KKR vs CSK Highlights: In the 57th match of this season of IPL 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and decided to bat first at Eden Gardens and were able to score 179 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs in the match. This match was very valuable to stay in the race for the playoffs of this season of IPL. But Chennai Super Kings achieved this target easily and won with 2 wickets remaining.
CSK’s Brilliant Bowlers Prevented KKR From Giving A Target Of More Than 200 Runs
Kolkata Knight Riders wicketkeeper batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz started the innings aggressively but he could contribute only 11 runs in 9 balls, as his wicket was taken by CSK fast bowler Anshul Kamboj in his first over. After this, Sunil Narine, who came with him, played a brilliant innings of 26 runs and KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane played a brilliant innings of 48 runs and accelerated the team’s score. Later, the captain lost his wicket to Ravindra Jadeja’s bowling. Then KKR’s star batsman Manish Pandey played an important innings of 36* runs in 28 balls and Andre Russell scored 38 runs in 21 balls and took KKR’s team to 179 runs at the loss of 6 wickets.
CSK’s Best Spin Bowler Noor Ahmed’s Bowling Gave Valuable Wickets
Chennai Super Kings’ spin bowler Noor Ahmed performed brilliantly in yesterday’s match and took a total of 20 wickets in his 12 matches this season. He gave 4 valuable wickets to CSK by giving 31 runs in 4 overs against KKR, which included Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, and KKR’s star batsmen like Andre Russell and Rinku Singh. Apart from Noor Ahmed, he took 1-1 wickets of CSK’s Ravindra Jadeja and Anshul Kamboj.
CSK’s Debut Explosive Batsman Urvil Patel Performed Brilliantly In The Power Play
Chennai Super Kings’ innings had a very bad start. Because their last match opener young batsman Ayush Mhatre lost his wicket to KKR bowler Harshit Rana without even opening his account. After this wicket, in the very next over, Devon Conway also lost his valuable wicket to Moeen Ali on zero. Then CSK’s debut batsman Urvil Patel came to bat, who kept CSK in the power play by playing an explosive innings of 31 runs in 11 balls, he hit 4 fours and 1 six in his first match. Then he lost his wicket in Harshit Rana’s over.
After him Ravichandran Ashwin came to the crease and he was out on Harshit Rana’s ball after scoring just 7 runs. Then CSK’s veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja tried to handle the innings but could only score 19 runs.
KKR vs CSK Highlights: Dewald Brevis’ Explosive Half-Century Led Chennai Super Kings To Victory
Dewald Brevis, who came in the middle order of the innings, batted brilliantly and played an explosive innings of 52 runs in just 25 balls, in which he hit 4 brilliant fours and 4 excellent sixes. He scored 30 runs in one over of KKR’s in-form bowler Vaibhav Arora by hitting consecutive fours and sixes. Then Dewald Brevis lost his wicket on the ball of Varun Chakaravarthy.
Later CSK’s great batsman Shivam Dube batted sensibly with captain MS Dhoni and Shivam Dube scored 45 runs in 40 balls. On the other hand, captain MS Dhoni contributed 17 runs, in the end CSK bowler Anshul Kamboj hit a four and gave Chennai Super Kings the win.
