Chennai Super Kings welcome Sunrisers Hyderabad to the Chepauk for Match 43 of the Indian Premier League 2025 season on Friday. Both CSK and SRH campaigns have been poor this season. With only two wins so far, CSK have already equaled their worst start to an IPL season. They had two wins from eight games in 2022. They ended up finishing ninth on the table. CSK enter this game stationed in 10th place. SRH are 9th with 2 wins from 8 games. Both sides have a major issue with batting this season. So the onus will be on the bowlers to make this a sound contest.
CSK have bossed the show against SRH in terms of the IPL H2H record. CSK own a 15-6 win-loss record in 21 meetings. In Chennai, CSK have a 5-0 record over SRH. It’s safe to say that MS Dhoni’s CSK start as favourites in this game.
It’s a special occasion for Dhoni, who is set to play his 400th T20. He will be the 4th Indian to do so. Dhoni will hope CSK start fresh and go into top gear. Ahead of an intense clash, we decode the player battles.
Mohammed Shami vs MS Dhoni
Mohammed Shami will need to step up and deliver the goods for SRH. Having been roped in for a big chunk of money in the IPL 2025 mega auction, Shami hasn’t been at his best for the Orange Army. The Indian pacer has picked 5 wickets from 7 matches at an average of 52.20 in IPL 2025. The SRH pacer could come up against MS Dhoni in the death overs of this contest. As per ESPNcricinfo, Shami has dismissed veteran 43-year-old Dhoni once in 6 IPL innings. The batter has amassed 37 runs from 21 balls with his strike rate reading 176.19. Dhoni has smoked 2 fours and 2 sixes in this contest.
Ravindra Jadeja vs Heinrich Klaasen
CSK all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will aim to be influential at Chepauk with his left-arm spin. He has 35 wickets at this venue at 27.54. The CSK all-rounder will be keen to keep SRH’s Heinrich Klaasen at bay. Across 3 IPL innings, Jadeja has given away 16 runs off 15 balls (0 dismissals). Klaasen owns a strike rate of 106.66. Notably, Klaasen has hit Jadeja for a solitary six in the IPL (4s: 0). Overall in T20s, Klaasen has scored 24 runs off 18 balls against Jadeja (0 dismissals). He has hit 2 sixes. Klaasen has played 2 IPL games at Chepauk versus CSK. He has scored 37 runs at 18.50 (SR: 100).
Khaleel Ahmed vs Ishan Kishan
CSK pacer Khaleel Ahmed has done a decent job for his side in the 2025 IPL campaign. In 8 games, he has 11 wickets at 24.27. Khaleel will want to end Ishan Kishan’s stay early on. The southpaw, who was snapped up by SRH in the auction, started his IPL 2025 campaign on a high (106*). Thereafter, he has been in a rut, averaging below six. Kishan’s struggles have deflated SRH. Khaleel knows he has a chance of dismissing Kishan for the 1st time in his IPL career. Across 5 innings, Kishan has scored 49 runs off 28 balls with his strike rate being 175. He has smashed 9 fours. Meanwhile, Khaleel has bowled 9 dot balls in this duel.
R Ashwin vs Abhishek Sharma
CSK could use ace spinner R Ashwin’s experience at Chepauk, and he could be introduced in the power play overs. Ashwin did an able job versus MI in CSK’s last encounter, coming on inside the 1st six overs. Ashwin will want to outwit SRH’s Abhishek Sharma, who can be lethal with his stroke play. Across 3 IPL innings, Ashwin has bowled 18 balls to the southpaw, dismissing him once. Abhishek has scored 28 runs off Ashwin’s bowling with a strike rate of 155.55. Ashwin owns an economy rate of 7.02 in the PP overs from 140 innings. He has 50 wickets in this phase. Meanwhile, Abhishek owns a strike rate of 158.40 in power play. He has been dismissed 26 times in addition to scoring 876 runs.
Pat Cummins vs Shivam Dube
SRH captain and pacer Pat Cummins will hope to make his presence felt in this contest. The Aussie star has 7 scalps this season from 8 games at 40.42. He has conceded at over 10 runs an over. CSK’s Shivam Dube can prove to be a handful for the Men in Yellow. He has 230 runs this season from 8 matches. Across 3 IPL innings, Cummins has conceded 19 runs from 16 balls bowled to Dube, who owns a strike rate of 118.75. Dube has been dismissed once in this duel. He has hit Cummins for one 4 and a 6.