The match was played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on Wednesday. Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat. CSK achieved the target of 180 runs with two balls to spare. Dewald Brevis scored 52 runs off just 25 balls, while Shivam Dube and skipper MS Dhoni scored 45 and unbeaten 17 runs respectively.
Vaibhav Arora (3/48) was the most successful bowler for KKR, while Harshit Rana (2/43) and Varun Chakravarthy (2/18) took two wickets each.
KKR scored 179 for 6 after batting first.
Skipper Ajinkya Rahane scored 48 runs, while Andre Russell and Manish Pandey scored 38 and unbeaten 36 runs respectively.
Noor Ahmed was the most successful bowler for CSK with 4 wickets.
Brief scores:
KKR: 179 for 6 in 20 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 48, Andre Russell 38; Noor Ahmed 4/31).
CSK: 183 for 8 in 19.4 overs (Dewald Brevis 52, Shivam Dube 45; Vaibhav Arora 3/48, Varun Chakravarthy 2/18).
With this loss, KKR’s chances of making it to the IPL 2025 playoffs are almost over.
MS Dhoni has become the first batsman to remain unbeaten in 100 innings in IPL.
100* not out
60 in winning matches
42 while chasing
30 in winning matches
