Chennai Tremendous Kings clinched a chaotic two-wicket victory towards Kolkata Knight Riders with two balls to spare on the Eden Gardens on Wednesday, Might 7. With this win, CSK ended their four-match winless streak.
Batting first, KKR posted 179/6. Skipper, Ajinkya Rahane, top-scored with 48 (33). Andre Russell powered a late surge with 38 off 21. Manish Pandey remained unbeaten on 36* (28) on the finish. For CSK, Ravichandran Ashwin was miserly, gifting away simply 19 in three overs. Notably, Noor Ahmad starred with figures of 4/31 in 4 overs.
In reply, CSK suffered early setbacks with Ayush Mhatre and Devon Conway falling for two-ball geese early within the run-chase. IPL debutant, Urvil Patel, impressed with a fast 31 off 11. Dewald Brevis led the chase with a blazing 52-run knock off simply 25 deliveries. MS Dhoni stayed unbeaten. Coming in as an Influence Participant, Shivam Dube (45 off 40), anchored the innings. For KKR, Varun Chakravarthy stood out with 2/18 in his four-over quota.
Key moments from KKR vs CSK, Match 57 of IPL 2025:
1. Rahane, Russell energy KKR’s innings
Enterprising innings from Rahane and Russell enhanced the momentum of the hosts’ innings in several phases.
2. Urvil arrives to the IPL in fashion
In simply his first sport of the IPL, Urvil blazed his manner via to an entertaining 31 (11) along with his innings comprising one 4 and 4 sixes.
3. Brevis clobbers Arora for 30
The eleventh over of the run-chase utterly modified the complexion of the sport. Brevis dismantled Arora to convey the required run charge down fairly considerably.