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IPL 2025: Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 2 wickets on Wednesday. Dhoni’s unbeaten innings of 17 runs in 18 balls was historic, he won a Maharikord. He also became the first player of IPL to do so.

Chennai Super Kings started very bad while chasing 180 runs. Half the team returned to the pavilion for 60 runs, then it seemed that the team was going to lose badly once again. Dewald Bravis then raised hopes of victory for CSK by playing a rage, he scored 52 runs in 25 balls with the help of 4 sixes and as much fours. After his dismissal, Shivam Dubey took the front and carried the innings forward with MS Dhoni.

Shivam Dubey scored 45 runs in 40 balls, he was dismissed in the 19th over. However, he brought CSK closer to victory. 8 runs were needed in the final over, Dhoni hit a six on the first ball. Taking a single off the third ball, he gave the strike to Anshul Kamboj, who hit the victorious four.

MS Dhoni created history

Dhoni played an unbeaten innings and made a special record in the IPL. This was the 100th time when Dhoni returned out of the field after not out.

He doesnight chase runs. He Wins Games.

MS Dhoni Adds Another not out to his legend by guiding #CSK Over the line #Tataipl , #Kkrvcsk , @msdhoni pic.twitter.com/9ob3Qfjtdz

– Indianpremierleague (@IPL) May 7, 2025

MS Dhoni’s IPL career

Dhoni, who has made CSK a five -time champion under his captaincy, handed over the captaincy of Chennai for the second time, in fact, captain Rituraj Gaikwad was out after injury. He has scored 5423 runs in 241 innings of 274 matches played in IPL so far. His best score in IPL is 84 runs. He has played 24 half -century innings in the tournament.

Talking about this season (IPL 2025), Dhoni has scored 180 runs in 12 matches. CSK is now more left this season 2 matches this season. Chennai’s next match is on May 12 with Rajasthan Royals and the final match with Gujarat Titans on 18 May. The CSK was the first team to be out of the playoff race.

Chennai Super Kings, captained by MS Dhoni, who was out of the playoffs of IPL 2025, defeated Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday and spoiled his game. KKR scored 179 runs while batting first. Chasing the target, CSK started very poorly, his 5 wickets returned to the pavilion for just 60 runs. After this, Dewald Bravis (52) and Shivam Dubey (45) won CSK by playing a brilliant innings.

Dewald Brevis scored 52 runs in 25 balls, in which he hit 4 sixes and the same fours. Shivam Dubey played an important innings of 45 runs in 40 balls. Dhoni played carefully and remained unbeaten after scoring 17 runs in 18 balls. CSK won by 2 wickets by achieving the target with 2 balls. The CSK was already out of the playoff race, but the fight for honor was wins by Dhoni and team.

KKR out of the playoff race?

No, the team is not officially out yet, but it has become a little difficult to reach the playoffs. This was KKR’s sixth defeat of the season. After 12 matches, the team captained by Ajinkya Rahane has 11 points, it is at number six in the table. Now if he wins both his matches, he can have a maximum of 15 points, so his arrival in the playoff will now depend on the performance of other teams.

These 2 teams benefited

No team has been able to confirm their place in the playoffs yet, although the defeat of Kolkata Knight Riders has benefited Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals, which is currently at number 7 and 5 in the points table respectively. Delhi has won 6 out of 11 matches and can reach a maximum of 19 points. Lucknow has won 5 out of 11 matches and this LSG, captained by Rishabh Pant, can reach 16 points.

Strong contender to reach playoffs

Gujarat Titans are currently at the top of the points table, they have won 8 out of 11 matches. RCB has also won 8 out of 11 matches. Both have 16-16 points but the net run rate is better than RCB (0.482) of Gujarat (0.793). Both need to win 1-1 to secure space in the playoffs.

Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians are at number three and fourth respectively. Punjab has won 7 out of 11 and Mumbai have won 7 out of 12 matches. Punjab has 15 points, it has 3 matches left, out of which it has to win 2 matches. With 1 win, the team can qualify for the playoffs with poor performance of other teams.

2 matches of Mumbai Indians are still left, they have to win both matches. If one match is lost, then his arrival in the playoff will depend on the performance of other teams. The good thing for Hardik Pandya & Team is that his net run rate (1.156) is the best among all teams.

How many marks are required to reach IPL 2025 playoffs?

Right now the 16 -digit teams are not able to qualify in the playoffs, because there are 4 more teams which can reach here while 2 teams have already scored so many marks. So now the team will qualify for the playoffs with 18 points. However, with 16 points, the team will reach the playoffs with good net run rate if the results of other teams come in its favor.

Bcci Tribute for Operation Sindoor: The Indian Army has avenged the Pahalgam terrorist attack from Pakistan. Operation Sindoor was run by the Indian Army, in which an air strike was carried out at 9 terrorist bases in Pakistan. In this attack, India’s army has killed many terrorists. Today the whole country is proud of the Indian Army. At the same time, BCI also saluted the Indian Army in the match played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.

BCCI honored the army

The match between CSK and KKR was played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata, where all the people present in the stadium along with BCI honored the Indian Army. The national anthem took place at the beginning of the match in honor of the army. At the same time, during the match, people were seen celebrating this might of the Indian Army. All the people present in the stadium sang the national song Vande Mataram together in the midst of the Chennai-Kolkata match.

Who won the CSK-KKR match?

There was a very exciting match between Kolkata and Chennai. This match lasted till the last over. Kolkata won the toss and decided to bat first. KKR set a target of 180 runs in front of CSK at Eden Gardens. It seemed difficult for Chennai to win this match when half of the CSK team was dismissed before the powerplay.

Dewald Brevis and Shivam Dubey’s partnership took over Chennai’s staggering innings. Brevis scored 52 runs in 25 balls. At the same time, Shivam Dubey scored 45 runs in 40 balls. Captain MS Dhoni came to the crease after Brevis was dismissed. Dhoni played an unbeaten innings of 17 runs in 18 balls. At the same time, Anshul Kamboj put a four of Chennai’s victory.

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KKR vs CSK Match Highlights IPL 2025 Match 57: Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 2 wickets. This match was very important for the playoffs for KKR. In this match, KKR scored 179 runs in the first play, in response to which CSK has won the match with 2 wickets in the match till the last over. In this match, MS Dhoni returned unbeaten after scoring 17 runs.

In this match played at Eden Gardens, Chennai Super Kings had a target of 180 runs. In response, CSK got a very poor start as both openers were dismissed without opening the account. Ayush Mhatre and Devon Conway were also dismissed on a score of zero. Urvil Patel, who made his IPL debut in this match, tied up with his stormy batting. He hit 1 four and 4 sixes in a 31 -run innings of 31 runs.

CSK Team Management played a big bet by sending Ravichandran Ashwin on a fourth order, which was a flop as Ashwin was out for only 8 runs. Ravindra Jadeja got the beginning, but returned to the pavilion after scoring 19 runs off 10 balls. Chasing the target of 180, half of CSK’s team had returned to the pavilion by a score of 60 runs.

Shivam Dubey and Dewald Brevis made return

Half of Chennai’s team was dismissed for a score of 60. Shivam Dubey and Dewald Brevis shared a 67 -run partnership and raised this barely. Brevis scored 52 runs in just 25 balls and during this time hit 4 sixes and 4 fours.

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Cricket Association of Bengal Bomb Threat: The Cricket Association of Bengal between IPL 2025 has been threatened with bomb blasts via email. CAB received this threat during the Chennai Super Kings vs. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR vs CSK) match.

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Kkr vs csk live match: The 57th match of IPL 2025 will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings today. This match will be held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Before the match, it seemed that whether the IPL match between Chennai and Kolkata may be canceled today due to tension between India and Pakistan. At the same time, information has been revealed in this case that even after ‘Operation Sindoor’, this match is going on.

Which number in points table in which number?

Chennai Super Kings are out of the playoff race. CSK has played 11 matches so far, in which the team has won only 2 matches and has lost in 9 matches. CSK has been able to score only 4 points in this IPL season. This season, due to poor performance, the CSK has been out of the playoffs race.

CSK vs kkr live match update: The Indian Army has avenged the Pahalgam attack by air strike on Pakistan. This information has been given from the social media account of the Indian Army. But after retaliation on Pakistan, there have been speculations about whether it may affect the IPL or not. People also want to know about whether the BCCI has issued a statement about whether the match will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders today.

The news is being updated …

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