India, April 28 -- It's been the second season in a row where Chennai Super Kings are struggling in the playoffs race. They finished fifth last season but did put up a fight till their last league stage match, where Royal Challengers Bengaluru pipped them to reach the playoffs, but things have turned worse for them this year. The five-time champions are currently languishing at the bottom of the points table this season and need something miraculous to make it to the last four from here.

They started off the season with a win against arch-rivals Mumbai Indians at Chepauk, but since then, their weaknesses have been exposed match after match. Their batting line-up didn't look well equipped for the fast-paced T20 format as the likes of Deep...