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

Kolkata Knight Riders playing to keep their Playoffs hopes alive in the KKR vs CSK best prediction for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. 

It’s match number 57 of the TATA IPL 2025, and we have the Kolkata Knight Riders taking on the Chennai Super Kings in their home den, Eden Gardens. The Men in Yellow and Men in Purple clash for the second time this year with KKR comfortably winning the last match. However, from the time these two teams last met, the Chennai Super Kings side has been completely revamped with many new players added to the side.

Will Chennai Super Kings trouble the Kolkata Knight Riders as KKR are once again facing a must-win clash? Well, CSK are in a big transition phase currently, and are already out of the Playoffs contention. However, in their last match, CSK almost snatched the victory out of RCB’s jaws before Yash Dayal once again pulled off a blinder against MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja. But irrespective of the result, CSK should be happy with the progress.

Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, did a reverse CSK in their last match. The team had their heart in their mouth against Rajasthan Royals, but Vaibhav Arora kept calm in the last over, and KKR registered a close 1-run victory. The win keeps KKR alive in the competition, but the road ahead looks tough. While the fixture against CSK may not be that tough, the other 2 matches will be very important for them. 

Key Match Details

Tournament: Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025

Match Details: Match 57 – KKR vs CSK 

Where: Kolkata

When: May 07, 2025, 7:30 pm IST

The Kolkata pitches have generally been good for batting with good help for spinners too. Expect the same for this clash as well. Both teams are filled with quality spinners, which makes this an interesting match-up. However, KKR look stronger on paper, and given the current CSK’s condition, and KKR’s impressive record at home, expect KKR to register a win against CSK unless they take bizarre decisions as seen this year.    

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

The KKR team made two changes in their last match as they brought in Moeen Ali and Ramandeep Singh for Rovman Powell and Anukul Roy. Given they are once again playing at home, and Moeen Ali did well in the ball, expect KKR to continue with the same playing 11. However, the team would need a more aggressive approach in the middle overs. Rahane and Angkrish, both are quality batters, but slowed down considerably in the middle overs, which created huge pressure on the upcoming batters  

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

1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (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

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

Batters

1. Andre Siddharth
2. Ayush Mhatre
3. Dewald Brevis
4. Rahul Tripathi
5. 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. Kamlesh Nagarkoti
2. Khaleel Ahmed
3. Matheesha Pathirana (f)
4. Mukesh Choudhary
5. Nathan Ellis (f)
6. Noor Ahmad (f)
7. Shreyas Gopal

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

1. Ayush Mhatre
2. Shaik Rasheed
3. Sam Curran
4. Ravindra Jadeja
5. Dewald Brevis
6. Shivam Dube
7. Deepak Hooda
8. MS Dhoni (wk)
9. Khaleel Ahmed
10. Matheesha Pathirana
11. Noor Ahmad

Best Impact Player: Anshul Kamboj

The Chennai Super Kings have gone two matches in a row without making any changes to their playing 11. So, expect the same playing 11 for CSK for this match as well. The team’s performance is only improving match-on-match, and that should give more confidence to the management to persist with the same playing 11. Also, here’s the best fantasy playing 11 for the KKR vs CSK match 57 of IPL 2025. 

Top Dream 11 Prediction for KKR vs CSK Match 57 of IPL 2025 

Batters: Ayush Mhatre, Ajinkya Rahane & Angkrish Raghuvanshi 

Wks: Rahmanullah Gurbaz

All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell & Sam Curran

Bowlers: Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana & Varun Chakravarthy

CVC Choice: Sunil Narine & Ravindra Jadeja

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