Acquiring Phil Salt turned out to be a right decision for Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of IPL 2025 at a whopping price of INR 11.5 crore. Just before this season, he empowered Kolkata Knight Riders as his active participation with an average of 39.54 propelled the franchise to win third IPL title.
Phil Salt’s opening pair with Virat Kohli has been a secret for RCB to win several matches this season. His strategy during the powerplay has been aggressive, which has led to Salt’s consistent appearances. Facing Chennai Super Kings has also been commanding for Phil Salt.
Let’s go through Phil Salt’s IPL stats and records against Chennai Super Kings ahead of RCB vs CSK Match No. 52 in IPL 2025.
Phil Salt vs CSK IPL Overall Stats and Records
Phil Salt has played four matches against CSK out of 30 games he has been featured in IPL. Although his average in IPL career is 31.85, playing against CSK concluded in his average of 13. Striving to get runs on each ball is clear with his strike rate of 152.94.
| Mat | Inns | Ducks | 4s | 6s | HS | Runs | Avg | S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 52 | 13.00 | 152.94 |
Phil Salt vs CSK Bowlers
Phil Salt has been a force for his franchises as he dealt in strike rate of 375 against renowned spinner Ravichandran Ashwin who is crucial part of CSK bowling unit. Similarly, his performance against other CSK bowlers standout on most occasions.
Phil Salt vs Ravichandran Ashwin
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 375.0 | – |
| Total | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 375.0 | – |
Phil Salt vs Khaleel Ahmed
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 159.1 | – |
| 2025 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 166.7 | – |
| Total | 50 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 161.3 | – |
Phil Salt vs Sam Curran
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | – |
| 2024 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 211.1 | 19.0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
| Total | 24 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 150.0 | 24.0 |
Phil Salt vs CSK IPL Match by Match Stats and Records
In Phil Salt’s face off against CSK bowling unit, there were only two instances where he couldn’t go beyond two digits. In other innings, his strike rate was in a range of 150 to 200. The table below shows Phil Salt’s IPL match-by-match stats and records against CSK.
| Date | Ground | How Dismissed | Runs | B/F | S/R | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/05/2023 | MA Chidambaram Stadium | c A T Rayudu b D L Chahar | 17 | 11 | 154.55 | 17.00 |
| 20/05/2023 | Arun Jaitley Stadium | c A M Rahane b D L Chahar | 3 | 6 | 50.00 | 10.00 |
| 08/04/2024 | MA Chidambaram Stadium | c R A Jadeja b T U Deshpande | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 6.67 |
| 28/03/2025 | MA Chidambaram Stadium | st M S Dhoni b Noor Ahmad | 32 | 16 | 200.00 | 13.00 |
