CSK Vs KKR, IPL 2025, Match 25: Ajinkya Rahane Wins Toss, Elects To Bowl First At Chepauk; Know Squads From Both Teams

Teams:

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

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

Toss Update:

Kolkata Knight Riders have won the toss and opted to field first in the crucial game against the Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on 11th April 2025.

Preview:

The are desperate to get back to winning ways when they host defending champions in Match no 25 of the IPL 2025 at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday, April 11. MS Dhoni will take over the reigns of the team after Ruuraj Gaikwad was ruled out due to elbow injury which comes a s big blow for the team. Both teams come into the fixture on the back of defeats in their previous match.

CSK lost their recent fixture to Punjab Kings by 18 runs in Mullanpur, which was their third in five matches. Their solitary win has come against the Mumbai Indians at the start of the season.

Back in home turf with your whistles! 🦁🥳#CSKvKKR #WhistlePodu 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/eIhWSt1EqA

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 11, 2025

KKR on the other hand, have 2 wins from their five matches played so far. The last match for KKR was against LSG, which they lost by 4 runs while chasing 239 runs for victory.