Why Tamil New Year Brings Good Fortune to Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings is now back on track, as the team secured two consecutive wins in the tournament. Their recent win over Kolkata Knight Riders came on the occasion of Tamil New Year. It turns out to be lucky for the team, as they have won all the recent three games held on this auspicious day.

Chennai Super Kings has now regained its winning momentum in the IPL. Starting the tournament with three consecutive losses, the team has now won two games back to back. Their recent win came on the Tamil New Year, giving the CSK fans another moment to rejoice on this auspicious festival.

With this win, Chennai Super Kings now holds 4 points but still stands at the second last spot in the table. The next few games will be crucial to determine whether they will be able to make it to the top four or not. However, the Tamil New Year has turned out to be a lucky day for the team, looking at their recent wins on this day.

Over the last three Tamil New Year, the team has come out victorious in each and every game. It comes as a special day for the Yellow Army, as they start the day by celebrating the New Year. And end it by celebrating the win of their favourite IPL team.

Let's take a look at CSK's performance over the last three Tamil New Years.

CSK vs MI: IPL 2024

Chennai Super Kings went against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium at the Tamil New Year in 2024. Mumbai Indians were able to win the toss in this game as they decided to field first. Chennai Super Kings didn't have a good start to the game, as both the openers, Ajinkya Rahane and Rachin Ravindra were dismissed for low scores.

But Ruturaj Gaikwad (69) and Shivam Dube (66) helped the team to regain momentum. In the end, MS Dhoni provided a good finish by scoring 20 runs off 4 balls. Mumbai Indians now had to chase down the target of 207. Rohit Sharma stood as the lone warrior for the team, as the other players were not able to perform well.

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Ishan Kishan scored 23 runs off 15 balls, and Suryakumar Yadav scored 31 runs off 20 balls which helped the team to get close. But Mumbai Indians fell short of reaching the target by 20 runs, putting Rohit's century in vain.

LSG vs CSK: IPL 2025

Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings faced each other at Ekana Cricket Stadium, on the occasion of Tamil New Year. Chennai Super Kings won the toss in this game and they decided to field first. LSG didn't have a good start to this game, as Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran were dismissed for cheap scores.

Mitchell Marsh (30) and Rishabh Pant's half-century helped the team to regain momentum. It was followed by a finish given by Ayush Badoni and Abdul Samad, as the team scored 166/7 in 20 overs. Shaik Rasheed and Rachin Ravindra gave a strong start to the team, but their wickets put down some troubles, as the team stood at 111/5.

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Shivam Dube and MS Dhoni went on to complete the chase for the team. Dhoni was the star, scoring 26 runs off 11 balls as CSK completed the chase with 3 balls remaining.

CSK vs KKR: IPL 2026

Chennai Super Kings once again had a game at the Tamil New Year, and it was against Kolkata Knight Riders. CSK was batting first in this game, as Ayush Mhatre and Sanju Samson powered them with a good start. Dewald Brevis and Sarfaraz Khan were able to do well in the middle overs, allowing the team to reach a good total.

Kolkata Knight Riders showed discipline in the death overs, restricting CSK to just 192 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. With the ball, CSK had a good start as they removed Finn Allen for just 1 and didn't allow Ajinkya Rahane and Sunil Narine to score runs. Noor Ahmad changed the game with wickets of Cameron Green and Rinku Singh in quick succession.

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Rovman Powell and Ramandeep Singh tried their best to take the team to the win but it wasn't enough. CSK ended up winning this game by 32 runs, bagging their third consecutive win on the occasion of Tamil New Year.