In what turned out to be a completely one-sided affair on the MA Chidambaram Stadium, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) registered a complete 8-wicket victory over Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) in Match 25 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Sunil Narine delivered a match-winning all-round efficiency, dismantling CSK with the ball earlier than launching a brutal counterattack with the bat to seal the chase in simply 10.1 overs.
CSK wrestle to put up a aggressive complete courtesy of Sunil Narine
Put in to bat first after dropping the toss, Chennai Tremendous Kings by no means actually discovered momentum with the bat. Regardless of a short middle-order resistance from Shivam Dube (31 off 29) and Vijay Shankar (29 off 21), CSK’s innings didn’t take off. The highest order crumbled below stress, with Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway falling cheaply. Even skilled campaigners like MS Dhoni (1 off 4) and Ravindra Jadeja (0 off 2) couldn’t make an affect.
KKR’s bowlers, led by Narine, had been medical from begin to end. Narine spun an online across the CSK batters, ending with figures of three/13 in his 4 overs. He was properly supported by Harshit Rana (2/16) and Varun Chakaravarthy (2/22), as CSK stumbled their technique to 103/9 of their allotted 20 overs.
Narine, Quinton de Kock pummel CSK in powerplay blitz
Chasing a modest goal of 104, KKR got here out with all weapons blazing. Narine, promoted to the highest, performed a sensational knock, hammering 44 off simply 18 balls, which included two fours and 5 sixes. He partnered with Quinton de Kock (23 off 16) to present KKR a fiery begin within the powerplay.
Even after Narine’s dismissal, Ajinkya Rahane (20 off 17) and Rinku Singh (15* off 12) ensured there have been no hiccups, as KKR chased down the goal in simply 10.1 overs. The CSK bowlers had no solutions to the attacking show, with Khaleel Ahmed proving particularly costly, conceding 40 runs in his three overs.
With this emphatic win, the Knight Riders not solely secured two essential factors but in addition gave a big enhance to their web run price. For the Tremendous Kings, it was an evening to neglect as each their batting and bowling items failed to fireside. The house crowd, although passionate as ever, might solely watch in silence as Narine stole the present.
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Right here is how followers reacted:
CSK’s Final 5 matches
Misplaced Misplaced Misplaced Misplaced Misplaced*For 1st time
CSK Misplaced 5 Consecutive matches #CSKvsKKR pic.twitter.com/ybmAhlXhLs— Damaged Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 11, 2025
🚨 CSK LOSE 3 CONSECUTIVE MATCHES AT THE CHEPAUK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY. 🚨 pic.twitter.com/3qq48TOYOD
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 11, 2025
KKR captains to beat CSK at Chepauk:
Gautam Gambhir
Nitish Rana
AJINKYA RAHANE* 💜 pic.twitter.com/lYWS1Lo5GG— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 11, 2025
A complete win for KKR 🔥#CSKvsKKR #IPL2025
Scorecard 👉 https://t.co/3bfKJscYmJ pic.twitter.com/vttmcI0mKg— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 11, 2025
🚨 CHEPAUK HAS FALLEN IN IPL 2025 🚨
– Misplaced to Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
– Misplaced to Delhi Capitals.
– Misplaced to Kolkata Knight Riders. pic.twitter.com/ij9G2MJKQv— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 11, 2025
Sunil Narine for KKR 🫡🔥#CSKvsKKR #CSKvKKRpic.twitter.com/SgLwKVcpwI
— Dogesh (@dogesh_bhai) April 11, 2025
Sunil Narine Evening Tonight🏏
•44(18) with the bat
•13-3 with the ball3 Time MVP of IPL for a purpose🐐 pic.twitter.com/oDC5QpLYsm
— कट्टर KKR समर्थक 🦁🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRWeRule) April 11, 2025
The truth that one high-quality day Sunil Narine a correct tailender determined to open the innings and performed not less than 30 plus impactful knocks within the IPL should go down as one in every of cricket’s greatest mysteries
— Arindam Paul (@arindam___paul) April 11, 2025
Sunil Narine continues to be the MVP of KKR. pic.twitter.com/qsNgZ45XYp
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) April 11, 2025
TAKE A BOW SUNIL NARINE 💜 pic.twitter.com/eGZzCJNCkL
— KKR Vibe (@KnightsVibe) April 11, 2025
