Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Standings

After their impressive five-wicket win against CSK on Friday, Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad vaulted up the IPL 2025 points table into eighth spot while MS Dhoni’s side dropped back down into ninth with only four points from nine matches played. Prasidh Krishna leads GT’s Purple Cap race with 16 wickets taken so far this tournament, reflecting the changing dynamics in the chennai super kings vs sunrisers hyderabad standings this IPL season.

CSK vs SRH

On Friday at Chepauk stadium, Sunrisers Hyderabad secured an easy five-wicket win against Chennai Super Kings to increase their playoff hopes and send MS Dhoni’s side tumbling to last place in the IPL 2025 standings.

As a result of this result, SRH moved up from ninth position to eighth and leapfrogged Rajasthan Royals while CSK saw its chances for play-off annihilated.

Earlier, SRH were dominant with the ball, restricting CSK to just 154 all out in 19.5 overs with their impressive pace attack led by Harshal Patel (4/28) backed up by Pat Cummins (2/21) and Jaydev Unadkat (11/22).

Dewald Brevis produced a fluent 42 off 25 balls for CSK but couldn’t find an adequate partner and eventually was bowled by Kamindu Mendis as CSK lost momentum.

Ishan Kishan and Kamindu Mendis helped secure victory for Sun Risers Hyderabad with eight balls remaining, Ishan scoring 44 off 34, while Mendis was unbeaten on 32 to give their side an important win.

Noor Ahmad made his comeback as India international bowler replacing regular captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar due to injury. Noor took two wickets during two overs with great pace on his bowling spell, providing an extra boost for SRH’s pace attack.

CSK were hit hard, losing three wickets within six overs to quickly be reduced to 75/3 despite decent efforts from Deepak Hooda and Ravindra Jadeja who couldn’t build significant leads: Hooda was trapped leg before by Khaleel Ahmed while Jadeja lasted only one over.

With their victory, Sunrisers Hyderabad have now moved ahead in the Purple Cap race, with Prasidh Krishna leading with 16 wickets taken – placing him ahead of RCB’s Josh Hazlewood and CSK Noor Ahmad who sit in second and third respectively.

Next update of IPL 2025 standings will come on Sunday when Gujarat Titans host Delhi Capitals; that matchup will be broadcast live by Star Sports and Hotstar.

Match schedule

CSK and SRH face each other in an important must-win match, both being at the bottom of their respective tables and needing a victory to advance into playoff contention. Both have good chances at success with both spinners expected to benefit greatly while batsmen must score big to claim victory in this encounter.

The reigning champions have seen their fortunes fall rapidly this season and now sit adrift at the bottom of the table, winning only two matches outright and needing to increase that figure quickly to have any chance at qualifying for play-offs.

Their players possess exceptional talent but simply aren’t firing this season – especially those from their batting line up which boasts Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan Nitish Kumar Reddy and Heinrich Klaasen who should all have been hitting their respective heights of excellence that is usually associated with success.

SRH are an outstanding team with many gifted players led by an attacking captain in Pat Cummins who has proven his worth this IPL season as an outstanding batsman and has demonstrated it under pressure situations.

Unfortunately, his hard aspect between Saturn and Mars could lead to trouble under pressure situations when trying to execute on tasks under pressure.

This will be the 43rd meeting between these teams and is of great significance for both. M A Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) in Chennai’s home ground offers a slow, spin-friendly surface that suits their attack; MS Dhoni’s tactical brilliance has always helped Chennai stand tall at Chepauk.

OpenAI predicts a victory for CSK due to their dominant head-to-head record and home ground advantage, making them heavy favorite at 70-30. Google Gemini concurs, noting how these factors combine with historical dominance of SRH at this venue to support CSK as the favourites; combined with recent form and understanding of playing conditions at their stadium makes CSK even more likely to triumph.

Prediction

With two teams that have produced exceptional results throughout the tournament, this match should prove fascinating.

CSK under MS Dhoni proves unbeatable in high-pressure games while SRH are led by Pat Cummins’ attacking batting style – it will be interesting to witness which leadership styles clash on April 25th 2025! Let’s see what astrology holds in store for this battle between them!

Chennai Super Kings are considered favorites to win this match due to their current form and home advantage, though recent matches haven’t been particularly impressive and require improvement to remain among the top four teams.

MA Chidambaram Stadium will favor spinners over fast bowlers due to the surface’s decent covering of grass that helps bowlers get some movement with the new ball. Unfortunately, batsmen haven’t found much success here so far this season and only managed a first-inning score of 160 in four matches played here this season.

CSK’s batting has struggled recently, but their captain MS Dhoni will look to lead by example and lead from the front. Ravindra Jadeja, Jamie Overton and Shivam Dube will provide solid middle order support – missing top scorer Devon Conway this season; Ayush Mhatre and Shaik Rasheed could make an impactful statement against CSK on Sunday afternoon.

On the other hand, SRH’s batting has struggled this season. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma have found scoring runs difficult while Heinrich Klaasen is yet to take control of a game against them. Their inconsistent play has also limited their chances of reaching the playoffs.

Last season, Sunrisers Hyderabad were known for their bowling strength; this season however they have struggled to consistently take wickets with players like Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Jaydev Unadkat and Zeeshan Ansari not performing as expected and spinners such as Noor Ahmad performing inconsistently for them – contributing to low points totals and poor net run-rate figures that leave little hope of them making the playoffs.