It seems that IPL teams have got a formula to defeat CSK. He has found the weak pulse of the yellow jersey team. This weakness started appearing as the captain of Dhoni's CSK, which has come out openly under the captaincy of Rituraj Gaikwad. What is that weak link of Chennai Super Kings, he was seen once again in the IPL 2025 against Rajasthan Royals. The Chennai Super Kings team failed to chase the 180 plus target once again.
On the IPL pitch, CSK with yellow jersey has been the same for the last 9 matches, in which he has got 180 or more runs. And, this connection begins with IPL 2020, that is, when MS Dhoni used to be the captain of the team. Rajasthan Royals gave a target of 217 runs, CSK could not chase and lost. In IPL 2022, Punjab Kings defeated CSK twice by giving a target of 180 plus. He once allowed him to score 181 runs. While 188 runs for the second time. CSK definitely won the IPL 2023 title. But in this season too, she failed to chase the target of 2023 runs in front of Rajasthan Royals. Even Dhoni was captained. But, when Rituraj Gaikwad became captain in IPL 2024, the face of Chennai team did not improve in this matter.
In IPL 2024, Gujarat Titans allowed 232 runs to chase, it did not happen to CSK. The same season RCB gave a target of 224 runs, he was also not achieved from Chennai Super Kings. RCB set a target of 197 runs in front of CSK playing IPL 2025 under the captaincy of Rituraj Gaikwad. But that too was not chased. And, now Rajasthan Royals stopped him from scoring 183 runs.
Mathematics of the last 9 match with 180 plus shows that the formula to defeat CSK is very clear. From the last days of Dhoni's captaincy, this weak pulse has now taken a deep form under Rituraj's captaincy. If CSK does not take any action on this soon, then it can be difficult for him to reach the IPL title for the sixth time, it can be difficult for it to reach around it.
