket defeat against Rajasthan Royals in Delhi, head coach Stephen Fleming did not hide his displeasure. In the post-match press conference, he said that, our performance has been the same as our position in the table. We cannot avoid this. But we want to do better supplies that show our team’s capacity.
After being out of the playoff race two weeks before, the CSK match became only a formality. Despite this, the franchise began to give a chance to young players keeping the future in mind. Fleming insisted that even though the possibility of the playoffs has been over, the focus and morale of the team have not diminished. He said that, we do not like to live in the lower position but this is not our inspiration. We want to perform well and finish at least with a great performance at the end of the season.
CSK’s biggest problem of this season has been his batting. In the initial matches, the failure to score runs in the powerplay and the lack of intentions in the entire inning put the team in trouble. In the initial matches, the failure to score runs in the powerplay and the lack of intentions in the entire inning put the team in trouble. The involvement of young players in recent matches led to some speed in batting, but still many flaws are clearly visible in the batting order. Young players like Ayush Mhatre and Dewald Bravis have raised hope for the future but need more support from the rest of the batsmen.
Apart from batting, CSK bowling also did not meet expectations in this region. Prominent fast bowler Mathisha Pathirana, who has been important for the team in the last few years, was seen struggling this time with an economy rate of more than 10. His new bowling action and lack of control put him in trouble. Fleming, however, refrained from criticizing Pathirana and said, he is not at the level where we or she wants. But he is slowly returning to form. The batsmen are now beginning to consider them as excellent. So they have to further strengthen their strategy.