IPL 2025: 3 Key battles to watch out for in the KKR vs CSK Match 57

The Chennai Super Kings and the Kolkata Knight Riders will again be going against each other in the 57th game of the season. The battles between the two teams have been iconic, and these player battles are going to make these battles even more interesting.

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Sunil Narine vs Khaleel Ahmed

Sunil Narine has been a threat to the opposition teams and has been deployed as a pinch hitter at the top of the order. There, he has been enjoying himself by smacking bowlers. After being acquired by Chennai this season, Khaleel Ahmed is enjoying a terrific season and is currently among the top wicket-takers.

The match used to be very evenly matched between the two, with the former facing 18 deliveries, scoring 27 runs, and going out to him twice. But when these two faced off last, Narine swung the odds in his favour by hitting him for 17 runs off only five balls.

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MS Dhoni vs Sunil Narine

Regarded as one of the best finishers to have played the game and the best finisher India has ever had, Dhoni surely has had a monumental career. Sunil Narine, quite different than Dhoni on so many terms but has had a stellar career so far as well.

Dhoni has struggled badly against the mystery spinner from Kolkata. Over the years, he has faced a total of 92 deliveries from him where he has been able to score just 48 runs with a mediocre strike rate of 52 and lost his wicket thrice, including the one in the last match.

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Shivam Dube vs Varun Chakravarthy

After moving to Chennai, Shivam Dube discovered his calling, and he has been performing admirably ever since. He is feared by the spinners and frequently smacks sixes to them. Varun, one of the top spinners in the world right now, played a key role in Kolkata's victory the previous season.

Varun has proven to be tough for people to read, but Dube has not. Despite only being out to him once thus far, he has scored 57 runs off 33 balls, including two boundaries and five sixes.

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