Set as the venue for the 57th match of IPL 2025, Eden Gardens in Kolkata will witness a showdown between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings. The proceedings of the match begin at 7:30 PM IST on May 7. KKR will go all-out for the win to push for playoffs, while CSK, having been out of the tournament, will fight to restore some self-respect.
Ajinkya Rahane vs. Noor Ahmad
Rahane, the KKR captain, has had a great season so far, scoring three fifties. But spinners obtain their wickets from him seven times more than anything else according to ESPNcricinfo. His strike rate against spinners drops on the contrary to 114.56, thus creating a very important contest with Noor Ahmad, who leads the wicket charts for CSK with 16 wickets at an economy of 8.05.
Sunil Narine vs. MS Dhoni
Sunil Narine has the distinction of having dismissed MS Dhoni in their only encounter this season. In total, Narine has never really allowed Dhoni to settle, with just 39 runs coming off 75 balls against him, dismissing him twice in 16 innings, last month Narine was superb with 3/13 against KKR, while Dhoni has had a strike rate of 148.18 this season.
Andre Russell vs. Matheesha Pathirana
Russell has already recorded a century this season with a 57 not out off 25 balls against Rajasthan Royals in his last game after suffering a few low scores. Matheesha Pathirana will have the responsibility of keeping him in check during the final overs. They have met twice in the IPL, with Pathirana having one win over Russell even despite an economy of 10.22 this season.
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MS Dhoni vs. Varun Chakravarthy
Dhoni has had a tough time against Varun Chakravarthy in the IPL, having scored just 12 runs off 19 balls at a strike rate of 63.15 and getting out thrice. This inquiry may, again, provide Dhoni with a hard time.
