Watch: Virender Sehwag doesn’t hold back on MS Dhoni’s short-lived stay during CSK vs KKR | Cricket News

MS Dhoni had a brief stay within the center during Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants at Chepauk in IPL 2025.

Chennai Super Kings suffered their historic third consecutive defeat at Chepauk in IPL 2025, scoring their lowest whole of 103/9 on the venue, as Kolkata Knight Riders secured a dominant victory by chasing down the goal in simply 10.1 overs on Friday night time. MS Dhoni, who returned as captain following Ruturaj Gaikwad’s tournament-ending harm, managed just one run earlier than being dismissed, albeit in controversial circumstances.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag dismissed hypothesis about Dhoni’s potential affect on the match consequence during the post-match present.
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“I don’t think so. If he didn’t get out, they could’ve scored a maximum of 130. KKR chased this target (104) down in 10.1 overs. We would be coming live at 11:30pm instead. That would’ve been the only difference,” Sehwag mentioned.
CSK‘s batting efficiency was lacklustre from the beginning, managing solely 31 runs within the powerplay with wickets falling repeatedly. Shivam Dube (31) and Vijay Shankar (29) have been the one notable contributors serving to the workforce cross the 100-run mark.

KKR’s spin bowlers dominated the match, with Sunil Narine claiming 3/13 and Varun Chakaravarthy taking 2/18, successfully dismantling the CSK batting lineup.
Dhoni, batting at quantity 9, confronted 4 balls earlier than falling LBW to Narine within the sixteenth over, leaving the house crowd surprised.
The chase proved easy for KKR, with Sunil Narine main the cost with an explosive 44 off 18 balls, together with 5 sixes. Rinku Singh sealed the victory with a six off Ravindra Jadeja.

The loss marked CSK’s fifth consecutive defeat in IPL 2025, leaving them at ninth place with only one win.
The defeat was notably important because it marked the primary time in IPL historical past that CSK misplaced three consecutive matches at their dwelling floor, Chepauk. CSK additionally misplaced their fifth match in a row – one other first for them within the event’s historical past.
KKR’s victory propelled them to 3rd place within the factors desk, with three wins and three losses from six matches.