2021 Indian Premier League final explained

2021 Indian Premier League final
Event:2021 Indian Premier League
Team1:Chennai Super Kings
Team2:Kolkata Knight Riders
Team1score:192/3
Team1overs:20 overs
Team2score:165/9
Team2overs:20 overs
Details:Chennai Super Kings won by 27 runs
Date:15 October 2021
City:Dubai
Man Of The Match:Faf du Plessis (CSK)
Umpires:Richard Illingworth (England)
Nitin Menon (India)
Attendance:18,453
Previous:2020
Next:2022

The 2021 Indian Premier League final was played on 15 October 2021 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in 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. 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.

Road to the final

Chennai Super KingsvsKolkata Knight Riders
League Stage
OpponentScorecardResultTitlesOpponentScorecardResult
Delhi Capitals10 April 2021LostMatch 1Sunrisers Hyderabad11 April 2021Won
Punjab Kings16 April 2021WonMatch 2Mumbai Indians13 April 2021Lost
Rajasthan Royals19 April 2021WonMatch 3Royal Challengers Bangalore18 April 2021Lost
Kolkata Knight Riders21 April 2021WonMatch 4Chennai Super Kings21 April 2021Lost
Royal Challengers Bangalore25 April 2021WonMatch 5Rajasthan Royals24 April 2021Lost
Sunrisers Hyderabad28 April 2021WonMatch 6Punjab Kings26 April 2021Won
Mumbai Indians01 May 2021LostMatch 7Delhi Capitals28 April 2021Lost
Mumbai Indians19 September 2021WonMatch 8Royal Challengers Bangalore20 September 2021Won
Royal Challengers Bangalore24 September 2021WonMatch 9Mumbai Indians23 September 2021Won
Kolkata Knight Riders26 September 2021WonMatch 10Chennai Super Kings26 September 2021Lost
Sunrisers Hyderabad30 September 2021WonMatch 11Delhi Capitals28 September 2021Won
Rajasthan Royals02 October 2021LostMatch 12Punjab Kings01 October 2021Lost
Delhi Capitals04 October 2021LostMatch 13Sunrisers Hyderabad03 October 2021Won
Punjab Kings07 October 2021LostMatch 14Rajasthan Royals07 October 2021Won
Playoff stage
Qualifier 1Eliminator
OpponentScorecardResultTitlesOpponentScorecardResult
Delhi Capitals10 October 2021WonMatch 15Royal Challengers Bangalore11 October 2021Won
Qualifier 2
OpponentScorecardResult
Match 16Delhi Capitals13 October 2021Won
2021 Indian Premier League final

Group stage

The Chennai Super Kings started their campaign with a 7-wicket loss against Delhi Capitals in Mumbai.[6] They went on to win five consecutive matches, before their run was brought to an end by Mumbai Indians.[7] 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.[8]

Kolkata Knight Riders started with a 10-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai,[9] but won only one of their next six games in India. In the UAE leg, 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.[10] 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.[11]

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,[12] and second one by 2 wickets in Abu Dhabi on 26 September.[13]

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

Match officials

Summary

Eoin Morgan of the Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to put the opposition, Chennai Super Kings to bat.[14] 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 as the player of the match.

Chennai Super Kings Innings

Batting first, the Super Kings had Indian batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad and South African batsman Faf du Plessis open the innings. In the first powerplay consisting of the mandatory six overs, the pair put on a total of 50 runs and remained unbeaten, with Gaikwad at 26 and du Plessis at 22 runs. The pair put on an additional 11 runs in the next two overs to reach a total of 61 runs at the first strategic timeout during which Gaikwad surpassed KL Rahul as holder of the Orange Cap. Du Plessis continued his fine form and brought up his 50 from 35 balls, including two sixes and five fours. Gaikwad was the first wicket to fall, when he was out caught by Shivam Mavi off the bowling of Sunil Narine scoring a total of 32 runs, bringing former Indian batter Robin Uthappa to the crease. Du Plessis and Uthappa put on a total of 63 runs for the second wicket before Uthappa was out leg before wicket to Narine for a score of 31, at a strike rate of over 200. The Super Kings brought up their 150 runs at the end of the 17th over. English cricketer Moeen Ali joined du Plesis to contribute a quickfire 37 from 20 balls. The team went on to score 192 for the loss of 3 wickets, with du Plessis being out caught by Venkatesh Iyer at long-on off the bowling of Mavi at the last ball of the innings. Ali remained unbeaten. Narine was the pick of the bowlers taking a total of 2 wickets conceding 26 runs, while Mavi took 1 wicket for 32 runs.

Kolkata Knight Riders Innings

Chasing a total of 193 to win from 20 overs, the Knight Riders opened with Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer. 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. Thakur was the pick of the bowlers taking 3 wickets while conceding 38 runs, while Josh Hazlewood and Jadeja took 2 wickets each.

Faf du Plesis was declared the player of the match in what was also his 100th game in the Indian Premier League. This was the Chennai Super Kings' fourth Indian Premier League championship victory.[15]

Scorecard

Chennai Super Kings innings
BatsmanMethod of dismissalRunsBallsStrike rate
c Mavi b Narine 32 27 118.51
c Iyer b Mavi 86 59 145.76
lbw b Narine 31 15 206.66
not out 37 20 185.00
did not bat
MS Dhonidid not bat
did not bat
did not bat
did not bat
did not bat
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)
Kolkata Knight Riders bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsEconomy
3 0 33 0 11.00
4 0 32 1 8.00
4 0 56 0 14.00
4 0 38 0 9.50
4 0 26 2 6.50
1 0 5 0 5.00
Kolkata Knight Riders innings
BatsmanMethod of dismissalRunsBallsStrike rate
lbw b Chahar 51 46 118.60
c Jadeja b Thakur 50 32 156.25
c du Plessis b Thakur 0 1 0.00
c Jadeja b Hazlewood 2 2 100.00
Eoin Morganc Chahar b Hazlewood 2 4 50.00
c Rayudu b Jadeja 9 7 128.57
lbw b Jadeja 0 1 0.00
c Ali b Thakur 2 3 66.67
not out 18 11 163.64
c Chahar b Bravo 20 13 153.85
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)
Chennai Super Kings bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsEconomy
4 0 32 1 8.00
4 0 29 2 7.25
4 0 38 3 9.50
4 0 29 1 7.25
4 0 37 2 9.25

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 4 May 2021 . IPL 2021 suspended as Covid count increases . ESPNcricinfo.
  3. Web site: 4 May 2021 . IPL 2021 suspended indefinitely; Saha, Mishra test positive . Cricbuzz.
  4. Web site: Faf du Plessis and bowlers stifle KKR to seal CSK's fourth IPL title . 15 October 2021 . ESPNcricinfo.
  5. Web site: IPL 2021 to kick off on April 9; will be played across six Indian cities . live . 28 April 2021 . ESPNcricinfo . en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210307082654/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-to-kick-off-on-april-9-will-be-played-across-six-indian-cities-1254052 . 7 March 2021 .
  6. Web site: Shaw, Dhawan make light work of 188 chase . 14 October 2021 . Cricbuzz.
  7. Web site: Pollard, the bowler, makes the difference in a battle of big batting bullies . 14 October 2021 . Cricbuzz.
  8. Web site: KL Rahul smashes six-studded 98* to keep Punjab Kings' dreams alive (just about) . 14 October 2021 . ESPNcricinfo.
  9. Web site: Rana, Tripathi, Prasidh star in KKR's opening win . 14 October 2021 . ESPNcricinfo.
  10. Web site: Clinical Knight Riders in line for final playoff spot after Royals demolition job . 14 October 2021 . ESPNcricinfo.
  11. Web site: Mumbai Indians fail to qualify despite big win over Sunrisers Hyderabad . 14 October 2021 . Times of India.
  12. Web site: Deepar Chahar makes it CSK's night despite stunning Andre Russell and Pat Cummins counterattacks . 14 October 2021 . ESPNcricinfo.
  13. Web site: Jadeja magic takes CSK back to first spot with last-ball win over KKR . 14 October 2021 . ESPNcricinfo.
  14. Web site: Full Scorecard of Super Kings vs KKR Final 2021 - Score Report . 15 October 2021 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  15. Web site: Sajad . Kal . 15 October 2021 . Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in final to win fourth title . 14 November 2021 . BBC Sport.