CSK's fortress breached again: DC end 15-year losing streak at Chepauk; win by 25 runs
DC have finally ended their Chepauk curse, securing their first win at the venue against CSK since IPL 2010. Under Axar Patel's captaincy, DC clinched a 25-run victory, snapping a 14-year losing streak in Chennai.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were once a dominant force at their home ground in the Indian Premier League (IPL). However, the 2025 season hasn¡¯t gone their way so far. After Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ¡ª who hadn't beaten CSK at this venue since IPL 2008 ¡ª ended their drought last week, Delhi Capitals (DC) have now broken their own Chepauk jinx as well, claiming their first win here since IPL 2010.
Led by Axar Patel, DC defeated CSK by 25 runs and broken their 15-year losing streak. They have also climbed to the top of the points table with three wins in as many matches. CSK, meanwhile, have now suffered three consecutive losses after winning their opening game and sit on the 8th spot.
Hat-Trick of Wins ?
¡ª IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 5, 2025
Memorable win at Chepauk after 1?5? years ?@DelhiCapitals cap off a commanding 2?5?-run victory over #CSK ?
Scorecard ? https://t.co/5jtlxucq9j #TATAIPL | #CSKvDC pic.twitter.com/D9oWDI4hN2
Fans react to CSK's fortress being breached again
After seeing CSK lose another home game got many cricket fans to take to X (formerly known as Twitter) to troll the Chennai team for losing 3 back-to-back games in IPL 2025.
One said, "Fortress Chepauk in 2025."
Fortress Chepauk in 2025. #CSKvsDC pic.twitter.com/cKeyTZAZwm
¡ª Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 5, 2025
Another said, "Lol, we're losing at Fortress Chepauk. Next match is away and against the toughest team in the IPL ¡ª Punjab."
Lol we are losing at fortress chepauk , next match is away and most toughest team in IPL - Punjab
¡ª Chill Guy (@ChillGuy1524) April 5, 2025
One stated, "If any team wants to breach the fortress of Chepauk, this is the year. If the weakest team, DC, and the second weakest, RCB, can do it, then anyone can."
If any team wants to breach the fortress of Chepauk, this is the year. If the weakest team DC and 2nd weakest team RCB can do it, then any team can do it.#CSKvDC #CSKvsDC #DCvsCSK #DCvCSK #TATAIPL #IPLonJioStar
¡ª Foopser (@foopser) April 5, 2025
Another added, "CSK fans: 'Chepauk is a fortress, never breached.'"
CSK fans: ¡°Chepauk is a fortress, never breached.¡±#csk #Thala pic.twitter.com/KvtiWB79or
¡ª Marnus Labuschagne(parody) (@Marnus566) April 5, 2025
About CSK vs DC
The Capitals delivered a brilliant all-round performance. After opting to bat, they suffered an early blow with Jake Fraser-McGurk dismissed for a five-ball duck in the opening over. However, they quickly turned things around. Despite not having Faf du Plessis, KL Rahul, who opened the innings, played a masterful knock of 77 off 51. He was well supported by valuable contributions from Abishek Porel (33 off 20), Axar Patel (21 off 14), Sameer Rizvi (20 off 15), and Tristan Stubbs (24 off 12). DC managed to post a competitive 183 ¡ª a total that CSK has not managed to chase so far.
Job. Done. ??? pic.twitter.com/p0azfZO2a6
¡ª Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 5, 2025
Chasing 184, CSK endured another poor start despite bringing in Devon Conway (13 off 14) to strengthen the top order. Rachin Ravindra (3) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (5) fell early, leaving the hosts struggling in the powerplay. Shivam Dube (18) hit the first six in the 10th over but was dismissed immediately after. Vijay Shankar, dropped four times, top-scored with an unbeaten 69, while MS Dhoni came in as early as the 11th over and made a cautious 30* off 36. Their partnership only narrowed the margin of defeat, never threatening DC¡¯s total.
Teams
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Jake Fraser-McGurk, KL Rahul(w), Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma
Impact Subs: Mukesh Kumar, Karun Nair, Darshan Nalkande, Donovan Ferreira, Tripurana Vijay.
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
Impact Subs: Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Shaik Rasheed, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Nathan Ellis
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