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IPL Updates: CSK beat KKR by 2 wickets

Wed, 07 May 2025

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23:24

KKR now need mathematical chance to qualify for play-offs

CSK 183-8 (19.4 ovs) vs KKR 179-6 | Scoreboard

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders virtually out of IPL play-offs contention after losing to Chennai Super Kings by two wickets in Kolkata on Wednesday.

Chasing 180, after losing five wickets in the opening 6 overs, Urvil Patel and Devald Brevis resurrected CSK's innings, the latter smashed 30 runs off Vaibhav Arora in the 11th over to turn the game on its head.

Dube then hit a few at the backend before he was out for 45.

Dhoni then smashed a six in the final over before Kamboj brought up the winning runs with a four to win by 2 wickets.

Arora finished with three wickets.

Kamboj is the new man in.

Russell back in the attack, a low full toss and Dhomi smashes it over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Dhoni then plays it to long off for a dot.

Dhoni then takes a single to covers. Scores tied now.

CSK need 1 run to win.

Kamboj then just lofts it over mid-on for a four as CSK win by 2 wickets.

Noor is the new man in and the full ball is flicked to fine leg for a couple.

Noor swings his bat and Rinku takes a good catch running in and Noor is out for 2. CSK now 8 down. 10 runs and 2 wickets come in the over.

Arora is back in the attack and the good length wide ball is hit to deep cover for a single.

Arora bowls a wide next ball and Rahane asks for a review and the call has been reversed. Good review.

And KKR review the wide ball next and the review is lost. Wide given and 16 needed from 10 now.

In the arc next and Dube swipes it for a six over deep mid-wicket.

In the slot again widish, Dube goes big, the ball, miscues, it goes high, Rinku judges the ball nicely and takes a catch and tumbles on completing the catch. Dube out for 45 off 40.

Russell continues and Dube and Dhoni start with two singles.

A dot later, Dube hits a single to long on.

Dhoni then takes a single to long off.

Full ball, flicked to mid-wicket who keeps it down to a dot as just 4 come off it.

Rana continues and he gives 11 in the over as Dube smashes a six over long-on.

22:52

Can KKR sneak in a win

CSK 147-6 (16 ovs) vs KKR 179-6 | Scoreboard

40 needed off 30 balls.

Russell in the attack now and after a dot, Dhoni gets a single.

A dot later, short delivery and Dube pulls it to deep square leg for a four!

Dube and Dhoni then take a single each as 7 come off it.

Rana is back in the attack and the batters get 2 singles off the first two balls before Dube smashes a six over long off.

A dot to end the over as 8 come off it.

22:38

Brevis is out for 52

CSK 132-6 (14 ovs) vs KKR 179-6 | Scoreboard

Narine continues and just 3 singles come in the over.

Dhoni is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Two dots later, Dube takes a single to long on.

A single to end the over as 2 come off it.

Chakravarthy is back in the attack, around the wicket, full ball, Brevis tries to go after it only to hole it down to Rinku at long on. Brevis is out for 52.

22:28

Brings up his 50 off 23 balls

CSK 127-5 (12 ovs) vs KKR 179-6 | Scoreboard

Narine continues and just four singles come in the over. A relief for KKR after that big over.

Arora continues and Brevis starts the over with slap over the bowler as Raghuvanshi fails to time his jump as the ball goes through him at long off for a six!

Brevis then gets a four through backward square leg.

Brevis then slaps the ball past the bowler for a four!

Brevis then stands and delivers as he lofts the ball under the low full toss for a six down the ground to bring up the 50-run stand.

Brevis then latches on to the full toss and smashes it over the bowler for a six!

Full and wide and Brevis creams the ball through covers for a four to bring up his half-ton. 30 runs come off the over.

Chakravarthy continues and Dube and Brevis get 5 runs in the over including a wide.

Narine continues and Brevis hammers a six over wide long on as the batters take 9 runs in the over.

22:07

Chakravarthy keeps it tight

CSK 79-5 (8 ovs) vs KKR 179-6 | Scoreboard

Chakravarthy continues and after a dot, Dube gets a single.

A dot later, Brevis takes a couple to sweeper cover.

Brevis and Dube then take a single each off the next two balls as 5 come off the over.

Narine in the attack now and Brevis starts the over with a couple to cover.

Brevis then takes a single.

Narine continues as a strong breeze passes the ground.

Dube then slaps the ball through the off side for a four.

Dube then takes a single to the off side.

A dot later, Brevis flicks the ball over deep mid-wicket for a four as 12 come off it.

21:59

CSK lose half the side inside Powerplay

CSK 62-5 (6 ovs) vs KKR 179-6 | Scoreboard

Dube is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Brevis is off the mark next ball with a single to mid-off.

Two dots to end the over as 6 runs and a wicket come off it.

Brevis is the new man in.

Chakravarthy in the attack now and Jadeja lofts the first ball over the bowler's head for a four.

Chakravarthy ends Jadeja's quick innings with a googly as he gets the ball to turn away as Jadeja looks to play it to third man, short ball, skids on and Jadeja chops it onto the stumps and is out for 19 off 10.

Rana continues and after a dot, Jadeja flicks the ball over mid-wicket for a six!

Jadeja then opens the face of the bat and guides it past third man for a four.

Jadeja then takes a couple to fine leg.

He then takes a single to square leg.

Length ball, Ashwin hangs back and cuts it straight to backward point and he is out for 8. CSK lose 4th wicket. A wicket and 13 runs come off the over.

21:45

CSK now three down

CSK 43-3 (4 ovs) vs KKR 179-6 | Scoreboard

Jadeja is the new man in and Moeen continues.

Jadeja and Ashwin take 6 runs off singles and twos in the over.

Harshit Rana in the attack now and after a dot, Patel takes a single.

Ashwin then cuts the length ball through covers for a four.

A single off a leg bye next.

Slower short ball next and he pulls the ball over long on for a six!

Full outside off and Patel looks to hit it on the off side but he gets a thick edge and Chakravarthy takes a sharp catch running to his left at short third man and Patel quick fire knock comes to an end. He is out for 31 off 11. 12 runs and a wicket come off it.

21:33

Mhatre, Conway back in the hut

CSK 25-2 (2 ovs) vs KKR 179-6 | Scoreboard

Ashwin is the new man in and Ashwin reviews the wide down the leg side not given and the review is lost. So a wicket and 17 come off the over.

Moeen opens at the other end and Patel starts the over with a slog sweep to deep mid-wicket for a six!

Short ball next and Patel plays it over extra cover for a four.

Patel then swings and pulls it over deep square leg for a six!

A single to the leg side next.

Moeen then goes through Conway's defences as the angle coming around, the gap between bat and pad and the ball goes through the gate and he is bowled out for a duck.

Debutant Urvil Patel is the new man in and after a dot, he is off the mark with a six, flicking the ball over mid-wicket for a maximum.

A wide later, Patel takes a single and a dot to end the over as 8 runs and a wicket come off it.

Ayush Mhatre and Conway come out to chase 180 and Vaibhav Arora opens the attack for KKR.

A dot to start the innings.

Mhatre is out next ball as the short ball is miscued straight to cover-point and he is out for a duck.

21:12

CSK need 180 for victory

KKR 179-6 (20 ovs) vs CSK | Scoreboard

Kolkata Knight Riders scored 179 for 6 against Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League match in Kolkata on Wednesday.

Captain Ajinkya Rahane top-scored with 48 while Andre Russell and Manish Pandey chipped in with 38 and 36 not out respectively after KKR opted to bat first.

For CSK, Noor Ahmad was the most successful bowler with four wickets.

Pathirana continues and he starts with a full ball that Ramandeep plays down to long on for a single.

Pandey then digs out the yorker for another single.

Ramandeep then clips the ball and Dhoni gets a glove to it and the ball rolls to fine leg for a single.

Pandey then plays the full toss to backward square leg for a single.

Full toss again and Ramandeep flicks it down to fine leg for another single..

A single to mid-off to end the over as Pathirana bowls an excellent last over to give just 6 singles. KKR restricted to 179 for 6 in 20 overs.

21:02

Rinku falls cheaply

KKR 173-6 (19 ovs) vs CSK | Scoreboard

Ramandeep is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

A wide down the leg side next before Pandey clears the front leg and smacks it to deep mid-wicket for a four. A dot to end the over as 10 come off it.

Noor continues and Rinku reverse sweeps it for a four to start the over.

A dot next, nearly a run-out there.

Short ball next and Rinku pulls it straight to deep backward square leg as Mhatre does well to take the catch on the second attempt without touching the ad boards. Rinku is out for 9. Noor gets his 4th.

20:56

KKR look to counter

KKR 163-5 (18 ovs) vs CSK | Scoreboard

Rinku is the new man in. Pathirana continues and Pandey starts the over with a couple.

An inswinging yorker in his arc and Pandey swings it across the line for a six over long on.

Pandey then takes a single to cover.

Full ball next, Rinku opens the face and the ball flies off his bat for a four to third man.

Wide outside off next, wide not given and Rinku reviews. He loses it because the ball was within the guideline.

Rinku then plays the next to sweeper cover for a single as 14 come off it.

Noor is back in the attack and Pandey starts the over with a single off a leg bye.

Russell is beaten on the inside edge off the googly.

Next ball Russell plays the ball to deep cover and Conway over runs it and is the ball spins away from him into the boundary.

A dot later, Russell pulls the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six.

Short ball next and Russell miscues it straight to long off, Brevis does well to run in from long on and take a good low catch diving forward. Russell is out for 38 off 21 balls. 11 runs and a wicket come off it.

20:46

KKR get 29 runs in last two overs

KKR 138-4 (16 ovs) vs CSK | Scoreboard

Pathirana continues and after a dot, Russell swings and smashes it over mid-wicket for a six!

Pathirana then bowls a slower wide ball and Russell gets to it and slaps it through the off side for a four!

Russell then gets a single to fine leg off a leg bye.

Pandey then drills the ball down to long on for a couple.

A single to end the over as he digs out the yorker and plays it cover as 14 come off it.

Jadeja continues and after a dot, Russell tries to across the line but the edge flies over the vacant third man for a four.

Rusell heaves again and this time he gets it into the gap, Noor's attempt at thee boundary comes to nought as boundary given.

Russell now just lofts the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six! Just brute force!

Russell then plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single. A dot to end the over as 15 come off it.

20:35

Rahane out for 48

KKR 103-4 (13 ovs) vs CSK | Scoreboard

Pathirana is in the attack now and he bowls superbly, bowling yorkers and fuller balls and all Russell and Pandey can manage are 6 singles.

Russell is the new man in and Jadeja fires in some quick balls and he plays out the over safely as two runs and a wicket come off it.

Jadeja continues and Rahane takes a quick single, Jadeja attempts a run-out but the overthrows allow the batters another run.

Rahane is out next ball as he looks to reverse sweep the full ball, miscues it and is caught at backward point and he is out for 48.

20:26

Noor takes two in an over

KKR 101-3 (12 ovs) vs CSK | Scoreboard

Ashwin is back in the attack and after a dot, Pandey and Rahane take 2 singles off the first four balls. Dot later, Pandey chips the ball to long on but is put down in the deep as he takes 2 runs. That brings up KKR's 100.

Jadeja continues and Rahane lofts the ball over the bowler's head for a six!

The batters then take 4 singles as 10 come off the over.

At the half-way mark, KKR need to rebuild after losing two quick wickets.

Noor continues and Rahane and Pandey take three singles before Pandey flicks the ball to fine leg for a couple.

Pandey then lofts the ball over mid-on for a single before Rahane cuts the ball to deep point for a single as 7 come off it.

20:15

Narine, Raghuvanshi back in the hut

KKR 80-3 (9 ovs) vs CSK | Scoreboard

Jadeja is in the attack now and the batters rotate the strike for 7 runs in the over.

Pandey is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Rahane takes a single to end the over as 2 wickets and 4 runs come off the over.

Raghuvanshi is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Rahane then takes a single to cover.

Noor strikes again next ball as he bowls a googly, Raghuvanshi tries to guide it down, opens the face of the bat but Dhoni anticipates the turn well to pouch the catch and he is out for 1.

Noor is in the attack now and he gets lucky and gets the wicket first ball as Narine comes down the track, misses, the ball rolls down off his pads and Dhoni collects the ball and quickly dislodges the stumps to have Narine stumped out for 26 off 17.

Ashwin continues and he gives just two runs in the over.

20:05

Narine-Rahane bring up 50-run stand

KKR 67-1 (6 ovs) vs CSK | Scoreboard

Kamboj continues and Rahane comes across and scoops it over fine leg for a six!

Rahane then creams the ball through covers for a four.

Full ball and Rahane then flicks the ball to mid-on for a single to bring up the 50-run stand.

Full and on the pads and Narine flicks it through backward square leg for a four.

Two singles to end the over as KKR finish the Powerplay well.

Ashwin comes into the attack and Narine welcomes him with back-to-back boundaries towards square leg.

He then hits a six over the bowler to bring up the team's 50.

Two dots to end the over as 14 come off it.

19:54

KKR step it up

KKR 36-1 (4 ovs) vs CSK | Scoreboard

Khamboj continues and Narine starts the over with a four as he gets off the mark as he top edges the ball to third man.

Narine and Rahane then take three singles before a dot.

Rahane then tries to go big, miscues the flick but he is put down at deep mid-wicket by Pathirana and he gets a couple as 9 come off it.

Khaleel continues and he starts with a wide.

A dot and a single off a leg bye later, Rahane just whips the ball over long on for a four.

A dot later, Rahane ends the over with a four as slogs it over deep mid-wicket and 10 come off it.

19:44

Khamboj removes Gurbaz

KKR 17-1 (2 ovs) vs CSK | Scoreboard

Rahane is the new man in and he off the mark with a streaky four as the ball flies off his outside edge for a four to third man.

A dot later, Rahane takes a couple to fine leg as 12 runs and a wicket come off it.

Anshul Khambhoj opens at the other end and Gurbaz welcomes him with a six over mid-wicket.

Gurbaz then swings and misses.

The next ball is full, slower on the pads but Gurbaz is cramped for room as he looks to flick, only to be caught at mid-wicket and he is out for 11.

Khaleel opens the attack for CSK while Gurbaz and Narine open the batting for KKR and Gurbaz starts the innings with a four through covers as he leans into the drive.

A dot later, Gurbaz tries to come down the track, swings and fails to connect.

Lovely ball, hint of movement as he bowls a good length ball and Gurbaz is beaten.

Again, Khaleel gets the ball to move away from the batter as he pulls the length back and Gurbaz is beaten on the cut.

Gurbaz then cuts the ball to the off side and takes a single, 5 come off the over.

19:10

Can CSK end KKR's run for play-offs race?

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane has won the toss and elected to bat against Chennai Super Kings in Kolkata on Wednesday.

Playing XIs:

Kolkata Knight Riders: 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: Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Devon Conway, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Ravichandran Ashwin, MS Dhoni(w/c), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana

Impact Subs:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Anrich Nortje, Mayank Markande

Chennai Super Kings: Shivam Dube, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jamie Overton, Deepak Hooda

Welcome to the updates of the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings in Kolkata on Wednesday.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's possible final hurrah at the Eden Gardens will be a captivating sub-plot when Kolkata Knight Riders square off against Chennai Super Kings in a must-win clash in front of a crowd expected to be draped in yellow, in Kolkata on Wednesday.

While five-time champions CSK are already out of the playoff race, Dhoni remains at the helm, and his presence alone is expected to turn Eden yellow, despite the match being on KKR's home turf.

So, when the iconic No.7 walks out on May 7, many will wonder if it's the last time Dhoni plays at this historic venue.

Dhoni, who took responsibility for CSK's narrow two-run loss to RCB in their previous match, is no longer the dominant force he once was.

Despite being in a strong position at 172/2 while chasing 214, CSK fell short in the final over.

Dhoni was dismissed by Yash Dayal off the third ball of the last over, managing 12 runs off 8 balls. He later took the "blame" for the loss.

But for the fans, Dhoni is still an emotion, and a strong one at that.

Out of the playoff race, CSK are unlikely to make it easy for the home team.

With Dhoni still captaining and young players like Ayush Mhatre eager to make a mark, CSK will look to play a fearless brand of cricket.

The biggest positive for CSK this season has been the emergence of 17-year-old Mhatre.

Signed as a replacement for injured skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mhatre, who had never played a domestic T20 and went unsold at the mega auction, made an immediate impact with a quick-fire 32 off 15 balls against Mumbai Indians.

But his standout performance came against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, where he struck a brilliant 94 off 48 balls.

While CSK lost that match narrowly, Mhatre's innings under pressure was one of the most impressive by a debutant this season.

While it's a do-or-die game for KKR, who must win all their remaining three matches to stay in playoffs contention, the match will be more about celebrating Dhoni's legacy than the result.

KKR currently have 11 points, and winning all three of their remaining games will take them to 17. Even then, qualification could come down to net run-rate and other results.

KKR's remaining fixtures -- against Sunrisers Hyderabad and RCB (both away) -- are tricky. Coming off a thrilling one-run win over Rajasthan Royals, KKR will look to build on that momentum.

Andre Russell's return to form was crucial in that game, and the Ajinkya Rahane-led KKR will hope that Venkatesh Iyer, who has been under scrutiny for his Rs 23.75-crore price tag, can also find his rhythm, possibly drawing inspiration from the Jamaican's explosive unbeaten fifty.

Russell's match-up against spinners will be important, especially with CSK likely to use Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin on a surface that offers a bit of grip.

18:54

Mhatre will be crucial to CSK tonight