2021 Indian Premier League final
| Event | 2021 Indian Premier League | ||||||
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| Chennai Super Kings won by 27 runs | |||||||
| Date | 15 October 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | ||||||
| Player of the match | Faf du Plessis (CSK) | ||||||
| Umpires | Richard Illingworth (England) Nitin Menon (India) | ||||||
| Attendance | 18,453 | ||||||
← 2020 2022 → | |||||||
The 2021 Indian Premier League final was played on 15 October 2021 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, UAE.[1] It was a Day/Night Twenty20 match, which decided the winner of 2021 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), an annual Twenty20 tournament in India. Originally scheduled to be held on 30 May 2021 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the tournament, along with the final, was suspended in May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[2][3] and was relocated to the United Arab Emirates.[1] Chennai Super Kings won the match by 27 runs beating Kolkata Knight Riders, to win their fourth IPL title.[4]
Background
On 7 March 2021, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the full schedule for the IPL.[5] Six venues were chosen, with the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad hosting 12 matches including the playoffs and the final. After the relocation to UAE, Dubai, which was also the host of the 2020 final, was chosen to host the final on 15 October.[1]
Road to the final
Source: ESPNcricinfo[6]
Group stage
Chennai Super Kings started their campaign with a 7 wicket loss against Delhi Capitals in Mumbai.[7] They went on to win five consecutive matches, before their run was brought to an end by Mumbai Indians.[8] CSK started the UAE leg of the tournament with four wins, but lost their final three group matches. They ended the group stage with 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the table behind Delhi Capitals.[9]
Kolkata Knight Riders started with a 10-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai,[10] but won only one of their next six games in India. In the UAE, Kolkata started with a 9-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore. They won four of their remaining six matches and ended the group stage with 7 wins and 7 losses.[11] Kolkata qualified as the fourth placed team after Mumbai Indians failed to beat Hyderabad by the required margin on the last day of the group stage.[12]
League stage matches between finalists
Chennai won both the games played between the sides in the group stage, first one by 18 runs in Mumbai on 21 April,[13] and second one by 2 wickets in Abu Dhabi on 26 September.[14]
Playoffs
In the playoffs, Chennai Super Kings, as the second placed team, played in the first qualifier against Delhi in Dubai, whereas Kolkata Knight Riders played in the eliminator against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Chennai qualified directly for the final, and Kolkata advanced to the second qualifier to play against the Capitals.
Kolkata beat Delhi and qualified for their first final since 2014, and their third final overall.
Match
Summary
Eoin Morgan of the Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to put the opposition, Chennai Super Kings to bat.[15] The Super Kings scored a total of 192 runs in their 20 overs, with Faf du Plessis scoring the highest with 86 runs from 59 balls. Chasing 193 runs for victory, the Knight Riders fell short and scored 165 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 9 wickets. Shardul Thakur was the highest wicket taker taking 3 wickets for 38 runs. The Super Kings won their fourth Indian Premier League Championship by winning the game by 27 runs. Du Plessis was declared the player of the game.[15]
Chennai Super Kings
192/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Kolkata Knight Riders
165/9 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings Innings
Batting first, the Super Kings had Indian batsman
Kolkata Knight Riders Innings
Chasing a total of 193 to win from 20 overs, the Knight Riders opened with Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer.[15] The duo got off to a healthy start scoring a total of 55 runs in the first mandatory power play of six overs. The pair scored an additional four runs at the end of 7 overs when the Super Kings brought in their first strategic time out, with Gill unbeaten at 23 and Iyer unbeaten at 34. Iyer went on to bring up his 50 from 31 balls with a total of 3 sixes and 5 fours. However, the flow was interrupted when Iyer was dismissed by Shardul Thakur with Ravindra Jadeja taking a simple catch at deep cover for a lofted shot by Iyer. This triggered a fall of wickets, with Thakur claiming Nitish Rana off the very next ball, caught by du Plesis. Knight Riders lost the next four wickets having added only 27 runs, ending at 120 runs for the loss of 6 wickets during the next strategic time out taken at the end of the 15th over. New Zealand all-rounder Lockie Ferguson and Indian bowler Shivam Mavi mounted a late resistance, but, was not sufficient to get the team to the winning score. Knight Riders ended the innings at 165 runs for the loss of 9 wickets enabling a Super Kings win by 27 runs.[15] Thakur was the pick of the bowlers taking 3 wickets while conceding 38 runs, while Josh Hazlewood and Jadeja took 2 wickets each.[15]
Faf du Plesis was declared the player of the match in what was also his 100th game in the Indian Premier League.[4] This was the Chennai Super Kings' fourth Indian Premier League championship victory.[16]
Scorecard
Source: ESPNcricinfo[15]
- On-field umpires: Richard Illingworth and Nitin Menon
- Third umpire: Sundaram Ravi
- Reserve umpire: Virender Sharma
- Match referee: Javagal Srinath
- Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Batsman
|
Method of dismissal | Runs | Balls | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | c Mavi b Narine | 32 | 27 | 118.51 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Iyer b Mavi | 86 | 59 | 145.76 |
| Robin Uthappa | lbw b Narine | 31 | 15 | 206.66 |
| Moeen Ali | not out | 37 | 20 | 185.00 |
| Ambati Rayudu | did not bat | |||
| MS Dhoni* † | did not bat | |||
| Ravindra Jadeja | did not bat | |||
| Dwayne Bravo | did not bat | |||
| Shardul Thakur | did not bat | |||
| Deepak Chahar | did not bat | |||
| Josh Hazlewood | did not bat | |||
| Extras | (1 b, 1lb, 1nb, 3wd) | 6 | ||
| Totals | (20 overs, 9.60 runs per over) | 192/3 | ||
Fall of wickets: 1–61 (Gaikwad, 8.1 overs), 2–124 (Uthappa, 13.3 overs), 3–192 (du Plessis, 19.6 overs)
Bowler
|
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakib Al Hasan | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Shivam Mavi | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 14.00 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
Batsman
|
Method of dismissal | Runs | Balls | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shubman Gill | lbw b Chahar | 51 | 46 | 118.60 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | c Jadeja b Thakur | 50 | 32 | 156.25 |
| Nitish Rana | c du Plessis b Thakur | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Sunil Narine | c Jadeja b Hazlewood | 2 | 2 | 100.00 |
| Eoin Morgan* | c Chahar b Hazlewood | 2 | 4 | 50.00 |
| Dinesh Karthik † | c Rayudu b Jadeja | 9 | 7 | 128.57 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | lbw b Jadeja | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Rahul Tripathi | c Ali b Thakur | 2 | 3 | 66.67 |
| Lockie Ferguson | not out | 18 | 11 | 163.64 |
| Shivam Mavi | c Chahar b Bravo | 20 | 13 | 153.85 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | not out | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | (1nb, 8wd) | 9 | ||
| Totals | (20 overs, 8.25 runs per over) | 165/9 | ||
Fall of wickets: 1–91 (Iyer, 10.4 overs), 2–93 (Rana, 10.6 overs), 3–97 (Narine, 11.3 overs), 4–108 (Gill, 13.2 overs), 5–119 (Karthik, 14.5 overs), 6–120 (Shakib, 14.6 overs), 7–123 (Tripathi, 15.4 overs), 8–125 (Morgan, 16.3 overs), 9–164 (Mavi, 19.5 overs)
Bowler
|
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepak Chahar | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 |
| Shardul Thakur | 4 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 9.50 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 |
References
- ^ a b c "BCCI announces schedule for remainder of VIVO IPL 2021 in UAE". IPLT20.com (Press release). Indian Premier League. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2021 suspended as Covid count increases". ESPNcricinfo. 4 May 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2021 suspended indefinitely; Saha, Mishra test positive". Cricbuzz. 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Faf du Plessis and bowlers stifle KKR to seal CSK's fourth IPL title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2021 to kick off on April 9; will be played across six Indian cities". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Indian Premier League 2021 – Fixtures and Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Shaw, Dhawan make light work of 188 chase". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Pollard, the bowler, makes the difference in a battle of big batting bullies". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "KL Rahul smashes six-studded 98* to keep Punjab Kings' dreams alive (just about)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Rana, Tripathi, Prasidh star in KKR's opening win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Clinical Knight Riders in line for final playoff spot after Royals demolition job". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Mumbai Indians fail to qualify despite big win over Sunrisers Hyderabad". Times of India. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Deepar Chahar makes it CSK's night despite stunning Andre Russell and Pat Cummins counterattacks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Jadeja magic takes CSK back to first spot with last-ball win over KKR". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Full Scorecard of Super Kings vs KKR Final 2021 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ Sajad, Kal (15 October 2021). "Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in final to win fourth title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
External links
- Match Centre at IPLT20.com
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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