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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will lock horns in match number 43 of IPL 2025 at M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 25. This will be the contest between the two bottom teams of the tournament who are on the verge of getting knocked out from the playoffs race. Both CSK and SRH have lost six matches this season so far and one of them will surely face their seventh loss of the season. This means that they can only finish at maximum 14 points

CSK are placed 10th in the points table with two wins and six losses while SRH are at the ninth spot with the same number of wins and losses. It will be interesting to see which team will end up winning the upcoming match to keep their playoff hopes alive. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the CSK versur SRH IPL 2025 43rd match.

CSK vs SRH Match Details

Match Number

43

Teams

Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Venue

M.A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Time

7:30 PM (IST)

On-Field Umpire Nitin Menon, Mohit Krishna Das
Third Umpire Kn Ananthapadmanabhan

CSK vs SRH Head-to-Head Stats & Records

Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad have faced each other 21 times in the IPL history so far. Out of these 21 matches, CSK have a dominant record over SRH with 15 wins while SRH defeated them on six occasions.

CSK

vs

SRH

21

Matches Played

21

15

Won

6

223

Highest Score

192
0

No Result

0
132

Lowest Score

134
10 Tosses Won 11
3 Elected To Bat 4
7 Elected To Field 7
171 Average Runs 160.71
4.19 Average Wkts 5.62

CSK vs SRH Pitch Report

CSK vs SRH Pitch Report

The pitches at the MA Chidambaram Stadium have become better in terms of allowing the batters to score quicker. However they still provide support for the spinners. In 89 IPL matches played at this venue so far, teams batting first have won 51, while teams batting second have won 38. The average first innings score at this venue is 164.

Records and Stats at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Total Matches played 89
Matches won batting first 51
Matches won batting second 38
Matches with no result 0
Matches Tied 0
Average First Innings Score 164

CSK vs SRH Probable Playing XI

CSK Probable Playing11: Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Ayush Mhatre, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana

Impact player: Ravichandran Ashwin

SRH Probable Playing11: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga

Impact Player: Abhinav Manohar

CSK vs SRH IPL 2025 Full Squads

Chennai Super Kings: Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Ayush Mhatre, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana, Anshul Kamboj, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Dewald Brevis, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh Bedi

CSK's Last Five Matches: Performance

Loss Loss Loss Win Loss

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga, Mohammed Shami, Rahul Chahar, Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Wiaan Mulder, Kamindu Mendis, Atharva Taide, Simarjeet Singh, Smaran Ravichandran

SRH's Last Five Matches: Performance

Loss Loss Win Loss Loss

Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks For CSK vs SRH, Match 42, IPL 2025

Q. Why are Heinrich Klaasen and Noor Ahmad good choices for captaincy and vice-captaincy picks?

Heinrich Klaasen IPL 2025 Stats

Matches

Runs

Avg.

S/R

8 281 40.14 159.66

Heinrich Klaasen IPL Career Stats

Matches

Runs

Avg.

S/R

43 1274 38.61 166.32

Noor Ahmad IPL 2025 Stats

Matches

Wickets

Eco.

S/R

8 12 7.67 13.50

Noor Ahmad IPL Career Stats

Matches

Wickets

Eco.

S/R

31 36 7.94 18.17

CSK vs SRH, IPL 2025 Match 43: Top Players to pick

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Ayush Mhatre: Ayush Mhatre had an impressive debut for CSK with his fiery 32(15) runs against MI. Now, the 17-year-old will look to get another quickfire knock and convert it into a big knock against.

Ayush Mhatre IPL 2025 Stats

Matches

Runs

Avg.

S/R

1 32 32.00 213.33

Shivam Dube: Shivam Dube has been among CSK’s top scorers in the last two matches against Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians respectively. He has scored 230 runs in eight matches this season so far.

Shivam Dube IPL 2025 Stats

Matches

Runs

Avg.

S/R

8 230 38.33

133.72

Shivam Dube IPL Career Stats

Matches

Runs

Avg.

S/R

73 1732 30.93 144.82

Abhishek Sharma: Abhishek Sharma is SRH’s second leading run scorer this season with 240 runs in eight matches at a strike rate of 183.20. He will be looking to get a big knock against CSK.

Abhishek Sharma IPL 2025 stats

Matches

Runs

Avg.

S/R

8 240 30.00 183.21

Abhishek Sharma IPL Career stats

Matches

Runs

Avg.

S/R

71 1617 26.08 158.84

Pat Cummins: SRH skipper Pat Cummins is looking in good touch with the balls in the last few matches and can end up taking most wickets against CSK at Chepauk. He has scalped seven wickets in eight matches this season so far.

Pat Cummins IPL 2025 stats

Matches

Wickets

Eco.

S/R

8 7 10.23 23.71

Pat Cummins IPL Career Stats

Matches

Wickets

Eco.

S/R

66 70 8.91 21.21

CSK vs SRH, IPL 2025 Match 43: Players to avoid

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Rahul Tripathi: Rahul Tripathi hasn’t been effective in the ongoing season so far. He could come as an impact player for CSK but is unlikely to make an impact.

Wiaan Mulder: Wiaan Mulder has played just one game in IPL 2025 where he failed with both bat and ball. He is unlikely to play for SRH in the upcoming match against CSK at Chepauk.

CSK vs SRH Match 43 Fantasy Team 1

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Wicketkeepers: Heinrich Klaasen

Batters: Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube (captain),Travis Head, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma

All-Rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Abhishek Sharma (vice-captain), Ayush Mhatre

Bowlers: Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed

CSK vs SRH Match 43 Fantasy Team 2

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Wicketkeepers: Heinrich Klaasen (captain), MS Dhoni

Batters: Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Travis Head

All-Rounders: Abhishek Sharma, Ayush Mhatre, Ravindra Jadeja

Bowlers: Noor Ahmad (vice-captain), Matheesha Pathirana, Pat Cummins

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