CSK captain MS Dhoni and SRH skipper Pat Cummins at the toss. Photo: BCCI
CSK vs SRH: Hyderabad win toss, opt to bowl at Chepauk
Chennai Super Kings made three changes, while Sunrisers Hyderabad have made two changes
In a battle between bottom-placed teams, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bowl against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in an IPL 2025 match in Chennai on Friday (April 25).
SRH have brought in Mohammed Shami and Kamindu Mendis in their playing XI, while Travis Head, Abinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Rahul Chahar and Wiaan Mulder have been named as impact substitutes.
CSK made three changes, bringing in Dewald Brevis, Deepak Hooda and Sam Curran for Rachin Ravindra, Vijay Shankar and Jami Overton.
Chennai and Hyderabad are languishing at the bottom of the table with four points each from eight games apiece. Five-time champions CSK are last at 10th while SRH are at ninth position.
Playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings: Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (captain/wk), Deepak Hooda, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana.
Impact Subs: Anshul Kamboj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jamie Overton.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins (captain), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami.
Impact Subs: Travis Head, Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder.