2025 Chennai Super Kings season

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The 2025 season was the 16th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise Chennai Super Kings. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2025 IPL. Mid-season, MS Dhoni took over as the captain after Ruturaj Gaikwad withdrew due to injury. The team was coached by Stephen Fleming.

Chennai Super Kings had a poor season and were the first team to be eliminated from the 2025 IPL. The team lost five matches at home in a season for the first time and finished the season in last place (tenth) with four wins from 14 matches. Shivam Dube scored the most runs (357) while Noor Ahmad took the most wickets (24) for Chennai in the 2025 season.

Pre-season

Template:Further The 2025 Indian Premier League was the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[1] Chennai Super Kings are the joint-most successful franchise with 5 title wins.[2] The team finished in fifth place in the previous season.[3] The tournament featured ten teams competing in 74 matches from 22 March to 3 June 2025.[4][5] Chennai played all their home matches at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium,[6] except for the last one, which was moved to Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium following the IPL's suspension and rescheduling.[7][8]

Player retention

Franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of six players from their squad, including a maximum of five recent international players.[9] Franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 31 October 2024.[10] Chennai retained five players, including captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and former captains MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja.[11][12]

Retained players[11][12]
No. Player Salary
1 Ruturaj Gaikwad Template:INRConvert
2 Ravindra Jadeja Template:INRConvert
3 Matheesha Pathirana Template:INRConvert
4 Shivam Dube Template:INRConvert
5 MS Dhoni Template:INRConvert
Released players[11][13]
Batters Wicket-keepers All-rounders Fast bowlers Spin bowlers

Auction

The season's auction took place on 24 and 25 November 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[14] The auction purse for each franchise was set at Template:INRConvert, with the franchises being deducted an amount from the purse for each retained player.[15][16] Chennai had a purse remaining of Template:INR convert.[17] Franchises that did not retain six players, were allowed Right-to-Match (RTM) cards at the auction for each player not retained.[18] Chennai had one card available.[19] Chennai bought twenty players in the auction, including ten capped players and six overseas players.[20] Chennai used their RTM card to buy back Rachin Ravindra for Template:INRconvert.[21]

Squad

  • Players with international caps as of start of 2025 IPL are listed in bold.
  • Ages are as of Template:Start date.
  • Withdrawn players are indicated by a dagger symbol (Template:Dagger) and placed at the bottom of the table.

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Chennai Super Kings squad for the 2025 Indian Premier League[22][11][20]
S/N Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Salary Notes
1 Ramakrishna Ghosh Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Template:INRConvert
7 MS Dhoni Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium Template:INRConvert CaptainTemplate:Efn
8 Ravindra Jadeja Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox Template:INRConvert
10 Jamie Overton Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast Template:INRConvert Overseas
12 Dewald Brevis Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Template:INRConvert Overseas; replacementTemplate:Efn
15 Noor Ahmad Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Left-arm wrist-spin Template:INRConvert Overseas
17 Rachin Ravindra Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Left-arm slow orthodox Template:INRConvert Overseas
19 Shreyas Gopal Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Template:INRConvert
25 Shivam Dube Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right-arm medium Template:INRConvert
27 Urvil Patel Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Template:N/A Template:INRConvert ReplacementTemplate:Efn
28 Andre Siddarth Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Template:N/A Template:INRConvert
33 Mukesh Choudhary Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Template:INRConvert
47 Anshul Kamboj Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Template:INRConvert
51 Kamlesh Nagarkoti Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast Template:INRConvert
52 Rahul Tripathi Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium Template:INRConvert
56 Ayush Mhatre Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break Template:INRConvert ReplacementTemplate:Efn
57 Deepak Hooda Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break Template:INRConvert
58 Sam Curran Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Template:INRConvert Overseas
59 Vijay Shankar Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium Template:INRConvert
66 Shaik Rasheed Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Template:INRConvert
71 Khaleel Ahmed Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium Template:INRConvert
72 Nathan Ellis Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Template:INRConvert Overseas
81 Matheesha Pathirana Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast Template:INRConvert Overseas
88 Devon Conway Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right-arm medium Template:INRConvert Overseas
99 Ravichandran Ashwin Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break Template:INRConvert
9 Gurjapneet Singh Template:Dagger Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium Template:INRConvert WithdrawnTemplate:Efn
23 Vansh Bedi Template:Dagger Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Template:N/A Template:INRConvert WithdrawnTemplate:Efn
31 Ruturaj Gaikwad Template:Dagger Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break Template:INRConvert Captain;Template:Efn withdrawnTemplate:Efn

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Support staff

In September 2024, it was announced that Chennai's bowling coach, Dwayne Bravo, would join Kolkata Knight Riders in a mentorship role.[23]

Position Name
Head coach Stephen Fleming
Batting coach Michael Hussey
Bowling coach Eric Simons
Fielding coach Rajiv Kumar

League stage

Chennai Super Kings began their season with a win against Mumbai Indians.[25] They lost their next five mathces against Royal Challengers Bengaluru,[26] Rajasthan Royals,[27] Delhi Capitals,[28] Punjab Kings[29] and Kolkata.[30] On 10 April, Gaikwad withdrew from the season due to injury, and Dhoni took over as the captain.[31] Chennai won their seventh match against Lucknow Super Giants;[32] but lost their next four matches against Mumbai,[33] Sunrisers Hyderabad,[34] Punjab[35] and Bengaluru;[36] and became the first team to be eliminated from the 2025 IPL.[37] Chennai lost five home venue matches in a season for the first time, and was eliminated in the league stage in two consecutive seasons for the first time since the inauguration of the IPL.[38] They won the next match against Kolkata,[39] lost to Rajasthan[40] and won their last match of the season against Gujarat Titans.[41] Chennai finished at the bottom of the points table for the first time in an IPL season with eight points.[42]

Points table

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League progression

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Fixtures

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Statistics

Shivam Dube in 2024
Shivam Dube scored the most runs (357) for Chennai Super Kings in the 2025 Indian Premier League.

At the IPL end of season awards, Chennai was awarded the team fairplay award.[43]

Most runs[44]
Runs Player
357 Shivam Dube
301 Ravindra Jadeja
240 Ayush Mhatre
225 Dewald Brevis
196 MS Dhoni
Most wickets[45]
Wickets Player
24 Noor Ahmad
15 Khaleel Ahmed
13 Matheesha Pathirana
10 Ravindra Jadeja
8 Anshul Kamboj

References

  1. ↑ Indian Premier League. Britannica.com. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Jadeja's last-ball four seals fifth title for CSK in rollercoaster final. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  3. ↑ Template:ESPNcricinfo 2
  4. ↑ IPL 2025 FAQs: What's new this season? Any changes in format?, Brar, Hemant. ESPNcricinfo(2023-03-20). Retrieved 2025-03-22.
  5. ↑ IPL 2025 to resume on May 17 with RCB vs KKR, final scheduled for June 3. ESPNcricinfo(14 May 2025). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  6. ↑ All to know about the Indian Premier League's 2025 season, Adil, Hafsa. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  7. ↑ Remainder of IPL 2025 to be held at six venues. IPLT20.com(12 May 2025). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  8. ↑ IPL 2025 schedule: What's changed in the new fixture list vs old?(13 May 2025). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  9. ↑ IPL 2025 mega auction salary purse, retention rules, and RTM explained(29 September 2024). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  10. ↑ Deadline For Submission Of Retention List For IPL 2025 Auction Revealed(29 September 2024). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 IPL 2025 retentions: List of all the retained players ahead of the mega auction. ESPNcricinfo(30 October 2024). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Dhoni set to be among CSK's five retained players ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction(30 October 2024). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  13. ↑ Template:ESPNcricinfo 2
  14. ↑ IPL 2025 mega auction to be held on November 24, 25 in Jeddah. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  15. ↑ IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Report Says Franchise Purse To Increase From Rs 90 Crore to 120 Crore. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  16. ↑ IPL retention FAQs: What is the modified RTM rule? Has the auction purse increased?(2024-09-30). Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  17. ↑ IPL 2025 Auction: Purse Remaining For Each Team After Retentions. Wisden(2024-10-31). Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  18. ↑ Franchises can now retain record number of players ahead of IPL 2025 auction, purse size gets bigger too; check all details here(28 September 2024). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  19. ↑ IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Every IPL Team's Retentions, Auction Purse, Total Slots, RTM Available(24 November 2024). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 IPL 2025 teams and all squads - full players list. Olympics.com(25 November 2024). Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  21. ↑ List of RTM Buys by all Franchises at the IPL Auction 2025. mykhel.com(2024-11-28). Retrieved 2025-06-22.
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  23. ↑ Dwayne Bravo parts ways with CSK, joins KKR as mentor for IPL 2025. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  24. ↑ IPL 2025: Who Are The Captains And Coaching Staff Of Each Team?. Wisden(2025-03-18). Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  25. ↑ Noor, Ravindra, Gaikwad get CSK off to winning start(23 March 2025). Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  26. ↑ Patidar, bowlers lead RCB to first win over CSK in Chennai since 2008(28 March 2025). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  27. ↑ CSK vs RR Highlights, IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals beats Chennai Super Kings by six wickets(2025-05-20). Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  28. ↑ CSK vs DC, IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals subdues Chennai Super Kings to make it three-in-three, Prasad, Dhruva(2025-04-05). Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  29. ↑ PBKS vs CSK, IPL 2025: Priyansh Arya powers Punjab Kings to 18-run win over Chennai Super Kings, Narayanan, Sankar(2025-04-08). Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  30. ↑ CSK suffer fifth loss on the trot as KKR register monster win(11 April 2025). Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  31. ↑ MS Dhoni to take over as CSK captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad ruled out. India Today(10 April 2025). Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  32. ↑ Dhoni, Noor and Jadeja snap CSK's losing streak(14 April 2025). Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  33. ↑ MI vs CSK highlights, IPL 2025: Rohit, Suryakumar score fifties as Mumbai Indians beats Chennai Super Kings(2025-04-20). Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  34. ↑ Harshal, Kamindu lead SRH to their first win against CSK in Chennai(25 April 2025). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  35. ↑ CSK vs PBKS, IPL 2025 Highlights: Shreyas Iyer, Prabhsimran fifties help Punjab Kings win by 4 wickets(2025-04-30). Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  36. ↑ Dayal trumps CSK in last over again to take RCB to the top(3 May 2025). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  37. ↑ IPL 2025: CSK first team out of playoffs race after home humbling by PBKS. India Today(1 May 2025). Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  38. ↑ CSK knocked out of IPL 2025 after another Chepauk defeat. Sportstar(1 May 2025). Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  39. ↑ Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings Highlights, IPL 2025: MS Dhoni Stays Unbeaten As CSK Dent KKR's Playoff Hopes With Narrow Win(7 May 2025). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  40. ↑ CSK vs RR Highlights, IPL 2025: Vaibhav Suryavanshi The Star As RR Push MS Dhoni's CSK Towards 1st-Ever Last-Place Finish(20 May 2025). Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  41. ↑ GT vs CSK Highlights, IPL 2025: Chennai Super Kings thrashes Gujarat Titans by 83 runs to bow out on a high(2025-05-25). Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  42. ↑ IPL: Chennai Super Kings finish bottom of points table for first time in history. The Indian Express(25 May 2025). Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  43. ↑ IPL 2025 Final Presentation: Full List Of Tournament Award Winners. Wisden(2025-06-03). Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  44. ↑ Template:ESPNcricinfo 2
  45. ↑ Template:ESPNcricinfo 2

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