Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders Preview & Prediction | IPL 2025 | League Stage
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Kolkata Knight Riders travel to Chepauk as MS Dhoni rules back the years after agreeing to captain Chennai Super Kings once again following an injury to regular skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Date & time: Friday April 11th 2025: USA PT – 7:00am / USA ET – 10:00am / UK – 3:00pm
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India
Weather: Another hot one here with temperatures at just over 30c despite the expected clear skies.
How to watch: USA – Willow TV / UK – Sky Sports & Sky Go / Australia – Foxtel
Chennai Super Kings Preview: Dhoni steps up again
MS Dhoni loves Chennai and Chennai loves MS Dhoni right back. The wicket-keeping superstar has once again displayed his selflessness after saying yes to captaining the Super Kings until the end of the season. His leadership skills remain top tier and CSK will be better for Dhoni’s leadershp. This is due to an injury to batter and regular skipper Rururaj Gaikwad.
Kolkata Knight Riders Preview: Inconsistent Kolkata
It’s been hugely inconsistent start of the season for Kolkata Knight Riders, who have won two and lost three of their five games played so far. Most recently, they were beaten by Lucknow Super Giants with five runs the margin.
Chennai Super Kings Betting Analysis
Having invested in him before, it remains well worth backing Noor Ahmad to record a high volume of wickets here., The Afghanistan star boasts 11 wickets so far in this year’s IPL and should benefit from batters looking to attack his spin-bowling, so back him to take 2+ wickets via the ‘Bowler Milestones’ market.
Kolkata Knight Riders Betting Analysis
Plenty of batters got a start for KKR last time out against the Super Giants, including Sunil Narine. All-rounder Narine is notorious for his ability to clear the rope and registered two 6s opening the batting last time out. Consider a stake on Narine against Chennai Super Kings to strike over 1.5 match sixes.
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders Expert Prediction
On the back of four defeats in a row, Chennai Super Kings needed a boost and MS Dhoni leading the side again gives them that, despite the injury to Gaikwad. Dhoni’s knowledge and ability to think fast under pressure should serve Chennai extremely well moving forward, especially here vs a stuttering Knight Riders.
Whilst it’s hard to predict what sort of Knight Riders performance we will see here, expect a bounce-back from the hosts and consider backing them to triumph in front of their home fans.
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders Top Tip: Chennai Super Kings to win
