India, March 31 -- Chennai Super Kings faced harsh criticism after they lost their second consecutive match on Sunday in the ongoing IPL season. The five-time champions crumbled under pressure while chasing a 183-run target in Guwahati. The lack of firepower in the batting line-up was exposed in CSK's last two matches, where they had to chase 180-run-plus targets. With two defeats in three matches, Chennai are placed at the seventh spot on the points table after match 11 of IPL 2025.

The loss at home against Royal Challengers Bengaluru forced the CSK think tank to make a couple of changes for their Rajasthan Royals clash, as Sam Curran and Deepak Hooda missed out. However, the players who replaced them, Jamie Overton and Vijay Shankar, f...