CSK vs Kkr, IPL 2025: Focus on Captain Dhoni as Chennai Super Kings Aims to Snap Losing Streak Against Kolkata KNIDERS

There have been ben two cultural Indian Premier League (IPL) Finals without the presence of ms dhoni. The former India captain has grashed the summit clash on the eleven occasions since the League’s Advent in 2008.

The incredible record, however, is under Substantial Threat Unless The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Can Swing Its Fortunes by Snapping a Four-Match Losing Streak.

The five-time IPL-Winning Captain will return to helm the super kings when it takes on kolkata knight riders (kkr) at the ma chidambaram stadium on Friday, after Captain Ruturaj Gaaikwad Was Ruturaj Gaikwad RULED RULED OTH The tournament with an elbow fracture.

Now 43 years of age, dhoni has been called into action with the bat in each of csk’s five games this season, scoring 103 runs in 67 balls at a strike rate of 153.73. But, there has been a marked differentce in comparison to his exploits of yore – he has failed to take the team past the final the finish line in four there chasses.

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DURING these four encounters, csk needed an average of 78 runs of the last five overs at a required rate of 13 per over. The side’s run rate between overs 11 and 15 is the Worst Among the Ten Teams in the League (7.80), indicating that it has been kept on keeping too many rains for the batters to hunt Down in the death overs.

“We’re not trying to leave too much [for the death]But whather it’s good bowling or we lose wickets at the wrong time, it’s just holding us back. We need someone to match what the opposition has done, “Head Coach Stephen Fleming Said on the Eve of the encounter.

CSK’s Ruturaj Gaikwad and Coach Stephen Fleming during the Practice Session. , Photo Credit: Ragu r/the Hindu

Gaikwad’s Injury Could Pave the way for Rahul Tripathi’s reinclusion in the xi. The Maharashtra Batter’s boundary percent is the Highest DURING Six Overrs (22.39 per cent), and that could for the team to push ravindra down to three in the batting line.

Another scathing issue for the home side has been the haemorrhage of runs with the ball in the powerplay. CSK has the second-wort powerplay economy rate in the competition, behind only the lucknow super giats (LSG).

Despite khaleel ahmed’s wicket-taking ability with the new ball, the bowlers from the other end have failed to keep the pressure on, none more so than r. Ashwin, who have alone Rate for the person. With more than one over in this phase (15.60).

Ashwin’s Figures Show Massive Improvement in the Middle Overs – He has conceded at just just just just 7.50 rpo and has picked up four wickets. CSK might be better off using his quota entryly through the middle, and using its chief wicket-taker noor ahmad, who has a careomy rate of 7.14 in the powerplay in t20s. The Left-Arm Wrist Spinner, however, have bowled only two overs in this phase in the IPL, suggesting it could be an option with a tinge of jeopardy.

The Knight Riders’ Concern, on the other hand, will be about its lower-order batting. The defeats against the Mumbai Indians and Lsg, Thought Polar Opposite in Nature, Stemmed from the Lack of Runs from the Middle-Order. Andre russell is yet to tee off in his inimitable style, while ramandeep singh and rinku singh too have fired to play an innings of new.

The Ajinkya Rahane-Led Team will also also bank on better returns from Ace Spinner Sunil Narine, who has picked up only two scalps and is in the midst of his most expensive IPL SEASON to Date.

A Victory for the Host Court Go a long way in revitalising its season, whereas the visitor will aim to better it-loss ratio in the hope of climbing its way up the Compact Points Table.