Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in the IPL 2021 final to win their fourth title.
Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in the IPL 2021 final to win their fourth title. KKR were off to a great start in their high pressure chase as openers Venkatesh Iyer (50) and Shubman Gill (51) put on 91 for the first wicket but Shardul Thakur picked up two wickets in an over to bring CSK back in the match. From then on it was one way traffic as all KKR batters perished one after another in their pursuit of the big target of 193 runs. Thakur finished with 3 wickets while Ravindra Jadeja and Josh Hazlewood finished with two apiece. Earlier, Chennai posted 192 for three in 20 overs with Faf du Plessis smashing 86 off 59 balls. Moeen Ali played a fine cameo, remaining unbeaten on 37 off 20 balls as KKR bowlers were hit to all parts of the park. Sunil Narine was the standout among KKR bowlers, taking two wickets for 26 runs off his four overs. Du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad had shared a 61-run opening partnership to give CSK a solid start. Faf du Plessis went on to slam a 35-ball half-century to put CSK on top while his partner Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 32 off 27 balls before being dismissed. Robin Uthappa walked into the middle and hit some big shots to keep the run-rate up. He was dismissed for 31 off 15 balls by Sunil Narine. KKR captain Eoin Morgan had opted to bowl after winning the toss.
KOLKATA 165/9(20.0 OV) RR 8.25
EXTRAS: 9
(b – 0, w – 8, no – 1, lb – 0, penalty – 0)TOTAL165/9 (20.0 OV) RR 8.25
FALL OF WICKETS
1-91 (Venkatesh Iyer, 10.4 ov), 2-93 (Nitish Rana, 11 ov), 3-97 (Sunil Narine, 11.3 ov), 4-108 (Shubman Gill, 13.2 ov), 5-119 (Dinesh Karthik, 14.5 ov), 6-120 (Shakib Al Hasan, 15 ov), 7-123 (Rahul Tripathi, 15.4 ov), 8-125 (Eoin Morgan, 16.3 ov), 9-164 (Shivam Mavi, 19.5 ov)
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | WKT | WD | NB | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEEPAK CHAHAR | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| JOSH HAZLEWOOD | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.25 |
| SHARDUL THAKUR | 4 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9.5 |
| DWAYNE BRAVO | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.25 |
| RAVINDRA JADEJA | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.25 |
MATCH NOTES
Kolkata
- 1st wicket partnership: 53 off 34 balls between S Gill (21) and V Iyer (30)
- Kolkata 50/0 in 5.4 overs
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): Kolkata 55/0
- Strategic Time-out: Kolkata 59/0 in 7.0 overs
- V Iyer T20 fifty: 50 runs in 31 balls (5×4) (3×6)
- Kolkata 101/3 in 12.2 overs
- S Gill T20 fifty: 50 runs in 40 balls (5×4) (0x6)
CHENNAI 192/3(20.0 OV) RR 9.6
EXTRAS: 6
(b – 1, w – 3, no – 1, lb – 1, penalty – 0)TOTAL192/3 (20.0 OV) RR 9.6
FALL OF WICKETS
1-61 (Ruturaj Gaikwad, 8.1 ov), 2-124 (Robin Uthappa, 13.3 ov), 3-192 (Faf du Plessis, 20 ov)
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | WKT | WD | NB | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAKIB AL HASAN | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| SHIVAM MAVI | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| LOCKIE FERGUSON | 4 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.5 |
| SUNIL NARINE | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| VENKATESH IYER | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
MATCH NOTES
Chennai
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): Chennai 50/0
- Chennai 50/0 in 6.0 overs
- 1st wicket partnership: 50 off 48 balls between R Gaikwad (26) and F du Plessis (22)
- Strategic Time-out: Chennai 61/0 in 8.0 overs
- F du Plessis T20 fifty: 52 runs in 35 balls (5×4) (2×6)
- Chennai 100/1 in 11.3 overs
- 2nd wicket partnership: 50 off 25 balls between F du Plessis (28) and R Uthappa (22)
- Referral 1 (13.3 ovs): R Uthappa against KOL (LBW) Unsuccessful (CHE: 0, KOL: 1)
- Chennai 124/2: R Uthappa lbw b S Narine 31(15)
- Strategic Time-out: Chennai 124/2 in 13.3 overs
- Innings Break: Chennai 192/3 in 20.0 overs
