Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in deep mud. Even the captain avatar of MS Dhoni could not stop the team from avoiding a fifth consecutive defeat. The five-time IPL champion side, one of the most successful franchises in the tournament, is suddenly found in such disgraceful circumstances. 

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This is not a kind of question that can deliver a retort; perhaps a long paper, packed with lots of probabilities and numbers, can glimmer. 

Ruturaj Gaikwad, regular skipper for CSK, is out from the rest of the tournament due to injury, which forced the management to reconsider Dhoni as the leader yet again. 

The former Indian skipper was criticized brutally in the ongoing season for his batting; even some critics put blame on MSD for the team's poor performance. But is it a wise way to think that an individual person ruins the performance of a whole team? 

Chennai Super Kings IPL 2025 match results

• Mumbai Indians 155/9

Chennai Super Kings 158/6

• Royal Challengers Bengaluru 196/7

Chennai Super Kings 146/8

• Rajasthan Royals 182/9

Chennai Super Kings 176/6

• Delhi Capitals 183/6

Chennai Super Kings 158/5

• Punjab Kings 219/6

Chennai Super Kings 201/5

• Chennai Super Kings 103/9

Kolkata Knight Riders 107/2 (10.1 Overs)

IPL 2025 has so far witnessed multiple high-scoring matches, for example, Punjab Kings vs. Chennai Super Kings, where both teams scored over 200. Now if we take a look at other CSK match results, it is clear that their bowlers did their job to restrict the opponent batters to score a massive total. Apart from the Punjab match, Delhi Capitals put the second highest total, which is 183; nowadays, 183 is considered a chase-able target for any IPL team. 

IPL has become a stage for young cricketers; every season, multiple underrated cricketers emerge as sensations. Previously, CSK found huge possibilities in numerous players like Shivam Dubey and Matheesha Pathirana. This season the yellow brigade has not yet produced any 'X' factor. 

Chennai Super Kings top 3 batters in terms of scoring runs:

Rachin Ravindra: 149 runs in 6 innings 

Shivam Dube: 137 runs in 6 innings 

Ruturaj Gaikwad: 122 runs in 5 innings 

For comparison, let's accumulate the top three batters of the Gujarat Titans, the number 1 team in the points table, according to individual runs:

Sai Sudharsan: 273 runs in 5 innings 

Jos Buttler: 202 runs in 5 innings 

Shubman Gill: 148 runs in 5 innings