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GEORGETOWN :Afghanistan beat Papua New Guinea by seven wickets in Trinidad on Thursday to reach the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup with a game to spare and end New Zealand's slim hopes of progressing.
The contest between laggards Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals holds no significance in the context of the play-offs, but both teams will aim to accelerate their rebuilding process with the MS Dhoni-led side looking to transform itself from a 'dad's army' into a young brigade. The Tuesday's match is last of the 2025 edition for the Royals, who have nothing to savour except finding exceptional talent in Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who forced the cricket world to take note of his unexpected coruscating show.
Chennai Super Kings finally ended their losing streak and claimed a thrilling two-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday at the Eden Gardens. Opting to bat, KKR posted a 179/6 in 20 overs with skipper Ajinkya Rahane scoring 48. Later, CSK chased down the target with two balls to spare and put on a big dent on KKR's hopes of reaching the playoffs. The biggest credit of CSK's win goes to spinner Noor Ahmad, who took four wickets, and batter Dewald Brevis for his 52-run knock off 25 balls. However, it was skipper MS Dhoni's huge six that turned out to be a game-changer for CSK.
Punjab Kings continue their fairytale run in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, clinching another convincing victory in a low-scoring contest against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday. The Shreyas Iyer-led side successfully managed to restrict Rajat Patidar's men to a score of 95/9 in a rain-hit encounter that saw the teams playing a 14-over-per-side contest. Tim David's late blitz, which saw the Australian hard-hitter hit a half-century, gave RCB a slight chance of a fightbac,k but Punjab batters were on the money yet again.
Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni was left surprised after he received the Player Of The Match award following the win over Lucknow Super Giants on Monday. Dhoni slammed 26 off just 11 deliveries with the help of 4 fours and one six to complete a thrilling run chase. Thanks to his brilliant show, Dhoni became the oldest player to win the Man of the Match award in IPL history. However, he said that it was unexpected and even pointed out that someone like CSK spinner Noor Ahmad also deserved it for his brilliant performance. "Even today I was like - "why are they giving me the award?" Noor bowled really well," Dhoni said at the post-match presentation..
MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings slumped to their biggest defeat in the IPL (in terms of balls remaining) on Friday. The five-time champions could manage only 103/9 in 20 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders, which the defending champions chased down in just 10.1 overs. This was CSK's fifth loss in six matches in the IPL 2025 and the side is placed ninth among 10 teams. This is also the first time in IPL history that CSK have lost three matches on the trot at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in the IPL. After the loss, former India player and MS Dhoni's ex-teammate Manoj Tiwary had some blunt questions.
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders LIVE Updates, IPL 2025: MS Dhoni is set to return as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain, as they take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their IPL 2025 clash at the Chepauk Stadium on Friday. All the hype is around Dhoni, who replaces Ruturaj Gaikwad after the latter suffered a season-ending elbow injury.
The 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is going like a dreamy run for the Punjab Kings, who are delivering back-to-back dominating performances. In four games so far, their only defeat came against Rajasthan Royals, where the entire team failed to click. However, in the previous match against Chennai Super Kings, Shreyas Iyer and co got back to the winning ways and clinched the victory by 18 runs. For CSK, it was yet another disappointing day as the five-time champions completely succumbed in all the departments.
Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings LIVE Updates, IPL 2025: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be desperate to get back to winning ways as they take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their IPL 2025 clash at Mullanpur on Tuesday. CSK are languishing towards the bottom of the table, having been outclassed in three successive games.