IPL 2025 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Dream 11 Best Prediction

Chennai Super Kings face huge pressure in the CSK vs KKR match 25 best playing XI and Dream 11 prediction for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. 

It’s match 25 of the TATA IPL 2025, and we have two teams currently in the bottom half of the points table facing each other. It’s surprising to see two strong teams on paper in this condition in the first quarter of this IPL. While defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders have 2 wins from 5 games, Chennai Super Kings have just 1 win from 5 games. With such a bad start to the table, the match becomes even more interesting.

The Chennai Super Kings won’t be too happy with their performance so far. They had the team to be able to do well in the tournament, but have been struggling to find the right playing 11 combination. The team that rarely makes any changes to their playing 11 has been continuously making changes in every match. This lack of backing their original strategy isn’t helping them much, and that’s the reason the team is losing these matches. 

Another interesting fact about the Chennai Super Kings is their approach so far in their batting. It is no secret that CSK haven’t designed their team for 220-250 kind of matches. This is clearly visible in their batters as MS Dhoni and somewhat Shivam Dube have the game to be able to hit the ball from ball 1. All other batters need to spend some time in the middle before going bang bang. Also, the fact that CSK aren’t designing spin-friendly pitches is also hurting them to even win at home. 

Key Match Details

Tournament: Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025

Match Details: Match 25 – CSK vs KKR 

Where: Chennai

When: April 11, 2025, 7:30 pm IST

Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, are getting good starts in their batting. Be it Quinton de Kock, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane, or Venkatesh Iyer. All these batters are looking in fine touch, and have performed well whenever they got an opportunity. But their batting-order changes are difficult to digest. The team is playing the likes of Angkrish Raghivanshi and Ramandeep Singh above Rinku Singh and Andre Russell – especially when the team needs quick runs.

This is a shocker of a strategy from a team that is a defending champion. This makes us wonder about the influence of Shreyas Iyer and Gautam Gambhir on the team last year, and how Chandrakant Pandit and Ajinkya Rahane are not able to take that legacy forward. You can’t have someone like a Ramandeep Singh batting at 8, just for the sake of having more batting depth. Be it Rinku SIngh, Andre Russell, or Ramandeep Singh, all these are quality batters, and they should spend more time in the middle to get the best results. 

IPL 2025 Official Squad List for Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Batters

1. Andre Siddharth
2. Rahul Tripathi
3. Ruturaj Gaikwad
4. Shaik Rasheed

WKs

1. Devon Conway (f)
2. MS Dhoni
3. Vansh Bedi

All-rounders

1. Anshul Kamboj
2. Deepak Hooda,
3. Jamie Overton (f)
4. Rachin Ravindra (f)
5. Ramakrishna Ghosh
6. Ravichandran Ashwin
7. Ravindra Jadeja
8. Sam Curran (f)
9. Shivam Dube
10. Vijay Shankar

Bowlers

1. Gurjapneet Singh
2. Kamlesh Nagarkoti
3. Khaleel Ahmed
4. Matheesha Pathirana (f)
5. Mukesh Choudhary
6. Nathan Ellis (f)
7. Noor Ahmad (f)
8. Shreyas Gopal

IPL 2025 CSK vs KKR Best Playing 11 for Chennai Super Kings

1. Devon Conway
2. Rachin Ravindra
3. Ruturaj Gaikwad (c)
4. Shivam Dube
5. Vijay Shankar
6. Ravindra Jadeja
7. MS Dhoni (wk)
8. Ravichandran Ashwin
9. Khaleel Ahmed
10. Matheesha Pathirana
11. Noor Ahmad

Best Impact Player: Mukesh Choudhary

The Chennai Super Kings team may not make any changes for their home game against KKR. Even as Vijay Shankar isn’t the best of batters in the middle overs, CSK may not want to drop him, as he scored runs. However, this isn’t the most ideal batting lineup for the CSK. The team should ideally play Rahul Tripathi at 4, which will give them a good hitting option. Other than this, the team may continue with Mukesh Choudhar too, even as the pacer hasn’t looked lethal.

IPL 2025 Official Squad List for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

Batters

1. Ajinkya Rahane
2. Angkrish Raghuvanshi
3. Luvnith Sisodiya
4. Manish Pandey
5. Rinku Singh
6. Rovman Powell (f)

Wicket-keepers

1. Quinton de Kock (f)
2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (f)

All-rounders

1. Andre Russell (f)
2. Anukul Roy
3. Moeen Ali (f)
4. Ramandeep Singh
5. Sunil Narine (f)
6. Venkatesh Iyer

Bowlers

1. Anrich Nortje (f)
2. Harshit Rana
3. Mayank Markande
4. Spencer Johnson (f)
5. Umran Malik
6. Vaibhav Arora
7. Varun Chakravarthy

IPL 2025 CSK vs KKR Best Playing 11 for Kolkata Knight Riders

1. Quinton de Kock (wk)
2. Sunil Narine
3. Ajinkya Rahane (c)
4. Venkatesh Iyer
5. Rinku Singh
6. Andre Russell
7. Ramandeep Singh
8. Moeen Ali
9. Harshit Rana
10. Varun Chakravarthy
11. Vaibhav Arora

Best Impact Player: Angkrish Raghuvanshi

The KKR team may make only one change in their playing 11 from the one that played in the last match. The team should bring in Moeen Ali in the side for Spencer Johnson as the pitch may spin more, and Moeen, who played for CSK last time, will be more lethal. Also, the other thing they need to do is have more flexibility in their batting lineup. Once you cross the 10-over mark, Angkrish Raghuvanshi should wait for his batting turn, and the likes of Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, and Ramandeep Singh should bat above him. 

Top Dream 11 Prediction for CSK vs KKR Match 25 of IPL 2025 

Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad & Ajinkya Rahane

Wks: Quinton de Kock & Devon Conway

All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell & Rachin Ravindra

Bowlers: Noor Ahmad & Varun Chakravarthy

CVC Choice: Ruturaj Gaikwad & Quinton de Kock

So, that’s about the best playing 11 for the CSK vs KKR match 25 of IPL 2025. 

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