The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will play SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in the 43rd match of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL). Having only won two of their eight games thus far, both sides have experienced a similar destiny.
While SRH is tenth, CSK is last in the points chart with four points from eight games. With a stronger net run rate of -1.361 than CSK’s -1.392, SRH is one spot ahead of CSK.
The two teams will undoubtedly strive for victories going forward because they are on the brink of elimination and want to finish their campaign on a high note.
Nevertheless, let’s examine three player clashes that have the potential to alter the contest’s outcome:
1. Khaleel Ahmed vs Abhishek Sharma
This season has seen some awful performances from CSK, but Khaleel Ahmed has had some standout performances. With 11 wickets from eight games, he is his team’s second-leading run scorer. He has recorded an average of 24.27 and his economy has been on the upper side, at 9.20.
Abhishek Sharma of the SRH, who has had a wild season, will be his opponent. The opening batsman has had trouble lately, after hitting a fantastic ton early in the season. Abhishek has only ever faced four deliveries against Khaleel, hitting two of them for boundaries, failing to score a run off one, and being removed on another.
2. Noor Ahmad vs Heinrich Klaasen
The top-player performance for Chennai Super Kings during their challenging tournament has been recorded by Afghanistan’s Noor Ahmad. Noor Ahmad achieved his first wicket in his initial match for CSK while landing among the top three wicket-takers of the tournament at present.
Delivered when it needed the most 💪
Heinrich Klaasen | #PlayWithFire | #SRHvMI | #TATAIPL2025 pic.twitter.com/KpYZp2nofw
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 24, 2025As both players are experts of the middle overs, Heinrich Klaasen’s matchup with Noor will be exciting to watch. Klaasen has been in excellent form at bat lately. Klaasen has scored 44 runs off of 17 deliveries against Ahmad in three innings during their prior T20 matches.
3. Harshal Patel vs Shivam Dube
In his seven appearances for the Orange Army, Harshal Patel has taken nine wickets and had respectable performances. Shivam Dube, who is now out of form, will be his opponent; the two players have a positive history together.
In two T20 innings, Dube has faced 13 deliveries from Patel and has scored 21 runs off of them, including two fours and a six. Harshal Patel will try to write the first time he has ever dismissed the middle-order batsman for CSK.
