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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and choose to bat first
Chennai Super Kings won by 2 wickets
KKR look to keep their playoff hopes alive
KKR to win the match
Tournament: | Indian Premier League, 2025 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India |
Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
Weather: | 34.4°C|Mist |
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Kolkata Knight Riders secured a narrow 1-run win over Rajasthan Royals in their last outing at home. There are a lot of lessons to learn from that match for the home team in of their bowling performance.
Chennai Super Kings are struggling to even come closer to a win. This presents a great opportunity for KKR to add 2 more points to their tally and move ahead in the points table.
MS Dhoni would be happy with his team’s recent performance against RCB. It was a much stronger batting performance and CSK came very close to a win. The way MSD and Jadeja were going about things in the 19th Over it looked like CSK will end up on the winning side.
However, when it comes to the bowling department, both teams have a lot to improve. They have been very expensive and have lacked game-changing spells from their key bowlers.
206/4 in 20.0 10.3
205/8 in 20.0 10.25
190/9 in 20.0 9.5
204/9 in 20.0 10.2
111/10 in 15.3 7.16
95/10 in 15.1 6.26
213/5 in 20.0 10.65
211/5 in 20.0 10.55
190/10 in 19.2 9.83
194/6 in 19.4 9.86
154/10 in 19.5 7.76
155/5 in 18.4 8.3
177/1 in 15.4 11.3
176/5 in 20.0 8.8
166/7 in 20.0 8.3
168/5 in 19.3 8.62
141/3 in 17.4
137/9 in 20.0
144/6 in 20.0
IPL 2023
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
147/4 in 18.3
186/8 in 20.0
IPL 2023
Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 49 runs
235/4 in 20.0
Kolkata Knight Riders must be hopeful of making it to the playoffs. It is not an easy way ahead for the Knight Riders as they not only need to win every game while maintaining a good NRR but would also be dependent on other results.
The race to the top 4 is getting much tougher by the day. Ajinkya Rahane will back his players to carry their winning momentum into this game. After a few hiccups at the home venue, KKR are back to winning ways.
They are yet to master their bowling performances, but the batters have raised hopes. Andre Russell’s fifty in the last match was a glimpse into what he’s capable of and has delivered for the franchise over the years.
Rinku Singh is another great finisher in the lineup. If Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi can set a good platform with a solid partnership in the middle, these two finishers can propel the Knight Riders to a big total.
Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana have been expensive for KKR. The pace bowling duo is the face of KKR’s bowling attack and will continue to lead them for many years. Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy will be crucial in the spin-bowling department.
Rinku Singh played a blinder of a knock in the last match against Rajasthan Royals (19 runs in 6 balls). He has scored 118 runs in 5 matches at Kolkata this season and is averaging over 50, striking at 177. Coming into bat at no 5 or 6 he has been impactful with his power hitting.ve
Rahane has scored 30, 50, 61, 38 & 56 in the five matches played at Kolkata this season. He is in top form and has scored runs consistently leading from the front. With his team in desperate need of a win, expect another impactful knock from Rahane against the Super Kings.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Moeen Ali, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana
Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy
Chennai Super Kings’ losing run in IPL 2025 continues. They should have won the last match against RCB with two legends of the game at the crease and not a very big ask in the last over.
The time has come for CSK to realize that they need to look for new match-winners in the squad and go about restructuring. MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja can no longer pull off the wins they once did.
Ayush Mhatre’s 94 off 48 balls put the Super Kings in the driver’s seat in the run-chase. The 17-year-old batsman was playing only his 4th IPL game as he missed a hundred by just 6 runs.
Shaik Rasheed and Mahtre could be Chennai’s next generation of big-hitting top-order batters. There is great potential in these two. Ravindra Jadeja played a highly impactful knock after quite a long time.
He will be one to watch out for in this match, along with Sam Curran. The two all-rounders are in fine rhythm and can take the struggling and inconsistent KKR bowlers to the cleaners.
In the lower middle order, the likes of Shivam Dube and Dewald Brewis can put on a fine performance to end the innings on a high. There has been a lot of experimentation in this batting order in the last few games.
Khaleel Ahmed hasn’t been consistent with his economy or wickets. He needs from Anshul Kamboj and Matheesha Pathirana in the pace department. It is not going to be an easy outing for CSK bowlers either.
Since his promotion to number 4, Ravindra Jadeja has shown a different dimension to his batting, scoring 77, 17, 21, and 53 in his last four outings. He has handled spin effectively and controlled the innings well in the middle overs. In Kolkata, across 12 matches, he has scored 201 runs at an average of 40.2. Considering his current form, we expect Jadeja to score over 20 runs against KKR.
Shaik Rasheed is due for a significant innings, having had decent starts but failing to convert them into substantial scores. This season, he has recorded scores of 14, 11, 0, 19, and 27. We expect him to bounce back and make a statement on the favorable batting surface in Kolkata.
Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Deepak Hooda, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube
Devon Conway, MS Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Urvil Patel
There would be thundershowers in Kolkata on the match day. However, by the time of the match, it would be mostly cloudy with a high of 32 degrees Celsius. The weather should not affect the outcome of this match, and we expect to have a result.
Pitch Condition
BattingBatting Conditions
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SwingSpin Bowling
High TurnIt looks like a fine batting track at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. RR bounced back after losing half of the side for under 100 runs in the last game. There is plenty of help for the batters on this wicket. The average 1st innings score in the last 5 matches here is 209 runs. Teams batting first have reached the 200-run mark on this ground in 4 of the last 5 matches.
We predict the home team, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to win the coin toss in match 55 of Tata IPL 2025.
Teams batting first have won 4 of the 5 IPL matches played at this venue in 2025. Though it was a very narrow win for KKR in the last outing, we would still back the team batting first on this ground, considering the inconsistencies and unpredictability in both lineups. Having runs on the board would give the team a huge advantage in this contest.
It looks like a close contest between the two teams. CSK have nothing to lose and would play more fearlessly. They can give KKR bowlers a run for their money in this outing, especially on this batting-friendly wicket. Nevertheless, KKR will have the upper hand in their last home game and will start as favorites in our match prediction.
KKR to win the match
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