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Updated October 15th, 2021 at 23:41 IST

CSK vs KKR IPL Final 2021 Highlights: Chennai lift 4th IPL title, win by 27 runs

CSK vs KKR: Faf du Plessis' outstanding knock of 86 runs from 59 deliveries helps the Chennai Super Kings set a brilliant target of 193 runs for the Kolkata Knight Riders to chase in the IPL Final.

Reported by: Vidit Dhawan
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11: 34 IST, October 15th 2021

 

11: 33 IST, October 15th 2021

 

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11: 27 IST, October 15th 2021

Lauding MS Dhoni's captaincy skills, Ian Bishop from the com-box said that CSK skipper's brain works like a computer. Gavaskar also acknowledged Bishop's remarks. 

KKR 154/8 (18.3)

11: 22 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR 154/8 (18.3)

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11: 20 IST, October 15th 2021

Shivam Mavi took on Bravo in the 17th over as he smashed the veteran speedster for more than 16 runs. 

KKR 147/8 (18.3)

11: 15 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR 138/8 (17.4)

  

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11: 13 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR 132/8 (17.3)

  

11: 11 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR 127/8 (17)

  

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11: 10 IST, October 15th 2021

Hazlewood probably ended KKR's final hopes as Eoin Morgan's lean patch continues. Morgan was dismissed on 4 in IPL Final 2021. 

KKR 127/8 (16.5)

  

11: 06 IST, October 15th 2021

'Lord' Shardul Thakur is having a ball in Dubai as he took his third wicket after he dismissed 'injured' Rahul Tripathi on 2

KKR 125/7 (16)

  

 

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11: 01 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR 123/7 (15.4)

  

11: 00 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR 121/6 (15.1)

  

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10: 57 IST, October 15th 2021

Ravindra Jadeja is having a ball in the IPL Final 2021 as he took his 2nd wicket after he dismissed Shakib Al Hasan on 0. 

KKR 120/6 (15)

  

10: 54 IST, October 15th 2021

Ravindra Jadeja finally got his first wicket after being denied the wicket of Gill due to a dead ball. Karthik was dismissed on 9

KKR 120/5 (14.5)

  

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10: 48 IST, October 15th 2021

Shubman Gill missed the straight and was adjudged LBW off Deepak Chahar on 51 runs.

KKR 117/4 (14)

 

10: 45 IST, October 15th 2021

 

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10: 42 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR 108/3 (13)

10: 40 IST, October 15th 2021

CSK speedster Shardul Thakur has yet again spread magic for the CSK as he dismissed Nitish Rana on 0 after getting Iyer's wicket. 

KKR 94/2 (11.1)

 

 

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10: 39 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR 99/3 (12)

10: 38 IST, October 15th 2021

The Kolkata Knight Riders have lost 3 wickets in 9 runs as Josh Hazlewood dismissed Sunil Narine on 2 runs.

KKR 99/3 (12)

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10: 35 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR 97/3 (11.3)

10: 29 IST, October 15th 2021

Shardul Thakur has yet again delivered for the CSK as he dismissed dangerous-looking Venkatesh Iyer on 50. 

KKR 93/1 (10.5)

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10: 27 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR 91/0 (10.3)

10: 25 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR 90/0 (10.2)

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10: 24 IST, October 15th 2021

Umpires had to give the ball 'dead ball' as the ball collided with spider cam. Gill was dismissed in Jadeja's over. 

KKR 88/0 (10)

10: 22 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR opener Venkatesh Iyer delivered at a crucial stage as he smashed another half-century. 

KKR 79/1 (9.3)

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10: 17 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR 72/0 (9)

10: 15 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR 71/0 (8.4)

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10: 12 IST, October 15th 2021

As KKR is looking solid in the middle, MS Dhoni is looking to restrict the run-flow with pace-off the ball 

KKR 68/0 (8)

10: 10 IST, October 15th 2021

Veteran Dwayne Bravo gave away only 4 runs in his first over restricting the run-flow after the powerplay. 

KKR 59/0 (7)

 

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10: 04 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR 56/0 (6.2)

10: 01 IST, October 15th 2021

Openers Venkatesh Iyer and Shubman Gill weave a brilliant 50 runs partnership keeping the KKR in chase in the IPL Final 2021. 

KKR 55/0 (6)

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9: 58 IST, October 15th 2021

The chase is certainly on for the KKR as Venkatesh Iyer and Shubman Gill have given a solid start to the team. 

KKR 47/0 (5)

 

9: 50 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR 34/0 (3.5)

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9: 46 IST, October 15th 2021

A huge breather for the KKR as MS Dhoni drops the catch of Venkatesh Iyer on 0. 

KKR 15/0 (2)

9: 46 IST, October 15th 2021

After Dhoni dropped Venkatesh Oyer's catch on 0, the KKR opener has been playing an attacking cricket

KKR 24/0 (3)

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9: 43 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR 16/0 (2.2)

9: 37 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR 7/0 (1.2)

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9: 36 IST, October 15th 2021

Deepak Chahar bowled tight first over and gave away only 6 runs including 1 boundary. 

KKR 6/0 (1)

9: 31 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR 0/0 (0)

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9: 19 IST, October 15th 2021

 

9: 17 IST, October 15th 2021

Faf du Plessis missed the orange cap by just two runs, however, displayed great batting effort. KKR need 193 runs in 20 overs to win IPL Final 2021. 

CSK 192/3 (20)

 

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9: 11 IST, October 15th 2021

Vaughan praised du Plessis who is playing a brilliant knock in IPL Final 2021 on his Twitter handle. 

CSK 185/2 (19)

 

9: 08 IST, October 15th 2021

Faf du Plessis and Moeen Ali weaved 50 runs partnership off 30 balls has set a big platform for the CSK for a big finish. 

CSK 178/2 (18.4)

 

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9: 04 IST, October 15th 2021

Faf du Plessis and Moeen Ali looking dangerous in the middle as they smashed Ferguson for 19 runs in his last over. 

CSK 172/2 (18)

 

8: 59 IST, October 15th 2021

Moeen Ali smashed 2 sixes in Shivam Mavi's over and pushed CSK's scored over 150. 

CSK 154/2 (17.1)

 

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8: 56 IST, October 15th 2021

Commentator Simon Doull gave Rahul Tripathi's injury update and revealed that he is getting his right hamstring treated. Tripathi limped off the field after sustaining an injury during fielding. 

CSK 146/2 (16.4) 

8: 53 IST, October 15th 2021

CSK 145/2 (16.1)

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8: 51 IST, October 15th 2021

Well-settled Faf du Plessis and Moeen Ali are eying to post a big total for the Chennai Super Kings. 

CSK 139/2 (16)

8: 46 IST, October 15th 2021

Eyeing to slow down the run-rate, Eoin Morgan gave all-rounder Ventakesh Iyer to bowl against du Plessis and Moeen Ali. 

CSK 131/2 (15)

 

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8: 40 IST, October 15th 2021

Faf du Plessis and Uthappa weave a 50 runs partnership in just 25 balls. 

CSK 113/1 (12.4)

 

8: 39 IST, October 15th 2021

Sunil Narine bagged his second wicket of the match and broke another partnership as he dismissed Uthappa on 32

CSK 124/2 (13.3)

 

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8: 39 IST, October 15th 2021

CSK 124/2 (13.3)

8: 35 IST, October 15th 2021

CSK 124/1 (13.2)

 

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8: 31 IST, October 15th 2021

The race to Orange cap is still not over, as Faf du Plessis is in pursuit of the Orange cap. 

 

8: 26 IST, October 15th 2021

CSK 100/1 (11.3)

 

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8: 24 IST, October 15th 2021

Faf du Plessis is playing an outstanding knock in Dubai and reached his another 50 in 35 balls with his trademark six. 

CSK 97/1 (11)

 

8: 19 IST, October 15th 2021

du Plessis and Uthappa took charge against Shakib Al Hassan and amassed 15 runs in over. Before this, KKR had given away 17 singles. 

 

CSK 84/1 (10.2)

 

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8: 15 IST, October 15th 2021

Ruturaj Gaikwad who was dismissed by Narine on 32 ended the IPL 2021 season with 635 runs and also surpassing KL Rahul in the race of the Orange cap 

CSK 66/1 (9.1)

8: 13 IST, October 15th 2021

Just after the resumption of the game after the strategic time-out, Narine dismissed Gaikwad who looked to charge upon him. 

CSK 61/1 (8.1)

 

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8: 13 IST, October 15th 2021

CSK 64/1 (8.4)

 

8: 08 IST, October 15th 2021

CSK 61/0 (8)

 

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8: 05 IST, October 15th 2021

Hero of the Qualifier 2, Rahul Traphti was seen limping off the field in pain. Substitute fielder Nagarkoti start fielding 

CSK 60/0 (7.5)

 

8: 01 IST, October 15th 2021

CSK openers Gaikwad & du Plessis are yet again off to a solid start as in the end of the first powerplay, the Men In Yellow did not lose any wickets. 

CSK 53/0 (6.3)

 

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7: 57 IST, October 15th 2021

As Ruturaj Gaikwad surpassed KL Rahul for the orange cap and scored the most number of runs in the IPL 2021, Harsha Bhogle praied the cricketer

CSK 44/0 (5.5)

7: 55 IST, October 15th 2021

CSK 42/0 (5)

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7: 52 IST, October 15th 2021

 

7: 52 IST, October 15th 2021

CSK openers Gaikwad and du Plessis smashed Ferguson for 12 years in his first over. 

CSK 35/0 (4.2)

 

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7: 52 IST, October 15th 2021

With a single in Ferguson over, Ruturaj Gaikwad surpassed KL Rahul and won the orange cap

7: 44 IST, October 15th 2021

Faf du Plessis got a lifeline as KKR wicket-keeper missed a difficult stumping chance. 

CSK 22/0 (3)

 

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7: 41 IST, October 15th 2021

KKR speedster Shivam Mavi has started to test the CSK openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis with an early swing with commentator Mathew Hayden asking to add a slip fielder. 

CSK 9/0 (2)

 

7: 35 IST, October 15th 2021

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan yet again took the new ball and bowled the first over of the IPL Final 2021. Hasan gave away only one boundary in the first over. 

CSK 6/0 (1)

 

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7: 28 IST, October 15th 2021

Commentator Harsha Bhogle outlined some interesting stats ahead of the IPL Final 2021

 

7: 24 IST, October 15th 2021

Chennai Super Kings shared a list of milestones that will be achieved by Ravindra Jadeja, Faf du Plessis, and Ambati Rayudu in the IPL 2021 Final. 

 

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7: 20 IST, October 15th 2021

Moments before the start of the CSK vs KKR IPL Final 2021 match, Brian Lara in the pre-match show predicted that the Kolkata Knight Riders will win the final of the tournament. On the other hand, England's former spinner Graeme Swann said 'The better captain will win today"

 

7: 17 IST, October 15th 2021

As soon as the playing XI of CSK in IPL Final 2021 was announced, Uthappa retained his position in the squad while Suresh Raina yet again missed out. FOllowing that fans reacted on social media over Uthappa playing the IPL 2021 Final. 

 

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7: 16 IST, October 15th 2021

CSK playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood

KKR playing XI: Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik(w), Eoin Morgan(c), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy

 

7: 08 IST, October 15th 2021

While speaking at the toss, MS Dhoni explained why his side would have liked to bowl first as well. "We are looking to bowl first as well, initially it stops a bit and as the game goes on it settles down and toss is uncontrollable and we are prepared for both. We started T20 in around 2005-06 and most of the games have been franchise cricket and in the last five years there have been a lot of T20 games in international cricket as well. We are playing with the same squad. Often what really dictates terms is the result and I feel our international players are equipped to deal with whatever the situation maybe," said Dhoni.

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7: 07 IST, October 15th 2021

While speaking at the toss, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan said, "We are gonna have a bowl, the wicket looks good and there's some dew around. We are gonna give it everything tonight. We are going with the same team."

7: 02 IST, October 15th 2021

Kolkata Knight Riders win the toss and choose to bowl first against the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL Final 2021.

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6: 56 IST, October 15th 2021

Chennai Super KIngs allrounder Dwayne Bravo and Kolkata Knight Riders allrounder Sunil Narine are all set to clash against each other in the IPL Final 2021.

 

6: 52 IST, October 15th 2021

Will Faf du Plessis once again take over the onus upon himself to deliver for the Chennai Super Kings tonight? Find out as the match is set to begin in less than 40 minutes.

 

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6: 44 IST, October 15th 2021

Venkatesh Iyer has had an outstanding IPL 2021 season, having amassed 320 runs in just nine matches. In the same time, he has also picked up three wickets.

 

6: 35 IST, October 15th 2021

Kolkata Knight Riders' coach Brendon McCullum gave an outstanding motivational speech ahead of the IPL Final. Read more here.

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6: 24 IST, October 15th 2021

Ahead of the iconic IPL Final 2021, here is a look at the head to head record of the Chennai Super Kings and the Kolkata Knight Riders. The MS Dhoni-led side has won 16 of the 24 games, while the Eoin Morgan side has won just eight. There's no better time for KKR to add another victory to their name.

 

6: 16 IST, October 15th 2021

The Chennai Super Kings players make their way to the Dubai International Stadium for the IPL Final 2021.

 

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6: 10 IST, October 15th 2021

Dale Steyn, Wasim Jaffer, Aakash Chopra and Glenn McGrath put forth their predictions for the IPL final 2021 to be played between CSK and KKR. Read here for further details.

6: 02 IST, October 15th 2021

Former England captain Michael Vaughan gives crazy predictions ahead of the IPL Final 2021 between the Chennai Super Kings and the Kolkata Knight Riders as he gives both the result and states who will win man of the match. Read more here.

 

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5: 56 IST, October 15th 2021

As heavyweights Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders lock horns with each other in the IPL Final 2021, the coaches of the two teams pose for the camera.

 

5: 51 IST, October 15th 2021

IPL 2021 is set to feature a final like no other as three-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Dubai International Stadium. The match will begin live at 7:30 PM IST on October 15, while the toss will take place at 7:00 PM IST.

 

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Published October 15th, 2021 at 17:51 IST