Once in a long while, on April 25, 2025, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) had to pass through to step into the history books of the Indian Premier League as the first teams to beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in its own fort-the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The match ended sportsmanlike by five wickets after much awaited anticipation where it remained in SRH’s history-groundbreaking.
As CSK decided to bat first, they set a somewhat less target of 154 runs and lost all 10 wickets in 19.5 overs. Dewald Brevis was the shine for CSK, as he scored the top runs with 42 runs from 25 balls. On the contrary, SRH chased down the target with ease and reached 155/5 in 18.4 overs. The match emptied a very significant partnership of 49 runs between Nitish Reddy and Kamindu Mendis, who stayed unbeaten and guided SRH to victory.
Harshal Patel (SRH): Made considerable gains from the ball, one of them wiping out the wicket of his legendary nemesis MS Dhoni, gaining further headline space in a career clearly carved out as one of the premium bowlers on a supposed shining Indian summer night.
Kamindu Mendis (SRH): An all-around performer contributing both in bat and ball, who was quite instrumental in SRH’s success.
This really is what it means for SRH: that the fortress of CSK at Chepauk has been broken. CSK have reached rock bottom in the IPL 2025 points table following this defeat; it hasn’t been an easy season for them thus far. This match is generating a lot of buzz among fans and analysts alike as SRH’s performance gets further accolades, and one more requires re-examination within the CSK camp.
This historic win at Chepauk for SRH will be a much talked about in the IPL season 2025. It has a lot of implications for how both teams approach their subsequent games.
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