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Chennai Super Kings misplaced their thirteenth match of the Indian Premier League 2025 to Rajasthan Royals after failing to defend 187 on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Chennai Super Kings have equalled an all-time embarrassing report after taking place to the Royals.
New Delhi:
Chennai Super Kings have equalled an all-time undesirable report of their IPL historical past after taking place to Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday, May 20. CSK didn’t defend 187 of their second final conflict in opposition to the Royals because the RR batters hunted down the goal with six wickets in hand and 17 balls to go.
CSK have equalled their all-time undesirable report of most defeats in a season. This was CSK’s tenth loss in IPL 2025, which is their joint-most in an IPL season, stage with 10 defeats in 2022.
Most losses for CSK in an IPL season:
2025 – 10 defeats in 13 matches*
2022 – 10 defeats in 14 matches
2020 – 8 defeats in 14 matches
2012 – 8 defeats (together with closing) in 19 matches
2024 – 7 defeats in 14 matches
RR batters Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel starred because the Royals put the chasing monkey off their backs and hunted down the overall with ease. Suryavanshi and Jaiswal set issues up fairly nicely with Jaiswal being the aggressor up entrance.
The senior Southpaw scored 36 from 19 balls earlier than the 14-year-old left-hander took over. He saved smashing balls, reminding the followers of his energy and ability, as he manoeuvred his method to a 57-run knock from 33 balls. CSK tried to forge a comeback and remind RR of their chasing ghosts.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Noor Ahmed snared just a few wickets as they saved the fading hopes alive for CSK, nevertheless, Jurel was vigilant this time round with Shimron Hetmeyer partnering him within the mini-association. RR saved going with the run fee and regardless of shedding just a few wickets, they at all times had been on the entrance foot. The formalities ended when Jurel slammed a six within the 18th over to take RR residence.
Notably, CSK are set to complete final in IPL 2025. While they will nonetheless keep away from a last-placed end, will probably be the primary time that they may end final in an IPL ever, until they discover an enormous win in opposition to Gujarat Titans of their final match.
Earlier, CSK had made 187 on the again of robust contributions from Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis and Shivam Dube. While Mhatre’s 43 gave the early impetus, Brevis helped the Super Kings within the center stage together with his 42-run knock, adopted by Dube’s 39 that took CSK to a complete that did not show out to be sufficient ultimately.
