In what turned out to be a thoroughly one-sided affair at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) registered a comprehensive 8-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Match 25 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Sunil Narine delivered a match-winning all-round performance, dismantling CSK with the ball before launching a brutal counterattack with the bat to seal the chase in just 10.1 overs.
CSK struggle to post a competitive total courtesy of Sunil Narine
Put in to bat first after losing the toss, Chennai Super Kings never really found momentum with the bat. Despite a brief middle-order resistance from Shivam Dube (31 off 29) and Vijay Shankar (29 off 21), CSK’s innings failed to take off. The top order crumbled under pressure, with Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway falling cheaply. Even experienced campaigners like MS Dhoni (1 off 4) and Ravindra Jadeja (0 off 2) couldn’t make an impact.
KKR’s bowlers, led by Narine, were clinical from start to finish. Narine spun a web around the CSK batters, finishing with figures of 3/13 in his four overs. He was well supported by Harshit Rana (2/16) and Varun Chakaravarthy (2/22), as CSK stumbled their way to 103/9 in their allotted 20 overs.
Narine, Quinton de Kock pummel CSK in powerplay blitz
Chasing a modest target of 104, KKR came out with all guns blazing. Narine, promoted to the top, played a sensational knock, hammering 44 off just 18 balls, which included two fours and five sixes. He partnered with Quinton de Kock (23 off 16) to give KKR a fiery start in the powerplay.
Even after Narine’s dismissal, Ajinkya Rahane (20 off 17) and Rinku Singh (15* off 12) ensured there were no hiccups, as KKR chased down the target in just 10.1 overs. The CSK bowlers had no answers to the attacking display, with Khaleel Ahmed proving especially expensive, conceding 40 runs in his three overs.
With this emphatic win, the Knight Riders not only secured two crucial points but also gave a significant boost to their net run rate. For the Super Kings, it was a night to forget as both their batting and bowling units failed to fire. The home crowd, though passionate as ever, could only watch in silence as Narine stole the show.
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Here is how fans reacted:
CSK's Last 5 matches
Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost*For 1st time
CSK Lost 5 Consecutive matches #CSKvsKKR pic.twitter.com/ybmAhlXhLs— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 11, 2025
🚨 CSK LOSE 3 CONSECUTIVE MATCHES AT THE CHEPAUK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY. 🚨 pic.twitter.com/3qq48TOYOD
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 11, 2025
KKR captains to beat CSK at Chepauk:
Gautam Gambhir
Nitish Rana
AJINKYA RAHANE* 💜 pic.twitter.com/lYWS1Lo5GG— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 11, 2025
A comprehensive win for KKR 🔥#CSKvsKKR #IPL2025
Scorecard 👉 https://t.co/3bfKJscYmJ pic.twitter.com/vttmcI0mKg— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 11, 2025
🚨 CHEPAUK HAS FALLEN IN IPL 2025 🚨
– Lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
– Lost to Delhi Capitals.
– Lost to Kolkata Knight Riders. pic.twitter.com/ij9G2MJKQv— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 11, 2025
Sunil Narine for KKR 🫡🔥#CSKvsKKR #CSKvKKRpic.twitter.com/SgLwKVcpwI
— Dogesh (@dogesh_bhai) April 11, 2025
Sunil Narine Night Tonight🏏
•44(18) with the bat
•13-3 with the ball3 Time MVP of IPL for a reason🐐 pic.twitter.com/oDC5QpLYsm
— कट्टर KKR समर्थक 🦁🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRWeRule) April 11, 2025
The fact that one fine day Sunil Narine a proper tailender decided to open the innings and played at least 30 plus impactful knocks in the IPL must go down as one of cricket’s biggest mysteries
— Arindam Paul (@arindam___paul) April 11, 2025
Sunil Narine is still the MVP of KKR. pic.twitter.com/qsNgZ45XYp
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) April 11, 2025
TAKE A BOW SUNIL NARINE 💜 pic.twitter.com/eGZzCJNCkL
— KKR Vibe (@KnightsVibe) April 11, 2025
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