Chennai Super Kings have not started the best for IPL 2025. After winning his opener against five -time champions Mumbai Indians, CSK has been unsuccessful to chase him since then chasing 156 runs with four wickets in his hand.
Against Royal Challengers Bangalore, 197 runs at CSK house were unable to score target, which was reduced by 50 runs. On Sunday, CSK once again decreased. To get the vs vs Rajasthan Royals, the knock of Ruturaj Gikwad’s fight was not enough to pursue him from the finish line, as he lost by 6 runs.
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With three matches, CSK is ranked seventh in the IPL points table with a negative net run rate of -0.771 after collecting only two points.
After just one win in three while chasing, the other was exposed when the batting is exposed when the batting was exposed. Chennai chased 111 times in the history of IPL and won 69, not producing 40 loses with two matches, outright results (a tie, not a result).
There is a win-loss record of 1.725 for CSK while chasing.
If the target was a case against 180-plus, such as both RCB and RR, the CSK record deteriorates.
There are 20 examples of chasing 180-plus goals in CSK, where they have won 12 times and have come down eight times. It brings his win-loss record at 1.50.
The most shocking, CSK has now lost nine consecutive sons when he has been assigned the target of 175-Plaus. With twin losses against Punjab Kings, the line began in 2022. Then he suffered two more defeats in 2023 – against Rajasthan Royals.
He suffered three losses while chasing more than 175 goals in IPL 2024. They came against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capital.
CSK when chasing more than 175 targets in IPL
| Year | Team batted first | Team batting seconds | venue |
| 2022 | Punjab Kings – 187/4 (20) | CSK – 176/6 (20) | Mumbai |
| 2022 | Punjab Kings – 180/8 (20) | CSK – 126 All Out (18) | Mumbai |
| 2023 | Rajasthan Royals – 202/5 (20) | CSK – 170/6 (20) | Jaipur |
| 2023 | Rajasthan Royals – 175/5 (20) | CSK – 172/6 (20) | Chennai |
| 2024 | Royal Challengers Bangalore – 218/5 (20) | CSK – 191/7 (20) | Bengaluru |
| 2024 | Gujarat Titans 231/3 (20) | CSK 196/8 | Ahmedabad |
| 2024 | Delhi Capital – 191/5 (20) | CSK 171/6 (20) | Vijag |
| 2025 | Rajasthan Royals – 182/9 (20) | CSK – 176/6 (20) | Guwahati |
| 2025 | Royal Challengers Bangalore – 196/7 (20) | CSK – 146/8 (20) | Chennai |
Now, after just three matches in IPL 2025, he has suffered two defeats.
The last time CSK successfully followed the 175-Plus target in April 2019 when he staged a sit-in to Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai. On the night of April, CSK won six wickets but with only one ball.
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