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CSK 183/9 (Over 19.4): CSK have pulled this off. Also deal KKR with a near-fatal blow to their playoff hopes. First time since 2019, CSK have successfully chased down a 180+ target.
CSK 179/8 (Over 19.3): Dhoni goes to Anshul Kamboj to have a word. Lengthy chat from Dhoni to Kamboj. Kamboj takes guard and Dhoni again comes to him.
CSK 178/8 (Over 19.1): MS Dhoni unleashes the ball over deep mid-wicket and it flies into the crowd.
8 off the last over. It will be Russell to bowl. He can nail the low full-tosses and yorkers. Up to Dhoni to win this for CSK.
CSK 172/7 (Over 18.6): 8 needed off 7! Noor Ahmad goes after getting two runs. Once again its Rinku Singh with a catch.
CSK 140/6 (Over 15): Strategic Timeout! This game is in CSK and Dhoni territory. The spinners - Narine and Varun are done and someone has to bowl Vaibhav's overs.
CSK 123/5 (Over 10.6): Maiden IPL 50 for Brevis! Gives a thumbs up to someone in the CSK dugout after his 50.
CSK 79/5 (Over 8): Strategic Timeout! CSK in all sorts here. They have lost half their side and have used their impact sub who is Shivam Dube too. Once again their batting has been a disappointment.
Stat Alert: Joint highest powerplay total for CSK in IPL 2025 equaling 62/1 in their season opener against MI at Chepauk.
CSK 62/5 (Over 6): Half the side back in the dugout for CSK. Can they turn the match in their favour from here? Let's see what happens ahead...
CSK 37/3 (Over 2.6): After a six on the previous delivery, Varun Chakaravarthy takes a sharp catch at short third to dismiss Urvil Patel.
CSK 8/1 (Over 1): After Vaibhav Arora dismisses Ayush Mhatre early, Urvil Patel makes his debut with a six.
Welcome back for the chase. KKR call in Harshit Rana as the impact sub. Ayush Mhatre and Conway are at the crease, whereas Vaibhav Arora will open the attack.
KKR 179/6 (Over 20): A useful score on the board from KKR on a pitch that seems on the slower side and is offering some grip. No batter could reach the 50-run mark, but Rahane led from the front with his 33-ball 48, highest for KKR tonight.
KKR 139/4 (Over 16.1): 20 balls without hitting a boundary for Manish Pandey, who comes in place of Venkatesh Iyer. Becomes the first batter to not to hit a boundary in the first 20 balls of an innings in IPL 2025
KKR 101/3 (Over 11.6): 100 up for KKR in the 12th over!
Stat Alert: 200 dismissals for MS Dhoni in IPL (153 catches & 47 stumpings). Becomes the first wicketkeeper to achieve the milestone in IPL.
KKR 80/3 (Over 9): Strategic timeout! A good comeback by the CSK spinners since that powerplay. Noor Ahmad has taken a couple of wickets and KKR are in search of a partnership at this moment.
KKR 69/2 (Over 7.1): Tossed up delivery around middle and leg from Noor Ahmad and Narine shimmies down the wicket and looks to whip this away, but gets beaten and struck on the pads. End to Narine's cameo innings.
KKR 67/1 (Over 6): End of a productive powerplay for KKR! Ajinkya Rahane stitches a 50-run stand with Sunil Narine.
KKR 11/1 (Over 1.3): Anshul Kamboj strikes in his first over, end of Gurbaz's little cameo.
KKR 5/0 (Over 1): Khaleel Ahmed bowls a fiery over of fast bowling, generates extra pace and bounce and concedes only five off the over.
Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain, Ajinkya Rahane wins the toss and decides to bat first against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata in the match 57th of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
