Playoff pressure mounts on KKR as CSK clinches a win and spots emerging talents.
Chennai Super Kings are out of the race for the playoffs this year, but their win against Kolkata Knight Riders has made the road towards the playoffs difficult for KKR as well.
The positive takeaway from the last match for CSK was that they are finally discovering new talent for the next season.
They have always been dependent on senior players and have not focused much on scouting new talent.
In the last match, they unearthed some promising players in the form of Urvil and Dewald Brevis, and also gave an opportunity to Ayush Mhatre.
With outstanding bowling figures of 4/31, Noor Ahmad jumped to the second spot in the Purple Cap list.
Match Details
The 57th match of the IPL was played at Eden Gardens on May 7th, 2025.
Ajinkya Rahane, the captain of KKR, won the toss and was elected to bat first.
Kolkata Knight Riders Innings
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sunil Narine opened the innings for KKR.
Anshul Kamboj didn’t allow them to settle and provided an early breakthrough by dismissing Gurbaz.
Captain Ajinkya came in to bat and started building a partnership with Sunil.
They were steadily adding runs and steering KKR towards a strong total.
Noor Ahmad was brought into the attack and made an immediate impact by dismissing Sunil and Angkrish in the same over.
Soon after, Jadeja took the wicket of Ajinkya, and Noor continued his spell by claiming two more KKR wickets.
In the end, KKR managed to score a total of 179 runs for the loss of six wickets.
Chennai Super Kings Innings
Ayush Mhatre and Devon Conway opened the innings, but both lost their wickets within the first two overs.
Urvil Patel, the young talent, came to bat and smashed some brilliant sixes, but he too was dismissed shortly after, followed by the wickets of Ravichandran Ashwin and Jadeja.
Dewald Brevis and Shivam Dube stabilized the innings and added crucial runs to the total.
Dewald scored 30 runs in a single over and completed his half-century.
In the end, MSD and Anshul led CSK to a two-wicket victory.
AK 🤝 Thala Finish
That 𝕎 feeling in the dugout! 🥳#KKRvCSK #WhistlePodu #Yellove 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/DJNI4ehZvN— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) May 8, 2025