MS Dhoni-led Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) performed their final recreation of the forgettable Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 marketing campaign in opposition to the Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans (GT) on Sunday, Could 25.
Chennai Tremendous Kings completed off their marketing campaign with a dominant win in opposition to the Gujarat Titans by 83 runs on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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Have four-five months to determine – MS Dhoni hints at IPL 2026 return
Batting first, Dewald Brevis (57), Devon Conway (52), Ayush Mhatre (34), Urvil Patel (37), Shivam Dube (17), and Ravindra Jadeja (21) made superb contributions to information CSK to a giant rating of 230/5.
Defending the entire, Chennai Tremendous Kings bowled out GT for 147 in 18.3 overs to register a dominant win with Noor Ahmad and Anshul Kamboj bagging three wickets every.
Chatting with Harsha Bhogle after the match, MS Dhoni hinted at his return in IPL 2026. MS Dhoni stated that he has 4-5 months to decide on his IPL future. He stated:
“I’ve 4-5 months to determine, there isn’t any hurry. Must preserve the physique match. It’s a must to be at your greatest. If cricketers begin retiring for his or her efficiency, a few of them will retire at 22. Will return to Ranchi, take pleasure in a number of again rides. I’m not saying I’m performed, I’m not saying I’m coming again. I’ve the luxurious of timing. Will give it some thought after which determine.”
“It is good. I will not say it was houseful as we speak. We did not have a very good season, it was a type of good performances. We have not caught very properly, however the catching was good as we speak,” Dhoni added.
MS Dhoni says Vaibhav Suryavanshi makes him really feel very previous
Whereas speaking about CSK’s IPL 2025 marketing campaign, MS Dhoni stated that they’ve a number of holes to fill, however skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad will not have lots of issues to fret about within the subsequent season. MS Dhoni stated:
“Once we began the season, the 4 video games had been in Chennai. We determined to bat second, however I felt the wicket was good for batting within the first innings. I used to be apprehensive concerning the batting division. We will put runs on the board, however a number of holes to fill. Ruturaj does not want to fret about too many issues subsequent season. He’ll match into a type of roles.”
When requested concerning the 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi touching his ft after the match between the Chennai Tremendous Kings and Rajasthan Royals, Dhoni stated that the RR star makes him really feel very previous. He stated:
“You are feeling previous. He’s precisely 25 years youthful than me, that makes me really feel I’m previous.”
CSK confronted a crushing loss to GT of their earlier conflict
Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) suffered a crushing 35-run defeat in opposition to Gujarat Titans (GT) of their earlier IPL conflict on Could 10, 2024, in Ahmedabad.
They received the toss and selected to discipline first, however had no reply to the onslaught from the GT openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, who stitched up a 210-run stand.
Tushar Deshpande was the one bowler to choose wickets within the innings for CSK as he dismissed each centurions – Gill (104 off 55) and Sudharsan (103 off 51) – however GT managed to publish an enormous rating of 231/3.
Chasing 232, CSK had a horror begin with Ajinkya Rahane, Rachin Ravindra, and Ruturaj Gaikwad falling throughout the first three overs, leaving them at 10/3. A superb 109-run partnership between Daryl Mitchell (63 off 34) and Moeen Ali (56 off 36) helped CSK recuperate, however after their dismissals, issues went downhill for the crew. Regardless of an explosive cameo from MS Dhoni (26* off 11), CSK completed at 196/8 to face a heavy loss.
