KKR vs CSK HIghlights, IPL 2025: MS Dhoni wins it for Chennai Super Kings
THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 07, 2025, 23:44:58 IST
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KKR vs CSK HIghlights, IPL 2025: MS Dhoni wins it for Chennai Super Kings

KKR vs CSK HIghlights, IPL 2025: Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by two wickets to send the defending champions virtually out of the IPL play-offs contention at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday. CSK chased down the target of 180 with two balls to spare with Dewald Brevis top-scoring with 52 off just 25 balls while Shivam Dube and captain MS Dhoni chipped in with 45 and 17 not out respectively.

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For KKR, Vaibhav Arora (3/48) was the most successful bowler while Harshit Rana (2/43) and Varun Chakaravarthy (2/18) took two wickets apiece.

Earlier, KKR scored 179 for 6 after opting to bat.

Captain Ajinkya Rahane top-scored with 48 while Andre Russell and Manish Pandey chipped in with 38 and 36 not out respectively.

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

Brief Scores:

KKR: 179 for 6 in 20 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 48, Andre Russell 38; Noor Ahmad 4/31).

CSK: 183 for 8 in 19.4 overs (Dewald Brevis 52, Shivam Dube 45; Vaibhav Arora 3/48,Varun Chakaravarthy 2/18).
21:59 (IST) May 07
1
Overs6.4
Score70 - 5

Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, Short and again turning away, well outside off, Shivam Dube cuts it to the left of deep extra cover for a single.

21:58 (IST) May 07
4
Overs6.3
Score69 - 5

Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, FOUR! Hammered! Short and turning away, well outside off, Shivam Dube stands tall and slaps this one over short cover for a boundary.

21:57 (IST) May 07

The wind has really picked up and there is a slight hold-up. We are good to go now.

21:56 (IST) May 07
1
Overs6.2
Score65 - 5

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, A touch full, slower through the air, on off, Dewald Brevis pushes it off the back foot to short cover and takes a single.

21:56 (IST) May 07
2
Overs6.1
Score64 - 5

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, Short and quick, turning into the right hander, on leg, Dewald Brevis punches it with fast hands past the short cover fielder. The deep extra cover fielder cuts it off near the boundary. Two runs taken.

21:56 (IST) May 07

It will be spin from both ends as Sunil Narine comes on from the other end.

21:55 (IST) May 07
Score after 6 overs 62 - 5
Runs Scored: 0
40(W)1100
  • Shivam Dube 1 (3)
  • Dewald Brevis 1 (1)
Varun Chakaravarthy1-0-6-1
0
Overs5.6
Score62 - 5

Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, Another dot to end and CSK are 62/5 after the Powerplay! Fractionally short on middle, angling away, Shivam Dube looks to play off the back foot but almost gets played on himself.

21:54 (IST) May 07
0
Overs5.5
Score62 - 5

Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, Nice and full around off, driven on the up but straight to mid off.

21:54 (IST) May 07
1
Overs5.4
Score62 - 5

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dewald Brevis, Miscued but fairly safe! Nagging length on off, angling in, Dewald Brevis leans on to play the lofted shot but gets it off the inner half of the blade and well short of long on for a single.

21:53 (IST) May 07
1
Overs5.3
Score61 - 5

Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, Drop and run! Nagging length around off, Shivam Dube leans forward and just bunts it out in front of covers for a quick single.

21:52 (IST) May 07

CSK's Impact sub, Shivam Dube, comes out to the middle. Matheesha Pathirana has been subbed out.

21:51 (IST) May 07
W
Overs5.2
Score60 - 5

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! PLAYED ON! CSK lose half their side inside the Powerplay! Varun Chakaravarthy brings out the googly, bowling it flat and across off. The line is fairly tight and the length isn't short at all. Ravindra Jadeja just backs away to play a cute cut shot fine but ends up chopping it back onto the stumps. Jadeja looked good but has to depart for 19 (10) and CSK are 60/5 and in a huge spot of bother.

21:50 (IST) May 07
4
Overs5.1
Score60 - 4

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! It's just wickets or boundaries at the moment! Fuller length on off and middle, Ravindra Jadeja takes a step forward and lofts it back over the bowler's head in a controlled fashion for a boundary.

21:49 (IST) May 07

Dewald Brevis walks out to bat. A change in bowling as Varun Chakaravarthy comes into the attack.

21:48 (IST) May 07
Score after 5 overs 56 - 4
Runs Scored: 0
064210(W)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin 8 (7)
  • Ravindra Jadeja 15 (8)
Harshit Rana2-0-24-2
W
Overs4.6
Score56 - 4

Harshit Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the fielder and KKR get their fourth wicket. Harshit Rana bowls this one on a good length but bowls it wide of the off stump line. Ravichandran Ashwin casually leans on to drive it through covers but ends up pushing it uppishly and straight towards point. Angkrish Raghuvanshi takes a fairly regulation catch around his chest and Ashwin can't believe it either. Rana with two and KKR just keep picking up wickets.

21:47 (IST) May 07
1
Overs4.5
Score56 - 3

Harshit Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, Slightly slower and on a good length around leg, nudged away to the right of short fine leg for a single.

21:46 (IST) May 07
2
Overs4.4
Score55 - 3

Harshit Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, Banged in short and over leg, Ravindra Jadeja goes for the pull but gets it off the gloves and wide of the fielder at short fine leg. There is another fielder in the deep and it will be a couple of runs.

21:45 (IST) May 07
4
Overs4.3
Score53 - 3

Harshit Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Nicely played and up comes the 50 for CSK! Slower ball, on a length and angled well across off. Jadeja waits back well and goes after the width, slicing it wide of short third for a boundary.

21:44 (IST) May 07
6
Overs4.2
Score49 - 3

Harshit Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! CSK don't care about the wickets it seems! Slightly back of a length and angled into the batter, Ravindra Jadeja decides to come down the pitch and heaves it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

21:43 (IST) May 07
0
Overs4.1
Score43 - 3

Harshit Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, Perfect length, on a tight line on off, Ravindra Jadeja looks to play it late with an angled bat but gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball rolls towards slip.

21:41 (IST) May 07
Score after 4 overs 43 - 3
Runs Scored: 0
112101
  • Ravindra Jadeja 2 (3)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin 8 (6)
Moeen Ali2-0-23-1
1
Overs3.6
Score43 - 3

Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja, Bowled flat and pushed in towards the pads, Jadeja manages to turn it 'round the corner for a quick single.

21:41 (IST) May 07
0
Overs3.5
Score42 - 3

Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length, on middle and leg, Jadeja hops back and pats it down on the deck.

21:40 (IST) May 07
1
Overs3.4
Score42 - 3

Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin, Slows it up, keeping the length short and turns it into the pads, Ashwin gets inside the line and clips it behind square leg for one.

21:40 (IST) May 07
2
Overs3.3
Score41 - 3

Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin, On the shorter side and outside off, Ashwin caresses it off the back foot and gets it through the gap at covers for a couple of runs.

21:39 (IST) May 07
1
Overs3.2
Score39 - 3

Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja, Nagging length on off, a hint of turn again, Jadeja waits back and pushes it towards mid on for an easy single.

21:39 (IST) May 07
1
Overs3.1
Score38 - 3

Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin, On a length and turning into the batter, Ashwin stays back and nudges it away through wide mid-wicket for a single.

21:38 (IST) May 07

Ravindra Jadeja makes his way out to the centre.

21:37 (IST) May 07
Score after 3 overs 37 - 3
Runs Scored: 0
0141(1LB)60(W)
  • Urvil Patel 31 (11)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin 4 (3)
Harshit Rana1-0-11-1
W
Overs2.6
Score37 - 3

Harshit Rana to Urvil Patel, OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, what a sharp catch and Urvil Patel cannot believe it! Harshit Rana bowls this one quick and in the channel outside off, pitches it on that in-between length. The ball isn't short or wide enough but Patel just throws his hands at it. The ball takes the outside edge and flies flat to the left of short third where Varun Chakaravarthy snaffles it to his left in a jiffy. Rana is delighted as Patel's fiery cameo has to end for 31 off just 11 balls. CSK 3 down now for just 37!

21:36 (IST) May 07
6
Overs2.5
Score37 - 2

Harshit Rana to Urvil Patel, SIX! That is a top, top shot! Hard-length delivery, pitching on off and darting back in. Urvil Patel stays back and rises back up before clobbering it just wide of long on for a biggie. Fourth six already for Patel.

21:35 (IST) May 07
1lb
Overs2.4
Score31 - 2

Harshit Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Good length, angled into the pads, Ashwin fails to flick it away and gets it off the pads to short fine leg. They do get the leg bye though.

21:34 (IST) May 07
4
Overs2.3
Score30 - 2

Harshit Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR! Classy shot! A bit too short and too wide, Ravichandran Ashwin presses back and extends the arms before punching it square and behind point for a boundary. That one raced away to the fence.

21:34 (IST) May 07
1
Overs2.2
Score26 - 2

Harshit Rana to Urvil Patel, High on the bat but will land safely! On a hard length again, over middle, Urvil Patel goes for the pull but miscues it just over mid-wicket. Ramandeep Singh from deep square leg sprints in but the ball falls well short. Just a single.

21:33 (IST) May 07
0
Overs2.1
Score25 - 2

Harshit Rana to Urvil Patel, Back of a length and outside off, this one slips through quickly. Patel looks to cut but misses.

21:31 (IST) May 07
Score after 2 overs 25 - 2
Runs Scored: 0
64610(W)0
  • Ravichandran Ashwin 0 (1)
  • Urvil Patel 24 (7)
Moeen Ali1-0-17-1
0
Overs1.6
Score25 - 2

Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin, An early review lost by CSK! Nicely tossed up, on a length and turning in sharply as well. Ravichandran Ashwin takes a step in towards the off side but the ball beats him on the inside edge and goes down leg. No wide called but Ashwin reviews it. The third umpire checks the replays and feels that if Ashwin hadn't moved, the ball would have hit his body. NO WIDE!

21:30 (IST) May 07

Ravichandran Ashwin is in at number 4.

21:29 (IST) May 07
W
Overs1.5
Score25 - 2

Moeen Ali to Devon Conway, OUT! TIMBER! Moeen Ali does get a wicket after all the bashing! Around the wicket to the left-hander, tossing it up and getting it to drift as well. Lovely seam position as this is floated up on middle, slightly fuller as well. Devon Conway is drawn forward but gets beaten in the flight and the ball drifts in to crash into the leg stump. Conway too departs for a two-ball duck and CSK are now 25/2!

21:28 (IST) May 07
1
Overs1.4
Score25 - 1

Moeen Ali to Urvil Patel, Quicker one, on a length, turning in sharply towards the pads. Patel miscues the pull but gets it over square leg for a single.

21:28 (IST) May 07
6
Overs1.3
Score24 - 1

Moeen Ali to Urvil Patel, SIX! Moeen enticing the youngster and Urvil Patel is showing no mercy to the veteran. Flighted ball, around middle, Patel holds his shape and swings it away in front of deep mid-wicket for yet another biggie.

21:27 (IST) May 07
4
Overs1.2
Score18 - 1

Moeen Ali to Urvil Patel, FOUR! Overcorrection with the quick and short one, bowled outside off, Patel stays put and slaps the ball up and over wide mid off for a boundary. Patel on a roll!

21:26 (IST) May 07
6
Overs1.1
Score14 - 1

Moeen Ali to Urvil Patel, SIX! In the slot and dispatched! Tossed up, full and around off, drifting back in. Urvil Patel sits down on one knee and slogs sweeps it away over deep mid-wicket for a clean six.

21:26 (IST) May 07

It will be spin from the other end in the form of Moeen Ali.

21:25 (IST) May 07
Score after 1 over 8 - 1
Runs Scored: 0
00(W)061(1WD)10
  • Devon Conway 0 (1)
  • Urvil Patel 7 (3)
Vaibhav Arora1-0-8-1
0
Overs0.6
Score8 - 1

Vaibhav Arora to Devon Conway, Pitched-up delivery on off, swinging away, Conway leans on and plays a lovely cover drive, straight to short covers. CSK 8/1 after the first over!

21:24 (IST) May 07
1
Overs0.5
Score8 - 1

Vaibhav Arora to Urvil Patel, Falls just short! Shorter in length and at the batter, Patel leans back to pull but mistimes it flat and on the bounce to Ajinkya Rahane at mid-wicket. A slight fumble there and Patel gets the single.

21:23 (IST) May 07
1wd
Overs0.5
Score7 - 1

Vaibhav Arora to Urvil Patel, Wide! Similar line and length, this time drifting down the leg side. Wided.

21:23 (IST) May 07
6
Overs0.4
Score6 - 1

Vaibhav Arora to Urvil Patel, SIX! That is some way to kick off your IPL career! Length ball on the pads, Urvil Patel nonchalantly picks it up off the legs and flicks it over the square leg fence for a biggie.

21:22 (IST) May 07
0
Overs0.3
Score0 - 1

Vaibhav Arora to Urvil Patel, Beaten! Quicker and a bit short outside off, Urvil Patel goes chasing after it but fails to lay a bat on it.

21:22 (IST) May 07

Urvil Patel walks out to bat on his IPL debut.

21:21 (IST) May 07
W
Overs0.2
Score0 - 1

Vaibhav Arora to Ayush Mhatre, OUT! CAUGHT! A nothing shot from Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Arora strikes in the first over of the chase. Vaibhav pulls the length back slightly and angles it back in from outside off. Mhatre stays leg side of the ball but doesn't move his feet as he tries to smash it over the off side. Ends up mistiming it badly and lobbing it straight to Harshit Rana at cover-point and he makes no mistake. Mhatre out for a two-ball duck.

21:20 (IST) May 07
0
Overs0.1
Score0 - 0

Vaibhav Arora to Ayush Mhatre, Good line and length to begin with! On a hard length and around off, no swing on offer, Ayush Mhatre stands tall and punches it nicely down towards cover.

21:18 (IST) May 07

We are all set for CSK's reply to commence. The two umpires and players have made their way out to the centre. Harshit Rana comes on as Kolkata's impact sub, replacing Manish Pandey. A new opening pair for Chennai as Ayush Mhatre walks out to open the innings alongside Devon Conway. Vaibhav Arora will open the attack for the home side. Let's play...

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KKR vs CSK HIghlights, IPL 2025: Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by two wickets to send the defending champions virtually out of the IPL play-offs contention at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday. CSK chased down the target of 180 with two balls to spare with Dewald Brevis top-scoring with 52 off just 25 balls while Shivam Dube and captain MS Dhoni chipped in with 45 and 17 not out respectively.
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While CSK are out of playoff contention, this could be Dhoni’s final appearance at a venue where his cricketing journey took significant shape, and emotions are expected to run high as Eden Gardens gets drenched in yellow, possibly for the last time. For KKR, this is a must-win clash. With 11 points from as many matches, they need to win all their remaining games — including tough away encounters against SRH and RCB — to get to 17 points and keep their playoff hopes alive.

Brief Scores:

KKR: 179 for 6 in 20 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 48, Andre Russell 38; Noor Ahmad 4/31).

CSK: 183 for 8 in 19.4 overs (Dewald Brevis 52, Shivam Dube 45; Vaibhav Arora 3/48,Varun Chakaravarthy 2/18).