Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders take on each other in the final of IPL 2021 in Dubai. This is CSK’s ninth IPL final while third for KKR. Out of the 14 games played between both sides 16 have been won by CSK which includes the last two league games of this season. Meanwhile, KKR beat CSK in the final of 2012 to win their first IPL title.
Heading into the final, KKR have git just a day’s turnaround while CSK are coming back after a four-day break. Thus momentum will on KKR’s side but the statistics favour CSK. It will be an interesting match between two teams that have been top-heavy in terms of run-scoring.
Match Details
Match – Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2021 Final
Date & Time – October 15, 2021 7:30 PM IST
Venue – Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Pitch Report
Nine of the 12 fixtures in Dubai have been won by the chasing side this season. Furthermore, all of KKR’s six wins in UAE have come in run chases, while CSK’s five losses throughout this season have come when they’ve had to set a target. The captain winning the toss will certainly like to chase at this venue.
Predicted Playing XI
Chennai Super Kings- Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c&wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood
Kolkata Knight Riders- Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shakib Al Hasan/Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy
IPL 2021: Qualifier 1 – DC vs CSK – Fantasy Team Suggestions
MS Dhoni, Robin Uthappa, Faf du Plessis, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Sunil Narine (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy
MS Dhoni (C) Ambati Rayudu, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Venkatesh Iyer, Josh Hazlewood, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy (VC)
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