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Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 25 Commentary, Live Updates

CSK vs KKR, 2025 - T20 Live Commentary

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Match 25, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai , Apr 11, 2025
Chennai Super Kings Chennai Super Kings
103/9 (20.0/20)
Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders
107/2 (10.1/20)
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets
  • Player of the Match
    Sunil Narine
    44(18)&3/13(4)
Right then, that is it from this one-sided affair where Kolkata Knight Riders brushed aside Chennai Super Kings with ease. It is now time for a Double-header Saturday in the IPL 2025 on 12th April. First, it will be the Lucknow Super Giants hosting the Gujarat Giants at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT). Then, there is a clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). But as you know, you can always join us early for all the build-up to both games. Until then, cheers and goodbye!
Sunil Narine is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his all-round brilliance. He says that it has been almost a near-perfect game for him and jokingly says that he will definitely try to hold the catch next time. Adds that he tries to focus on his strength and tries to execute that as nowadays the batters have been brilliant and hitting extensively, but he doesn’t think much about matchups, data, and stats. Mentions that he tries to adapt to the conditions and situations to bowl, no matter whether he comes in Powerplay or in the middle overs. States that his role is just to try to give KKR a good fiery start at the top, and he will try to replicate that in the next game as well.
Ajinkya Rahane, the victorious skipper of Kolkata Knight Riders, says that they had their plans in place, especially with him and Moeen Ali, and Dwayne Bravo have already played at this venue, so they knew what to expect and planned accordingly. Mentions that the wicket seemed like a good one and 170 runs looked on the cards, but the way the bowlers bowled was exceptional, with Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy bowling beautifully in the middle overs, while Harshit Rana and Vaibhav Arora did well too. Says he is enjoying his batting, keeps it very simple and stays in the present. States they had no plans of improving the Net Run Rate initially, but after 6 overs, they went after it. Concludes that the preparations are going well and all the boys are looking in a positive mind frame.
MS Dhoni, the captain of Chennai Super Kings, says they were challenged, but they should have accepted it and looked for a way to counter, but they just couldn't do it. Adds that the ball was stopping a bit in the first inning, but losing a couple of wickets early makes it tough, and they needed a few better contributions to stand a chance. Mentions that the batters should back their strengths and play accordingly and not become too desperate to chase quick runs. Further says when the top order misses out, it's the responsibility of the middle order to step up.
Presention Time...
Moeen Ali of Kolkata Knight Riders is up for a quick chat. He says that it was nice to bowl in the Powerplay as two left-handers were batting, and he just tried to bowl tighter lines and got a wicket there. Adds that he doesn’t try to bowl quicker in Powerplay and tries to give the ball some flight to tempt the batters to go for it, and in the process, they perish. Mentions that Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine have been amazing spinners for KKR, and Narine has too much experience, and he is quite hard to hit against. States that the wicket was a bit tacky, and he tried to use the fingers more to generate spin early on, and it was nice to contribute to the team.
Not much went right for CSK. Their bowlers were never really in the game - though, in fairness, they didn’t have much of a total to defend. Up against a batting lineup stacked with firepower, it was always going to be an uphill battle. Noor Ahmad and Anshul Kamboj did manage to take one wicket each, but it was far from enough to prevent what turned out to be their third consecutive home defeat - a first in the franchise's storied history.
Earlier in the game, Chennai Super Kings stumbled their way to their lowest-ever total at Chepauk, with only Shivam Dube and Vijay Shankar offering any real resistance. The rest of the batting lineup simply failed to show up. KKR’s bowlers were spot-on from ball one, with Sunil Narine leading the charge, picking up three crucial wickets. Harshit Rana and Varun Chakaravarthy backed him up with a couple apiece, while Moeen Ali and Vaibhav Arora chipped in with one each to wrap up a dominant bowling display and keep the hosts in check.
Chasing a modest target, Kolkata Knight Riders came out firing in the Powerplay, with Sunil Narine setting the tone and Quinton de Kock chipping in fluently. The pair racked up 71 runs in that phase, effectively sealing the game early. They combined for 8 sixes, with Narine blazing his way to a quickfire 44 off just 18 deliveries, taking KKR to the brink. From there, Ajinkya Rahane’s class and a handy contribution from Rinku Singh saw them cruise home with almost half the overs to spare.
What a statement! The defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, have completely outplayed the five-time title holders, Chennai Super Kings, right in their own den. The Men in Yellow never really found their footing, and it's clear they've got some tough conversations ahead. Also, as KKR have chased down this target in under 11 overs, they move to third place in the table, improving their NRR massively.
10.1
6
Ravindra Jadeja To Rinku Singh
SIX! KKR WIN BY 8 WICKETS AND WITH 59 BALLS TO SPARE! That's a thumping win for them! Jadeja bowls it fuller and around middle and leg, Rinku Singh gets on his knee and slogs it over deep mid-wicket for a six to seal the win for his team.
10.1
nb
Ravindra Jadeja To Rinku Singh
Full and on the pads, Rinku heaves it across and gets a couple of runs at deep mid-wicket. To make it worse for CSK, Ravindra Jadeja has overstepped here, and it is a No Ball. A Free Hit is coming up.
End Of The Over 10 : 98/2
6 Runs
  • 19.1
  • 09.2
  • 09.3
  • 49.4
  • 09.5
  • 19.6
R. Singh
7 (10)
A. Rahane
20 (17)
N. Ahmad
2-0-8-1
9.6
1
Noor Ahmad To Rinku Singh
Quicker and flatter, around off, Rinku slices it to deep cover for a single. KKR need just 6 runs now.
9.5
0
Noor Ahmad To Rinku Singh
BEATEN AGAIN! Tossed it up and outside off, turns away, Rinku Singh looks to slog it across again but misses this time.
9.4
4
Noor Ahmad To Rinku Singh
FOUR! TOP SHOT! Much fuller and around middle, right in the slot, Rinku Singh goes on his knee again and sweeps it to deep square leg for a boundary.
9.3
0
Noor Ahmad To Rinku Singh
BEATEN! Floated it up and just outside off, gets it to turn away sharply, Rinku Singh goes on his knee and looks to slog it across the line but misses.
9.2
0
Noor Ahmad To Rinku Singh
Dragged length and around middle, Rinku drops it down back to the bowler.
9.1
1
Noor Ahmad To Ajinkya Rahane
Short and outside off, Ajinkya Rahane goes on his knee and slogs it hard back to the right of the bowler for a single. It was struck fiercely, and Noor had no time to react.
Strategic Break! KKR have stormed towards the target in dominant fashion and are now just 12 runs away from sealing a crushing victory. It has been a clinical chase, with the batters showing no mercy and ensuring a massive boost to their net run rate. For CSK, this has been a game to forget, much like their season so far, where very little has gone their way. The bowlers have tried, but defending such a low total was always going to be an uphill task. With the match all but wrapped up, KKR will be looking to finish things off in style, while CSK will start thinking of how they can turn their season around going forward.
End Of The Over 9 : 92/2
5 Runs
  • 08.1
  • 28.2
  • 08.3
  • 1 LB 8.4
  • 18.5
  • 18.6
A. Rahane
19 (16)
R. Singh
2 (5)
R. Ashwin
3-0-30-0
8.6
1
Ravichandran Ashwin To Ajinkya Rahane
Full and around middle, Rahane drills it to long on for a single. KKR need just 12 runs now.
8.5
1
Ravichandran Ashwin To Rinku Singh
Tossed it up, around off, Rinku comes forward and drives it to the right of the bowler for a single.
8.4
lb
Ravichandran Ashwin To Ajinkya Rahane
Leg bye! Short and around off, Rahane looks to nudge it to the leg side but misses. The ball clips his thighpads and goes towards short third and the batters take a quick leg bye.
8.3
0
Ravichandran Ashwin To Ajinkya Rahane
Nagging length and around off, Rahane drops it down to cover.
8.2
2
Ravichandran Ashwin To Ajinkya Rahane
DROPPED! Short and around middle, Ajinkya Rahane goes back and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. Vijay Shankar runs in forward and looks to take it low but makes a meal of it. The batters take a couple of runs. Nothing going well for CSK here!
8.1
0
Ravichandran Ashwin To Ajinkya Rahane
Full and around off, Rahane drives it but straight to cover.
End Of The Over 8 : 87/2
2 Runs
  • W 7.1
  • 07.2
  • 07.3
  • 17.4
  • 17.5
  • 07.6
R. Singh
1 (4)
A. Rahane
16 (11)
N. Ahmad
1-0-2-1
7.6
0
Noor Ahmad To Rinku Singh
Nagging length and around off, Rinku cuts it but straight to backward point who makes a fine stop to his right.
7.5
1
Noor Ahmad To Ajinkya Rahane
Tossed it up, around off, Rahane dabs it to cover point for a quick single.
7.4
1
Noor Ahmad To Rinku Singh
Short and on the pads, Rinku nudges it to short fine leg for a single.
7.3
0
Noor Ahmad To Rinku Singh
Short again and on off, holds into the surface, Rinku Singh pats it back to the bowler.
7.2
0
Noor Ahmad To Rinku Singh
Goes short and around off, Rinku Singh steers it to point.
Rinku Singh is promoted to number 4 for Kolkata Knight Riders.
7.1
W
Noor Ahmad To Sunil Narine OUT!
OUT! CASTLED! Noor Ahmad gets a wicket on his very first ball! He bowls this flatter, short and on middle, skids through and turns in a bit. Sunil Narine stays back and looks to heave it across the line but misses it completely and the ball goes through to shatter the stumps. Narine departs for 44 off just 18 balls. KKR are 85/2, needing just 19 runs!
End Of The Over 7 : 85/1
14 Runs
  • 16.1
  • 06.2
  • 66.3
  • 66.4
  • 16.5
  • 06.6
A. Rahane
15 (10)
S. Narine
44 (17)
R. Ashwin
2-0-26-0
6.6
0
Ravichandran Ashwin To Ajinkya Rahane
Tossed up, on off, Ajinkya Rahane blocks.
6.5
1
Ravichandran Ashwin To Sunil Narine
Short and around middle, Narine looks to swipe it across but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg. They run for a single.
6.4
6
Ravichandran Ashwin To Sunil Narine
SIX! Only dealing in sixes at the moment! Full and outside off, Sunil Narine slices it over long off for a biggie.
6.3
6
Ravichandran Ashwin To Sunil Narine
SIX! DISPATCHED! Full again but on the pads, Sunil Narine clears out his front leg and thumps it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
6.2
0
Ravichandran Ashwin To Sunil Narine
Nice and full, outside off, Narine leaves it.
6.1
1
Ravichandran Ashwin To Ajinkya Rahane
Short and around off. Rahane pushes it to long on for a single.
End Of The Over 6 : 71/1
18 Runs
  • 05.1
  • 65.2
  • 15.3
  • 65.4
  • 05.5
  • 1 WD 5.6
  • 45.6
S. Narine
31 (13)
A. Rahane
14 (8)
K. Ahmed
3-0-40-0
5.6
4
Khaleel Ahmed To Sunil Narine
FOUR! 18 runs off the over! This is on a hard length and around middle. Sunil Narine heaves it off the inside half of the bat to the deep square leg fence for four more runs. KKR are 71/1 at the end of Powerplay!
5.6
wd
Khaleel Ahmed To Sunil Narine
Goes for the yorker but serves this down the leg side, Sunil Narine misses his glance. Wided.
5.5
0
Khaleel Ahmed To Sunil Narine
Slower again, back of a length and on leg, Sunil Narine goes through his pull early and misses.
5.4
6
Khaleel Ahmed To Sunil Narine
SIX! There is no stopping Sunil Narine! A slower one, full and on middle and leg. Narine reads it early, clears his front leg away and tonks it over the wide long on fence for a biggie.
5.3
1
Khaleel Ahmed To Ajinkya Rahane
Excellent stop! Overpitched and outside off, Ajinkya Rahane opens the face of his bat and squeezes it wide of point. The ball travels fast along the surface but Devon Conway dives to his left to make a fine stop. They cross.
5.2
6
Khaleel Ahmed To Ajinkya Rahane
SIX! Picked up and how! Fuller again but this time on the pads. Ajinkya Rahane picks it up and uses his wrists to deposit it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
5.1
0
Khaleel Ahmed To Ajinkya Rahane
Fuller one and on middle, Ajinkya Rahane blocks it out.
End Of The Over 5 : 53/1
7 Runs
  • W 4.1
  • 04.2
  • 44.3
  • 04.4
  • 24.5
  • 14.6
A. Rahane
7 (5)
S. Narine
21 (10)
A. Kamboj
2-0-19-1
4.6
1
Anshul Kamboj To Ajinkya Rahane
Back of a length and on off, Ajinkya Rahane runs it down to third man for a single.
4.5
2
Anshul Kamboj To Ajinkya Rahane
Pitches it up, on off, Ajinkya Rahane pushes it through covers for a brace.
4.4
0
Anshul Kamboj To Ajinkya Rahane
Hard length and on middle, Ajinkya Rahane keeps it out to the leg side.
4.3
4
Anshul Kamboj To Ajinkya Rahane
FOUR! Classy from Ajinkya Rahane! Very full and on middle, the KKR skippers shows the full face of the bat and drives it beautifully past the bowler a boundary. 50 up for KKR now!
4.2
0
Anshul Kamboj To Ajinkya Rahane
On a length and on middle, Ajinkya Rahane blocks it out.
Ajinkya Rahane walks in at number 3 for Kolkata Knight Riders.
4.1
W
Anshul Kamboj To Quinton de Kock OUT!
OUT! BOWLED'EM! Anshul Kamboj strikes! He bowls this on a good length and on middle and off. Quinton de Kock stays back and looks to pull it away, but this is not that short and gets a bit of an inward movement as well. The ball goes past the inside edge of the bat and rattles the stumps. QDK walks back for 23 off 16, and KKR are 46/1 now!
End Of The Over 4 : 46/0
12 Runs
  • 43.1
  • 13.2
  • 13.3
  • 63.4
  • 03.5
  • 03.6
S. Narine
21 (10)
de Kock
23 (15)
R. Ashwin
1-0-12-0
3.6
0
Ravichandran Ashwin To Sunil Narine
Slows it up, full and outside off, Sunil Narine tries the reverse sweep but misses.
3.5
0
Ravichandran Ashwin To Sunil Narine
Quicker, short and on leg, follows the batter, Sunil Narine nudges it to the leg side.
3.4
6
Ravichandran Ashwin To Sunil Narine
SIX! There he goes again! A bit short and on middle. Sunil Narine stays deep in his crease and heaves it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
3.3
1
Ravichandran Ashwin To Quinton de Kock
Flighted, full and on leg, Quinton de Kock flicks it through square leg for a run.
3.2
1
Ravichandran Ashwin To Sunil Narine
Tossed up, full and on leg, Sunil Narine swipes it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
3.1
4
Ravichandran Ashwin To Sunil Narine
FOUR! Sunil Narine greets Ravichandran Ashwin with a boundary! Floated, short and on leg. Narine backs away early to access the off side and lofts it through extra covers for four runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack.
End Of The Over 3 : 34/0
15 Runs
  • 12.1
  • 1 WD 2.2
  • 12.2
  • 02.3
  • 62.4
  • 02.5
  • 62.6
de Kock
22 (14)
S. Narine
10 (5)
K. Ahmed
2-0-22-0
2.6
6
Khaleel Ahmed To Quinton de Kock
SIX! Third one for QDK! Khaleel Ahmed tests the batter with a bouncer, on middle and leg. Quinton de Kock swivels and hooks it but it goes more off the top edge and over the fine leg fence for a biggie.
2.5
0
Khaleel Ahmed To Quinton de Kock
Goes fuller and just around off, Quinton de Kock stabs it out to extra covers.
2.4
6
Khaleel Ahmed To Quinton de Kock
SIX! Into the stands! Khaleel Ahmed goes fuller but angling into the pads. Quinton de Kock picks it up nicely and whips it over the deep square leg fence for half a dozen runs.
2.3
0
Khaleel Ahmed To Quinton de Kock
Back of a length and on off, Quinton de Kock dabs it to point.
2.2
1
Khaleel Ahmed To Sunil Narine
Fuller and on middle, Sunil Narine drills it towards mid on where the fielder makes a good diving stop. They cross
2.2
wd
Khaleel Ahmed To Sunil Narine
A bouncer, on middle, but a bit too high, Sunil Narine leaves it alone. Wided.
2.1
1
Khaleel Ahmed To Quinton de Kock
A heroic effort in the deep! Short of a length and on middle, Quinton de Kock heaves it away but hits a bit flat. It goes aerially wide of deep backward square leg. Anshul Kamboj, who just bowled an over, runs a long way to his right, stretches his right hand, but the ball just does not stick into it. That would have been the catch of the season. A single is taken.
End Of The Over 2 : 19/0
12 Runs
  • 61.1
  • 1 NB 1.2
  • 11.2
  • 01.3
  • 21.4
  • 11.5
  • 11.6
de Kock
9 (9)
S. Narine
9 (4)
A. Kamboj
1-0-12-0
1.6
1
Anshul Kamboj To Quinton de Kock
Fullish again, on middle, Quinton de Kock knocks it towards mid off for one.
1.5
1
Anshul Kamboj To Sunil Narine
Pitched up and on middle, Sunil Narine clips it to deep mid-wicket for a run.
1.4
2
Anshul Kamboj To Sunil Narine
Good length and on off, Sunil Narine looks to loft it over the bowler's head but gets it off the toe-end. Deepak Hooda at mid on overruns it as the ball spins away from him. The batters take two.
1.3
0
Anshul Kamboj To Sunil Narine
Touch fuller and on middle and off, Sunil Narine looks to slog it across the line but miscues it off the bottom edge down the pitch.
1.2
1
Anshul Kamboj To Quinton de Kock
Gets away with it! Hard length and on middle, Quinton de Kock swipes it off the inside half of the bat towards square leg for a single.
1.2
nb
Anshul Kamboj To Quinton de Kock
Goes a bit fuller and on off, angling away, Quinton de Kock leaves it alone. Oh..no! Kamboj has overstepped here. It is a No Ball, and a Free Hit is up next.
1.1
6
Anshul Kamboj To Quinton de Kock
SIX! BOOM! QDK gets into the act now! Anshul Kamboj begins with a short-of-a-length delivery, on middle. Quinton de Kock gets on top of the bounce and pulls it nonchalantly over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
Debutant Anshul Kamboj to share the attack from the other end.
End Of The Over 1 : 7/0
7 Runs
  • 00.1
  • 00.2
  • 00.3
  • 00.4
  • 10.5
  • 60.6
S. Narine
6 (1)
de Kock
1 (5)
K. Ahmed
1-0-7-0
0.6
6
Khaleel Ahmed To Sunil Narine
SIX! BANG! First one of the chase! Khaleel Ahmed bangs this into the pitch, on middle, but this one sits up nicely for the batter. Sunil Narine backs away a bit and whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
0.5
1
Khaleel Ahmed To Quinton de Kock
KKR and Quinton de Kock are underway in the chase! Short of a length and angling into leg, QDK works it towards square leg for a single.
0.4
0
Khaleel Ahmed To Quinton de Kock
Fuller one and on middle, straightens a bit, Quinton de Kock blcoks it out.
0.3
0
Khaleel Ahmed To Quinton de Kock
Three dots in a row! A full toss, on middle, shaping in, Quinton de Kock clips it to square leg.
0.2
0
Khaleel Ahmed To Quinton de Kock
Back of a length and on off, angling in, Quinton de Kock pats it down the pitch. Khaleel Ahmed does well to collect it on his follow-through.
0.1
0
Khaleel Ahmed To Quinton de Kock
Khaleel Ahmed starts with a hard-length delivery, on off, Quinton de Kock stabs it out to the off side.
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Match Info
  • Venue MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
  • Weather Clear
  • Toss Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field
  • Result Kolkata Knight Riders beat Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets
  • Player of the Match Sunil Narine
  • Umpire Chris Gaffaney (NZ), Parashar Joshi (IND) and Vinod Seshan (IND)
  • Referee Prakash Bhatt (IND)
Match Notes
  • Innings Break: Chennai 103/9 in 20.0 overs
  • Chennai 103/9 in 20.0 overs
  • Referral 3 (17.4 ovs): KOL against A Kamboj (Wide) Unsuccessful (CHE: 1, KOL: 1)
  • Strategic Time-out: Chennai 75/8 in 15.3 overs
  • Referral 2 (15.3 ovs): MS Dhoni against KOL (LBW) Unsuccessful (CHE: 1, KOL: 2)
  • Strategic Time-out: Chennai 56/2 in 9.0 overs
  • Chennai 50/2 in 7.5 overs
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6): Chennai 31/2
  • V Shankar dropped on 0 by S Narine in 4.3 overs
  • Referral 1 (3.1 ovs): D Conway against KOL (LBW) Unsuccessful (CHE: 2, KOL: 2) (Retained)
  • Kolkata 101/2 in 10.0 overs
  • Strategic Time-out: Kolkata 92/2 in 9.0 overs
  • A Rahane dropped on 16 by V Shankar in 8.2 overs
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6): Kolkata 71/1
  • Kolkata 50/1 in 4.3 overs
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