KKR vs CSK HIghlights, IPL 2025: MS Dhoni wins it for Chennai Super Kings

Harshit Rana (2-0-24-2) is back on.

Sunil Narine to MS Dhoni, Quicker shorter, outside off, MS Dhoni goes for the cut, but gets beaten. Perhaps it was the carrom ball.

Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, From round the wicket, shorter length on off, Shivam Dube works it along the ground to long on for a single.

Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, A touch quicker, shorter, off break on leg, Shivam Dube looks to flick it and gets hit on the pads.

Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, Full and turning on off, Shivam Dube blocks it off the front foot to short cover. Dot ball.

Sunil Narine to MS Dhoni, Full and turning on leg, MS Dhoni prods forward in defense as the ball takes the inside  edge and rolls along the ground to deep backward square leg. Single taken.

Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, Full on middle, Shivam Dube eases the drive to long off for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to MS Dhoni, Overpitched on middle, MS Dhoni stays back and pushes it with minimal footwork to short cover. A dot to end the over. Superb over from KKR's point of view. They needed it badly.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, Short length googly, outside off, Shivam Dube goes for the pull but gets it off the toe end of the bat as he ends up playing it along the ground to long on. Single taken.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, Short length leg break turning into the left hander, outside off, Shivam Dube punches it straight to short cover. Dot ball.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, Slower and shorter on middle, Shivam Dube blocks it off the back foot, back to the bowler. Dot ball.

Varun Chakaravarthy to MS Dhoni, Slower and shorter on off, MS Dhoni punches it off the back foot to the left of backward point for a single.

The CSK skipper, MS Dhoni, is the new batter in. A short leg in place as well.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dewald Brevis, OUT! CAUGHT! Big break for Kolkata Knight Riders! Varun Chakaravarthy bowls this one from round the wicket. This is a leg break, fuller in length, turning away, Dewald Brevis goes for the lofted hit over long on but couldn't get under it and hence couldn't get the elevation. He ends up giving a simple catch to Rinku Singh at long on.

Varun Chakaravarthy is brought back to finish his spell.

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, Short on middle, Dewald Brevis pushes it off the back foot to the left of backward point for a single.

Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, Tosses it up, full and at the stumps, Shivam Dube pushes it past the bowler for a single.

Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, Pushed through, short and on off, Dube cuts it straight to backward point.

Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, Turning away, on a nagging length, steered to backward point.

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, On off, on the shorter side, Dewald Brevis pushes it to the right of point for another single.

Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, On the pads, on a nagging length, nudged through square leg for a single.

Vaibhav Arora to Dewald Brevis, Four! Make it 30 off the over! Back of a length, slower delivery, outside off, Dewald Brevis slaps this one along the ground past short cover for four. What an over for Chennai Super Kings! That will also be a maiden IPL FIFTY for Dewald Brevis!

Vaibhav Arora to Dewald Brevis, SIX! 26 already of the over and there's still one ball to go! Dare I say, another full toss from Vaibhav Arora, outside off, Dewald Brevis just swings through the line, and hits this one over the bowler's head for a six. That was a one handed six as Dewald Brevis took his hand off as he completed the bat swing.

Vaibhav Arora to Dewald Brevis, SIX! This is carnage from Dewald Brevis! Vaibhav Arora isn't helping his cause, though. Another full toss on off, Dewald Brevis lofts this one over the bowler's head for a six.

Vaibhav Arora to Dewald Brevis, FOUR! Drilled down the ground! Full toss on off, Dewald Brevis hammers this one down the ground past the bowler and the ball goes to the boundary like a tracer bullet. No chance for long off.

Vaibhav Arora to Dewald Brevis, FOUR! Full and sliding down leg, Dewald Brevis flicks this along the ground towards the vacant deep fine leg region for four.

Vaibhav Arora to Dewald Brevis, SIX! Just over long off! Full on off, Dewald Brevis swings through the line and lofts this one just over the jumping long off fielder at the boundary. Oh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi has misjudged it! The ball has actually gone through his hands.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, Full and outside off, Shivam Dube leans into the drive as he plays it to the right of deep extra cover. Two runs taken.

Wide not given and Shivam Dube has taken the review. Flat line on UltraEdge and the on-field call has been overturned to a wide.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, Slower and shorter, turning down leg, Shivam looks to flick it but can’t get any bat on it. Appeal for caught behind and not given. Dube reviews for wide and we are going upstairs. Third umpire on screen. Nothing on UltraEdge as the ball goes past the bat and the thigh. The decision is overturned to WIDE!

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dewald Brevis, From round the wicket, flatter and quicker on middle, Dewald Brevis makes some room and cuts it along the ground to deep extra cover for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dewald Brevis, Slower and shorter, just outside off, Dewald Brevis cuts it towards backward point. Another dot.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dewald Brevis, Again quicker and shorter on middle, Dewald Brevis makes some room and punches this one to backward point. Dot ball.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dewald Brevis, Quicker, shorter on off, Dewald Brevis looks to cut it, but gets an under edge that bounces over the stumps. Wicket-keeper collects it.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, Tossed up, just outside off, Shivam Dube looks to go aerial, but the ball hits the inside half of the bat and goes rolling down the ground to long on. Single taken.

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, A touch fuller, off break turning on middle, Dewald Brevis makes some room and drives this one through covers. The long off fielder runs to his left and cuts it off near the boundary. Two runs taken.

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, Slwoer through the air, turning into the right hander, on off. Dewald Brevis punches it to short cover. Dot ball.

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, Short length off break on middle leg, Dewald Brevis pushes it off the back foot to short mid-wicket.

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, SIX! Swung away! Short on off, Dewald Brevis picks it up early and rocks on the back foot and pulls this one over the deep mid-wicket region for six.

Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, Slower through the air, short in length, on off. This one stays a bit low. Shivam Dube gets down a bit and swings through the line, as the ball goes along the ground to long on. Single taken.

Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, Short on off, Shivam Dube drives it off the back foot to short cover. Dot ball.

STRATEGIC BREAK! It’s been an action-packed first 8 overs of CSK’s chase. The visitors have gone hard with the bat but have paid the price, losing wickets at regular intervals. With the required rate still under control, they now need a steady partnership to anchor the innings. At the same time, they can’t allow KKR’s spinners to dictate terms in the middle phase. A crucial passage of play awaits.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, Short length leg break, outside off, Shivam Dube punches it off the back foot to the left of short cover and takes a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dewald Brevis, Overpitched on off, quicker delivery, Dewald Brevis drives this on the bounce to the bowler, who misfields it as the ball deflects of his hands and goes rolling along the ground to long off. Single taken.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dewald Brevis, Tossed up leg break on off, Dewald Brevis takes the aerial route as he lofts this one to the right of deep point. The fielder cuts it off near the boundary. Two runs taken.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dewald Brevis, Short length leg break on off, Dewald Brevis guides it off the back foot to backward point fielder.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, Slower through the air, shorter and turning away on middle, Shivam Dube pushes it to the right of short mid-wicket and calls for a quick single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, Full on middle, Shivam Dube flicks it to short mid-wicket. Dot ball.

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, FOUR!  Fuller on middle. Dewald Brevis plays the slog sweep in the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg, as the ball goes on two bounces to the fence. The man from deep mid-wicket did try to get to the ball, but the ball eventually evaded him.

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, Short and turning into the right hander, on leg, Dewald Brevis looks to flick it but the ball hits his front leg and rolls into the ground.