Chennai Super Kings (CSK) suffered defeat at their home in IPL 2025 on Friday. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated CSK by eight wickets. After the match, Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that the team needs deep reflection and the players have to correct their mistakes after seeing them. He blamed the batsmen and said that they should play their shots, not copy someone else's batting style. KKR defeated CSK by eight wickets with 59 balls to spare with the all-round performance of Sunil Narine (three wickets for 13 runs and 44 runs) and excellent bowling. Narine was the Player of the Match.

After the match, Dhoni said, 'Not just in this match, things have not gone in our favor many times this season. We have to see where we are making mistakes and correct them. We need deep reflection. The situation was challenging, but we should have dealt with it. There were not enough runs on the scoreboard. The ball was coming to a halt and it was difficult against a spin attack. If you lose wickets, it is difficult to come back in the match. We have great openers. But we mustn't put pressure on ourselves by looking at the scoreboard.'

'The important thing is to look at the situation'

Dhoni said, 'The important thing is to look at the situation. We have performed well in some matches and trust your strengths and play the shots that you can play. Don't try to play like someone else. Our openers are good. They play good cricketing shots. They don't slog or try to play across the line. If we think of scoring 60 runs in the powerplay with our lineup, it will be very difficult for us. Build partnerships and then take advantage in the middle and endovers. If we lose wickets, the middle order will have to do their job differently. And the slog will be too late.'

'Moeen and Bravo knew the conditions'

This was CSK's fifth consecutive defeat. After being bowled out for its lowest score ever at Chepauk, for the first time it suffered its third consecutive defeat at its home ground. After being invited to bat, nothing went right for CSK and they could only score 103 runs for nine wickets in front of KKR's brilliant bowling. KKR achieved this target by scoring 107 runs for two wickets in 10.1 overs with Narine's 44-run innings of 18 balls with two fours and five sixes. KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane said, 'I have played here, Moeen has played and DJ (Bravo) also knew about the conditions here. We came up with a strategy.'

'Don't want to take credit from the bowlers'

Rahane said, 'We did not think that the ball would stop so much on the wicket, but I do not want to take credit from my bowlers. I am very happy with the performance of the bowlers. Earlier we were thinking of getting only two points but after six overs we decided to finish this match as soon as possible. I am happy with the positive spirit of the team. I am enjoying my batting. We have worked hard in the last two or three years. Initially, we did not think about the net run rate, but after six overs we thought that if we could finish the game quickly, it would be good for us. Many times you play good cricket but lose. The last match was tough for us and we lost by four runs. We have learned a lot. We would like to win now.

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