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Divyaditya Singh Author
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in match number 57 of IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 7. It will be a dead rubber contest for CSK as they are already out of the tournament. However, it is going to be a crucial encounter for the defending champions KKR to keep their hopes alive for the playoffs.
KKR are currently at the sixth spot in the points table with five wins and five losses so far with their one game getting washed out due to rain. On the other hand, CSK remain at the bottom of the points table with just two wins and nine losses. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the KKR versus CSK IPL 2025 57th match.
Match Number
57
Teams
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
Venue
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Time
7:30 PM (IST)
Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings have locked horns 31 times in the IPL history so far. Out of these 31 matches, CSK won 19 times while KKR defeated on 11 occasions with one game ending in no result.
Kolkata Knight Riders
vs
Chennai Super Kings
31
Matches Played
31
11
Won
19
202
Highest Score
235
1
No Result
1
107
Lowest Score
103
The surface of the Eden Gardens is mostly flat and provides perfect bounce. This means that the batters will enjoy their time on the pitch in a tournament like the IPL and a big score is expected. However, as the match progresses, the pitch becomes slow which turns out to be beneficial for the spinners. Out of 99 PL matches played at this ground, the team batting first won 42 times while the chasing team came out victorious on 56 occasions. The average first innings score at this ground is 165 runs
KKR: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Moeen Ali, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh , Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora
Impact Player: Hashit Rana
CSK: Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Deepak Hooda, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matheesha Pathirana
Impact player: Shivam Dube
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Moeen Ali, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh , Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia, Mayank Markande, Chetan Sakariya, Anrich Nortje, Quinton de Kock, Spencer Johnson
Chennai Super Kings: Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Deepak Hooda, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh Bedi
Angkrish Raghuvanshi: Angkrish Raghuvanshi has been a silent performer for KKR this year and has contributed quick 3-s and 40s throughout the season. He has amassed 285 runs from 10 matches in IPL 2025 at an average of 40.71 and a strike rate of 146.15.
Varun Chakrvarthy: Varun Chakravarthy is currently the leading wicket taker for KKR this year and has been a constant wicket taker in the ongoing IPL season. The leg spinner has taken 15 wickets from 11 matches this season at an average of 20.73 and an economy rate of 7.23
Ayush Mhatre: 17-year-old went on to become a serious talent in his debut season for CSK this year. He scored a fighting 94 runs in the last game against RCB and has been a top performer for CSK who’s batting order has been struggling this year.
Matheesha Pathirana: Matheesha Pathirana turned out to be an effective bowler in the last game against RCB where both the teams scored more than 200 runs. The CSK pacer has scalped 12 wickets from nine matches in IPL 2025 so far.
Moeen Ali: Moeen Ali didn’t have an impressive outing for KKR in IPL 2025 so far. He aalso ended up conceding 43 runs in just three overs of his spell.
Deepak Hooda: Deepak Hooda had a forgettable season with the bat in IPL 2025 where he could only amass 31 runs in six matches at an underwhelming average of 6.20.
Wicketkeepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batters: Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ayush Mhatre (vice-captain), Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Dewald Brevis
All-Rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran
Bowlers: Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Varun Chakrvarthy.
Wicketkeepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batters: Angkrish Raghuvanshi (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis
All-Rounders: Sam Curran, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine
Bowlers: Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Varun Chakravarthy (vice-captain), Vaibhav Arora
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