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Business Standard
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Business Standard
IPL 2025 GT vs CSK Live Streaming: Where to watch the cricket match today?
Gujarat Titans will take on Chennai Super Kings in Match 68 of IPL 2025 on Sunday, May 25, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. GT have already qualified for the playoffs with 18 points and will be aiming to lock in a top-two finish. All they need to do to achieve that is to ensure two full points from their last league game of the season against CSK. On the other hand, the MS Dhoni-led CSK will try not to add more underwhelming records to their name in what has been a nightmare season. CSK are currently at the bottom of the points table and will need to beat GT by a huge margin if they wish to overcome RR's net run rate and avoid the wooden spoon finish for the first time in their history. But how can you watch the match live on your TV or stream it on your phone or laptop? Here are all the details: IPL 2025 GT vs CSK Broadcast Details IPL 2025 GT vs CSK broadcast details Country IPL 2025 Broadcasters India, Bhutan Star Sports Network (10 channels in 6 languages (English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam & Kannada)) Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives Star Sports, Yupp TV Pakistan Yupp TV UK & Ireland Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event USA, Canada Willow TV Bangladesh Gazi TV Australia Kayo, Foxtel (via channel 501, Foxtel App) Afghanistan RTA TV (Radio Television Afghanistan) Malaysia, Brunei Astro South Africa & Sub-Saharan territories Supersport MENA / UAE CricLife1 is available on eLife Hong Kong PCCW Singapore StarHub Caribbean Flow Sports (Flow Sports 2) New Zealand Sky Sport NZ Papua New Guinea EMTV Arab World BeIN Sports Maldives Yupp TV, Medianet How to Watch GT vs CSK in IPL 2025 Online: Live Streaming and Telecast Information When will the match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings take place in IPL 2025? The GT vs CSK match is scheduled for Sunday, May 25, 2025. What is the venue for the Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings match in IPL 2025? The match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. What time will the toss take place for the GT vs CSK match in IPL 2025? The toss for the GT vs CSK match will be held at 3:00 PM IST. When will the GT vs CSK match in IPL 2025 start? The GT vs CSK match will begin at 3:30 PM IST. The GT vs CSK match will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network. You can stream the match live on JioHotstar via the app and website.
Hindustan Times
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Be done with MS Dhoni? CSK's crisis lies elsewhere—what can Chennai do after IPL 2025?
IPL 2025 has been a season gone wrong for the Chennai Super Kings in almost every possible way. They were probably the only side that didn't want the tournament to resume. While Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad — the other two teams knocked out of playoff contention before the league was suspended — managed a win each post-resumption, Chennai's misery continued. The MS Dhoni-led side suffered their 10th defeat on Tuesday (May 20) in Delhi, their 13th game of the season. As a result, the franchise's entire approach — from the retention window to auction strategy — has come under scrutiny. Chennai have one more game to play before they are officially done with the season. They are next scheduled to travel to Ahmedabad on Sunday (May 25) for a match against the already-qualified Gujarat Titans. Yet, Chennai will be left with a sizeable concern to be done with - planning for the next auction and taking the harsh retention and release calls. It could be deemed pure fanaticism to have soaring expectations from a 43-year-old plagued with knee injuries for a long time. But that is what CSK fans, even experts, have been about through the years in the IPL, only for them to largely realise. While fanaticism will always have its place when you combine Dhoni, IPL, and Chennai, for the first time, the former India captain has been urged to consider retirement while his legacy remains intact. It has been a season to forget for Dhoni. Barring the 26-run show against Lucknow Super Giants, for which he earned the Player of the Match award, the veteran wicketkeeper-batter, who replaced injured Ruturaj Gaikwad as interim skipper midway through the campaign, managed just 196 runs in 13 matches, at a strike rate of 135.2. But his form might not even be the biggest issue for Chennai. His death-over strike rate of 151.72 might be among his worst numbers in the batting phase in an IPL season, a significant drop from his career-best 220.5, achieved last season, yet he is the only other Chennai batter, besides Ravindra Jadeja (162.67), to have that 150-plus figure in 2025. Whether Chennai want to be done with Dhoni or vice versa, will remain a speculation with the captain slated to take the likely call ahead of the next auction, the franchise does have other big issues to solve. CSK's biggest issue were the top-order line-up, which averaged only 23.31, the worst among all franchises and almost three times less than table-toppers Gujarat (61.35). Even their strike rate of 142.48 is nearly 30 per cent less than Punjab Kings, who dominate the metric. In fact, both figures have been their worst in any IPL season. The top order's struggle was clearly evident with Chennai failing to make an impact against the new ball, managing a strike rate of just 135.47, the worst among all teams, including a poor boundary rate of only 4.5. With Gaikwad there to stay, Chennai could offload the New Zealand duo of Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway, who averaged only 27.3 and 23.5, respectively. Rahul Tripathi, who was also tried in the top order and failed to impress, could also be released. The franchise, however, has able replacements in young Urvil Patel and Ayush Mhatre. The 17-year-old scored 163 runs in the five innings he played thus far at a strike rate of 181. South Africa's Dewald Brevis, who scored 168 runs in five matches at a strike rate of 164.71, could round up the top four, with Chennai probably wanting a destructive back-up top-order batter. Vijay Shankar and Deepak Hooda could also be released after meagre middle-order returns, leaving Chennai to look for fresh options. With an Indian line-up ready to take over the top-order duty, CSK could focus on recruiting overseas players to fill the middle-order gaps. Chennai did manage to cover their middle-order flaws with the batting promotion of Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, but the franchise might have to take a difficult call on whether they want to continue with the senior all-rounders. Ashwin scored just 33 runs this season and picked up eight wickets at an average of 40.43. Jadeja too snared eight wickets at 38.38 with only a decent show with the bat, scoring 280 runs at a strike rate of 137.25. It is unlikely that it will be Jadeja, despite his waning numbers in T20 cricket, but Chennai could free up some funds by releasing Ashwin. Among the bowlers, Matheesha Pathirana has been off colour compared to his breakaway season in 2024, managing only 12 wickets in 11 games at an economy rate of 10.17. Chennai head coach Stephen Fleming was candid in admitting that the Sri Lanka pacer did not match their expectation, but his statement about his future in CSK showed optimism. 'Yeah, he hasn't been up to what we want. We have high expectations of him, which is why we retained him, but he is coming back into some form. He was really out of form when we had him in South Africa. He's made improvements, but it's still not to where we or he would like, so there's some room for him to get some form and get some confidence, I guess,' Fleming said in the post-match press conference on Tuesday. 'But I think he's just at that crossroads where batsmen are playing him better. They've seen more of him, so now he just has to drill down on what he needs to do to be as effective as what he's been for the first part of his career. It's a unique skill set, but it's been a little bit off,' Fleming added.
Hindustan Times
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
CSK, RR lock horns in dead rubber
New Delhi: Their fate sealed and their season done, bottom-placed five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and ninth-placed Rajasthan Royals will meet at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Tuesday, hoping to collect some positives in an otherwise forgettable season. Both teams have suffered from poor tactics and execution, but CSK seemed to have lost the plot on the auction table itself. Their strategy of relying heavily on seniors having been proved unsustainable beyond doubt, the MS Dhoni-led team has turned to younger talents as their season winds down. In Ayush Mhatre, they have an exciting teenager who has shown promise, and CSK would hope the 17-year-old batter signs off with two good games. South Africa's 22-year-old batter Dewald Brevis and Afghanistan's 20-year-old left-arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmad are others that CSK would like to keep in their scheme of things as they look to rebuild. 'They have certainly had an impact which is positive from a season that has been a challenge. We realised early on that we were off pace. These players are definitely in line for the future as we regenerate the team and reconfirm our philosophy of how we want to play,' CSK head coach Stephen Fleming said on Monday. An advocate of experience over youth, the Kiwi admitted that the emerging talent in India is becoming hard to ignore. 'I am a fan of experience. Experience wins tournaments, but the youth and talent in this country is something you can't ignore. I have had a look at a lot of players throughout the season, trialling and looking at players who have a good understanding of what it is about. We have some understanding in players that can make a difference. It has been a worthwhile exercise from a disappointing season,' Fleming said. Throwing his weight behind the seniors, Fleming reiterated his preference for experienced campaigners. 'I don't care how old the players are. I do like the experience though. The experience has served us really well over the grand years that we have had. It hasn't worked out quite well for us this year. It can be a bit of form, it can be strategy, it can be a number of things. They just don't quite work out. 'The fact that we have been so consistent over a number of years to have a poor year has shaken everybody. It is understandable given the excellence in which the franchises are operating,' he admitted. With the next mega auction two years away, CSK will hope to blood in some fresh talent from next year's mini auction but with most teams having retained their core, they will have to make do with whatever talent is available in the market. 'One of the challenges around IPL is that every three years you have to recreate your side. It is a beauty and a beast as well. You have a good system and a good group of players and then it gets to the standings,' Fleming said. In RR, they face an opponent struggling to find positives in another misbegotten campaign. Barring Yashasvi Jaiswal and the exciting Vaibhav Suryavanshi, RR have little to rave about this year. With Sanju Samson having resumed captaincy duties, RR would like to end their campaign with a win.
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Focus shifts to rebuilding as CSK, RR face off in contest for pride
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel The contest between laggards Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals holds no significance in the context of the play-offs, but both teams will aim to accelerate their rebuilding process with the MS Dhoni-led side looking to transform itself from a 'dad's army' into a young brigade. Tuesday's match is last of the 2025 edition for the Royals, who have nothing to savour except finding exceptional talent in Vaibhav Suryavanshi , who forced the cricket world to take note of his unexpected coruscating bad bowling picks at the auction has hurt the Jaipur-based side the most apart from a non-impressive show by the middle they are at number nine in the table out of 10 teams, mostly it has been because of a mediocre show by their bowlers and over dependence on top order go of Jos Buttler from the squad and not-so-impressive show from Jofra Archer left the Royals with plenty to contend with. The absence of a premier Indian bowler who could put the opposition under the pump has been their biggest Mumbai Indians were able to revive their fortunes, it was because they had Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult. If Gujarat Titans are a force to reckon with, it is because Mohammad Siraj and Prasidh Krishna have done their job, sharing over 30 wickets between them - even on punishing flat Indian never had that cushion or luxury. They did cherish a few fiery starts, like the one on Sunday against Punjab Kings when they scored 70-plus runs in the first five overs, but still found a way to lose the contest. This has been their story this can only play for pride and end on a high, avoid the wooden spoon by winning Tuesday match against a side that has already gone into transformation formula of packing the side with and relying on tried-and-tested players has proven outdated, severely hampering Chennai Super King's performance this have expected too much from Rahul Tripathy and Deepak Hooda. Their India experience might have earned them contracts with the franchise but they could never be the consistent match winners in pressure rebuilding process has started with the infusion of young blood like Ayush Mhatre, Shaik Rasheed, and Urvil Patel. The 20-year-old Mhatre came close to hitting a century against RCB and also did well against SRH and is a late entry but he showed his potential with his cameo against KKR. What they have done so far is a trailer for the next skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad added to the woes of the side. Many hoped that with Dhoni coming back as skipper would change the fortunes of the side but even he could do little with such limited was expected from foreign recruits like Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra but nothing worked for the the past Shane Watson and Dwayne Bravo did wonders for the side but this season none played like the mini auction CSK will have to sort out their batting Super Kings: MS Dhoni (c, wk), Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana, Anshul Kamboj, R Ashwin, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jamie Overton, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, C Andre Siddarth, Vansh Royals: Sanju Samson (c, wk), Ashok Sharma, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal , Dhruv Jurel, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Kwena Maphaka, Riyan Parag, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Kunal Singh Rathore, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir starts at 7.30 PM.
NDTV
19-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Focus Shifts To Rebuilding As CSK, RR Face Off In Contest For Pride
The contest between laggards Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals holds no significance in the context of the play-offs, but both teams will aim to accelerate their rebuilding process with the MS Dhoni-led side looking to transform itself from a 'dad's army' into a young brigade. The Tuesday's match is last of the 2025 edition for the Royals, who have nothing to savour except finding exceptional talent in Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who forced the cricket world to take note of his unexpected coruscating show. The bad bowling picks at the auction has hurt the Jaipur-based side the most apart from a non-impressive show by the middle order. If they are at number nine in the table out of 10 teams, mostly it has been because of a mediocre show by their bowlers and over dependence on top order batters. Letting go of Jos Buttler from the squad and not-so-impressive show from Jofra Archer left the Royals with plenty to contend with. The absence of a premier Indian bowler who could put the opposition under the pump has been their biggest bane. If Mumbai Indians were able to revive their fortunes, it was because they had Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult. If Gujarat Titans are a force to reckon with, it is because Mohammad Siraj and Prasidh Krishna have done their job, sharing over 30 wickets between them — even on punishing flat Indian tracks. Royals never had that cushion or luxury. They did cherish a few fiery starts, like the one on Sunday against Punjab Kings when they scored 70-plus runs in the first five overs, but still found a way to lose the contest. This has been their story this season. They can only play for pride and end on a high, avoid the wooden spoon by winning Tuesday match against a side that has already gone into transformation process. The formula of packing the side with and relying on tried-and-tested players has proven outdated, severely hampering Chennai Super King's performance this season. CSK have expected too much from Rahul Tripathy and Deepak Hooda. Their India experience might have earned them contracts with the franchise but they could never be the consistent match winners in pressure situations. The rebuilding process has started with the infusion of young blood like Ayush Mhatre, Shaik Rasheed, and Urvil Patel. The 20-year-old Mhatre came close to hitting a century against RCB and also did well against SRH and MI. Patel is a late entry but he showed his potential with his cameo against KKR. What they have done so far is a trailer for the next edition. Losing skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad added to the woes of the side. Many hoped that with Dhoni coming back as skipper would change the fortunes of the side but even he could do little with such limited resources. Much was expected from foreign recruits like Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra but nothing worked for the CSK. In the past Shane Watson and Dwayne Bravo did wonders for the side but this season none played like them. At the mini auction CSK will have to sort out their batting combination. Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (c, wk), Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana, Anshul Kamboj, R Ashwin, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jamie Overton, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, C Andre Siddarth, Vansh Bedi. Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c, wk), Ashok Sharma, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Kwena Maphaka, Riyan Parag, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Kunal Singh Rathore, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh.
