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2 weeks ago | 
espn.in | Sampath Bandarupalli |Alagappan Muthu |Omkar Mankame
103 for 9 Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) total against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Friday is their lowest in the IPL at Chepauk. Their previous lowest was 109 all-out against the Mumbai Indians (MI) in 2019. The 103 for 9 is also CSK's third-lowest total in the IPL, behind 79 all-out in 2013 and 97 all-out in 2022, both against MI. 5 Consecutive defeats for CSK in the IPL 2025 since defeating Mumbai Indians (MI) in their opening match.
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2 weeks ago | 
espn.in | Omkar Mankame |Alagappan Muthu
Put in to bat for the first time in IPL 2025, Chennai Super Kings crumbled against Kolkata Knight Riders' spin-heavy attack at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, slumping to their lowest-ever total at their fortress. Here are the five-time champions' five lowest totals in the IPL. 79 all out vs MI, Wankhede, IPL 2013CSK were riding high on a seven-match winning streak and faced a modest target of 140 against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede.
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3 weeks ago | 
espn.in | Omkar Mankame |Shashank Kishore
Delhi Capitals' Mitchell Starc finished with his career-best T20 figures of 5 for 35 in the IPL 2025 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Having been part of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the past, he's played 43 matches in the tournament and has a total of 59 wickets. Here are his five best bowling performances. 3 for 22 for RCB vs Rajasthan Royals, Ahmedabad, 2015In his second IPL season, Starc spearheaded RCB's pace attack.
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1 month ago | 
espn.in | Alagappan Muthu |Omkar Mankame |Varun Shetty |Deivarayan Muthu
MS Dhoni arrived in Chennai in February to prepare for IPL 2025. He doesn't play any cricket in between. He's 43 years old. And he remains as important to Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) chances of success as he has ever been, performing the same role that he used to play - the finisher - but in a reduced capacity: batting for a couple of overs, trying to hit everything out of the ground.
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1 month ago | 
espn.in | Omkar Mankame |Varun Shetty |Deivarayan Muthu |Vishal Dikshit
Over the years, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) have been two of the most popular IPL teams, and have given viewers many memorable matches. The two teams will open their IPL 2025 campaigns with a game against each other in Chepauk on Sunday night. Here's a look back at some of the memorable contests between the two sides over the years. Chennai, 2008 - CSK won by six runsThe first meeting between these sides in the IPL produced a high-scoring nail-biter.
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1 month ago | 
espn.in | Sreshth Shah |Omkar Mankame |Varun Shetty |Hemant Brar
Rain could affect Saturday's IPL 2025 season opener between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Kolkata. A bulletin from the Indian Met Department (IMD) has issued an "orange alert" for the region. "Light or moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds likely" is also expected till Saturday.
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1 month ago | 
espn.in | Omkar Mankame |Alagappan Muthu |Sreshth Shah
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) met in the first ever IPL match. Seventeen years later, they meet in the season opener for the first time since. Here is a look at some of the iconic matches between these two much-loved teams. 2008, Match 1, BengaluruKKR won by 140 runsThe IPL couldn't have asked for a better launchpad. On the tournament's opening night, Brendon McCullum lit up the league with an electrifying 158 not out.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
espn.in | Nagraj Gollapudi |Matt Roller |Omkar Mankame
England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been added back to the final auction list days after his name did not feature in shortlist sent by IPL recently to franchises last weekend. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Archer's addition was informally confirmed to franchises on Thursday, three days before the two-day mega auction will start on November 24 in the in Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
espn.in | Omkar Mankame
Rajasthan RoyalsPlayers retained: Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep SharmaPurse remaining: INR 41 croreRight-to-match options: NoneWith all six retention spots filled, Rajasthan Royals have no right-to-match options at the IPL 2025 mega option. They can still buy back some of their released players, though. Jos Buttler and Yuzvendra Chahal, winners of the Orange and Purple Caps in IPL 2022, will be high on their wish list.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
espn.in | Nagraj Gollapudi |Omkar Mankame
One of the big talking points ahead of every IPL auction is: who will get the biggest bid? Last year, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders splurged INR 24.75 crore (USD 3 million approx) on Mitchell Starc, making him the most expensive player in the tournament's history. This time around, several teams are looking for a captain, which might spark fierce bidding wars for a few players. Will someone break the Starc barrier?
