Chennai Super Kings registered their third win of IPL 2025 after defeating Kolkata Knight Riders in a close encounter at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

CSK chased down the target of 180 with two balls and two wickets to spare. Dewald Brevis top-scored with 52 off just 25 balls, which included a 30-run over in which he smashed three fours and three sixes. Shivam Dube scores 45 runs with two fours and three sixes. Debutant Urvil Patel gave CSK a flying start with 31 runs of 11 balls, including four sixes. However, the team lost five wickets inside the powerplay, before Brevis and Dube rebuilt. Captain MS Dhoni chipped in with an unbeaten 17 to get his team over the line.

For KKR, Vaibhav Arora (3/48) was the most successful bowler while Harshit Rana (2/43) and Varun Chakaravarthy (2/18) took two wickets apiece.

Earlier, KKR scored 179 for 6 after opting to bat. Captain Ajinkya Rahane top-scored with 48 runs, while Andre Russell and Manish Pandey chipped in with 38 and 36 not out respectively after KKR opted to bat first.

For CSK, Noor Ahmed starred with the ball with four wickets, Anshul Kamboj and Ravindra Jadeja got a wicket each.

Brief Scores:
KKR: 179 for 6 in 20 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 48, Andre Russell 38; Noor Ahmad 4/31).

CSK: 183 for 8 in 19.4 overs (Dewald Brevis 52, Shivam Dube 45; Vaibhav Arora 3/48,Varun Chakaravarthy 2/18).