Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in Dubai to win their fourth IPL title. KKR chasing a mammoth target of 193 runs scored 165/9 and lost their last eight wickets for 74 runs as MS Dhoni and his CSK won their fourth IPL title. Meanwhile, this was KKR’s first loss in an IPL final after having won previously in 2012 and 2014.
KKR had an opening partnership of 91 runs inside the first 10 overs. However, it all went down after Venkatesh Iyer’s dismissal for 50. In a bid to keep upto the asking rate, the KKR batsmen perished in their efforts to score big.
The middle-order of Dinesh Karthik, Eoin Morgan and Shakib Al Hasan failed to deliver as Andre Russell’s absence was felt dearly by the side. The CSK bowlers after the initial partnership kept chipping away with the wickets.
Before being on target with the ball, Faf Du Plessis (86) ensured that he helped CSK get to a score of 192. Contributions from Ruturaj Gaikwad (32), Robin Uthappa (31) and Moeen Ali (37) helped the team in the process.
This is how Twitter Reacted To CSK’s Win
Congratulations @ChennaiIPL! Don’t worry @KKRiders, we’re still 2 out of 3. Keep ur heads up!
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) October 15, 2021
दशहरे पर धोनी की जीत…चेन्नई की दीवाली…
डु प्लेसी आला रे आला… 👏👏 @msdhoni #CSKvsKKR— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) October 15, 2021
Hey @imjadeja how many titles is that?!
Congratulations @msdhoni and @ChennaiIPL for getting your hands back on that trophy!! 🏆 🤩#ComebackKings #WhistlePodu #IPLFinal #yellove pic.twitter.com/V7ExWqJplI
— Kate Cross (@katecross16) October 15, 2021
MS Dhoni this season: #CSKvKKR #IPLFinal pic.twitter.com/UIt6m9UI4A
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) October 15, 2021
“ We’ll Come back strong,
that’s what we are known for”#MSD said it Last year & He Did it this year…..
Congratulations @whistIepodu n their 4th #IPL Trophy
#CSK #CSKvKKR #IPLFinal pic.twitter.com/dLPyoq9whP— Dimuth Karunarathna (@IamDimuth) October 15, 2021
Iconic Team and an outstanding leader.
Champion Super Kings. Congratulations on Trophy No 4 .#IPLFinal pic.twitter.com/m4460W4aJJ— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 15, 2021
Well done to CSK
I mean, they pretty darn good 👍
Well done @faf1307 @ImranTahirSA @NgidiLungi Eric and Kingers
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) October 15, 2021
Team India so strong our mentor just won the IPL 😎 Congratulations @ChennaiIPL 👏🏼 #CSKvKKR #IPL2021
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) October 15, 2021
Earlier in the day, KKR skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and opted to bowl first favouring the side to chase the score down. However, as it turned out, the target was a bit too stiff for the KKR batting lineup with their misfiring middle-order adding to their woes.
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