With a defeat against Punjab Kings in IPL 2025, Chennai Super Kings are officially out of the playoffs race. With that, Chennai set the unwanted record of not qualifying for the playoffs in consecutive years for the first time in history.

Chennai Super Kings' 2025 IPL campaign has been their worst yet, failing to reach the playoffs for the second consecutive time. CSK suffered their eight defeat of the season with a loss against Punjab Kings.

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal's second Indian Premier League hat-trick, followed by crucial knocks from captain Shreyas Iyer and opener Prabhsimran Singh on Wednesday (April 30, 2025) took Punjab Kings to a four-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings that ended the MS Dhoni-led franchise's playoff hopes.