Kkr vs csk: Chennai Super Kings are facing Kolkata Knight Riders in the 25th match of IPL 2025. The responsibility of crossing the sinking Naiya of CSK is once again on the strong shoulder of MS Dhoni. Yes, Rituraj Gaikwad is out of the tournament due to injury and now Mahendra Singh Dhoni will captain CSK in the remaining matches.
As soon as MS Dhoni reached the ground for the toss in the KKR vs CSK match being played at Chennai’s Chepock Stadium, there was no place for the happiness of the fans who arrived at the stadium. However, the coin fell in favor of Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane, who won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Two major changes in CSK’s playing XI
When MS Dhoni was asked at the toss, he said that he was going to bat first. Talking about Rituraj Gaikwad’s injury, Mahi said that he has a fracture in the elbow, so he is out of the tournament. He is a very traditional type of batsman who tires the ball well. Surely their shortage will be missed.
Rahul Tripathi in place of Rituraj
There is an old saying in cricket- someone benefit from someone’s loss. After failing in the opening matches of IPL 2025, now MS Dhoni has again expressed confidence in Rahul Tripathi and has given him a place in the playing XI. Rahul Rituraj will bat on number-3 in place of Gaikwad. At the same time, there has been another change in the playing XI of CSK. Anshul Kamboj has been included in the playing XI in place of fast bowler Mukesh Chaudhary.
KKR vs CSK: playing XI of both teams
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock (WK), Sunil Naren, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Moin Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarti
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dubey, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper/captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Khalil Ahmed