CSK vs KKR: IPL Final Report – CSK IPL 2021 champions!

IPL Final 2021 Toss: KKR won the toss and elect to bowl

CSK squashed KKR by 27 runs in the IPL 2021 final. After being put to bat first – CSK openers set a solid foundation with a 61 run opening stand in 8.1 overs. Robin Uthappa walked in at no.3 for Chennai and spanked a 15 ball 31 which took KKR by surprise. CSK were 124-2 in 13.3 overs at Uthappa’s exit. Moeen Ali accelerated the CSK progress with an unbeaten 37 in 20 balls. He along with Faf du Plessis put on a 68 run stand in 39 balls to post a daunting target of 193 runs to win in the IPL final.

KKR got a good start – thanks yet again to a opening stand of 91 runs in 10.4 overs between Venkatesh Iyer (50) and Shubman Gill (51), who were playing their maiden IPL final. Both KKR openers registered half centuries before departing. The brilliant start provided by the openers was thrown away as KKR middle order stumbled once again – Nitish Rana 0 (1), Sunil Narine 2 (2), Eoin Morgan 4 (8), Dinesh Karthik 9 (7), Shakib Al Hasan 0 (10) and Rahul Tripathi 2 (3) – stooped KKR to 125-8 in no time!

Some late over batting sparks from Lockie Ferguson and Shivam Mavi helped KKR end with a score of 165-9 in 20 overs.

Playing XIs:

Chennai Super Kings:

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (captain & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Eoin Morgan (captain), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy

IPL FINAL MILESTONES:

• MS Dhoni’s 300th match as a captain in T20 Cricket
• Ravindra Jadeja’s 100th match for CSK

THE WINNER:

• CSK clinched their 4^th IPL title.
• KKR registered their first loss in a IPL final.
• This was CSK’s 9^th IPL final – KKR’s 3^rd.

CSK vs KKR – Match Summary:

CSK 192-3  in 20 overs

Ruturaj Gaikwad 32 (27)

Faf du Plessis 86 (59)
Robin Uthappa 31 (15)

Moeen Ali 37*(20)

Sunil Narine 4-0-26-2

Shivam Mavi 4-0-32-1

KKR 165-9 in 20 overs

Shubman Gill 51 (43)

Venkatesh Iyer 50 (32)

Lockie Ferguson 18*(11)

Shivam Mavi 20 (13)

Shardul Thakur 4-0-38-3

Josh Hazlewood 4-0-29-2

Result: CSK won by 27 runs

Player of the Match: Faf du Plessis

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai