CCL 2025, Chennai Rhinos vs Karnataka Bulldozers Highlights: Karnataka Bulldozers beat Chennai Rhinos by 7 wickets while chasing a target of 70 runs in Hyderabad on February 14 -- Friday.

Apologies for the delay in coverage due to a technical error. While we were away Karnataka Bulldozers comfortably won the match by seven wickets. Their captain Kiccha Sudip (3 runs off 10 balls) was the last wicket to fall while in-form batter Darling Krishna stayed till the end with 13-ball 22. Rajeev Hanu partnered him with a 9-ball 17 not out.
Karnataka Bulldozers 142/4 & 70/3 in 6.5 overs (Target 70)
Chennai Rhinos 108/3 & 103/7
Twist in the tale! dangerman Karan Aryan is gone after scoring 8-ball 18 as he gets caught by none other than Dasrathi at mid-on off Aadhav's delivery. No respite for Chennai though as in-form Darling Krishna walks in
Karnataka Bulldozers 142/4 & 26/2 in 2.5 overs Kicha Sudeep 2* Darling Krishna 1* (Target 70)
Chennai Rhinos 108/3 & 103/7
Bharath struggles to maintain his line again and often either bowls wide or on the leg stump, allowing Karan Aryan to sweep him behind the stumps for a four!
Karnataka Bulldozers 142/4 & 20/1 in 2 over Karan Aryan 14* Kicha Sudeep 2* (Target 70)
Chennai Rhinos 108/3 & 103/7
BOWLED HIM! Karnataka Bulldozers paltry chase suffers early jolt as Aadhav uproots Ajay Jayaram off the first ball. Karnataka captain Kiccha Sudeep sends himself up the order to anchor this chase. Bharath to bowl the next over
Karnataka Bulldozers 142/4 & 7/1 in 1 over Karan Aryan 5* Kicha Sudeep 1* (Target 70)
Chennai Rhinos 108/3 & 103/7
6 W 4 2 1 W - Chennai Rhinos set a paltry target of 70 runs following an eventful final over. Prithvi (30 runs off 14 balls) departed early in the final over after hitting a six off Ganesh after which Aadhav scored a four and then a double to take the score past 100. He was ultimately run out off the last ball while going for a risky double
Chennai Rhinos 108/3 & 103/7 in 10 overs Bharath Niwas 1* Aadhav K 7 (Target: 70 runs)
Karnataka Bulldozers 142/4
Chennai Rhinos lose their 5th wicket in Pari (2 runs), who gets caught at long-on as he goes for a big hit after Prithvi shot 6,4,4 early in the over by Rajeev. Much needed runs from Chennai's perspective as they are struggling to pose a strong total on the board.
Chennai Rhinos 108/3 & 89/5 in 9 overs Prithvi 24* Bharath Niwas 0* (Lead by 55 runs)
Karnataka Bulldozers 142/4
LBW! Dasarathi (4 runs off 5 balls) departs after a short stay at the crease. He takes a confident review after being hit on the pad plumb by Chandan. However, the replays suggest the ball never touched any portion of the bat.
Chennai Rhinos 108/3 & 73/4 in 7.5 overs Prithvi 10* Pari 1* (Lead by 39 runs)
Karnataka Bulldozers 142/4

CLEAN BOWLED! Another yorker and the same result as Suneel sends a set Kalai Arasan packing after the batter shot a six late in the last over. Dasarathi comes in at No. 5
Chennai Rhinos 108/3 & 60/3 in 6.3 overs Kalai Prithvi 2* Dasarathi 2* (Lead by 26 runs)
Karnataka Bulldozers 142/4
Big blow for Chennai Rhinos as their captain Vikranth is retired hurt after scoring just 8 runs off 4 balls. Prithvi replaces him on the crease while Chandan bowls the latest over and has kept it quiet so far
Chennai Rhinos 108/3 & 47/2 in 5.3 overs Kalai Arasan 14* Prithvi 1* (Lead by 13 runs)
Karnataka Bulldozers 142/4
Karan Aryan was bowling a a tight over before an overthrow allowed Chennai to get six runs off one ball! Kalai Arasan then placed him for a boundary to the square leg fence to reap further benefit of the over. Chennai now have a lead and has five more overs left to put a good enough total on the board!
Chennai Rhinos 108/3 & 46/2 in 5 overs Kalai Arasan 14* Vikranth 8* (Lead by 12 runs)
Karnataka Bulldozers 142/4

YORKED! Stunning delivery by Suneel Rao castled Ajay Rohan, who departs after scoring 14. The new batter in for Chennai is Vikranth while they are behind Karnataka by two runs
Chennai Rhinos 108/3 & 32/2 in 3.4 overs Kalai Arasan 8* Vikranth 0* (Trail by 2 runs)
Karnataka Bulldozers 142/4
Poor fielding effort by Karnataka as back-to-back catches were dropped off consecutive deliveries sin the latest over by Darling Krishna. To rub further salt on the wound, Kalai Arasan gets a boundary behind the wicket as well. 8 runs off the over as the powerplay ends
Chennai Rhinos 108/3 & 30/1 in 3 overs Ajay Rohan 13* Kalai Arasan 7* (Trail by 4 runs)
Karnataka Bulldozers 142/4
4 6! Ajay Rohan hammers Karan Aryan for a six over extra cover after hitting a boundary in the same area. Those two big hits renews Chennai's hopes of getting something out of this match as their trail links further. Darling Krishna to bowl his second over next
Chennai Rhinos 108/3 & 22/1 in 2 overs Ajay Rohan 11* Kalai Arasan 1* (Trail by 12 runs)
Karnataka Bulldozers 142/4
CAUGHT & BOWLED! Darling Krishna does the job with the ball as he gets Sharan (4 runs off 2 balls) after conceding back-to-back boundaries in the opening over of Chennai's second innings
Chennai Rhinos 108/3 & 10/1 in 0.4 over Ajay Rohan 1* Kalai Arasan 0* (Trail by 24 runs)
Karnataka Bulldozers 142/4
Ajay Rohan and Sharan begin Chennai Rhinos' second innings as the rule strictly mentions that the top 3 batters from the first innings can't start the second innings. Darling Krishna starts with the new ball after hitting six off the last ball!
Chennai Rhinos 108/3 & 0/0 in 0.1 over Ajay Rohan 0* Sharan 0* (Trail by 34 runs)
Karnataka Bulldozers 142/4
SIX OVER LONG ON! Darling Krishna maximises off the last ball as he hammered a hapless Vikranth for a straight six. The short also brings up Krishna's half-century in 23 balls. The Karnataka first innings finally ends at 142/4
Karnataka Bulldozers 142/4 in 10 overs Darling Krishna 50* Karthik Jayaram 2* (Lead by 34 runs)
Chennai Rhinos 108/3
Comical goof-up by match officials as they ended the Karnataka innings a ball short. They have now asked Darling Krishna and Karthik Jayaram to get back to crease as they pad up again to bat for just one ball! Unbelievable!
19 runs off the final over as Darling Krishna keeps most of the strike and hits two boundaries off Vikranth, whose bowling showed no quality and was asking for the hammering. Bulldozers head into th second innings with a lead of 29 runs. Do join us soon for Chennai's second innings
Karnataka Bulldozers 136/4 in 10 overs Darling Krishna 44* Karthik Jayaram 2* (Lead by 28 runs)
Chennai Rhinos 108/3
The match is halted momentarily as Chennai Rhinos' wicketkeeper Ramana is injured as he does a misfield during the final over bowled by Vikranth
Karnataka Bulldozers 125/4 in 9.1 overs Darling Krishna 33* Karthik Jayaram 2* (Lead by 17 runs)
Chennai Rhinos 108/3

DASRATHI TAKES A BLINDER AT LONG ON! A one-handed catch jumped to perfection on the fence as Aadhav gets his second wicket of the match in newly-in Manjunath, who departed after scoring just 1. The new batter in is Karthik Jayaram
Karnataka Bulldozers 116/4 in 8.4 overs (Lead by 8 runs)
Chennai Rhinos 108/3

Karan Aryan (44 runs off 19 balls) goes out with a bang as he gets caught at the long-on boundary while trying to reach his half century off a six! Bharath gets his wicket after getting hammered for a six and a four in the over. The new batter in is Manjunath while Karnataka have taken a lead!
Karnataka Bulldozers 114/3 in 8 overs (Lead by 6 runs)
Chennai Rhinos 108/3
Medium pacer Dasrathi struggled to control his line with wide deliveries and is eventually punished by Karan Aaryan for a six over extra cover and three boundaries in the over, including a flick shot behind the stump!
Karnataka Bulldozers 92/2 in 7 overs (Trail by 16 runs)
Chennai Rhinos 108/3
6 and a 4 off the latest over bowled by Aadhav as Darling Krishna tonks him to the deep mid-wicket boundary for a four after Karan Aryan hit a six over the bowler's head. Another big over with 13 runs off it
Karnataka Bulldozers 70/2 in 6 overs Darling Krishna 23* Karan Aryan 14* (Trail by 38 runs)
Chennai Rhinos 108/3
Four wide deliveries in the latest over by Bharath, who really struggled to control his line while bowling the round the wicket. Darling Krishna then placed a shot to the cow corner to fetch a boundary as 12 runs came off the over.
Karnataka Bulldozers 57/2 in 5.2 overs Darling Krishna 19* Karan Aryan 5* (Trail by 51 runs)
Chennai Rhinos 108/3

CAUGHT AT LONG ON! Madhav provides the big wicket of Chandan Kumar, who departs after scoring 15 runs. The new batter in is Karan Aryan at No. 4
Karnataka Bulldozers 45/2 in 4 overs Darling Krishna 16* Karan Aryan 0* (Trail by 63 runs)
Chennai Rhinos 108/3
Chandan Kumar gets into action moments after arriving as he hits Sharan for two boundaries in the third over! Darling Krishna piles on further with another boundary as 14 runs came off it!
Karnataka Bulldozers 38/1 in 3 overs Darling Krishna 15* Chandan Kumar 10* (Trail by 70 runs)
Chennai Rhinos 108/3
BRILLIANT CATCH IN THE DEEP BY DASRATHI! Rajeev Hanu departs after scoring a 5-ball 11 while Kalai Arasan provides the first wicket to Chennai Rhinos. Not the start Karnataka were looking for while Chandan Kumar is the new batter on the crease
Karnataka Bulldozers 24/1 in 2 overs Darling Krishna 11* Chandan Kumar 0* (Trail by 84 runs)
Chennai Rhinos 108/3
Rajeev Hanu gets the Karnataka innings going early on as he slams spinner Sharan for a six over sweeper cover followed by a square cut for a four!
Karnataka Bulldozers 13/0 in 1 over Darling Krishna 2* Rajeev Hanu 11* (Trail by 95 runs)
Chennai Rhinos 108/3
Stay tuned in as Karantaka Bulldozers' 1st innings is all set to start after Chennai posted 108
6 6 1 4 1 2 - Sharan takes Chennai past 100 as he shot Ganesh for two sixes early in the final over. 20 runs came off the over as Ajay cleared the sweeper cover area for a boundary!
Chennai Rhinos 108/3 in 10 overs Sharan 17* Ajay 10*
The much-anticipated Southern derby is set to deliver an intense battle, as both teams step onto the field with contrasting starts to their campaign.
Karnataka Bulldozers arrive in Hyderabad brimming with confidence after a commanding 46-run victory over Telugu Warriors in their opening match. Their aggressive approach with both bat and ball made a strong statement early in the tournament. Krishna and Kiccha Sudeep led the charge with the bat, while the bowlers ensured a comprehensive win by executing their plans with precision. Rajeev's finishing touch and a stunning catch in the previous game underline Karnataka's all-round strength. The Bulldozers will be eager to extend their dominance and cement their place among the top contenders.
Chennai Rhinos, on the other hand, are looking for redemption after a shaky start. Their campaign began with a 13-run defeat to Bengal Tigers, a match where their batting lineup faltered under pressure. Despite the efforts of captain Vikranth, Chennai struggled to maintain the scoring momentum, falling short in a chase that was within reach. Shantanu and Prithvi showed promise, but the middle-order collapse proved costly. However, the Rhinos' bowling unit had a solid outing, restricting Bengal Tigers to 111, which showcased their ability to stifle opposition batters. The key for Chennai will be to find consistency with the bat and avoid another underwhelming performance.
This clash is more than just a league match-it carries the weight of a long-standing sporting rivalry. Matches between Karnataka and Chennai have always been fiercely contested, adding extra spice to the encounter. With both teams boasting passionate supporters, the energy at the Hyderabad venue is expected to be electric.
The conditions in Hyderabad are likely to favour high-scoring encounters, making batting a crucial factor. Karnataka's explosive lineup will look to capitalize on the pitch, while Chennai must ensure a more calculated approach to counter the Bulldozers' aggressive style. With Karnataka aiming to maintain their perfect start and Chennai desperate for a turnaround, this fixture promises to be an enthralling showdown.
As the action unfolds, fans can expect a contest filled with drama, intensity, and game-changing moments. Whether it's Karnataka strengthening their grip on the tournament or Chennai scripting a redemption story, the stage is set for an unmissable battle in CCL 2025.