CSK vs DC: It took 15 seasons for the Delhi Capitals to beat the Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk Stadium, and Axar Patel and his men have finally done the undoable. They have beaten CSK in match no. 17 at Chepauk Stadium by 25 runs to move to the top of the table. With this, they have also become the first team to win three games in the IPL 2025.
It started with Axar Patel winning the toss and deciding to bat first. It wasn’t a great start as Jake Fraser-McGurk got out for a five-ball duck. But KL Rahul, who was opening the innings in the absence of Faf du Plessis, showed his great form. He scored the first half-century for the franchise and made 77 off 51 balls.
Abhishek Porel (33 off 20), Sameer Rizvi (20 off 15), Axar Patel (21 off 14), and Tristan Stubbs (24 off 12) played good hands as DC posted a good total of 183/6 in 20 overs. The pair of Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway opened the innings for CSK, but it didn’t work out. They lost their top three batters within the powerplay and were 74/5 in 10.4 overs. Then, MS Dhoni (30 off 26) and Vijay Shankar (69 off 54) added an unbeaten partnership, and CSK finished at 158/5, losing by 25 runs.
Let’s take a look at the award winners of this nail-biting match.
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals Award Winners, Man of the Match IPL 2025
CSK vs DC Curvv Super Striker of the Match
The DC players have a good strike rate on the tough pitch. It was Tristan Stubbs, who scored an unbeaten 24 off 12 balls, with two fours and one six, at a strike rate of 200 to win the Curvv Super Striker of the Match Award.
CSK vs DC Fantasy Player of the Match Award
KL Rahul played an important innings and scored his first fifty for Delhi Capitals. He scored 77 runs off 51 balls. 77 runs with six fours and three sixes. He earned a total of 139 fantasy points, which are the most in the game. Hence, he won the Fantasy Player of the Match Award.
CSK vs DC Angel One Super Sixes Award
Delhi Capitals hit seven sixes, and Chennai Super Kings hit three. KL Rahul alone hit three maximums and won the Angel One Super Sixes Award.
CSK vs DC Rupay On-the-go Four Award
Vijay Shankar hit five boundaries in his knock of 69* off 54 balls. But KL Rahul slammed six fours in his 77-run knock. As a result, he also won the Rupay On-the-Go Four Award.
CSK vs DC Player of the Match Award
After winning a number of awards, KL Rahul was also awarded the Player of the Match award. He played an important knock on a very tough surface, which helped his team reach a good total. That became the winning total in the end. Hence, Rahul ended with the MOTM award.
CSK vs DC, KL Rahul Stats and Records
The table below shows overall KL Rahul Stats and records for the CSK vs DC match 17 in IPL 2025
| Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 150.98 |
