The Knight Riders are taking one game at a time, knowing that they need to win in it all here to keep themselves alive. They target 17 points with questions over their middle order. Andre Russell, though, finds form again, which is a good spot for them.

KKR vs CSK Match Details

Date: May 7th, 2025

Time:  7:30 PM IST

Venue: Kolkata

KKR vs CSK Weather Report

Clear weather and a nice evening are expected for the game.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings Pitch Report

Average Score Batting First in the five games: 209

Average Score Batting Second in the five games: 179

Wins Batting First in the last five games: 4

Wins Batting Second in the last five games: 0

Batting second continues to be a better way to go at Kolkata.

See Also: Abhishek Nayar gets back with the Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings Head-to-Head

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing XI

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI 

Ayush Mhatre, Shaik Rasheed, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, MS Dhoni, Deepak Hooda, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matheesha Pathirana 

Impact Player: Shivam Dube

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane, Ankgrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Moeen Ali, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy

Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings: Players to Watch

Andre Russell

Dre Russ is back. He was at his explosive best. Can he do the same against a bowling attack that does not have as much bite as some of the others?

Ravindra Jadeja

Jadeja finally seems to be getting the job done as a batter. He fell short again but his batting has looked good with a lot of intent shown in the last two games. 

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings Match Tips

Kolkata may start favourites with their recent momentum.

Match Prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders Will Win the Match