In Friday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Match 43 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Sunrisers Hyderabad has chosen to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings. This match is essential to their chances of making the playoffs since both teams are at the bottom of the standings with just four points from eight games apiece.

This season, the Chennai Super Kings, who are renowned for their supremacy at home, have had to adapt to the circumstances in Chepauk. Unexpected losses have resulted from CSK’s inability to judge the pitch conditions, despite their expertise and solid core.

In his 400th Twenty20 match of the evening, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that he too preferred to bowl first and gave an explanation of the two changes the team made, replacing Vijay Shankar and Rachin Ravindra with Dewald Brevis and Deepak Hooda.

Our desire to bowl first was mostly motivated by Dew. When you’re not playing excellent cricket, it’s likely that the other players will be under pressure too, in almost every area. For the remainder of the games, we want to focus on getting the process just perfect.

“We are examining one game at a time, examining a few combinations. Have faith in your skills and carry out your desires. We don’t know how the wicket is doing”. The groundskeepers are making every effort,” he said.

However, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s season has been just as poor. The squad has struggled to establish important partnerships and has seen early batting collapses, particularly during the powerplay.

The Sunrisers Hyderabad has often found themselves in precarious situations as a result of their ultra-aggressive early overs tactics. After a few defeats, Chennai is usually a huge game, but the lads are game for the new location. Support them to score a high total if the pitch is excellent, and support them to perform well in any other situation. At the toss, captain Pat Cummins said, “The pitch looks a little bit dry.”

Both clubs are now in a position where they need to win every game they have left to qualify for the playoffs. With both clubs vying for a spot in the PL 2025 season, the match between CSK and SRH is expected to be exciting.

Using XIs:

Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen (w), Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, and Mohammed Shami are the Sunrisers Hyderabad players.

Impact Subs: Wiaan Mulder, Rahul Chahar, Sachin Baby, Travis Head, and Abhinav Manohar

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (w/c), Deepak Hooda, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, and Shaik Rasheed

Anshul Kamboj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, and Jamie Overton were the impact substitutes.