CSK vs DC / Chennai lost their third consecutive IPL match- Delhi defeated them by 25 runs

In IPL-18, Delhi Capitals defeated Chennai Super Kings by 25 runs. Delhi batted first and scored 183 runs. In reply, CSK could score only 158 runs. This is Chennai's third consecutive defeat and Delhi's third victory.

CSK vs DC: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) suffered defeat in their third consecutive match in the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. In this match held on Saturday, Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Chennai by 25 runs to register their third consecutive win. Both Delhi's bowling and batting were excellent in this match.

Delhi's brilliant batting

Batting first, Delhi scored 183 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. KL Rahul's excellent half-century put Delhi in a strong position. Rahul played a brilliant innings of 77 runs off 51 balls, which included six fours and three sixes. Apart from this, Abhishek Porel (33), Tristan Stubbs (24*), and Sameer Rizvi (20) also made important contributions.

CSK's struggling target chase

Chennai's team started chasing the target of 184 runs, but their top order once again looked weak. CSK had lost five wickets for 74 runs. After this, Vijay Shankar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni made a brilliant partnership of 84 runs for the sixth wicket, but could not take the team to victory. Vijay Shankar scored an unbeaten 69 off 54 balls with the help of five fours and a six, while Dhoni remained unbeaten on 30 runs.

Dominance of Delhi's bowling

In Delhi's bowling, Viparaj Nigam took 2 wickets, while Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, and Kuldeep Yadav took one wicket each. These bowlers pressed the CSK batsmen badly and did not give them a chance to build any big partnership.

Disappointment in CSK's batting

The performance of CSK's impact players Shivam Dubey (18), Devon Conway (13), captain Rituraj Gaikwad (5), and Rachin Ravindra (3) put the team in trouble. The top order of the team once again did not perform as expected and this was CSK's third consecutive defeat.

Significance of Delhi's win

This is Delhi's third consecutive win, which proves its strong start to the season. Delhi Capitals showed a brilliant all-round performance in the match and continued their unbeaten campaign in IPL 2025. At the same time, it is a matter of concern for Chennai Super Kings that they have suffered their third consecutive defeat and the team needs to improve their performance.

Contribution of CSK bowlers

For CSK, Khaleel Ahmed took 2 wickets, while Ravindra Jadeja, Noor Ahmed, and Mathisha Pathirana got one wicket each. However, despite the efforts of these bowlers, Delhi's score proved to be too high and CSK's batting could not accept that challenge.