The Chennai Super Kings have failed to qualify for the IPL playoffs for a second year in a row as they fail to win their do-or-die clash against the Punjab Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on May 30.
MS Dhoni and co. sit at the bottom of the table with just 4 points from their 10 games so far and officially became the first team in IPL 2025 to be knocked out of the playoff race mathematically. Punjab Kings won the match by chasing down 191 in the last over of their innings courtesy of a captain's knock by Shreyas Iyer. His 72 runs made sure that Punjab didn't slip in their pursuit for the playoffs this season and jumped up to the 2nd spot on the night in the IPL points table. Disappointing season for CSK again A season where the powerplay is proving to be crucial for teams in order to rack up the points, CSK failed to make the most of their starts with the bat in their matches this year. CSK's powerplay woes in IPL 2025 Worst run-rate - 7.9 Fewest sixes - 6 Worst balls/boundary - 5.1
| CSK final positions in IPL from 2008-2025 | ||||||
| Year | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Group Stage | Final Result |
| 2008 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3/8 | Runners-up |
| 2009 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2/8 | Semi-finalists |
| 2010 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3/8 | Champions |
| 2011 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2/10 | Champions |
| 2012 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4/9 | Runners-up |
| 2013 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2/9 | Runners-up |
| 2014 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3/8 | Playoffs |
| 2015 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1/8 | Runners-up |
| 2016 | – | – | – | – | Suspended | Suspended |
| 2017 | – | – | – | – | Suspended | Suspended |
| 2018 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2/8 | Champions |
| 2019 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2/8 | Runners-up |
| 2020 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 7/8 | League stage |
| 2021 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2/8 | Champions |
| 2022 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 9/10 | League stage |
| 2023 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2/10 | Champions |
| 2024 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5/10 | League stage |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | TBD | TBD |

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