A resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders will look to proceed its profitable momentum and shut its house run with one other victory because it faces bottom-placed Chennai Super Kings in an IPL fixture on the Eden Gardens right here on Wednesday.
The defending champion displayed resilience to beat Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals and keep within the play-offs race.
KKR will be assured after recording two 200-plus totals. Andre Russell and Rinku Singh’s blitzkrieg towards RR has empowered it, whereas top-scorer Ajinkya Rahane and younger Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s consistency has stood out.
However, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer and Ramandeep Singh will search enchancment. Bowlers, together with dependable arms Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana and Vaibhav Arora, have served the facet properly.
With nothing to lose, CSK will be keen on stopping its four-match dropping streak by exacting revenge.
Scarcity for runs
CSK has struggled for runs. It’s mirrored in the truth that solely Ravindra Jadeja and Shivam Dube have scored in extra of 200.
CSK’s Ravindra Jadeja throughout a apply session forward of the IPL match towards KKR.
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The emergence of Ayush Mhatre, who narrowly missed out on a century towards Royal Challengers Bengaluru, is a optimistic for the five-time champion. Sam Curran and Dewald Brevis have proven their mettle with the bat.
Left-arm wrist-spinner Noor Ahmad, pacers Khaleel Ahmed and Matheesha Pathirana have shouldered the utmost load of CSK’s bowling.
The host might really feel just like the customer on Wednesday, with the potential of perpetual M.S. Dhoni followers deserting KKR to again their beloved icon, maybe for one final time on the Eden.
Another high-scoring cliff-hanger, following KKR’s one-run win over RR, will be a particular deal with.
Published – May 06, 2025 08:49 pm IST
