IPL 2025 ke apne aakhri match mein, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ne ek zabardast performance di aur season ke disappointment ko thoda maska lagaya. Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad mein Gujarat Titans (GT) ko 83 runs se harakar CSK ne apne fans ko ek reason diya khush hone ka. Mid-season replacements – Dewald Brevis, Ayush Mhatre, aur Urvil Patel – ne batting mein aag laga di aur CSK ne 230/5 ka season ka highest total banaya. GT ka chase pressure mein toot gaya aur poori team 18.3 overs mein sirf 147 pe all out ho gayi — unka IPL history ka sabse bada defeat. Points table ka bottom se upar CSK nahi gaya, par jo glimpse future ka mila, woh kaafi hopeful tha.
🔥 CSK ki Batting Ne Kiya Hungama
MS Dhoni ne toss jeet ke pehle batting ka decision liya, jo ekdum sahi nikla. Pitch batting-friendly thi aur Ayush Mhatre, 17 saal ka youngster, ne start mein hi dhamaka kar diya — 34 runs off 17 balls. Arshad Khan ke over mein hi 28 runs uda diye — 3 sixes, 2 fours. Powerplay mein CSK ne 68 runs banaye — season ka joint-highest. Lekin Mhatre ko Prasidh Krishna ne out kar diya, ek smart slower ball pe Siraj ne catch liya mid-off pe.
Urvil Patel, jo No. 3 pe aaye, unhone Devon Conway ke saath milke momentum banaye rakha. 19 balls pe 37 runs, spinner Rashid aur Sai Kishore ko bhi attack kiya. Sai Kishore ne unko out kiya, lekin tab tak damage ho chuka tha.
Devon Conway ne anchor ka role nibhaya — 52 runs off 35 balls, steady knock. Rashid Khan ne unka kaam khatam kiya, ek classic turner se clean bowled.
Fir aaya asli showman – Dewald Brevis! Sirf 23 balls pe 57 runs ka tehlka. Pehle ball se boundary, fir Arshad aur Siraj ki bowling ki dhulai. Reverse lap, towering sixes, and 19-ball fifty. Final ball pe out hue, par tab tak CSK 15 sixes ke saath 230 tak pahunch gaya.
Jadeja (21 off 18)* aur Dube (11 off 6) ne bhi final touches diye. Bowling mein sirf Prasidh Krishna (2/22) hi theek lage, baaki GT ke bowlers pura bikhar gaye.
💣 GT Ki Batting Tooti Pressure Mein
231 chase karna tha, lekin GT ka top-order early hi toot gaya. Pehli baar IPL 2025 mein, GT powerplay mein 3 wickets kho baitha. Anshul Kamboj ne Gill (13) ko slip pe catch karwaya. Khaleel ne Buttler (5) ko deep point pe out karwaya. Rutherford 4-ball duck — Mhatre ne catch pakda.
Sudharsan (41) aur Shahrukh (19) ne thoda resist kiya, par Jadeja ne ek over mein dono ko nikaal diya. Shahrukh ko Pathirana ne catch kiya short third pe, aur Sudharsan bhi jaldi chala gaya.
Baaki middle order bhi crumble ho gaya. Noor Ahmad aur Kamboj ne 3-3 wickets liye. Rashid Khan ko Urvil ne catch kiya, Sai Kishore ko Dhoni ne pakda. GT sirf 147 pe out ho gaya. Arshad Khan ne thoda resistance diya (20 runs), lekin damage ho chuka tha. GT ka yeh IPL ka sabse bada loss tha — aur playoffs se pehle ek badi warning bhi.
🧠 Impact aur Sochne Wali Baat
CSK ke liye yeh jeet bittersweet thi. Sirf 3 wins in 14 matches, aur points table ke last pe finish kiya. Lekin jo young talent dikha – Mhatre, Patel, Brevis – unhone hope diya. Mhatre ka 190 strike rate in powerplay, Brevis ke 12 sixes in 5 innings, aur Patel ka solid wicketkeeping – sab ne impression chhoda.
Dhoni ne bola ki final match mein team ne “most boxes tick kiye,” aur ab woh Ranchi jaake break lenge. Future ka decision baad mein.
GT ke liye yeh loss ek reality check tha. Pehle table pe the with 18 points, lekin back-to-back losses aur Buttler ka playoffs ke liye unavailable rehna unke liye tension ban gaya. Gill ne accept kiya ki pressure mein batting bikhar gayi. Playoffs se pehle GT ko jaldi regroup karna hoga.
CSK ne season ka end ek blockbuster win se kiya, jahan youngsters ne full show chhoda. Brevis, Mhatre, aur Patel ne future ka trailer dikhaya. GT ke liye warning bell baji, aur playoffs ke pehle unhe mindset tight karna padega. Ek taraf CSK ka hopeful rebuild, doosri taraf GT ka pressure test.
