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KKR vs CSK, IPL 2025: Ajinkya Rahane's Kolkata Knight Riders host Chennai Super Kings at Eden Gardens on Wednesday evening.
KKR vs CSK, Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025: With just a little over a 13 percent chance of qualifying, the Kolkata Knight Riders will be hosting the already eliminated and wooden spoon holders, the Chennai Super Kings, in a highly anticipated match at Kolkata's iconic Eden Gardens on Wednesday. A victory against CSK would propel the defending champions to 13 points, putting them on par with the Delhi Capitals. Depending on the margin of victory, they could even secure a fifth-place finish in the points table.
CSK, on the other hand, will be playing for their reputation, using the remaining games of the season as a building block for their next campaign. The team has brought on board Urvil Patel to replace the injured wicket-keeper batter, Vansh Bedi. With promising youngster Ayush Mhatre in their ranks, CSK is looking to give opportunities to their young talent in these upcoming matches.
Despite missing a practice session, MS Dhoni, leading CSK in the absence of Ruturaj Gaikwad, is expected to take the field in the crucial match against KKR.
Ayush Mhatre and Devon Conway started batting. Mhatre got out on the second ball to an inswinger hitting off the toe end and going straight to point. Urvil Yadav, a debutant, came in at three and hit a six off the pads in his first IPL over, scoring eight runs and losing a wicket.
Pathirana bowled the final over of the innings. Ramandeep struck a full ball to long-on for a single, followed by another single by Manish to mid-off. Dhoni prevented a boundary with a good stop on a leg-side ball. A slower full toss was flicked to fine-leg by Ramandeep for a single. Pathirana executed yorkers well, allowing only six singles in the final over.
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Devon Conway, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Ravichandran Ashwin, MS Dhoni(w/c), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Devon Conway, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Ravichandran Ashwin, MS Dhoni(w/c), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
Ajinkya Rahane: We will bat first. Looks a good wicket. Last two games we batted first and did really well. We want to put runs on the board and defend it. What's important is taking one game at a time. Not thinking much about the future. Lots of learnings from the previous match, guys are looking forward to this game. You are bound to lose close games, but you need to be confident. If there's a chance, we will try to give our best. Venkatesh Iyer misses out, Manish Pandey comes in.
MS Dhoni: I have played a lot of cricket here while growing up, like a home ground for the amount of cricket I have played here. When it was Zonal trophy, a few office leagues, overall I have played a lot of cricket here and nearby. What's important is to get answers for the next year. What hasn't gone well for us in the tournament. Trying to get those answers, our middle order batting and bowling solutions. We are giving chances to players, but we want a good playing XI or XII. You can try such things towards the end. What players will slot in. They have two quality spinners, so it will be a challenge. Conway and Urvil Patel come in for Rasheed and Curran.
Chennai Super Kings Squad: Ayush Mhatre, Shaik Rasheed, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, MS Dhoni(w/c), Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Mukesh Choudhary, Urvil Patel, Nathan Ellis, Andre Siddarth C
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia, Anrich Nortje, Mayank Markande, Spencer Johnson, Chetan Sakariya, Quinton de Kock
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