Chennai Super Kings got here into Friday’s (April 11, 2025) contest towards Kolkata Knight Riders on the again of 4 consecutive defeats, desperately needing a dose of inspiration to resurrect its IPL 2025 marketing campaign.
However, towards a disciplined Knight Riders’ bowling efficiency, CSK plummeted to a new low because it managed solely a paltry 103 for 9 after being put in to bat.
At that time, the match was all however executed and dusted, and the defending champion made brief work of the goal by romping house to a snug eight-wicket win in the eleventh over.
On a pitch that gripped and provided flip, KKR’s spinners justified their skipper’s choice to bowl first and scythed via the hosts’ batting line-up, leaving the packed home on the MAC Stadium surprised in disbelief.
Moeen Ali utilized the choke in the PowerPlay and later Sunil Narine (4-0-13-3) and Varun Chakaravarthy
(4-0-22-2) additional tightened the screws in the center section, scalping 5 wickets between them.
In what has turn out to be a recurring theme for the five-time champion this season, the batters seemed clueless, scoring simply eight boundaries and a six whereas enjoying out a staggering 61 dot balls.
In the sixth over, Vijay Shankar infused some life into the innings, hitting consecutive boundaries off
Varun as Super Kings meandered to 31 for 2.
The Tamil Nadu batter then slog-swept Moeen over midwicket for the one six of the innings however perished attempting to do the identical towards Varun. From there on, it was a procession of wickets and the Men in Yellow was restricted to its lowest complete at Chepauk. The ineptness of the batters got here to the fore when the house workforce failed to attain a boundary between the ninth and 18th over.
In reply, Quinton de Kock and Narine (44) made it appear to be they had been batting on a totally different pitch, tonking
5 sixes in the primary 4 overs, pulling pacers and spinners alike with disdain.
And when Narine and skipper Ajinkya Rahane plundered 18 off Khaleel Ahmed to take their workforce to 71 for one in the PowerPlay, it uncovered the stark distinction between the 2 outfits. The end result: CSK slumped to its fifth straight defeat for the primary time in its historical past.
Published – April 11, 2025 07:45 pm IST
