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103 for 9 Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) total against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Friday is their lowest in the IPL at Chepauk. Their previous lowest was 109 all-out against the Mumbai Indians (MI) in 2019.
The 103 for 9 is also CSK’s third-lowest total in the IPL, behind 79 all-out in 2013 and 97 all-out in 2022, both against MI.
5 Consecutive defeats for CSK in the IPL 2025 since defeating Mumbai Indians (MI) in their opening match. It is the first instance of CSK losing five straight matches in an IPL season.
3 CSK’s defeat against KKR was their third in succession at their home ground, Chepauk. It is the first instance of CSK losing three straight matches at Chepauk in a season.
59 balls Margin of CSK’s defeat on Friday is their biggest (in terms of balls to spare) in the IPL. Their previous biggest defeat was by 46 balls against MI in 2020 while defending their total of 114.
This is also KKR’s second-biggest win by balls in the IPL. They defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by a margin of 60 balls in 2021 while chasing a target of 93.
63 Balls without a boundary for CSK – between Rahul Tripathi’s four at 7.5 and Shivam Dube’s four at 18.3 overs. It is the third-longest period without a boundary for any team in an IPL innings, behind the 78 balls by Rajasthan Royals (RR) against MI in 2021 and 68 balls by KKR against CSK in 2015.
16 Instances of Sunil Narine not conceding a boundary in an IPL match where he bowled his full quota of four overs. These are the most for any bowler in the IPL, going ahead of R Ashwin (15).
Friday was also the 13th time Narine conceded 15 or fewer runs in his four overs in an IPL match, the most such instances for any bowler, surpassing Rashid Khan.
2 Number of teams to have chased down the opposition’s 20-over total in the IPL, quicker than the 10.1 overs that KKR did against CSK on Friday. MI chased down RR’s total of 90 for 9 in only 8.2 overs in 2021, while Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) needed only 9.4 overs to chase the 165 for 4 by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in 2024.
71 for 1 KKR’s powerplay total is the second-highest CSK conceded in this phase in the IPL at Chepauk. The highest is 80 for 1 by LSG in 2023.

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