Noor Ahmad’s four-wicket haul pulled back impressively during the IPL 2025 game against Kolkata Knight Riders on May 07 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

He went on to bag some crucial wickets of Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell and Rinku Singh, conceding only 31 runs. Kolkata are playing their must-win game to keep their playoff chances alive.

Batting first, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sunil Narine opened KKR’s batting attack while Khaleel Ahmad opened the bowling attack.

Kamboj got the first breakthrough after dismissing Gurbaz for 11 runs.

Noor Ahmad delivered a magical over dismissing Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Sunil Narine in the 8th over of the match.

Jadeja brought a crucial breakthrough bagging the wicket of Rahane for 48. However, Andre Russell went on to aggressive scoring 38 runs off 21 deliveries which included 4 fours and 3 sixes.

But Noor Ahmad bagged his wicket in the 17th over which made Rinku Singh walk into the ground to finish the innings. But CSK spinner went on to bag his wicket for 9 runs while Manish Pandey went on to score 36 runs of 28 deliveries.

By the end of 20 overs, Kolkata Knight Riders went on to score 179 runs for 6 wickets.

Speaking at the toss, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane said, We will bat first. Looks a good wicket. Last two games we batted first and did really well. We want to put runs on the board and defend it. What’s important is taking one game at a time.”

“Not thinking much about the future. Lots of learnings from the previous match, guys are looking forward to this game. You are bound to lose close games, but you need to be confident,” he added.

“If there’s a chance, we will try to give our best. Venkatesh Iyer misses out, Manish Pandey comes in,” concluded Rahane.

On the other hand, CSK captain MS Dhoni said, “I have played a lot of cricket here while growing up, like a home ground for the amount of cricket I have played here. When it was Zonal trophy, a few office leagues, overall I have played a lot of cricket here and nearby.”

“What’s important is to get answers for the next year. What hasn’t gone well for us in the tournament. Trying to get those answers, our middle order batting and bowling solutions.”

“We are giving chances to players, but we want a good playing XI or XII. You can try such things towards the end. What players will slot in. They have two quality spinners, so it will be a challenge. Conway and Urvil Patel come in for Rasheed and Curran,” conclude MS Dhoni.

KKR vs CSK Playing 11

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Moen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravaravaravaravarthy

Chennai Super Kings Playing 11: Ayush Mhatere, Urvil Patel, Devon Conway, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ms Dhoni (W/C), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana