ipl 2025: After Rayudu Calls Out CSK Followers; MS Dhoni Faces Warmth Over Weird No.9 Transfer vs RCB; Ashwin Promotion Invokes Fury

Chasing a complete of 197 on the MA Chidabaram Stadium in Chennai as their high and center order crumbled. Aside from Rachin Ravindra’s 31-ball 43, no participant from the highest six managed to attain greater than 19 runs because the Tremendous Kings crumbled to 99-7.

That is solely the second time in his IPL profession that Dhoni has walked out to bat at quantity 9 (or under) after a golden duck towards Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Dharamshala within the 2024 season.

Many cricket followers, together with supporters of CSK, slammed Dhoni for the transfer with many additionally questioning the transfer to stroll out forward of Ashwin when CSK wanted 4 runs of eight balls towards Mumbai Indians. For these unversed, Ashwin changed Dhoni because the number-eight batter and walked out at quantity eight when CSK wanted 117 runs in 43.

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Regardless of strolling to quantity 9, CSK followers hailed Dhoni and celebrated Ashwin’s wicket because the star wicket-keeper batter walked out to loud cheers. The 43-year-old made an unbeaten 16-ball 30 with three boundaries and two sixes as CSK misplaced by 50 runs. That is the heaviest defeat in historical past for CSK at residence and their third worst total throughout all competitions.

This additionally marks the primary occasion of the Males in Yellow shedding to RCB at Chepauk in 17 years. The one different occasion was within the inaugural season in 2008.