Chennai Super Kings out of IPL 2025? Know what to do now to reach the playoffs?

Chennai Super Kings' bad phase continues in IPL 2025. It had to face defeat once again. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated it by 5 wickets at its home ground Chepauk. Chennai has lost for the first time at home against Hyderabad in the history of IPL. With this, it has now lost 7 out of 9 matches in the tournament. It has only 4 points and is at the bottom of the points table. Therefore, the Chennai team is considered out of the tournament. However, officially it can still qualify for the playoffs. Let's know what it has to do with this.

How will CSK reach the playoffs?

Despite losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on 25 April, all is not over for Chennai Super Kings. This 5-time champion team still has a chance to make it to the playoffs. However, now it cannot go directly to the playoffs. MS Dhoni's team will now have to win all their remaining 5 matches to make it to the top-4. Despite this, a place in the playoffs will not be guaranteed. If CSK wins its last 5 matches, it will have 14 points. Still, it will have to depend on the performance of other teams. Net run rate will play an important role in its qualification.

Last season, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) also qualified for the playoffs with 14 points. RCB, CSK, Delhi Capitals (DC), and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) had equal points, but Bangalore's team reached the knockout round based on a better net run rate. However, this was the first time that a team made it to the IPL playoffs with 14 points and 7 wins despite having 10 teams. That is, the doors are still open for CSK, but along with winning matches, they will also have to improve their net run rate (-1.302), which is the worst among all the teams in this tournament.

CSK's struggle continues

Chennai Super Kings have struggled continuously in this tournament since winning the first match. After starting with a win over Mumbai Indians (MI) at Chepauk, it completely lost its momentum. It had to face 5 consecutive defeats. Then it got a win against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), but again lost the next 2 matches.

Not only this, the batting unit of the team has been a complete failure. The openers have failed to give CSK a fast start. At the same time, the middle order has been a complete flop. Apart from this, the bowlers have also struggled a lot. MS Dhoni's magic has also not been seen this season. Overall, the entire team is struggling at this time.

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