Who Will Take Most Wickets in Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2025 Match ?

The hosts Chennai Super Kings (CSK) welcomes defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the match number 25 of the IPL 2025 tonight, April 11, Friday. The match will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai from 7:30 P.M Indian Standard Time.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) began the season with a win against the arch-rivals Mumbai Indians. But since then, they have now suffered back-to-back 4 defeats. And now ahead of the KKR match, they have received a big blow as captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has been ruled out due to injury and MS Dhoni will be leading the side again.

As for the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Chennai was the venue where they lifted their 3rd title last year and will now hope that they can stitch a run of form from here on. They have played 5 matches and won 2 matches and lost 3 matches. A win in Chennai would do them world of good. But before this match, in this article, we take a look at who could take most wickets in this match.

Noor Ahmad

Since making his debut for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) this season, Noor Ahmad has pretty much enjoyed bowling at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. He is currently the team’s top wicket-taker with 11 wickets to his name. Noor has picked 9 wickets in 5 IPL matches at the venue in Chennai, out of which 8 wickets have come this season itself. He will be eager to make an impact again.

Khaleel Ahmed

Another Chennai Super Kings (CSK) debutant who has been in great form in the IPL 2025 is Khaleel Ahmed. Khaleel has taken 10 wickets for the CSK in IPL 2025 season. Khaleel has also got mastery at the Chepauk Stadium having picked 11 wickets in 6 matches at the venue and he has previously 8 wickets in 5 matches vs KKR. He truly troubles the KKR batters.

Varun Chakravarthy

Kolkata Knight Riders’ spin bowler from Tamil Nadu, Varun Chakravarthy is going to be an X-Factor for the visiting side if there is any kind of assistance for the spin bowlers. Over the last couple of months, Varun has emerged as one of the world’s best spin bowler and currently the best mystery spin bowler. Varun has always been at his best, but when there is assistance for the spin bowlers from the surface, he becomes an even more of a danger. At a spin friendly surface in Guwahati, Varun took 2 wickets in that match was economical. He has 6 wickets in 5 matches with an economy rate of well below 7.

Vaibhav Arora

Another Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bowler who is having a blast of a season so far for the defending champions is Vaibhav Arora. The swing bowler makes a lot of impact with the new ball in the powerplay. But he has worked on his death bowling and has improved considerably. He also has taken 6 wickets for KKR in 4 matches. He has good track-record against CSK, 5 wickets in 3 matches with economy rate under 7.