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IPL 2025: Priyansh Arya Stole The Show

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  Punjab Kings registered their 3 rd win of IPL 2025 with a thrilling 18-run win over Chennai Super Kings in a high-scoring thriller played at Mullanpur on 8 th April. PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first. Priyansh Arya showed intent right from the word go putting pressure on CSK bowlers. The hosts lost quick wickets of Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer & Marcus Stoinis cheaply inside the first six overs. Priyansh Arya looked in sublime touch smashing CSK bowlers all over the park keeping the momentum for PBKS. PBKS raced away to 75 for 3 at the end of the first six overs. Priyansh displayed attacking strokes keeping the momentum going. He completed his fifty off just 19 deliveries. They lost two more quick wickets of Nehal Wadehra & Glenn Maxwell to leave the hosts in trouble. Priyansh showed his class with power-hitting taking on Noor Ahmad and R Ashwin. He was given a reprieve as Mukesh Chaudhary stepped on the boundary line while taking ...

IPL 2025 Match 8: RCB register historic win on CSK soil

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  Royal Challengers Bengaluru showed their domination as they registered a huge win over Chennai Super Kings at M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on the 28 th of March 2025. CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and decided to field first. Phil Salt showed intent right from the word go putting pressure on Khaleel Ahmed keeping the scoreboard ticking with aggressive intent. On the other hand, Kohli struggled to hit shots. A quick piece of stumping by MS Dhoni ended the innings for Phil Salt. Salt and Kohli added 45 runs for the opening wicket. Devdutt Paddikal looked impressive with his shots against Ravindra Jadeja keeping the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first six overs, RCB scored 56 for 1. Paddikal kept the momentum going for RCB hitting boundaries and not allowing the CSK bowlers to settle. R Ashwin got the breakthrough dismissing Paddikal with a good catch by Gaikwad. Paddikal and Kohli added 31 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Rajat Patidar looked a little cauti...

IPL 2025 Day 2: SRH & CSK Register Wins

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  The second day of the 2025 IPL season saw two contrasting matches, such as Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings registered wins on 23 rd March 2025. SRH vs RR (Hyderabad). RR acting captain Riyan Parag won the toss and decided to field first at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. SRH openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head showed intent right from the word go putting pressure. Theekshana got the breakthrough for RR getting rid of Abhishek with a sharp catch by Jaiswal. Abhishek and Head put on 45 runs for the opening wicket in quick time. Ishan Kishan continued the momentum along with Head smashing the RR bowlers all over the park. At the end of the first six overs, SRH raced away to 94 for 1. Head maintained the momentum, reaching his fifty off just 21 deliveries keeping momentum going for SRH. Tushar Deshpande eventually struck getting rid of Head with a lovely catch by Hetymer at mid-off. Head and Kishan added 85 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Nitish Kum...

IPL 2025: All You Need To Know About CSK

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  Chennai Super Kings finished 5 th in the points table of IPL 2024. They needed to win against RCB but could not qualify for the playoff stage losing the match. Ruturaj Gaikwad will remain as the captain of CSK side this season also. CSK will look to make a strong comeback and win their 6 th IPL title. Here we look at the CSK squad for IPL 2025. Retained Players Ruturaj Gaikwad (18 Crore), Shivam Dube (12 Crore), Ravindra Jadeja (18 Crore), Matheesha Pathirana (13 Crore), MS Dhoni (4 Crore). Released Players Ajinkya Rahane, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Maheesh Theekshana, Mitchell Santer, Moeen Ali, Mukesh Chaudhary, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shaik Rasheed, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Musfitzur Rahman, Avinash Rao Aravelly. Bought Players Rachin Ravindra (4 Crore), R Ashwin (9.75 Crore), Khaleel Ahmed (4.80 Crore), Noor Ahmad (10 Crore), Devon Conway (6.25 Crore)...

IPL 2023 Finals: Chennai Super Kings beat Gujarat Titans in a last ball thriller.

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  Chennai Super Kings defeated Gujarat Titans in a thrilling contest during rain curtailed match played at full house Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad that went on the midnight of 30 th May 2023. CSK captain MS Dhoni won the toss on the reserve day and elected to bowl first. Shubman Gill was given a reprieve as Deepak Chahar dropped a simple chance. Wriddhiman Saha looked in great touch putting pressure on the CSK bowlers. Gill showed intent against Desphande hitting him for big shots. Gill was severe against Theekshana keeping the momentum going. Deepak Chahar dropped another chance off Saha. At the end of first six overs, Gujarat openers raced away to 62 for 0. Ravindra Jadeja was bought into the attack and got rid of Gill with quickfire stumping by MS Dhoni. Gill and Saha added 67 runs for the opening wicket. Sai Sudharsan came to the crease and took a few balls to settle. Chennai Super Kings made 80 for 1 at end of first timeout. Saha showed his class with some lovely sh...

IPL 2023 Qualifier 1: CSK beat Gujarat Titans to qualify directly for the finals.

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  Chennai Super Kings made it into 2023 IPL finals with a comphrensive win over Gujarat Titans in the first qualifier played at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 23 May. Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to field first. It could have been an ideal start for GT as Darshan Nalkande dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad, but it was called no-ball due to overstepping. Gaikwad took advantage of chance putting pressure on GT bowlers. Rashid Khan was brought into the attack early, but Gaikwad showed his class with some brilliant shots. On other hand, Devon Conway struggled with his timing. At the end of the first six overs, CSK scored 49 for 0. With that, the first timeout was called. After the field restrictions, Gaikwad and Conway kept the scoreboard ticking, taking singles and boundaries not allowing GT bowlers to settle. Gaikwad completed his fifty off 36 balls while Conway struggled on a slow pitch. Mohit Sharma got the breakthrough for GT by dismissing dangerous ...

IPL 2022 Match 68: Ashwin’s all-round abilities take RR to second spot

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 On Friday, Rajasthan Royals ended the league stage with a thrilling win over Chennai Super Kings in a low-scoring match played at Brabourne Stadium, CCI, Mumbai on Friday. CSK captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. Moeen Ali started brilliantly putting pressure on the RR bowlers right from the word go. Boult produced the wicket dismissing Ruturaj Gaikwad. Devon Conway looked decent enough with his shots. Moeen attacked Boult, hitting him for 26 runs in the final over off the powerplay. At the end of the first six overs, CSK raced away to 75 for 1. During the course of innings, Moeen Ali reached fifty off 19 balls. With that, the first timeout was taken. Ashwin struck for RR getting rid of Conway. Conway decided to review the decision for LBW, but it was retained due to the umpire's call. Conway and Moeen Ali added 83 runs for the 2 nd wicket. RR bowlers made a strong comeback as McCoy dismissed Narayan Jagadeesan caught by Parag and then Chahal got the wicket...

IPL 2022 Match 62: Gujarat Titans seal top 2 spot with a dominating win

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 It was another superb performance by Hardik Pandya led side Gujarat Titans producing dominating performance over Chennai Super Kings played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Sunday. Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for CSK as they lost an early wicket of Devon Conway with a lovely delivery by Mohammed Shami. Moeen Ali showed intent against Rashid Khan putting GT bowlers under pressure. At the end of the first six overs, CSK scored 47 for 1. With that, the first timeout was called. Moeen looked in decent touch making life tough for GT bowlers. Sai Kishore got rid of Moeen Ali providing a simple catch to Rashid. Moeen and Gaikwad added 57 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Gaikwad and Narayana Jagadeesan never looked comfortable against disciplined GT bowling. At the end of the second timeout, CSK ended at 90 for 2. Gaikwad showed some intent to keep pressure on GT bowlers while Jagadeesan also was out of touch. Gaikwad c...

IPL 2022 Match 59: Mumbai Indians knock out Chennai Super Kings with a dominating win

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 The five time-Champions Mumbai Indians knocked out Chennai Super Kings in a one-sided affair played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Thursday. Mumbai Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field. Due to a power shortage, the DRS was not available for 1.4 overs. It was an ideal start for MI as Daniel Sams got rid of Devon Conway on a ball that missed the leg stumps. Sams then produced the magic Moeen Ali with a good catch by Shokeen. Jasprit Bumrah trapped Robin Uthappa to leave CSK in big trouble at 5 for 3. Sams then got rid of CSK opener Ruturaj Gaikwad putting them under immense pressure. Riley Meredith showed his skills by getting rid Rayudu to leave CSK in dire straits. At the end of the first six overs, CSK looked in massive trouble at 32 for 5. At the end of the first timeout, CSK scored 35 for 5. Meredith got rid of Shivam Dube cheaply to put more misery on CSK. MS Dhoni showed some promise-keeping the scoreboard ticking with lovely shots. Karthikeya got...

IPL 2022 Match 49: RCB register close fought win over CSK

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 Royal Challengers Bangalore registered a close-fought win over Chennai Super Kings to stay in contention for the playoffs stage played at MCA Stadium, Pune on Wednesday. CSK captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to field first. Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli began the innings cautiously against Mukesh Chaudhary. After the initial slow start, du Plessis and Kohli took attacked Mukesh and Simarjeet Singh under pressure. At the end of the first six overs, RCB scored 57 for 0. Moeen Ali struck immediately getting rid of du Plessis with an easy catch to Ravindra Jadeja. Faf and Kohli added 62 runs for the opening wicket. Moeen Ali and Theekshana tied up with disciplined bowling. Maxwell was promoted at number 3 but the experiment failed as he was run out with a lovely throw by Uthappa and gathered MS Dhoni to leave RCB in trouble. With that wicket, the first timeout was taken at 76 for 2. Moeen produced a stunning delivery to dismiss Kohli to leave RCB in trouble. Mahipal Lom...

IPL 2022 Match 46: CSK beat SRH in a high scoring thriller

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 Chennai Super Kings registered their third win of the tournament defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in a high thriller played at MCA Stadium, Pune on Sunday. SRH captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to field first. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway began the innings cautiously. Washington Sundar went off the field due to an injury. At the end of the first six overs, CSK openers made 40 for 0. Gaikwad and Conway took the attack to part-time bowler Markram. Umran Malik was taken to the cleaners by CSK openers. At the end of the first timeout, CSK scored 60 for 0. Gaikwad showed intent reaching fifty off 33 balls. Conway also looked in decent touch keeping the momentum going for CSK. CSK openers never allowed SRH bowlers to settle and made life tougher. At the end of 2 nd timeout, CSK ended at 123 for 0. Devon Conway completed fifty off 39 balls and maintained the momentum for CSK. Natarajan got the breakthrough by dismissing Gaikwad caught by Bhuvneshwar Kumar one short...

IPL 2022 Match 38: Shikhar Dhawan’s knock helps Punjab Kings register close-fought win

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 Punjab Kings showed their character as they defeated Chennai Super Kings in a high-scoring encounter played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Monday. CSK captain Ravindra Jadeja won the toss and decided to field first. Shikhar Dhawan showed intent right from the word go putting CSK bowlers under pressure. On other hand, Mayank Agarwal struggled with disciplined bowling. Theekshana got the breakthrough by dismissing Mayank providing an easy catch to Dube. Agarwal and Dhawan added 37 runs for the opening wicket. At the end of the first six overs, PBKS scored 37 for 1. CSK bowlers kept tight lines and lengths not allowing PBKS batsmen to score runs easily. At the end of the first timeout, PBKS made 63 for 1. Rajapaksa and Dhawan put enough pressure on CSK bowlers hitting boundaries and taking singles with ease. CSK ground fielding and catching was not up to the mark. Rajapaksa showed intent on keeping the momentum going on for PBKS. Dhawan looked confident completing fift...

IPL 2022 Match 29: David Miller brilliance gives Gujarat Titans thrilling win

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 Gujarat Titans snatched victory out of nowhere in a thrilling encounter against Chennai Super Kings played at MCA Stadium, Pune on Sunday. GT stand-in captain Rashid Khan won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for Gujarat Titans as Mohammed Shami dismissed Robin Uthappa with lovely delivery. The umpire gave not out but on review, it was overturned to out. Ruturaj Gaikwad who looked in poor form this season so far showed intent to hitting boundaries. Alazzari Joseph playing his first game for GT got rid of Moeen Ali to leave CSK in trouble. At the end of the first six overs, Chennai Super Kings made 39 for 2. Gaikwad and Rayudu kept the scoreboard ticking making life tough for GT bowlers. At the end of the first timeout, CSK made 59 for 2. Gaikwad and Rayudu upped the ante-hitting boundaries not allowing GT bowlers to settle. Gaikwad looked impressive completing fifty off 37 balls. Both kept the momentum going for CSK hitting boundaries and making life t...

IPL 2022 Match 22: CSK open their account with an impressive win

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 Chennai Super Kings finally got their act together as they registered an impressive win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in a high scoring thriller played at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai on Tuesday. RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and decided to field first. Ruturaj Gaikwad started off brightly showing intent after a disappointing 4 matches. Hazlewood playing his first IPL match for RCB got rid of Gaikwad with good delivery. Uthappa showed intent putting pressure on the RCB bowlers. Chennai Super Kings scored 35 for 1 at the end of the first six overs. A superb piece of fielding by Suryash Prabhudessai led to a run-out of Moeen Ali to leave CSK on the backfoot. Shivam Dube put the RCB spinners, Shahbaz Ahmed, with big shots. At the end of the first timeout, CSK scored 55 for 2. Dube and Uthappa looked in great hitting form smashing Hasaranga and other RCB bowlers to all parts of the ground. Both did not allow the RCB bowlers to settle keeping the scoreboard ticking ...

IPL 2022 Match 17: Sunrisers Hyderabad thrash CSK to register first win

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 It was a comprehensive performance by Sunrisers Hyderabad registering their first win of IPL 2022 against defending champions Chennai Super Kings played at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai on Saturday. SRH captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to field first. It was a steady start by Robin Uthappa and Ruturaj Gaikwad hitting some lovely shots. Washington Sundar got the first breakthrough for SRH dismissing Uthappa caught by Markram at long-on. T Natarajan produced a stunning yorker to get rid of Gaikwad to leave CSK struggling. Umran Malik bowled with pace troubling Rayudu and Moeen Ali. At the end of the first six overs, CSK made 41 for 2. Rayudu and Moeen Ali put some pressure on SRH bowlers trying to keep the momentum going for CSK. At the end of the first timeout, CSK scored 63 for 2. SRH bowlers did not allow Moeen and Rayudu to score runs easily. The pitch was tough to bat on as both Moeen and Rayudu struggled to time the ball. At the end of the second timeout, C...

IPL 2022 Match 11: Liam Livingstone brilliance gives Punjab Kings dominating win

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 Liam Livingstone's brilliant performances with both bat and ball helped Punjab Kings register a comfortable win over Chennai Super Kings played at Brabourne Stadium, CCI on Sunday. CSK captain Ravindra Jadeja won the toss and decided to field first. The decision paid off as Mukesh Chaudhary got rid of Mayank Agarwal cheaply. A good throw by Chris Jordan and gather by MS Dhoni resulted in the run-out of Bhaunka Rajapaksa leaving PBKS in trouble at 14 for 2. Liam Livingstone showed intent right from the word go and kept the pressure on CSK bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, PBKS raced away to 72 for 2. Dhawan and Livingstone maintained the momentum for PBKS. At the end of the first timeout, PBKS scored 89 for 2. Livingstone smashed the highest six of the tournament so far with 108 m. He completed fifty off just 27 balls maintaining momentum. Dwayne Bravo dismissed Dhawan providing an easy catch to Jadeja. Dhawan and Livingstone added 95 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Jitesh...

IPL 2022 Match 7: LSG stun CSK in a high scoring thriller

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 Lucknow Super Giants opened their account with a well-paced chase against Chennai Super Kings in a high-scoring thriller played at Brabourne Stadium, CCI on Thursday. LSG captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to field first. Robin Uthappa looked in sublime touch right from the word go putting enough pressure on the new ball bowlers. A superb direct throw by Ravi Bishnoi resulted in the run-out by Ruturaj Gaikwad cheaply. Moeen Ali joined in with Uthappa and kept the pressure on LSG bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, CSK raced away to 73 for 1. With that, the first timeout was called. Uthappa showed intent and reached fifty off just 25 balls. Ravi Bishnoi struck for LSG getting rid of Uthappa LBW. Uthappa and Moeen Ali added 56 runs for the 2 nd wicket. The umpire gave it not out, but LSG decided to review the decision, and was overturned. Shivam Dube kept the pressure on LSG bowlers along with Moeen. Avesh Khan dismissed Moeen Ali with stumps rattled.   Am...