In the foot of the table clash, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will look to get back to winning ways with an aim to push up the standing when they lock horns in match 43 of IPL 2025 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday (April 25).
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s CSK head into the clash on the back of their sixth loss of the season with latest result being an away 9-wicket hammering at the hands of Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where the Chennai-based side failed to defend 173.

Pat Cummins-led SRH, on the other hand, is also fresh from their sixth defeat of the campaign, having lost in back-to-back games against Mumbai Indians with the latest result being a 7-wicket loss to the joint-record champions in Hyderabad, where they failed to defend 143.
Now the two former champions will aim for wins to get closer to the top four when they clash for the 22nd time in IPL and cross paths for the sixth meeting at Chepauk. Here is a look at the head to head record of CSK vs SRH IPL 2025 Match 43:
In the 21 SRH vs CSK head to head meetings in IPL, Chennai Super Kings have the clear advantage with 15 wins against Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have won just 6 such encounters. In the last 7 meetings, it’s 5-2 in favour of CSK with SRH winning the latest clash.
In the most recent meetings in 2024, CSK won their home match after losing away to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first meeting of the two teams last season. Here is a look at the numbers between the two teams:
| Stats | For CSK vs SRH | For SRH vs CSK |
|---|---|---|
| Wins Batting 1st | 6 | 2 |
| Wins Chasing | 9 | 4 |
| Highest Total | 223 | 192 |
| Lowest Total | 132 | 134 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 180 | 189 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 167 | 164 |
| Most Runs | Ruturaj Gaikwad (394 runs) | Kane Williamson (417 runs) |
| Highest scorer | Shane Watson (117*) | David Warner (90) |
| Most Sixes | Shane Watson (21 sixes) | Kane Williamson (14 sixes) |
| Most Fours | Ruturaj Gaikwad (40 fours) | David Warner (43 fours) |
| Most Fifties | MS Dhoni & Ruturaj Gaikwad (3 fifties each) | David Warner (6 fifties) |
| Most Hundreds | Shane Watson, Brendon McCullum & Ambati Rayudu (1 hundred each) | - |
| Most wickets | Dwayne Bravo (18 wickets) | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (11 wickets) |
| Best Bowling | Tushar Deshpande (4/27) | Amit Mishra (3/26) |
In the 5 previous meetings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, it’s Chennai Super Kings, who hold the clear advantage, having won all five times, including last season’s meeting that saw CSK defend 212 by bundling out SRH for 134. Here is a look at CSK vs SRH head to head in Chennai:
| Stats | CSK vs SRH in Chennai | SRH vs CSK in Chennai |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 5 | 5 |
| Wins | 5 | 0 |
| Defeats | 0 | 5 |
| Wins Batting First | 2 | 0 |
| Wins Chasing | 3 | 0 |
| Highest Total | 212/3 in 2024 | 175/3 in 2019 |
| Lowest Total | 146/8 in 2013 | 134 All Out in 2024 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 176/4 in 2019 | NA |
| Lowest Total Defended | 209/4 in 2015 | NA |
Apart from the clashes against SRH, CSK has faced several other opponents at their home venue, where their record reads poorly this season. SRH also has played other oppositions at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Here is a look at the teams’ record at the venue: