KKR: The 25th match of the Indian Premier League 2025 is MA between Chennai Super Kings and defending winners Kolkata Knight Riders. It is being played at Chidambaram Stadium. For the first time after 2023, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is captaining the Yellow Army as CSK regular captain Rituraj Gaikwad has been ruled out of the entire season due to fracture in the elbow. The fate of a player has been revealed as soon as Dhoni became captain again. In fact, despite being dismissed twice in the match against KKR (KKR), it has been not out. But even after this, his innings was not long.

Open luck as soon as Dhoni arrives

Chennai Super Kings star all -rounder Vijay Shankar could not take advantage of this even after receiving life twice against KKR. Actually, Vijay Shankar's two catches were released against KKR. In an attempt to play a big shot on the second ball of the fifth over of the innings, the ball goes to Sunil Nares, standing on the mid-on, with the outer edge of Vijay Shankar's bat, but he dripping this easy catch. Harshit Rana wanted to play a length ball of Shankar on-side, due to which he stopped the face of the bat quickly and the ball took the thick outer edge of the bat directly to Sunil Naren. But he left this easy catch. When Vijay Shankar's catch dropped, he was at zero.

Iyer gave another life

After getting the first life at the hands of Sunil Narel, Vijay Shankar's luck once again supported him against KKR. This time, on the second ball of the 8th over of the innings, Harshit Rana once again dropped the catch during Rana. This time KKR vice -captain Venkatesh Iyer dripped his laddus -like catch. In fact, Harshik bowled a slow ball to Vijay Shankar and the ball went to Venkatesh Iyer standing on the mid wicket with the edge of the bat, but he failed to catch the ball. When Vijay Shankar's second catch was hidden, he was batting for just 20 runs.

Flops remain even after two life

It is generally seen that the batsman who gets two or two lives in a single match is often successful in playing a big innings, but it did not happen to Vijay Shankar at all. Despite getting two life in the same innings, he could not take advantage of it and scored 29 runs off 21 balls. On the fourth ball of the 9th over, Shankar attempted to play a big shot on KKR's fast legBreck ball of KKR's mystery spinner Varun Chakraborty, but he gave a straight catch to Moin Ali standing on deep backward square and his innings came to an end. The fans of the Yellow Army from Vijay Shankar were looking forward to a big innings, but he left his team in the middle and returned to the dressing room.