IPL 2025: Not Mhatre, not Ahmad, MS Dhoni hails THIS player post loss against RR

In the IPL 2025 match against Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings suffered a loss by six wickets. Despite suffering a loss, CSK captain MS Dhoni heaped praise on young batsman Dewald Brevis.

“I think Brevis` innings was very nice, he was taking chances and I feel run-rate was nice, that`s the phase we want to improve slightly. I felt the run-rate was up but where we lacked was losing 1-2 extra wickets,” said MS Dhoni during the post-match presentation.

During Chennai`s innings, Brevis played a crucial knock of 42 runs. His knock came in just 25 balls, including two boundaries and three maximums. His IPL 2025 campaign concluded with 168 runs in five matches.

The 43-year-old also hailed pacer Anshul Kamboj, who claimed one wicket for 21 runs in his spell of three overs.

“Kamboj is someone who doesn`t get swing, but he gets some seam movement, the ball hits you harder than the speed gun suggests, he has taken the responsibility and he is someone who can bowl good yorkers. That`s (powerplay) one area where there`s a hole for us, we don`t want to give away too many runs in the first six overs. He has bowled 3 overs in the powerplay, which I feel is tougher when the ball isn`t moving much and when the batsmen are well set,” he added.

Recapping the match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and skipper Sanju Samson`s blitzkrieg, topped up by Yashasvi Jaiswal`s fiery start, sealed a six-wicket triumph with 17 balls to spare for Rajasthan Royals over Chennai Super Kings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the IPL 2025.

Yashasvi Jaiswal (36) and a 98-run partnership between Samson and Suryavanshi kept Rajasthan in control and lifted the team to a commanding victory in their final game of the season.

The MS Dhoni-led CSK in their underwhelming IPL 2025 season, is still left with one of its group stage matches. The side will clash against Gujarat Titans on May 25 at the Narendra Modi Stadium. So far, the only positive for Chennai this season was the inclusion of Ayush Mahtre and Dewald Brevis.

In the bowling department, spinner Noor Ahmad showcased his skills and is the leading wicket-taker with 21 scalps to his name.

(With ANI Inputs)

This article first appeared on Mid Day