It is then shown how KKR can still be ranked for the IPL 2025 playoffs after the CSK defeat

Kolkata Knight Riders‘hopes of defending their Premier League India (IPL) The title has been a significant success after a close loss of two wicket Chennai Super Reis to Eden Gardens. He marked the first successful persecution of CSK over five years in more than five years, his last arrival in 2019. The victory also won a four -game streak and handed them only their third victory in a disappointing season.

Noor Ahmad’s shine and CSK nerve

Put into bat, KKR looked like a massive total, especially after Andre RussellIt is the late blitz. Only Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmad He turned the tide with a smart 4/31, dismantling the average order and slowing down the impulse. KKR finally settled in 179, a competitive score but persecuted on a true area of ​​Eden.

CSK’s response began tremble, losing three doctors inside the PowerPlay. Only Dewald Brevis counteracted With a blister of 25 balls 52, breathing life at the entrances. Shivam dube He then played the role of the anchor, guiding the CSK through the complicated media. With the assembly of pressure and the game towards the wire, Ms woman He sealed the game quietly with a six from the fourth ball of the final, ensuring that CSK crossed the finish line with two doctors and two balls to save.

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KKR Qualification Stage for Playoffs IPL 2025

In the meantime, this defeat, against a team already eliminated from the containment of the playoff, leaves KKR with only 11 points from 12 games, placing them in a precarious position with only two games in the group stage.

With only 11 points out of 12 games, KKR remains only two games, both on the road, against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Although they win both and end with 15 points, the rating is far from being guaranteed. At present, Gujarat Titans And RCB already sits at 16 points and Kings punjab They are at the age of 15 with three games yet to play. In order for KKR to be described, a sequence of highly specific results must be deployed:

• KKR has to win the remaining two games, reaching 15 points.
• Bombay Indians It must lose the last two games and stay at the age of 14.
• Between GT, RCB and PBKs, at least one team has to fall significantly.
• Delhi capitalsThey also pursue the qualification, does not have to overcome KKR points or the NRR.

In this case, KKR could end up tied with PBKs and DC at 15 points, which causes the net operating rate (currently 0.193 below) to be the decisive factor for the final playoff. In short, KKR has to gain and wait for an almost miracle collapse of at least two contestants, including me.

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