Chennai: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 today. The 25th match of the season will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai from 7:30 pm. MS Dhoni will once again be seen captaining Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Team captain Rituraj Gaikwad was ruled out of the 18th season of IPL due to injury.
CSK have one win and four losses in their five matches, all four defeats coming in the last four matches. KKR, on the other hand, are in a slightly better position in the points table. With two wins and three losses in their five matches, the three-time champions are placed sixth in the table.
Match details, 25th match
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date- 11 April
Stadium- MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk),
Time: Toss – 7:00 PM, Match start – 7:30 PM
CSK’s Rachin Ravindra is the top scorer of the team. He has scored a total of 145 runs in 5 matches. He played an unbeaten half-century of 65 runs against Mumbai Indians in the first match of the season. After him, Rituraj Gaikwad is in second place, having scored a total of 122 runs in 5 matches for the team. Bowler Noor Ahmed is the top wicket taker of the season, with 11 wickets to his name.
Ajinkya Rahane is the top scorer of KKR. He has scored 184 runs in 5 matches. Rahane scored half-centuries of 56 runs against RCB in the first match and 61 runs against Lucknow. In bowling, Varun Chakravarthy has taken 6 wickets in 5 matches. He is the top wicket taker of KKR.
Pitch Report
The pitch of Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium has proved to be helpful for spinners. Batting here is a bit difficult. A total of 88 IPL matches have been played here so far. 51 matches have been won by the teams batting first and 37 matches have been won by the teams chasing.
Weather Report
Today the weather in Chennai will be very hot. There will be bright sunshine throughout the day, with occasional clouds. There is a 25% chance of rain. The temperature is expected to be between 29 and 38 degrees Celsius.