Noor, Brevis star as CSK dents KKR’s hopes

CSK's Brevis shines with bat, Noor impresses with ball as CSK defeats KKR in thrilling IPL match.

Chennai Super Kings rode on Dewald Brevis’ magnificent half-century and Noor Ahamad’s brilliant four-wicket haul to record a come-from-behind two-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday (May 7, 2025).

Choosing to bat, KKR relied on its collective batting effort to post a challenging 179 for six. CSK recovered from a precarious 60 for five to secure a thrilling victory and jolt KKR’s progress.

At a divided house, reverberating with mini purple vuvuzelas and ‘CSK, CSK’ chants, CSK had a disastrous start. Barring the fourth over, the tourists lost a wicket in five of the first six overs as Harshit Rana claimed two of them.

Nonetheless, Brevis (52, 24b, 4x4, 4x6), after settling down, resurrected CSK’s innings with his astounding straight-batted stroke-play in the 11th over as Vaibhav Arora leaked 6, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4. Angkrish Raghuvanshi dropped the South African in the first ball of the over, which cost KKR dearly.

After Brevis, clean-hitting impact player Shivam Dube (45, 40b, 2x4, 3x6) and the charismatic M.S. Dhoni played their roles well as CSK avenged its defeat and ended its four-match losing streak.

Earlier, captain Ajinkya Rahane and Sunil Narine ensured another productive PowerPlay, worth 67 for one, for KKR. Rahane (48, 33b, 4x4, 2x6) sparkled again with his lovely pick-up shots through the aerial route, predominantly on the leg-side.

Narine, who hammered 17 runs off R.Ashwin’s first over, scored a quick 26 and contributed in a useful 58-run stand with Rahane.