CSK vs RR, IPL 2025: Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals keep an eye on the future in dead rubber

By our Special Correspondent

Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals probably can’t wait for this IPL season to end. It’s been that sort of summer for both franchises, hurtling from one setback to another without ever seeming capable of fashioning a turnaround.

When they face each other in a dead rubber at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday, it is revealing that a win will not do much more than possibly help avoid the ignominy of finishing last in the 10-team tournament.

M.S. Dhoni’s CSK, with six points after 12 matches, is currently bottom of the points table. RR, placed ninth, also has the same number of points ahead of its 14th and final league game.