- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.3 straight to mid wicket, and Kamboj has the last laugh! Fullish and angling into the pads. Gurbaz looks to flick it away but does not keep it down. Does not go over the fielder either and pops it straight to Noor Ahmad, stationed on the edge of the right. Easy, easy catch, and Gurbaz has to walk back for 11, despite showing a lot of intent! 11/17.1 Dhoni whips off the bails, but was he quick enough?! Angled in on a fullish length on middle and leg. Narine advances and has a slog across the line. Misses it and the ball lodges into his back thigh before rolling towards the keeper. Narine loses his bearing and as it turns out, loses his wicket soon after. Was Dhoni quick enough? Well, of course he was. Two dismissals in two balls against Narine for Noor in T20 cricket, and CSK have their second! 69/212.2 gone this time, and Jadeja has his man! This is perhaps a little slower, angling into middle stump. Rahane shapes for the reverse, aiming to go with the turn but the ball keeps coming back into him. He cannot free his arms as much as he would have liked and that rids him of the requisite power. Spoons it straight to Conway at backward point, who makes no mistake, and it is a cacophony of noise out there at the Eden Gardens as the home side lose their skipper! 103/47.4 nicked and gone! The Noor Magic Show is premiering at the Eden Gardens! This is floated up beautifully on a fullish length outside off. Raghuvanshi does not know where this is going to turn and goes feeling for it. The ball spins away just a smidgen and that helps the ball kiss the outside edge. Sharp grab by Dhoni to his right, and Noor is absolutely pumped! 71/316.6 Russell swats it flat, but straight to Brevis! Noor breaks through and that is a massive wicket! Another googly, although this is shorter outside off. Russell looks to pummel it over long off but does not get the elevation he wants. The ball gets lost in the lights for a bit but Brevis keeps his eyes on it very well. Swoops down low to complete the catch in the end, and Russell is disconsolate as he walks back. Noor and CSK, meanwhile, cannot control their delight! 149/518.3 a juggling act on the fence, but Mhatre gets the job done! Short and sliding into the hips. Rinku sits deep in his crease and heaves it towards deep backward square leg. Mhatre gets into a good position right on the fence but loses control of the ball as he tries to catch it first. But he has the awareness to track where the ball goes, and gobbles up the second chance with a nonchalant fling of the right mitt, while also holding his balance and staying away from the boundary cushion. Wicket number four for Noor tonight! 167/6Extras6 (lb 4, w 2)TOTAL179/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.95)Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1.3 ov), 2-69 (Sunil Narine, 7.1 ov), 3-71 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 7.4 ov), 4-103 (Ajinkya Rahane, 12.2 ov), 5-149 (Andre Russell, 16.6 ov), 6-167 (Rinku Singh, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB KK Ahmed 2 0 14 0 7 8 3 0 1 0 A Kamboj 3 0 38 1 12.66 4 4 2 0 0 R Ashwin 3 0 19 0 6.33 11 2 1 0 0 Noor Ahmad 4 0 31 4 7.75 9 3 1 1 0 RA Jadeja 4 0 34 1 8.5 8 2 2 0 0 M Pathirana 4 0 39 0 9.75 3 2 2 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 soft, soft dismissal! Oh, to be 17 and to feel this game's keen and sometimes cruel sting! Back of a length outside off, and this just sticks in the surface. Mhatre has designs to go over cover point but the lack of pace off the surface means he scuffs his shot completely. Floats it through to Rana in the ring and he makes no mistake. The perfect start for KKR, and CSK under immediate pressure! 0/11.5 hot knife through butter, and Conway is outta here! Floated up beautifully on a full length on middle and off. Conway looks to drive down the ground and plays for the turn, but there isn't any. Plays down the wrong line, gets beaten on the inside and the ball crashes into the top of leg stump. Excellent bowling, and Conway has to go back without troubling the scorers! 25/22.6 flies off the outside edge and Chakravarthy snaffles it up! Fullish outside off, daring Urvil to go off-side, and this is where the youngster fails. Not for a lack of effort, though. He threw the kitchen sink and a bit more at it but just lost his shape a touch. Sharp, sharp work by Chakravarthy to his left at short third, and that, in the context of the game, looks like a big wicket! 37/34.6 in the air and taken! Ashwin bites the dust too, and CSK are four down inside five overs! Back of a length outside off. Ashwin looks to drive on the up but like Mhatre earlier in the innings, he cannot get on top of the bounce. Flays at it uppishly and Raghuvanshi is on hand at backward point to gobble up the chance. Ashwin cannot believe what he has done, but he has to trudge back, with CSK now in more than a spot of bother! 56/45.2 chopped on, and Chakravarthy is into the wicket-taking action too! Jadeja departs, and CSK are now five down! Back of a length just outside off and this is an away-going delivery. Jadeja looks to dab it away but is a little early on the stroke. Gets a thick inside edge and that cannons back into the stumps. Jadeja, after a sprightly cameo, has to walk off and CSK in all sorts of trouble now! 60/512.1 and Brevis bites the dust! Monumental moment in the game! Dangles the carrot on a full length on leg stump and Brevis bites. Looks to go downtown over long on but cannot get under this enough. Arrows it flat and straight to Rinku and Rinku was not going to drop that, not in a million years. A sensational knock comes to an end, and KKR have a window of opportunity again! 127/618.4 goes a mile up, and Dube does not find the distance this time! Caught superbly by Rinku and this game threatens to turn again! Another slot ball outside off and Dube cannot resist the temptation to have a pop at it, especially with mid off up. Swings his blade like an axe but cuts across the ball too much. A tame slice and Rinku back-pedals from mid off to snare the chance. Big, big moment in the game, and Dube falls for 45, having gotten CSK so close to the finish line! 170/718.6 holes out to long on, and KKR have another wicket in the penultimate over! Dug into the track outside off. Noor has a swipe across the line but the ball gets just a little big on him. Cloths it flat towards long on, where Rinku judges the catch to perfection and then lunges forward to complete it. KKR are still alive, and it will now all go down to the final over! 172/8Extras5 (lb 1, w 4)TOTAL183/8 (19.4 Overs, RR: 9.3)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Ayush Mhatre, 0.2 ov), 2-25 (Devon Conway, 1.5 ov), 3-37 (Urvil Patel, 2.6 ov), 4-56 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 4.6 ov), 5-60 (Ravindra Jadeja, 5.2 ov), 6-127 (Dewald Brevis, 12.1 ov), 7-170 (Shivam Dube, 18.4 ov), 8-172 (Noor Ahmad, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB VG Arora 3 0 48 3 16 7 3 5 2 0 MM Ali 2 0 23 1 11.5 3 1 2 0 0 Harshit Rana 4 0 43 2 10.75 9 2 4 1 0 CV Varun 4 0 18 2 4.5 12 1 0 1 0 SP Narine 4 0 28 0 7 9 2 1 0 0 AD Russell 2.4 0 22 0 8.25 5 2 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Kolkata Knight Riders , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days
07 May 2025 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Chennai Super Kings 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 67 runs, 1 wicket)
- Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Player Subs: Anrich Nortje, Mayank Markande, Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy and Luvnith Sisodia
- Chennai Super Kings Impact Player Subs: Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Ramakrishna Ghosh
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 4.4 overs (28 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (SP Narine 20, AM Rahane 28, Ex 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 80/3 in 9.0 overs (AM Rahane 35, MK Pandey 5)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 124/4 in 15.0 overs (MK Pandey 17, AD Russell 18)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (103 balls), Extras 5
- Over 17.5: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - A Sahasrabudhe, Batter - RK Singh (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders - 179/6 in 20.0 overs (MK Pandey 36, Ramandeep Singh 4)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 62 runs, 5 wickets)
- Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Player Sub: Harshit Rana in for Manish Pandey (Kolkata Knight Riders Innings, 19.6 over)
- Over 1.6: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - A Sahasrabudhe, Batter - R Ashwin (Struck down)
- Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 2
- Chennai Super Kings Impact Player Sub: Shivam Dube in for Matheesha Pathirana (Chennai Super Kings innings, 5.2 ov)
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 79/5 in 8.0 overs (D Brevis 11, S Dube 8)
- Over 9.5: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - A Sahasrabudhe, Batter - S Dube (Upheld)
- Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 3
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (D Brevis 40, S Dube 12, Ex 1)
- D Brevis: 50 off 22 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 140/6 in 15.0 overs (S Dube 24, MS Dhoni 3)
- Chennai Super Kings: 150 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 4
- Over 18.2: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - S Dube (Upheld)
- Over 18.2: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - S Dube (Struck down)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsVarun Chakravarthy gets a fine and one demerit point
He was penalised under Article 2.5, which includes any provocative language or gesture towards a dismissed batter
Noor Ahmad jumps to No. 2 on Purple Cap table after KKR vs CSK game
Varun Chakravarthy has moved to fifth place with 17 wickets from 12 games
'Trying to find some gold nuggets' - CSK turn to their youth for a better future
Brevis, Mhatre and Urvil have given a flagging team some positive vibes
'Nothing for me to decide as of now' - Dhoni on his IPL future
Dhoni is pleased with the emergence of youngsters as CSK rebuild for IPL 2026
Russell, Rahane propel KKR to 179 on spin-friendly pitch at Eden Gardens
Noor Ahmad took 4 for 31 for CSK, who slowed KKR down in the four overs after the powerplay