Knights bowl first as CSK bank on Dhoni to break losing streak at Chepauk

MS Dhoniled Chennai Super Kings will look to break a frustrating run of defeats in the IPL 2025 as they prepare to bat first having lost their regular skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad to injuryGaikwad sustained a fracture to his elbow that ruled him out for the rest of the season with the veteran wicketkeeperbatter taking over as the leader again Toss KKRiders won the toss and elected to bowl against ChennaiIPL in ChennaiUpdates httpstcogPLIYGimQnTATAIPL CSKvKKR pictwittercomr2GTOQ6cvcmdash IndianPremierLeague IPL April 11 2025CSK will hope Dhonis return at the helm brings them luck as the fivetime winners try to overcome a string of defeatsHeading into the critical game in which a loss could spell more trouble for CSK the home team is taking some solace from the batters impressive show in the last match against Punjab Kings which they lost by 18 runs after being set a stiff target of 219 in MullanpurCSK are now hoping for a change in fortune at Chepauk which has so far this season not afforded them the advantage it has been know to give in the past something that has also forced longtime coach Stephen Fleming to express his frustration after a massive loss against Royal Challengers Bengaluru some days backCSK did not enjoy home advantage at Chepauk which has been a significant factor in their previous success The pitch has changed significantly making it harder for them to read and adapt toFor CSK to change the tide they have no option but to try and get acclimatised to the conditions here and their spinners will have to find ways to succeed at a venue in which they have dominated for a prolonged periodAs far as the Knight Riders are concerned they will be smarting from their narrow loss against Lucknow Super Giants three days back and will look to get back to winning ways before it gets too late for the defending championsTheir bowlers were taken to task by LSG batters at Eden Gardens and they will hope for a muchimproved performance at Chepauk while the batting unit will bank on the likes of Quinton de Kock Sunil Narine skipper Ajinkya Rahane Angkrish Raghuvanshi Andre Russell and Rinku Singh to fire and lead their resurgenceCSK are placed ninth in the standings after four losses and a solitary win while KKR are in sixth position with two wins and three defeats in five matchesCSK vs KKR IPL 2025 Full squadsChennai Super Kings MS Dhoni campwk Ravindra Jadeja Shivam Dube Matheesha Pathirana Noor Ahmad Ravichandran Ashwin Devon Conway Syed Khaleel Ahmed Rachin Ravindra Rahul Tripathi Vijay Shankar Sam Curran Shaik Rashid Anshul Kamboj Mukesh Choudhary Deepak Hooda Gurjanpreet Singh Nathan Ellis Jamie Overton Kamlesh Nagarkoti Ramakrishnan Ghosh Shreyas Gopal Vansh Bedi wk Andre SiddarthKolkata Knight Riders Quinton de Kock wk Sunil Narine Ajinkya Rahane c Angkrish Raghuvanshi Venkatesh Iyer Rinku Singh Manish Pandey Andre Russell Ramandeep Singh Harshit Rana Spencer Johnson Varun Chakaravarthy Anrich Nortje Vaibhav Arora Anukul Roy Luvnith Sisodia Moeen Ali Rovman Powell Mayank Markande Rahmanullah Gurbaz wk Chetan SakariyaWith PTI inputsatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params