In today’s IPL Season 18 clash, two titans of the tournament, Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, face off. Despite their impressive histories, both teams have struggled this season, with KKR managing to secure only two victories and CSK just one out of five matches.
However, CSK is eager to turn its fortunes around as the legendary MS Dhoni steps back into the captaincy role for the remainder of the season. This announcement came yesterday after Ruturaj Gaikwad was sidelined due to an elbow fracture. Meanwhile, KKR will be aiming for consistency to accumulate points on the leaderboard. Will Dhoni’s return bring a change in luck for CSK, or will KKR emerge victorious? We’re about to find out.
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Today’s IPL Match: Teams, Time & Venue
Chennai Super Kings will go against Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium at 7:30 PM IST.
How to Watch CSK Vs KKR on TV

The match will be telecast on Star Sports Network Channels-
- Star Sports 1 HD English
- Star Sports 1 SD English
- Star Sports 1 Hindi
- Star Sports 1 Telugu
- Star Sports 1 Tamil
- Star Sports 1 Kannada
How to Watch CSK Vs KKR on Mobile
The IPL 2025 will be streaming on JioHotstar app and website on mobile for Android and iOS users. This time IPL 2025 is not free, so one will need a premium subscription to watch the matches live. The JioHotstar plan is available in various options and Jio Users can also get it through limited-time recharge packs.
JioHotstar Subscription Plans
- JioHotstar Mobile at Rs. 149 for 3 months. (720p resolution on single screen)
- JioHotstar Mobile at Rs. 499 for 12 months.
- JioHotstar Super at Rs. 299 for 3 months. (1080p resolution on two devices)
- JioHotstar Super at Rs. 899 for 12 months.
- JioHotstar Premium at Rs. 499 for 3 months. (4k resolution on four devices)
- JioHotstar Premium at Rs. 1499 for 12 months.
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Jio Recharge packs with subscription
Recharge plans of Rs. 299 and above come with a 90-day JioHotstar subscription, which is a 4k supported plan and usable on any device.
Rs. 100, and Rs. 195 Jio cricket data packs come with 5GB and 15GB data respectively and include a 90-day JioHotstar subscription for mobile and TV.

Airtel & Vi Recharge Packs with JioHotstar Mobile subscription
- Airtel prepaid data pack of Rs. 100.
- Airtel prepaid data pack of Rs. 195.
- Airtel prepaid data pack of Rs. 301.
- Airtel prepaid data pack of Rs. 398.
- Airtel prepaid data pack of Rs. 549.
- Airtel prepaid data pack of Rs. 1029.
- Airtel prepaid data pack of Rs. 3999.
- Vi prepaid data pack of Rs. 101.
- Vi prepaid data pack of Rs. 151.
- Vi prepaid data pack of Rs. 169.
- Vi prepaid data pack of Rs. 202.
- Vi prepaid data pack of Rs. 248.
- Vi prepaid data pack of Rs. 239.
- Vi prepaid data pack of Rs. 399.
- Vi prepaid data pack of Rs. 469.
- Vi prepaid data pack of Rs. 994.
- Vi prepaid data pack of Rs. 3699.
How to Watch CSK Vs KKR on Smart TV/Web
Those who want to watch the match live on TV or web, can also download JioHotstar app and stream it if they have a valid plan. To watch it on a TV, one needs a Super or Premium plan as Mobile plan only works on mobile devices.
CSK Vs KKR: Squads

Chennai Super Kings- Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Syed Khaleel Ahmad, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rashid, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjanpreet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishnan Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi & Andre Siddarth.
Kolkata Knight Riders– Quinton de Kock, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Anrich Nortje, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Sunil Narine, Rovmann Powell, Mayank Markande, Rahamanullah Gurbaaz, and Chetan Sakariya
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Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Head-to-Head

Previously both teams have played against each other 30 times, out of which CSK has won 19 times and KKR has won 10 times. 1 match resulted in no result.
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