By Sushant Agarwal
Published on | May 08, 2025
Chennai Super Kings held their nerve in a tense finish, defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by 2 wickets at Eden Gardens.
Left-arm spinner Noor Ahmad’s brilliant 4/31 dismantled KKR’s middle order and triggered their slide after a solid powerplay start.
Ajinkya Rahane looked composed during his 33-ball 48 but failed to convert as wickets kept falling at the other end.
From 67/1 in 6 overs, KKR could only add 112 runs as CSK's spin trio choked the scoring and picked key wickets in the middle overs.
CSK lost five wickets inside the powerplay, with Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana exploiting the conditions early on.
Dewald Brevis smashed 30 runs off one over from Vaibhav Arora, turning the tide with a game-changing 52 off just 25 balls.
Debutant Urvil Patel blasted 31 off 11 balls with 4 sixes, giving CSK some early momentum despite regular fall of wickets.
In the midst of a tense chase, Shivam Dube’s composed knock of 45 runs stood out as a vital anchor for CSK.
MS Dhoni stayed calm under pressure, hitting a six and guiding young Anshul Kamboj to the winning runs with two balls to spare.
With 11 points from 12 matches, defending champions KKR now rely on other results and must win their last two games.