Delhi: The 25th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is being played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. In this important match, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and decided to bowl first, which proved to be completely correct. The entire batting of Chennai was shattered and the team could score only 103 runs. The Kolkata team was fantastic and the team won the match in just 10.1 overs and defeated the Chennai team by 9 wickets.
Chennai’s poor start
Chennai Super Kings came out to bat first. Both the openers of the team returned to the pavilion within 16 runs. Devon Conway scored 12 runs while Rachin Ravindra was dismissed for just 4 runs. Due to this, Chennai’s innings came under pressure from the beginning.
Rahul and Shankar’s partnership
After this, Rahul Tripathi and Vijay Shankar tried to handle the innings and shared a 43 -run partnership. Although during this time, KKR fielders left some easy catch, but Chennai could not take advantage of this opportunity. Rahul Tripathi 16 and Vijay Shankar were dismissed for 29 runs.
The middle order and the lower order did not show up
Shivam Dubey scored the highest 31 runs, but no batsman other than him could stand. MS Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin scored 1–1 runs, while Ravindra Jadeja and Deepak Hooda were dismissed without opening the account. In the end, Noor Ahmed (1 run) and Anshul Kamboj (3 runs) could add some runs.
KKR bowlers showed strength
Kolkata bowlers performed brilliantly. Sunil Narayan was the most successful bowler, who took 3 wickets for just 13 runs in 4 overs. Harshit Rana and Varun Chakraborty took 2-2 wickets. At the same time, Vaibhav Arora and Moin Ali got 1-1 success.
Chennai’s third lowest score
Chennai Super Kings scored 103 runs in 20 overs at the loss of 9 wickets. This is Chennai’s third lowest score in IPL history. The team’s batting was completely unsuccessful and now the bowlers are full. Now Kolkata Knight Riders have to score 104 runs to win this match.
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Playing XI of both teams
| Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) |
|---|---|
| Quinton de Cock (wicket keeper) | Rachin ravindra |
| Sunil Naren | Dawan conve |
| Ajinkya Rahane (Captain) | Rahul Tripathi |
| Venkatesh Iyer | Vijay Shankar |
| Rinku Singh | Shivam Dubey |
| Andre Russell | MS Dhoni (Captain/wicketkeeper) |
| Ramandeep Singh | Ravichandran Ashwin |
| Moin Ali | Ravindra jadeja |
| Harshit Rana | Noor Ahmed |
| Vaibhav Arora | Khalil Ahmed |
| Varun chakravarti | Anshul Kamboj |
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