IPL 2025 Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR won by 8 wickets

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Sunil Narine wins POTM!

Sunil Narine was named Player of the Match for his impressive all-round performance, taking 3 wickets for just 13 runs and scoring 44 off 18 balls during the chase.

KKR WON!

KKR secured a convincing victory over CSK by 8 wickets

Half innings complete

Half innings has been completed and KKR ia at 98/2. They need 6 runs to win

Narine, OUT!

Sunil Narine return to the dugout after an impressive 44 off 19 deliveries off Noor Ahmed’s ball.

End of Powerplay

KKR is at 71/1 after the end of powerplay. They need only 33 runs in 84 balls to win as both Narine and Rahane is looking forward to finsh the match as soon as possible.

OUT!

KKR has been given their first shock after Quinton de kock got bowled by Anshul Kamboj. The KKR batter will look to chase down the target without losing any wicket.

Update: 46/0-4 overs

KKR is off to a good start as they have scored 46/0 after 4 overs and they need 58 runs in 96 balls

Update: 19/0-2 overs

KKR is at 19/0 after 2 overs. They are off to a decent start as they need 83 runs in 18 overs to win.

KKR innings begin!

Sunil Narine and Quinton de Kock has stepped onto the field to open for KKR as they start their chase of 104 runs. Khaleel Ahmed to start the proceedings.

CSK innings end!

CSK has managed to put 103 runs on the scoreboard, thanks to Shivam Dube. KKR will now begin their chase shortly.

Scorecard Update

CSK is at 84/9 after 18 overs. Dube and Kaboj will look to take thier scoree to 100 in the remaining 2 overs.

OUT!

Noor Ahmed got caught by Varun Chakravarthy off Vaibhav’s delivery as he tried to hit the ball out for a delivery. CSK is at 80/9

Skipper Dhoni OUT!

MS Dhoni return to the dugout after socring a disappointing 1 off 4 balls, he got LBW off Sunil Narine’s delivery. CSK is at 75/8 after 15 overs.

Hooda, OUT!

Deepak Hooda, impact player got caught by Vaibhav Arora off Varun Chakravarthy’s delivery. Skipper MS Dhoni needs to take his team to a fighting total

Wicket!

Ravindra Jadeja returns to the dugout for a duck after being caught by de Kock off Narine’s delivery. CSK is in a tough spot, having lost six wickets and still not reaching the 100-run mark — they are more than halfway down.

Ashwin, OUT

Ravichandran Ashwin got caught by Vaibhav Arora as tried to hit the ball out of the boundary off Harshit Rana’s delivery. CSK is at 70/5

Tripathi, OUT!

Rahul Tripathi was bowled by Sunil Narine. CSK is in a difficult position, having managed to score only 65 runs after 11 overs and losing their fourth wicket. The CSK batters will now look to post a fighting total.

OUT!

Vijay Shankar got caught by Moen Ali off Varun Chakravarthy’s delivery. CSK is at 59/3 after 9 overs.

Update: 50/2-8 overs

CSK is at 50/2 after the completion of 8 oevrs.The CSK batters are playing steadily after the loss of two wickets, as they have taken their score to 50 after a pathetic powerplay.

End of Powerplay!

The powerplay has ended and CSK is at 31/2. After a disappointing powerplay score, Rahul Tripathi and Vijay Shankar will look forward to build a strong partnership and play steadily.

Another shock for CSK

Rachin Ravindra was caught by skipper Ajinkya Rahane off Harshit Rana’s delivery. CSK is off to a poor start, having already lost both openers.

First SHOCK for CSK

CSK has been given their first shock after Devon Convey returned to the dugout as he got Lbw off Moen Ali’s delivery.

Update:10/0-2 overs

CSK has started their inning decent as they are at 10/0 after 2 overs.

The Match Begin!

Rachin Ravindra and Devon Convey have stepped onto the pitch to open for the Chennai Super Kings. Vaibhav Arora to begin the proceedings.

KKR Playing XI

KKR (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy

CSK Playing XI

CSK (Playing XI): Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed

Here's what MS Dhoni saaid after the toss

We were looking to bat first as well. Quite a few occasions where we tried to chase it down and what we realised is that the wicket slows down a bit, so if you don’t get a good start then the middle order comes under pressure. He has fractured something on his elbow, so he is ruled out of the tournament. It is important, we have lost too many matches and now it is important to do the basics right – have dot balls, take our catches. A couple of games we lost by big margins, but otherwise it was about the small things – about one over going for 20 runs. Our batters are more authentic as batters, they won’t slog everything. They just need to back their instincts. It is important to start well, get boundaries early on and try to get a couple of early wickets as well. Couple of changes for us – Tripathi comes in for Ruturaj, and Anshul Kambhoj in for Mukesh.

Here's what Ajinkya Rahane said after the toss

We’ll bowl first. There were a lot of positives from the last game. We as a team played really well. It is about improving each game. This looks like a good wicket, won’t change much. We are batting deep, so that’s why we look to bowl first and chase things down. One change Moeen Ali comes in for Spencer.

TOSS!

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field first.

Pitch report!

The Chepauk pitch is expected to be slow, posing a challenge for batters and demanding smart adaptation. Spinners are likely to play a key role, given the quality spin options on both sides. With recent trends favoring teams batting first, the toss could prove crucial.

Head-to-Head

Chennai Super Kings hold a 19-10 head-to-head advantage over Kolkata Knight Riders and have won five of their last seven encounters. Interestingly, KKR have also enjoyed success at this venue, winning two out of their three IPL finals played here.

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