Chennai Tremendous Kings misplaced their thirteenth match of the Indian Premier League 2025 to Rajasthan Royals after failing to defend 187 on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Chennai Tremendous Kings have equalled an all-time embarrassing document after taking place to the Royals.
Chennai Tremendous Kings have equalled an all-time undesirable document of their IPL historical past after taking place to Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday, Might 20. CSK did not defend 187 of their second final conflict in opposition to the Royals because the RR batters hunted down the goal with six wickets in hand and 17 balls to go.
CSK have equalled their all-time undesirable document of most defeats in a season. This was CSK’s tenth loss in IPL 2025, which is their joint-most in an IPL season, degree with 10 defeats in 2022.
Most losses for CSK in an IPL season:
2025 – 10 defeats in 13 matches*
2022 – 10 defeats in 14 matches
2020 – 8 defeats in 14 matches
2012 – 8 defeats (together with ultimate) in 19 matches
2024 – 7 defeats in 14 matches
RR batters Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel starred because the Royals put the chasing monkey off their backs and hunted down the whole with ease. Suryavanshi and Jaiswal set issues up fairly properly with Jaiswal being the aggressor up entrance.
The senior Southpaw scored 36 from 19 balls earlier than the 14-year-old left-hander took over. He stored smashing balls, reminding the followers of his energy and ability, as he manoeuvred his solution to a 57-run knock from 33 balls. CSK tried to forge a comeback and remind RR of their chasing ghosts.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Noor Ahmed snared a couple of wickets as they stored the fading hopes alive for CSK, nevertheless, Jurel was vigilant this time round with Shimron Hetmeyer partnering him within the mini-association. RR stored going with the run charge and regardless of dropping a couple of wickets, they all the time have been on the entrance foot. The formalities ended when Jurel slammed a six within the 18th over to take RR house.
Notably, CSK are set to complete final in IPL 2025. Whereas they will nonetheless keep away from a last-placed end, it will likely be the primary time that they’ll end final in an IPL ever, until they discover an enormous win in opposition to Gujarat Titans of their final match.
Earlier, CSK had made 187 on the again of robust contributions from Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis and Shivam Dube. Whereas Mhatre’s 43 gave the early impetus, Brevis helped the Tremendous Kings within the center stage together with his 42-run knock, adopted by Dube’s 39 that took CSK to a complete that did not show out to be sufficient ultimately.