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In the 57th match of IPL 2025, defending champion Kolkata will face 5-time champion Chennai Super Kings. Today’s match will be played at Kolkata’s home ground Eden Gardens Stadium from 7:30 pm. Both the teams will face each other for the second time where in the first match KKR defeated CSK by 8 wickets.
This season, Kolkata has played 11 matches where they have won 5 matches and lost 5 matches. While one match was cancelled due to rain. KKR is currently at the 6th position in the points table with 11 points.
This season, Chennai has also played 11 matches where they have won 2 matches and lost 9 matches. Currently, CSK is at the 10th position in the points table with 4 points.
Match Details, 57th Match
KKR vs CSK
Date- 7 May
Stadium- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Time: Toss- 7:00 PM
Match Start- 7:30 PM
Kolkata has good spinners
This season, Kolkata’s spinners have shown good performance. They have top class spinners like Sunil Narine and Varun Chakraborty.
In batting, Kolkata’s captain Ajinkya Rahane has scored the most runs in 11 matches, scoring 327 runs at a strike rate of 146 and he is the top run scorer of the team.
In bowling, their mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has taken 15 wickets in 11 matches and is the highest wicket taker of the team.
Chennai team is not in form
This season, the Chennai team has not been in form. Neither their batting nor their bowling is working. This is the reason why the team is at number 10 in the points table today.
In batting, Ravindra Jadeja has scored the most runs in 11 matches with 260 runs at a strike rate of 137 and is the top run scorer of the team.
In bowling, their chinaman spinner Noor Ahmed has taken 16 wickets in 11 matches and is the highest wicket taker of the team.
KKR vs CSK: Who is ahead in head to head?
Chennai has the upper hand in head to head between the two teams. So far both the teams have played 33 matches where Chennai has won 20 matches and Kolkata has won 12 matches. While 1 match remained inconclusive due to rain.
Both the teams have faced each other 10 times on Kolkata’s home ground where KKR has won 4 matches and CSK has won 6 matches.
KKR vs CSK: Pitch Report
The pitch of Kolkata’s Eden Gardens Stadium is usually a batting friendly pitch. Batsmen get more help here, so high scoring matches are seen on this ground.
So far 99 matches have been played on this ground where the team batting first has won 42 matches and the team chasing has won 56 matches.
The highest team score of this stadium is 262/2, which was made by Punjab Kings against Kolkata last year.
KKR vs CSK: Weather Conditions
The weather in Kolkata will not be good on May 7. There is a 55% chance of rain. The day will also be cloudy. The temperature today is expected to be between 27 and 35 degrees.
