MS Dhoni will take the field for the last time this season, would like to bid farewell with a win

This season's last double header is going to be played on 25 May in IPL 2025. In this, the match between last-placed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and top-of-the-table Gujarat Titans (GT) is to be played. In this match, GT would get a strong opportunity to earn a spot in top-2. If GT emerges victorious, nobody can dislodge them from top-2. CSK would get a chance to prevent themselves from finishing last. CSK skipper and career lion of the IPL, MS Dhoni, would appear in the last match this season. Have a glance at some key figures related to this match, which can influence this match.

Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan are now the most prolific opening duo of IPL 2025. They are a team that has amassed a tally of 885 runs in their combined 13 matches at a rate of 73.8 with a strike rate in excess of 160. The duo has achieved four half-centuries and three centuries standing. They are now close to becoming the highest-scoring duo in a season in IPL history with a further 54 runs required. Previously, a partnership by Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis had stood at 939 runs in 2023, whereas a partnership by Kohli and AB de Villiers reached a tally of 939 runs back in 2016.

When the pair of Gill and Sudarshan faced CSK in IPL 2024, both of them together had a tremendous partnership of 210 runs, in which both of them also scored centuries. At the same time, this season i.e. 2025, they have also made a big partnership of 205 runs against Delhi Capitals.

GT desperately needs a comeback from their key fast bowler, Prasidh Krishna, before the playoffs. Prasidh's performance in the last three matches has not been up to expectations, where he has conceded runs at an economy rate of 10.1 and taken just two wickets, while his strike rate was 36. Earlier, in the first 10 innings of the season, he took 19 wickets with an economy of 7.5 and a strike rate of 12.3.

Even though there has been a recent drop in form, Krishna is still the second most economical pacer after Jasprit Bumrah among bowlers who have bowled more than 20 overs this season, with an overall economy of 7.9. GT hopes that he will soon return to early-season form, which will help lead the team to victory in the playoffs.

This could prove to be the worst season ever for CSK. The team has won only three matches so far, and they have only one match left, which will be played in Ahmedabad. Even if CSK wins this last match, they will have to win by a big margin to avoid being at the bottom of the points table.

CSK has never been in last place in IPL history, but this time, this danger is looming. If they lose this match or win by a narrow margin, they may have to remain at the bottom of the table. In 2022, too, they had secured only eight points. CSK would like to end this disappointing campaign with a win and give some relief to their fans.

Noor Ahmed has not only played the role of the best bowler for CSK this season, but has also registered his name among the best spinners of the entire tournament. However, his performance has been a bit up and down. Sometimes he took many wickets in a match, and sometimes returned empty-handed. Experienced spinners like Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja could not show consistency in taking wickets this season, which has been compensated by Noor.

Noor has taken 21 wickets in 13 innings at an economy of 8.4 and a strike rate of 13.1. With this figure, he is the joint highest wicket-taker of this season. Prasidh Krishna (21 wickets), Trent Boult (19), and Josh Hazlewood (18) are in this list. On the other hand, Ashwin has taken only seven wickets in nine innings at an economy of 9.1 and a strike rate of 26.6. Jadeja has taken eight wickets in 13 innings at an economy of 8.8 and a strike rate of 26.1.

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