IPL 2025: KKR batsman falls to Noor Ahmed’s spin, Kolkata sets 179-run target for CSK

Delhi: In the 57th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 179 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 120 overs. This match is being played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata and this match is very important for KKR to stay in the playoff race. Now the Chennai team needs 180 runs to win.

First innings game

For Kolkata, wicketkeeper batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz made an aggressive start but could score 11 runs in just 9 balls, but he could not last long and Anshul was dismissed by Kamboj. After this, Sunil Naren (26 runs) and captain Ajinkya Rahane (48 runs) kept the run speed fast while handling the innings.

Noor Ahmed’s great bowling

The most influential bowler from Chennai was Noor Ahmed. He took 4 important wickets for 31 runs in 4 overs, including Naren, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell and Rinku Singh.

Manish Pandey and Russell got strong finishing

Manish Pandey played an important innings of 36* runs in 28 balls, while Andre Russell scored 38 runs in 21 balls and took the team to a big score. Rinku Singh also contributed 9 runs in 6 balls.

Chennai bowlers performance

Apart from Noor Ahmed from CSK, Ravindra Jadeja and Anshul Kamboj got 1-1 success. The rest of the bowlers proved to be expensive, especially Mathisha Pathirana and Khalil Ahmed,

Will Chennai be able to achieve this goal?

Now Chennai Super Kings need 180 runs to win this match. Although Chennai has already been out of the playoff race this season, but the team has a chance to finish the season with respect. Since 2018, the Chennai team has not traced 180 runs, now it has to be seen whether Chennai breaks this record or not.

Playing XI of both teams

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