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IPL 2021 Finals CSK vs KKR: Chennai Super Kings won the fourth title by registering a strong victory in the final of the 14th season of IPL played against Kolkata in Dubai. Batting first, the team had scored 192 runs in reply, Kolkata could only score 165 runs.
In this match, Kolkata captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to bowl first. In such a situation, the team of Chennai scored 192 runs in the stipulated 20 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. Faf du Plessis scored 86 runs for CSK, Moeen Ali 37 not out and Robin Uthappa scored 31 runs.
Kolkata got setbacks after a good start-
As usual, Venkatesh Iyer and Shubman Gill made a strong start for Kolkata, chasing a big target from Chennai. Both scored 55 runs in 6 overs of the powerplay without losing a wicket. Continuing his innings, Ventakesh completed his fourth fifty of the tournament in 31 balls. Shardul Thakur gave Kolkata two blows in the same over. He dismissed first Venkatesh and then Nitish Rana. After this, Sunil Narine, after scoring just 2 runs, gave a catch to Jadeja in an attempt to play a big shot on the boundary.
After Venkatesh, Gill, the second opener, also completed his half-century. He completed his fifty by hitting 6 fours in 40 balls. Just after this, Gill returned lbw in an attempt to hit a lap shot behind the wicket off Deepak Chahar. The team’s fifth wicket fell in the form of Dinesh Karthik when he was caught by Ambati Rayudu on the boundary trying to hit Jadeja for a big shot. Jadeja lbw to Shakib Al Hasan for the second wicket of the over.
Chennai innings, got a good start–
Openers Rituraj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis did a great job for the team of Chennai Super Kings, who came to bat after losing the toss. The duo added 50 runs in 6 overs of the powerplay without losing a wicket. Getting such a good start in the final is a big deal in itself. However, on the first ball of the 9th over, Rituraj Gaikwad was caught by Shivam Mavi off Sunil Narine’s personal score of 32 runs. Chennai opener Faf du Plessis completed his half-century in 35 balls. CSK got the second blow in the form of Robin Uthappa who was dismissed for 31 runs in 15 balls. Du Plessis scored 86 while Moeen Ali scored 37 not out. Sunil Narine took two wickets for KKR while Shimav Mavi took one wicket.
Both the teams did not make any changes in the playing XI.
CSK did not make any changes in their playing XI for the final match of the 14th season of IPL. He also entered the final with the same team with which he had landed in the first qualifier against Delhi. At the same time, KKR has also come up against CSK with the same combination of playing XI with which they took the field in the second qualifier against Delhi.
CSK’s Playing XI-
Rituraj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C/W), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Jose Hazlewood.
KKR Playing XI-
Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (captain), Dinesh Karthik, Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lucky Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakraborty.
Cricket fans all over the world will get the champion of IPL 2021 today. In the 60th match of IPL 2021, the team that wins the match will be tied to its head. Now it remains to be seen in whose hands the bet is going to be CSK or KKR. If CSK wins, it will win for the fourth time while KKR will go on to become champions for the third time.
