Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings Timeline

KKR are in the midst of one of their worst seasons ever, having lost all their first-phase matches and needing to win many more to maintain playoff hopes.

Brevis scores an unbeaten 22-ball half century to help CSK deal an almost fatal blow to KKR’s playoff chances! Kamboj clears long-on and hits it back over long-on for four, marking a crucial moment in the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings timeline.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

On Wednesday at Eden Gardens, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) face off in a must-win match to keep their playoff hopes alive.

The winner will move forward into the final four while any loser will be eliminated from contention. KKR currently have 11 points with three matches remaining and must win all of them to guarantee play-off qualification; Andre Russell’s return has helped bolster this chance; CSK are sure to create havoc and spoil any celebrations by competing well themselves.

Eden Gardens will offer batsmen an ideal surface, providing assistance to both batsmen and spinners. Thus, scores above 180 will be considered successful totals; weather should remain clear with no interruptions due to rain.

KKR will stick with the same eleven they used against Mumbai Indians, including Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi Rinku Singh Andre Russell Moeen Ali Spencer Johnson Harshit Rana Chetan Sakariya Varun Chakaravarthy Vaibhav Arora in their roster for this match against Pune Warriors.

Ravindra Jadeja has been an invaluable member of defending champions Rajasthan Royals’ attack. He has taken key wickets at crucial moments for their team and will hope to keep up his fine form during this match.

CSK have struggled in recent weeks and sit at the bottom of the table, needing to improve both batting and bowling performance if they wish to remain competitive for one of four places in the top four league table spots. Ruturaj Gaikwad, Noor Ahmed and Matheesha Pathirana must show increased results if CSK are to avoid relegation.

Team management may choose to replace Prasidh Krishna with another spinner as his form has been poor of late. It will be interesting to see whether or not he can return from this performance slump and resume scoring runs in this match.

KKR vs CSK Live Streaming

Chennai Super Kings will host Kolkata Knight Riders for another blockbuster clash at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Friday in a battle that promises high stakes IPL action, hoping to rebound after their recent losses; with hosts CSK hoping to retain playoffs hopes while visitors KKR competing purely for pride.

These storied franchises have met 30 times throughout IPL history with CSK winning 20 games while 11 went the other way!

After their narrow one-run win against Rajasthan Royals, KKR will look to keep their slim playoff chances alive when they host bottom-placed Chennai Super Kings at home. Their batting unit appears to have found their stride with Andre Russell’s incredible one-day performance against RR and Rinku Singh’s steady innings providing a foundation. Young winger Angkrish Raghuvanshi has also proven invaluable while Ajinkya Rahane, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine and Harshit Rana will look to deliver.

On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are determined to win this match to restore some dignity and get their season back on track. Following Ruturaj Gaikwad’s injury in their previous match against Delhi, MS Dhoni will lead the side. While their batsmen have struggled against spinners recently – especially against Delhi – MS Dhoni will lead his troops with authority.

Dhoni will hope that his return as captain, coupled with experienced players like Ravindra Jadeja, can help them shake off their current slump.

The visitors currently sit in 10th position on the points table but have still got a shot at avoiding an early exit by picking up three wins out of their remaining five matches. However, they face the daunting challenge of picking up wins against top four sides in their remaining three fixtures – winning this will seal their place among the elite four and loser will drop down into Qualifiers relegation. Furthermore, both teams are looking for combinations for next season; so fans should expect an exciting and unpredictable showdown between these teams!

KKR vs CSK Live Score

Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings meet for an IPL 2025 encounter that will set pulses racing at Eden Gardens. At stake is much for both teams; with one winning a playoff berth and the other facing possible elimination from competition.

KKR batted first and managed to post 179/6 on an unpredictable pitch, led by captain Ajinkya Rahane’s patient 48 not out and further enhanced by late flourishes from Andre Russell and Manish Pandey. CSK were initially under pressure early as their run rate struggled, yet Dewald Brevis produced an incredible 22-ball half century that put his side back in charge of proceedings and set them on course for victory.

At the end, CSK prevailed by two balls to keep their playoff hopes alive. Prior to that, however, an aggressive KKR bowling attack kept CSK batsmen quiet with Vijay Shankar, Moeen Ali, and Harshit Rana all picking up wickets for them on home ground.

Narine started off his reply with a six, with Quinton de Kock quickly following suit with three fours against Anshul Kamboj before trying his luck against Anshul Kamboj who got out attempting a big shot against wide yorker and was caught brilliantly by Rinku Singh at long-on. At 103 runs on the board, Harshit picked up another wicket at Harshit’s final over when trapping AB de Villiers lbw before Kamboj hit winning runs in style to send KKR closer towards elimination while CSK remain competitively, hoping they’ll take advantage of other results going their way over time.

KKR vs CSK Live Updates

Kolkata Knight Riders will face Chennai Super Kings at Eden Gardens in a do-or-die match that could determine their playoff fate, with both sides looking to regain playoff hopes. KKR batsmen will look to rebound after suffering defeat against Lucknow Super Giants while CSK bowlers must improve on an underwhelming showing in their previous match.

KKR began the game strongly as they reduced CSK to 5-5 in the powerplay, before faltering in middle overs and losing touch with run rate. Meanwhile, South African Dewald Brevis scored an outstanding 22-ball half century to put Chennai Super Kings into control of the match; Noor Ahmad’s four-wicket haul helped limit KKR to an underwhelming total while Shivam Dube and Urvil Patel ensured they reached their target without much difficulty.

KKR’s batting line-up included Quinton de Kock, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Andre Russell Harshit Rana Spencer Johnson Moeen Ali and Rinku Singh.

CSK’s batting lineup included MS Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin, R Jagandeep Saini, Jadeja, Rachin Ravindra Dinesh Karthik Rovman Powell Noor Ahmad Devon Conway Matheesha Pathirana SV Srinivasan and Shivam Dube.

The powerplay overs have seen some incredible hitting from both teams. Sunil Narine started strong, hitting sixes over fine leg and fours through covers before soon being caught at mid-wicket off his own bowler. Unfortunately for Narine he struggled against slower bowlers who bowled fuller deliveries, as he attempted to flick but failed and was caught at mid-wicket himself in an over.

A thrilling final over has begun and KKR must score 20 runs in 12 balls in order to remain in playoff contention. Both sides show some incredible hitting skills in this nail-biting encounter: Urvil Patel hits his first ball for six before taking one off the second and taking a single from third ball; Kamboj slams fuller slower ball for 4 runs which wins game! Both teams will surely be disappointed but KKR need to make up ground quickly in future matches.

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