KKR vs CSK Match Prediction, Playing 11

KKR vs CSK Match Prediction: The IPL 2025 has taken an interesting turn and stands at a delicate position as only 14 games are left in the league stage, and yet no team has officially qualified for the playoffs.

Three teams have been eliminated from the playoff race, while seven others are alive in the competition. Match 57, which will be played on Wednesday, will be between the Kolkata Knight Riders, who have 11 points in 11 games, and the Chennai Super Kings, who are at the bottom of the table with only four points in 11 outings.

KKR, who have won their last two matches, will be looking to make a hat-trick of wins and gain momentum. On the other hand, CSK’s aim will be to snap their four-game losing streak and avoid a bottom-table finish.

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KKR vs CSK head-to-head:

CSK hold the edge over KKR. In their 32 clashes so far, which include the IPL and the now-defunct Champions League, CSK have won 20, and KKR have emerged winners in 12 matches. However, when these two teams met earlier this year in Chennai, KKR comfortably won by 8 wickets.

KKR vs CSK date and time:

Date: May 7, Wednesday

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Time: 7:30 PM IST / 2:00 PM GMT / 7:30 PM LOCAL

KKR vs CSK injury news:

CSK have suffered a third injury casualty as Vansh Bedi has been ruled out of the rest of the tournament. Urvil Patel has been named as his replacement. KKR have no injury or unavailability worries right now.

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Predicted KKR vs CSK Playing 11 (plus impact sub):

KKR predicted XII:

Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy

CSK predicted XII:

Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Urvil Patel, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c&wk), Matheesha Pathirana, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed

KKR vs CSK pitch report:

The Eden Gardens has been a good batting venue since last season. But, as we are in the last phase of the competition, the pitch here has started to grip and offer assistance to spinners.

KKR vs CSK Top Captaincy Picks:

The top captaincy picks in the KKR vs CSK match will be Ayush Mhatre, Ravindra Jadeja, and Sunil Narine.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings: 3 players to watch out for:

The 3 players to watch out for in KKR vs CSK are Andre Russell, Ajinkya Rahane, and Noor Ahmad.

KKR vs CSK Match Prediction: Who will win today?

For the KKR vs CSK prediction, we predict that KKR will defeat CSK in match 57 of the IPL 2025.