IPL 2025 CSK vs KKR Playing 11: MS Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings will lock horns with Ajinkya Rahane led Kolkata Knight Riders to play the 25th match of IPL 2025 on April 11 in MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2025 |
| Match | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 25th Match |
| Venue | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Date | Friday, April 11, 2025 |
| Time | 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL, IST |
| Points Table | IPL 2025 Points Table, Team Standing, NRR and Points |
IPL 2025 CSK vs KKR Playing 11
In the CSK vs KKR match at Chepauk, Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Winning the toss, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane said “We’ll bowl first. There were a lot of positives from the last game. We as a team played really well. It is about improving each game. This looks like a good wicket, won’t change much. We are batting deep, so that’s why we look to bowl first and chase things down. Play to our strengths. One change – Moeen Ali comes in for Spencer“.
During the toss, CSK captain MS Dhoni said,”We were looking to bat first. Quite a few occasions where we tried to chase it down and what we realised is that the wicket slows down a bit, so if you don’t get a good start then the middle order comes under pressure.
He has fractured something on his elbow, so he is ruled out of the tournament. He is a very authentic batter, someone who looks to time the ball well. So yeah, he will be a big miss. It is important now, every game is important.
We have lost too many matches and now it is important to do the basics right – have dot balls, take our catches. A couple of games we lost by big margins, but otherwise it was about the small things – about one over going for 20 runs.
Our batters are more authentic as batters, they won’t slog everything. They just need to back their instincts. It is important to start well, get boundaries early on and try to get a couple of early wickets as well.
Couple of changes for us – Tripathi comes in for Ruturaj, and Anshul Kambhoj in for Mukesh”.
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed
Impact Subs: Matheesha Pathirana, Jamie Overton, Deepak Hooda, Shaik Rasheed, Kamlesh Nagarkoti
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact Subs: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy
