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On Friday, April 11, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) handed eight-wicket thrashing to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. After Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out of the season, it was MS Dhoni who returned at helm for the five-time champions after 682 days.
However, the decision at the toss favoured the visiting captain, Ajinkya Rahane, who invited the hosts to put the score first. On the back of a brilliant bowling effort from the three-time champions, KKR restricted CSK to 103 in the 20 overs. It was all-rounder Sunil Narine, who starred for the side picking three wickets, while Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy picked two each and Vaibhav Arora and Moeen Ali got one each.
Sunil Narine becomes most successful spinner vs CSK in IPL
With his three wickets for just 13, Narine also became the most successful spinner against CSK in the tournament’s history. The West Indies international with his 3/13 took him to 26 wickets in 21 matches against the Yellow Army, surpassing Harbhajan Singh, who has managed 24 scalps from 21 matches at 21.04.
Overall, Narine is the second highest wicket-taker against CSK after Lasith Malinga (31 scalps). Not only did Narine star with the ball, he also played a quickfire 18-ball 44, with his innings being laced with two fours and five sixes at a strike rate of 244.44.
