IPL 2025: KKR vs CSK, Match Preview, Pitch Report & Fantasy XI
In the 57th IPL 2025 match, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) face Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Eden Gardens. Despite KKR's previous win against CSK, they stand sixth on the points table, while CSK is last. The pitch favors spinners, and rain may affect the game. Historically, CSK dominates KKR with 19 wins in 30 encounters.
The 57th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Eden Gardens. The last time these teams locked horns on April 11 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, KKR won the match by 8 wickets, and this is the second time in this season they will be locking horns.
However, if we take a look at the points table, then KKR stands at the sixth spot with 11 point having a net run-rate of +0.29, and CSK stands at the last spot with 4 point having a net run-rate of -1.117.
PITCH REPORT
The pitch at the Eden Gardens will turn out to be favorable for spinners, mostly a balanced one for both pacers and spinners. Teams winning the toss will be opting to chase score.
WEATHER REPORT
There are chances that rain can disturb the match of KKR and CSK, the temperature is predicted to be around 27 to 36 degrees.
HEAD TO HEAD
KKR and CSK have played a total of 30 matches in which Chennai has won 19 and Kolkata have won 2 matches, which clearly shows that CSK has a dominance over KKR in head to head.
PROBABLE XI
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Moeen Ali, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Deepak Hooda, MS Dhoni (c), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matheesha Pathirana
CRICKET KESARI FANTASY XI
MS Dhoni, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shivam Dube, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Sunil Narine, Sam Curran, Noor Ahmad, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana