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 losing 6 wickets in 20 overs in this match played at Eden Gardens. This match was very important for KKR to stay in the playoff race. In response, Chennai Super Kings achieved this target with 2 wickets and finally tasted victory after 4 consecutive defeats.
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,
Second innings game
The innings of Chennai Super Kings was very disappointing. Opener Ayush Mhatre was dismissed by Harshit Rana without opening an account. After him, Devon Conway also returned to the pavilion off Moin Ali at zero. Urvil Patel, who came to play his first match at number three, showed a little faster and scored 31 runs in 11 balls, including 4 fours and 1 six. He was dismissed by Harshit Rana.
After this, Ravichandran Ashwin came to the crease but he could not last long and became a victim of Harshit Rana by scoring 7 runs. Ravindra Jadeja tried to handle the innings scored 19 runs, but Varun Chakraborty sent him to the pavilion.
In the middle order, Dewald Brevis batted with a bang and hit 52 runs in just 25 balls, including 4 fours and 4 sixes. He was caught by Varun Chakraborty by Rinku Singh. Brevis hit 30 runs in one over of Vaibhav Arora with fours and sixes.
Shivam batted thoughtfully with Dhoni. Dubey was dismissed for 45 runs in 40 balls. While captain MS Dhoni batted for 17 runs, in the end Anshul Kamboj won the team with a four.
Kolkata bowling
Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers worked hard against Chennai Super Kings, but could not win the team. Vaibhav Arora took 3 wickets for 48 runs in 3 overs, but his economy rate was 16.00 which proved to be expensive for the team. Moin Ali took 1 wicket for just 23 runs in 2 overs while bowling economically and his economy was 11.50.
Harshit Rana took 2 important wickets for 43 runs in 4 overs. Varun Chakraborty performed brilliantly, taking 2 wickets for just 18 runs in 4 overs and his economy was 4.50, which was the best among the bowlers.
Sunil Naren also conceded 28 runs in 4 overs, but he did not get any success. Andre Russell conceded 22 runs in 2.4 overs, but he also failed to take wickets and his economy was 8.20.
Playing XI of both teams
| Kolkata Knight Riders (playing xi) | Chennai Super Kings (playing xi) |
|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicket keeper) | Ayush Mhatre |
| Sunil Narayan | Urvil Patel |
| Ajinkya Rahane (Captain) | Devon Conway |
| Ankrish Raghuvanshi | Ravindra jadeja |
| Manish Pandey | Dveld bravis |
| Andre Russell | Ravichandran Ashwin |
| Rinku Singh | MS Dhoni (Wicketkeeper/captain) |
| Moin Ali | Anshul Kamboj |
| Ramandeep Singh | Noor Ahmed |
| Vaibhav Arora | Khalil Ahmed |
| Varun chakravarti | Mathisha Pathirana |
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