How Did Dewald Brevis' 22-Ball Fifty Propel CSK to Victory Over KKR in IPL 2025?

Kolkata, May 7 (NationPress) Dewald Brevis delivered an explosive performance, scoring a quickfire fifty off just 22 balls, propelling Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to a thrilling victory over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by two wickets during the IPL 2025 match at the iconic Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

Thanks to Noor Ahmad, who bowled impressively with figures of 4-31, CSK managed to limit KKR to 179/6. However, the five-time champions faced an early setback, finding themselves at 60/5. It was then that Brevis took charge, scoring 52 runs off 25 balls, which included four fours and four sixes, leading CSK to chase down the target of 180 runs with just two balls remaining. His efforts were complemented by Shivam Dube, who contributed 45 runs off 40 balls, significantly denting KKR's playoff hopes.

The chase began poorly for CSK. Ayush Mhatre was dismissed for a duck, caught off a delivery from Vaibhav Arora. Urvil Patel, making his debut, impressed with a quick 31 runs off 11 balls, including a six off Vaibhav and two sixes along with a four off Moeen Ali. However, Moeen retaliated by bowling out Devon Conway, leaving CSK in dire straits.

Patel's innings ended when he was caught after edging a lofted shot to short third man. Ravichandran Ashwin did not fare better, falling to a backward point catch off Harshit Rana. Following his dismissal, Ravindra Jadeja succumbed to a googly from Varun Chakaravarthy, and CSK's power-play concluded with a disheartening score of 62/5.

Despite the rocky start, Brevis and Dube began to stabilize the innings, but they were faced with tight bowling from Narine and Chakaravarthy. The equation tightened as CSK required 87 runs off the last ten overs. Brevis ignited the innings with an explosive display against Arora, hitting three sixes and two fours, and reached his fifty with just 22 balls faced, amassing 30 runs in the 11th over.

Brevis's exceptional knock ended when he was caught at long-on after scoring 52 runs. With his departure, Dube took over, hitting two sixes off Harshit Rana and a boundary off Andre Russell.

Arora added suspense by dismissing Dube, who was caught at long-off, and took down Noor Ahmad shortly after. With eight runs needed off the final over, Dhoni hit a six off Russell, and Anshul Kamboj sealed the victory with a well-placed shot over mid-off.

Brief Scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 179/6 in 20 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 48, Andre Russell 38; Noor Ahmad 4-31, Ravindra Jadeja 1-34) lost to Chennai Super Kings 183/8 in 19.4 overs (Dewald Brevis 52, Shivam Dube 45; Vaibhav Arora 3-48, Varun Chakaravarthy 2-18) by two wickets.