“15-20 runs were short”, Dhoni’s statement after the defeat against SRH; told the reason for the defeat

Dhoni reveals reason of defeat vs SRH: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said after the five-wicket defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) that his team was able to score 15-20 runs less, which proved to be the turning point of the match. This match was disappointing for Chennai in many ways in IPL 2025, as it was their first home defeat against Sunrisers. This was Chennai’s seventh loss in nine matches this season. This is the first time in 13 years that CSK has suffered four defeats at home in a single season.

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Batting first in the match, CSK’s team was bundled out for 154 runs. At one time the team’s score was four wickets for 114 runs in the 13th over and it seemed that the team could reach close to 180. But after this the next six wickets fell within just 40 runs, due to which the team could not put up a big score.

Defeat: In the post-match presentation after the match

In the post-match presentation after the match, Dhoni said, “I think we lost wickets at regular intervals and the pitch was a little better for batting in the first innings. The score of 154 was low on this wicket because the ball was not turning much. Yes, the pitch did slow down a bit between the eighth and tenth overs, but there was nothing extraordinary. We could have done a little better in running between the wickets and added some extra runs on the board.”

Dhoni also admitted that the spinners got some help in the second innings, “Our spinners bowled a good line and got some bounce and resistance, but still we fell short by 15-20 runs.”

After this defeat, CSK’s hopes of reaching the playoffs now seem almost over. The team will now have to depend on the results of other teams along with winning the remaining matches. CSK has played nine matches so far and with two wins, they have only four points. Along with this, their run rate is also very poor. Even if CSK wins all the remaining five matches, they will still have to depend on other results.

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