CSK vs PBKS: Chahal's Hattrick and Shreyas Iyer's Carnage Classed CSK at Chepauk! PBKS defeated CSK by 4 wickets

CSK vs PBKS: CHENNAI SUPER KINGS are the first team to be officially OUT of the IPL 2025 Playoff Race! Shreyas Iyer's Punjab Kings have defeated the home team Chennai Super Kings at their backyard by 4 wickets, powered by Shreyas Iyer's excellent batting display and Chahal's fearsome bowling performance. 

CSK vs PBKS Match Summary

Asked to bat first at Chepauk, CSK's promising young openers wilted under early pressure, departing cheaply and leaving the hosts on the back foot. Ravindra Jadeja tried to wrest back momentum with a counter-punch, but Harpreet Brar struck within the powerplay to silence the crowd once more.

What followed, however, was a gutsy revival led by the ever-composed Sam Curran. The all-rounder punished anything remotely loose and stitched together a vital 78-run partnership with the dynamic Dewald Brevis. The pair put Punjab under serious strain, especially through the middle overs.

Curran’s timing and clean hitting reached a crescendo in the 16th over, where he plundered 26 runs off Shedge, seemingly putting CSK on track for a total beyond 210. But cricket, as ever, turned on a dime. Once Curran fell, the tide shifted violently.

Yuzvendra Chahal stepped up with a spell for the ages, dismantling the lower order with four wickets in a single over — including a sensational hat-trick. CSK, from cruising to a colossal score, were bowled out for 190. A total still threatening on a slow surface, but one that carried the sting of a collapse.

Key Stats and Records After First Innings

Yuzvendra Chahal in IPL 2025:

• First 5 matches: 2 wickets, 15 overs, Economy Rate – 11.13

• Last 4 matches: 11 wickets, 14 overs, Economy Rate – 7.64

Most 4+ Wicket Hauls in IPL History:

• 9 – Yuzvendra Chahal*

• 8 – Sunil Narine

• 7 – Lasith Malinga

• 6 – Kagiso Rabada

Four Wickets in One Over – IPL:

• Amit Mishra – SRH vs PWI, 2013

• Yuzvendra Chahal – RR vs KKR, 2022

• Andre Russell – KKR vs GT, 2022

• Yuzvendra Chahal – PBKS vs CSK, 2025*

Multiple Hat-tricks in IPL:

• Amit Mishra – 3 (2008, 2011, 2013)

• Yuvraj Singh – 2 (2009)

• Yuzvendra Chahal – 2 (2022, 2025)*

CSK All-Out at Chepauk in IPL:

• 112 vs MI, 2012

• 109 vs MI, 2019

• 154 vs SRH, 2025

• 190 vs PBKS, 2025*

Hat-tricks for PBKS in IPL History:

• 2 – Yuvraj Singh

• 1 – Axar Patel

• 1 – Sam Curran

• 1 – Yuzvendra Chahal*

Chasing a tricky 191 on a surface expected to slow down, the Punjab top order showed fearless intent. Prabhsimran Singh set the tone early with a brisk fifty, but it was Shreyas Iyer who truly stole the show with a composed, commanding knock that saw PBKS home with style.

Yuzvendra Chahal’s first-innings magic laid the foundation with a game-changing hat-trick that restricted CSK to 190 when a 200+ total looked certain. Despite a blistering knock from Sam Curran and some electric fielding by Dewald Brevis, CSK once again failed to piece together a complete performance.

The result not only handed CSK their fifth loss at home this season — the most in any IPL campaign — but also officially knocked them out of the playoff race. Punjab's head coach, Ricky Ponting, was all smiles in the dugout as his team climbed to second in the table, just behind RCB. For CSK, memories of that iconic 2010 win in Dharamsala fade a little more as Punjab dish out long-awaited payback, this time ending their campaign in April.

Updated Record – Most CSK Defeats at Chepauk in a Single IPL Season:

• 5 – in 2025 (out of 6 matches)*

• 4 – in 2008 (out of 7 matches)

• 4 – in 2012 (out of 10 matches, including finals)