Preview: The Kolkata Knight Riders will play the Chennai Super Kings in their next game as part of their current IPL 2025 campaign. The 57th match of the competition will take place on Wednesday, May 7, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Kolkata will enter the match having defeated the Rajasthan Royals by one run at the same location. They are still in the running for a postseason berth thanks to the recent victory. In order to win all of their remaining games, the team captained by Ajinkya Rahane will hope that other teams’ outcomes work in their favor.However, the team captained by MS Dhoni just suffered its fourth straight loss. The Yellow Army has an excellent chance to ruin the celebrations of other teams because they were the first team eliminated this season. Notably, CSK will try to improve on their previous advantage over the Men in Purple.
Indian Premier League 2025, 57th Match, KKR vs CSK
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date & Time: Wednesday, May 7, 7:30 PM
Pitch Report: It is anticipated that the Eden Gardens pitch will be a close match. The even grass cover this season has made it difficult for spinners, but it has aided seamers early on with swing and bounce. Dew might be crucial in the second inning. Although slow bowlers found success and grip in the previous game played here, the pitch is predicted to favor batters more this time. After winning the toss, the winning side may decide to bat first and score a high total.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Moeen Ali, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora
Chennai Super Kings (CSK):
Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Deepak Hooda, MS Dhoni (captain & wicketkeeper), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matheesha Pathirana
