IPL 2025 KKR vs CSK: CSK won by 2 wickets

As they completed their chase of 180 runs, CSK won the match by 2 wickets.

Chennai lineup has been given another shock, as this time Shivam Dube and Noor Ahmad have been dismissed- both got caught out by Rinku Singh off a delivery by Vaibhav Arora. CSK at 172/8 after 19 overs, need 8 to win.

CSK seemed to have come back from a crucial breaking point, as they have posted a score of 148/6 on the board with 4 overs remaining, need 33 to win.

After a spectacular maiden half-century, Dewald Brevis has now been dismissed, caught out by Rinku Singh off a delivery by Varun Chakravarthy. CSK 129/6 after 13 overs, need 51 to win.

With his magnificent hitting, sending the ball all over the boundaries, Dewald Brevis has completed his maiden IPL fifty. CSK 123/5 after 11 overs, need 57 to win.

Half the innings for CSK is finished as they have posted a score of 93/5 in 10 overs, needing 87 to win. The match might just slip away slowly from their hands from this point.

The Chennai team seems to be in a state of crisis as Ravindra Jadeja has now been dismissed- bowled out by Varun Chakravarthy. Tension rises for Chennai as half the team is down within the powerplay. CSK at 62/5 after 6 overs, need 118 to win.

4th hit has been given to the Chennai lineup as R Ashwin has been dismissed- caught out by Angkrish Raghuvanshi off a delivery by Harshit Rana. CSK 56/4 after 5 overs, need 124 to win.

Another shock has been given to Chennai lineup, as debutant Urvil Patel has left after a promising knock- caught out by Varun Chakravarthy off a delivery by Harshit Rana. CSK at 37/3 after 3 overs, need 143 to win.

Soon after Ayush Mhatre got dismissed, Devin Conway is the next player to go down- bowled out by Moeen Ali. Shockingly both the openers have been dismissed for a duck on 2 balls each. CSK 25/2 after 2 overs, need 155 to win.

Chennai lineup has been given their first shock as Ayush Mhatre has been dismissed for a duck- caught out by Harshit Rana off a delivery by Vaibhav Arora. CSK 8/1 after1 over, need 172 to win.

Ayush Mhatre and Devon Conway have come to open the innings for CSK as they begin their chase of 180. Vaibhav Arora to begin the proceedings.

As the innings for KKR has ended, it is now time for an innings break. CSK openers will soon come to begin their chase of 180 runs.

The innings for KKR has ended as they have completed their quota of 20 overs- posted a score of 179 on board. CSK will soon begin their chase after an innings break.

Kolkata lineup has been given yet another shock, as Rinku Singh has been dismissed this time- a spectacular catch by Ayush Mhatre near the boundary rope off a delivery by Noor Ahmad. KKR at 173/6 after 19 overs.

Sunil Narine has been dismissed- caught out by Dewald Brevis off a delivery by Noor Ahmad. KKR 149/5 after 17 overs.

Final 5 overs of the match remains as KKR have posted a score of 124/4 after 15 overs of playing.

Kolkata lineup has been given a massive setback Ajinkya Rahane got dismissed- caught out by Devon Conway off a delivery by Ravindra Jadeja. Rahane also missed out on his half-century by 2 runs as KKR is at 103/4 after 13 overs.

Half innings i.e. the first half i.e. 10 overs of the innings for KKR has ended as they have posted a score of 87/3 on the board.

MS Dhoni has shown another moment of his quick skills behind the wickets, as he stumped out Sunil Narine, then caught out Angkrish Raghuvanshi off deliveries by Noor Ahmad. KKR 73/3 after 8 overs.

The powerplay i.e. the first 6 overs of the match have ended as KKR have steadied from an early setback, and have posted a score of 67/1.

KKR lineup has been given their first shock, as Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been dismissed, caught out by Noor Ahmad off a delivery by Anshul Kamboj. KKR 17/1 after 2 overs.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sunil Narine have come to open the innings for Kolkata Knight Riders. Khaleel Ahmed to begin the proceedings.

The match is about to begin, in around 10 minutes.

Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Devon Conway, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Ravichandran Ashwin, MS Dhoni(w/c), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana

Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy

KKR won the toss, opted to bat first.

The surface is a bit tacky. A little area looks loose, and there will be inconsistent pace on the ground. There are some hard patches, and some loose ones.

The pitches for this season have favoured batting. However, there has also been help to spinners in some matches.

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