@ Shivam Dubey and Dewald Brevis taking runs during innings vs KKR in IPL 2025
In the face-off of two of the most successful franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL), CSK and KKR on May 7, 2025, CSK won the match by two wickets in a thrilling duel held at the home ground of KKR, the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. This match had all the feelings ranging from surprise to expectation, skills, and experience and ability to strategy.
Match Summary
Finally, CSK chased the target of KKR and won with two wickets in hand, which made the match thrilling until the last over. The match was a great battle of both sides but CSK were able to come out of the encounter as tactfully stronger.
First Innings: KKR's Batting Performance :
The team that won the toss and decided to bat first put up a decent total on the board. Their batting strength was well-supported by the performances of their top and the middle order batsmen. Nevertheless, CSK bowlers ensured that the run rate was restricted in the last four overs and KKR was not given a target that was beyond its reach.
Noor Ahmad's Brilliance :
Noor Ahmad made a lot of difference and contributed to CSK’s win big time. His turn and the ability to deceive the batsmen cut short the flow of runs of KKR. He not only restricted the flow of runs but also boosted the morale of CSK team after taking four wickets. His spell was all about spin and was one of the best demonstration that spin is effective even in the shortest form of cricket, the T20.
Second Innings: CSK's Chase
What was interesting was CSK’s chase and it wasn’t exactly the conventional chase. A few early blows left them on the back foot, but experienced heads and young guns brought them back to level. The biggest moment of the innings was the innings by Urvil Patel who came and made 31 runs off 11 balls, which was the improvement that CSK needed in the middle of the match. He was very aggressive which affected the KKR’s bowling strategy and brought the pressure on the fielding team.
Brevis's Breakthrough Performance
Dewald Brevis, who was fondly called as ‘Baby AB’ because of his similarities with AB de Villiers in the way he plays cricket, made a promising statement with a fluent fifty. His innings was aggressive and full of shots along with handling pressure situation well which formed the base of CSK’s run chase. This also proved that he is capable of performing well under pressure and was a good find for the team.
Dewald Brevis Decimates Vaibhav Arora with Thirty Run Over:
One of the most thrilling IPL matches in IPL 2025 was the match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) held on May 7 at the home ground of KKR, Eden Gardens. However, in the climax of the match, the ferocious 30 runs in an over bowled by Dewald Brevis against Vaibhav Arora gave the much-needed boost to the team and electrified the stadium.
Key Performances :
- Urvil Patel (CSK) : During his IPL debut match, Patel opened the innings and scored a destructive 31 off 11 balls giving edge to CSK. This kind of a batting attitude and the way he used to find the gaps at a time of pressures suggested that this man has all it takes to be a future star
- KKR Bowlers:Nevertheless, KKR’s bowlers gave a good account of themselves and took important wickets and restricted the run flow most of the times. Their bowlers once again made it to stick to the line and length so as to make the game exciting up to the last over.
Stretegic Decision:
This decision made by CSK management proved to be a masterstroke of bringing up Urvil Patel higher in the batting lineup. While his cameo upset KKR bowlers’ progress and gave CSK the much-needed push during the power play phase in the middle
Conclusion :
The final over clash between CSK and KKR on the 7th of May, 2025, will go down in the history as one of the most enthralling events and at the same time, there will be new talents that can be seen. This is further brought out by the fact that CSK was able to come from behind and secure the target, and that they did it in style shows the strength in depth of the squad. In the end, KKR failed to register victory on the board but the bowling display and the competitive intent they showed in the match were the few positives to take home from the game.
Brief Scores :
KKR Innings : 179/6 (20 Overs) Ajinkya Rahane 48 off 33 Balls (4 Fours And 2 SIxes) , Andre Russell 38 off 21 Balls (4 Fours And 3 Sixes).
CSK Bowling : Noor Ahmad 4/31 (4 Overs), Ravindra Jadeja 1/34 (4 Overs).
CSK Innings : Dewald Brevis 52 off 25 Balls (4 Fours And 4 Sixes), Shivam Dube 45 off 40 Balls (2 Fours And 3 Sixes).
KKR Bowling : Varun Chakaravarthy 2/18 ( 4 Overs), Viabhav Arora 3/48 (3 Overs).
Player of the Match : Noor Ahmad
Result : Channai Super Kings Won By 2 Wickets.