Samira Vishwas
Tezzbuzz|07-05-2025
KKR vs CSK Probable Playing 11: Ajinkya Rahane-led Kolkata Knight Riders will square off against MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings in the 57th match of the IPL 2025 season on May 07 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
With Kolkata still in the playoff race, the upcoming clash is a must-win game against Chennai. They have five wins out of 11 games with wins against Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and two fixtures against Rajasthan Royals.
Meanwhile, Chennai were eliminated from the playoffs race with only two wins out of 11 games. Their wins come in the games against Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants.
With CSK are in the 10th position, Kolkata Knight Riders are in the 6th position of the IPL 2025 points table.
According to Accuweather, the temperature will be ranging between 31 and 28 degrees Celsius during the match game. The humidity will be high and is expected to be range between 77 and 86% during match hours.
The sky is expected to be cloudy and there is a negligible possibility of rain throughout the game.
The Eden Gardens track might help the batters with bounce and pace. As the match progresses, the pitch becomes slow which turns out to be an advantage for the spinners.
Pacers might gets some assistance while spinners will have to play their role in middle overs. Despite the assistance for batters, both sides will prefer chase.
Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing 11: Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Chennai Super Kings Probable Playing 11: Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda/Urvil Patel, MS Dhoni (c&wk), Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj