The IPL 2021 Indian Premier League is a professional Twenty20 cricket league, contested by eight teams based out of eight Indian cities. The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2007.
IPL 2021: Final match| Winner| Highlights| Stats| Teams| CSK
Final match:
Chennai Super Kings become IPL champions for fourth time, beating Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in this season’s final in Dubai. The in-form Faf du Plessis hit a magnificent 86 off 59 balls, laced with seven fours and three sixes, to help CSK post 192 for 3 after they were invited to bat.
Chasing an imposing target of 193, KKR could manage 165 for 9 in their 20 overs with Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer hitting 51 and 50 respectively.
Winner:
Chennai Super Kings
Who else but Bravo to bowl the last over. He has been exceptional with the ball tonight. Hasn’t got a wicket but has been tremendously economical. And he now gets his wicket. KKR are 9 down. Can they finish it off in style and finish them off? And that is it. CSK have got their fourth IPL title as KKR finish at 165/9, ending their winning streak in IPL finals.
Highlights:
Coming into the IPL 2021 season, Mumbai Indians had won back-to-back titles and had extended their lead at the top of the winners roster to five. Now their arch rivals have made the gap just one, ahead of a mega auction that is bound to rejig the teams’ compositions. KKR remain third behind the two serial winners, as they suffered their first IPL final defeat in three matches.
On Friday in Dubai, Chennai Super Kings on Friday clinched their fourth Indian Premier League title after beating Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in the summit clash here on Friday.
Stats:
| 1 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | CHE | 16 | 16 | 635 | 136.27 | 64 | 23 |
| 2 | Faf du Plessis | CHE | 16 | 16 | 633 | 138.21 | 60 | 23 |
| 3 | Lokesh Rahul | PUN | 13 | 13 | 626 | 138.80 | 48 | 30 |
The 14th season of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) will commence on April 9. The homegrown domestic Twenty20 league will see eight franchises battling it out for the ultimate glory. The teams would be aiming to finish amongst top four to qualify for the playoffs. Here are the key statistics and player rankings of the IPL 2021.
Teams:
CSK vs KKR
The team is owned by Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd and India Cements is the major stakeholder. The team served a two-year suspension from the IPL starting July 2015 due to the involvement of their owners in the 2013 IPL betting case, and won the title in its comeback season of 2018.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league, contested by eight teams based out of eight Indian cities. The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007.
CSK:
Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in the IPL 2021 final to win their fourth title. KKR were off to a great start in their high pressure chase as openers Venkatesh Iyer (50) and Shubman Gill (51) put on 91 for the first wicket but Shardul Thakur picked up two wickets in an over to bring CSK back in the match.
From then on it was one way traffic as all KKR batters perished one after another in their pursuit of the big target of 193 runs. Thakur finished with 3 wickets while Ravindra Jadeja and Josh Hazlewood finished with two apiece.Â
