Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face defending champion Kolkata Knight Rider (KKR) in the 25th match IPL 2025 April 11th at Ma Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
The Chennai Super Kings have struggled to find the right combination in the ongoing season and have found they want it in all three divisions of the game
Meanwhile, the Kolkata Knight Riders have been in the Topsitterbee season so far, facing the Chennai Super Kings after losing their final thriller against LSG at Eden Gardens.
KKR will play 11 vs CSK-IPL 2025, Match 25.
Openers: Quinton de Kock (WK), Sunil Narine
South African wicketkeeper batsman Quinton de Kock opens the batting for the Kolkata Knight Riders along with Sunil Narine. The left-hander played timely innings of 97 runs against RR, helping the team register their first victory of the season.
Sunil Narine, partnering Quinton de Kock at the top of the order, tries to play his natural game against the Super Kings of Chennai
Intermediate: Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvansi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh
Ajinkya Rahane, who has been in the match after winning a breathtaking half-century against LSG, aims to carry his form against the Chennai Super Kings with the motivation to provide much needed momentum for the team with an offensive approach
Ajinkya Rahane hopes to get good support from intermediate batters like Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh and Power Hitters Andre Russell and Ramandeep Singh who failed in the final five overs against LSG.
The three Rs of Kolkatanite Riders are itchy as Russell, Link and Raman Deep hits in the middle against the Chennai Super Kings
Bowlers: Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Spancer Jhonson, Varun Chakravarthy
The Kolkata Knight riders were hoping that their faster bowlers would have a better display of bowling than their final match against LSG at the Eden Gardens, as the trio of Hersitrana, Vaibahuarola and Spencer Johnson had many runs in the match.
That being said, considering the short boundary of one side of the wicket is less than 60 meters, it is not possible to read the bowling performance of the Kolkata Knight Rider.
KKR has free and fast bowling along with Harshit Rana and Vaibavav Arora.
Harshit and Vaibhav have a reputation for picking wickets during bowling in the final five overs of the innings, and will be supported by Andre Russell, who has been providing important breakthroughs for KKR for many years.
KKR has the option to choose between Australian high speed bowlers Spencer Johnson and Morn Ali, depending on what conditions are offered in Chennai
KKR’s spin division will be handled by an experienced pair of Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine.