Delhi: The 57th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is being played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) today. This exciting clash is taking place at the historic Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata.

Rahane won the toss and chose batting

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and decided to bat first. The Kolkata team has made a change in this match, which includes Manish Pandey in place of Venkatesh Iyer.

Many changes in Chennai’s playing XI

The team of Chennai Super Kings has landed with many changes in this match. The most important thing is that wicketkeeper batsman Urvil Patel made his debut in the IPL for Chennai.

Urvil Patel made IPL debut

Gujarat player Urvil Patel was included in the team in place of Vansh Bedi by Chennai. Dynasty Bedi is out of the tournament due to injury. 26 -year -old Urvil has been taken in the team at a base price of Rs 30 lakh. He has previously been a part of Gujarat Titans (GT).

Syed Mushtaq Ali showed power in Trophy

Urvil Patel scored 315 runs in six innings at an average of 78.75 and a strike rate of around 230 in six innings, performing the best in the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He hit the most 29 sixes in this tournament and became the top six hitter. Rajat Patidar finished second in this list.

Stormy century scored in T20

Urvil scored a century in just 28 balls in Indore against Tripura, which is the second fastest century in T20 cricket history. So far, he has scored 1162 runs in 47 T20 innings at a strike rate of 170.38.

Amazing in Ranji Trophy too

After the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Urvil also performed brilliantly in the Ranji Trophy. In February this year, he scored 140 runs in 197 balls in the quarter -finals against Saurashtra in Rajkot, which was the best score of his career.

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