Top 5 players to watch out for in the KKR vs CSK IPL 2025 match
The 57th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) season is scheduled to be played between the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) taking place on 7 May, 2025 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Interestingly, both these teams are coming into this game after witnessing contrasting results in their previous outings during this ongoing T20 tournament. The Kolkata Knight Riders recently registered an amazing victory over the Rajasthan Royals in a last-ball thriller while Chennai Super Kings suffered a heartening loss at the hands of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) during their last match this season. In this blog post, check out the top five players to watch out for in the KKR vs CSK IPL 2025 match.
Top 5 contenders to watch out for in the KKR vs CSK IPL 2025 match
1. Ayush Mhatre
Youngsters have been on a roll recently in the Indian Premier League 2025 season and the tally includes teen sensation Ayush Mhatre. While playing for the Chennai Super Kings, 17-year-old right-hander smashed an impressive knock of 32 runs off just 15 deliveries in his debut IPL match against the Mumbai Indians. During the last match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mhatre played an exceptional innings of 94 runs off only 48 balls that included 9 fours and 5 sixes to keep CSK in the hunt in the big run-chase. He has notched up a total of 163 runs from 4 matches in IPL 2025 at an excellent strike-rate of more than 185. Thus, he will once again be an important player to watch out for in the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings IPL 2025 match starting on Wednesday.
2. Varun Chakaravarthy
For the Kolkata Knight Riders, mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy has been a key wicket-taker during the ongoing T20 tournament. He has picked up a total of 15 wickets from 11 matches in this IPL 2025 season at an average of 20.73 and a fine economy of 7.23. Chakaravarthy ended up taking a couple of crucial wickets during the last victory against Rajasthan Royals. In the previous match against Chennai Super Kings, Varun finished with super figures of 2 for 22 from his quota of four overs. Therefore, Kolkata Knight Riders will once again depend a lot on Varun Chakaravarthy to deliver the goods in the KKR vs CSK IPL 2025 match.
3. Andre Russell
After his team got reduced to 111 for 3 in the last game against Rajasthan Royals, senior KKR all-rounder Andre Russell finally brought his A-game with the bat on the fore. The big-hitting West Indian cricketer smacked a fantastic unbeaten knock of 57 runs off only 25 deliveries that included 6 sixes and 4 fours to help the Kolkata Knight Riders finish with a challenging score of 206 runs in their 20 overs. He has not been at his very best with the bat this IPL 2025 season, but has taken a few vital wickets when his team needed him to deliver. Russell has picked up as many as 8 wickets this season from 11 games at an expensive economy of close to 12.
4. Noor Ahmad
There have been a few positives for the Chennai Super Kings in the rather miserable Indian Premier League 2025 season. Left-arm legspinner Noor Ahmad has been an important wicket-taker for the MS Dhoni-led CSK team in this competition on a consistent basis. The Afghan spinner has taken as many as 16 wickets from a total of 11 games this season at an average of 19.63 and an economy of 8.05. Interestingly, Noor bowled sensationally well for the Gujarat Titans during the last few IPL tournaments and he has continued his form for the Chennai Super Kings as well.
5. Sunil Narine
Veteran all-rounder Sunil Narine has delivered on crucial situations both with the bat and ball in this ongoing T20 tournament for the Kolkata Knight Riders. He ended up contributing with a match-winning performance during the previous game against Chennai Super Kings. Narine took a total of three vital wickets with the ball conceding just 13 runs from his four overs and also smashed 44 runs off just 18 balls that consisted of 5 sixes and 2 fours. The senior KKR all-rounder has notched up 189 runs and picked up 10 wickets from as many matches in Indian Premier League 2025 season.
