CSK mid -season report: Can Dhoni Magic Chennai Reverse for Super Kings? | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has reached the 2025 season, and the situation seems unusual for the champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) five times. With only two wins of the first seven matches, CSK breaks himself at the bottom of the table. Now the urgent question: can they go back in the remaining seven games?
Hits
Noor Ahmad was one of the few bright points for CSK this season. Afghan Spinner sensational received an average of 14.25 and 7.12 economic ratio in 7 games. He is still holding the purple lid and became the backbone of the bowling attacks. Another positive was Khaleel Ahmad, who was sitting just behind Noor on the small door collection lists with an average of 22.09 to 11 scalp. Although it is a bit expensive in 9 runs, the breakthroughs came in important moments.
Misses
The biggest disappointment for CSK was their strokes. Ruturaj Gaikwad, the most reliable dough in recent seasons, played the first five games before it was excluded with an elbow fracture – a big blow to its campaigns. Rachin Ravindra is the team’s most scorer with an average of 186 running and 132.85 strikes in an average of 132.85 strikes, but as a whole, there was no intention and fluency in the stroke unit.

CSK ranked second in six of seven matches and managed to chase the target only twice-every twice chased the points under 170. The middle order did not shoot and seems to have excessive confidence in Ms Dhoni to finish the games. 43 years old, CSK is still relying on Dhoni’s spell in death, he draws a worrying picture.
Playoff Chance
He built the CSK heritage on impossible feedback, but this time the task seems to be monumental. Although not mathematically impossible, the road ahead is upright. With the lack of use of Ruturaj and taking over the Dhoni captain, CSK will need something extraordinary to make CSK playoffs – perhaps this vintage ‘Mahi Magic’ touch.