CSK Turns the Tide IPL 2025: It seemed as though Murphy’s Law had struck the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) halfway through the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) innings. With a short ball that got to third man and was put really fine, Matheesha Pathirana outperformed Ayush Badoni. At the age of 20, Badoni was in the process of forming a collaboration with Rishabh Pant. The umpires halted the batter as he was making his way back to the pavilion. It was the third ball over shoulder height in the over, and the officials wanted to be sure. Badoni was given a respite, although Pathirana had only made a mistake of an inch. The double whammy was the free hit.
Ravindra Jadeja believed he had Badoni caught plumb in front in the following over. The umpire on the field concurred. On review, however, the batsman lived another day. As the ball crossed the glove’s bottom, Ultra Edge signaled a little spike.
The umpires wanted to make sure MS Dhoni had picked up the ball in front of the stumps when Badoni was stumped by miles three balls later (22, 17 balls). CSK was fortunate for the third time, but Badoni gave his team the foundation for a back-end push by adding 32 runs with Pant for the fourth wicket.
CSK entered this match fresh off five straight losses. The team administration chose to fire Devon Conway and Ravichandran Ashwin because they had to take action. Shaik Rasheed replaced Conway, while fast bowler Jamie Overton replaced Ashwin on a red-soil Ekana surface. After CSK held LSG to 166/7, Rasheed showed off his skills as he reached a 27 off 19 balls.
The 20-year-old is a good player who is easy to look at. He prefers to play leg-side. Beyond the trophies, the Indian Premier League provides a cradle for up-and-coming Indian talent, and if Rasheed builds on this, he may be the next big thing.
In the Powerplay earlier, CSK held LSG to 42/2. Ansul Kamboj and Khaleel Ahmed both bowled the new ball brilliantly. CSK’s intention was summed up by Rahul Tripathi’s blinder to fire Aiden Markram off Ahmed. Nicholas Pooran, who was hazardous, was sacked by Kamboj for eight. After the on-field umpire rejected his leg-before claim, the young fast bowler begged Dhoni to review. He was absolutely correct. Pooran fell cheaply for once, which was a major setback for his squad.
Mitchell Marsh (30, 25 balls) rejoined LSG today after missing the previous game, but he was destroyed by an incredible Jadeja arm-ball. The latter returned with 2/24 from three overs, demonstrating his dominance.
Pant scored his first half-century of the season (63, 49 balls) after taking full advantage of two missed catches. At the end, Abdul Samad had a brief appearance (20, 11 balls).
Rasheed and Rachin Ravindra‘s opening combination of 52 runs provided CSK the jump start they needed in their pursuit. By the end of the Powerplay, they had reached 59/1 at a rate of over 10 runs per over. One batter had to continue after that. However, as is their habit, wickets started to fall. In short sequence, Tripathi, Jadeja, Vijay Shankar, and Rachin (37, 22 balls) left.
The way that Pant switched his spinners demonstrated excellent leadership. After finding his rhythm, Ravi Bishnoi claimed 2/18 in his three overs. He had the capable assistance of Digvesh Rathi and Markram. Ultimately, it came down to 24 off 12 balls.
Support-wise, Dhoni was reversing the years as CSK played a “home” game in Lucknow. The captain appeared determined to change the situation since pride was on the line. A 26 not out from 11 balls was worth its weight in gold. Murphy’s Law and LSG were defeated by him and the outstanding Shivam Dube (43 not out, 37 balls). With three balls remaining, CSK achieved a five-wicket victory.
