IPL 2021 Final, CSK vs KKR Highlights: Chennai win 4th IPL title, beat Kolkata in final to complete redemption

The field spreads and Varun Chakaravarthy dries up the boundaries; this has been KKR's ploy this leg and it continues to work wonders. 

5 off it! CSK are 61/0 after 8 overs.

Rahul Tripathi, while fielding during Narine's over, was taken to the sideline after he was seen in some pain. It was probably something to do with his hamstring! Not sure if he will take any further part in this game. Huge blow to KKR if he doesn't

6 off Narine's over. CSK are 56/0 after 7 overs.

NO-BALL! FREE-HIT AND FOUR! Until the 4th ball, Varun had only conceded 2 runs. And Faf made it 6 off 5 as he thumped Varun off the backfoot by tonking the ball over his head. 

FIFTY-RUN STAND! A single off the final brings up yet another 50-run opening stand between the two.

CSK are 50/0 after 6 overs.

FOUR! Short from Mavi and Faf lifts the ball over mid-on for 4.

CSK are 42/0 after 5 overs.

ORANGE CAP IS NOW WITH GAIKWAD! He pinches a single to short third man off Mavi and with that, he overtakes KL Rahul (626) as the highest run-getter of this season

STAT ATTACK: Only once in 13 seasons has the “Orange Cap” winner gone on to win the IPL title with his team; that was Robin Uthappa with KKR in 2014. Can Gaikwad and CSK make it 2/14?

FOUR! When you are on song, cricket seems like an easy game! And at the moment, it is very true for Gaikwad. Charges down to Lockie Ferguson, who is bowling his first over, makes room and stretches wide to carve the ball through backward point for 4.

FOUR! CAN'T GIVE FAF ROOM THERE! Gorgeous cover drive from Faf! Half volley from Ferguson and Faf helps himself to 4.

CSK are 34/0 after 4 overs.

MISSED STUMPING! Shakib beats Du Plessis with the flight and he was marginally out of his crease. The ball spun into Faf but Dinesh Karthik failed to collect it cleanly

FOUR! Once again, it's Ruturaj Gaikwad finding the boundary. Tossed up nicely by Shakib, Ruturak just sweeps it through long leg for 4

FOUR! HE'S NOW FEELING ALRIGHT, IS RUTU! A rank half-tracker from Shakib. He over-corrects himself. Gaikwad hops onto the backfoot and swivel pulls it through deep mid-wicket for 4!

CSK are 23/0 after 3 overs

Shivam Mavi is sharing the new ball with Shakib!

Misfield from Varun. Gaikwad plays a late cut and the ball runs through Chakaravarthy's legs. Batters run 2!

JUST MISSES THE EDGE! There is some movement for the pacers here. Mavi beats Gaikwad's outside edge. He went for a drive and the ball nipped away just ever so much and zipped past his blade.

CSK are 9/0 after 2 overs.

FOUR! After both batters get off the mark with a single, Ruturaj Gaikwad sweeps Shakib Al Hasan through deep backward leg for 4. 
CSK are 6/0 after 1 over.

For the final time this IPL season:

10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1…. LET'S PLAY!

The Two on-field umpires lead out KKR and the CSK openers.

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Fad du Plessis have walked out to bat.

Shakib Al Hasan will open the attack.

Will it be CSK winning their 4th title or will it be KKR winning a third?

Finals record (played - won- lost) CSK: 9-3-5 | KKR: 3-2-2

Let's find out!

How much damage will these West Indies' players cause for the opposition team?

All three Playoff matches so far this season have ended in the final over. 

Are we in for another thriller today? 
Only time will tell!

5: CSK’s players have played more than 5 IPL finals in their career.( Dhoni, Raina, Jadeja, Rayudu and Bravo).

• 2: Sunil Narine and Shakib Al Hasan are the only players from the current squad who were part of the previous 2 (2012 & 2014) KKR’s final winning XI.

• 24: runs Ruturaj Gaikwad needs 24 more runs to be the leading run getter in IPL 2021.

• 200: Ravindra Jadeja will be playing his 200th IPL match, if he takes the field vs KKR.

• 2: Ravindra Jadeja needs two more wickets to complete 100 IPL wickets for CSK.

• 100: Faf Du Plessis will be playing his 100th IPL match, if he takes the field vs KKR

• 1: six Ambati Rayudu needs to complete 150 IPL sixes.

• 84: runs Ambati Rayudu needs to complete 4000 IPL runs.

• 5: Dwayne Bravo needs 4 more wickets to become theleading wicket-taker in IPL.

• 19: runs Dwayne Bravo needs to complete 1000 IPL runs for CSK.

• 9: runs Eoin Morgan needs to complete 1000 IPL runs for KKR.

• 3: wickets Shakib Al Hasan needs to complete 50 IPL wickets for KKR.

• 200: Dinesh Karthik is 8 sixes away from completing 200 sixes across T20s.

• 200: Dinesh Karthik is 7 catches away from completing 200 catches across T20s.

• 50: Dinesh Karthik is 9 dismissals as wicketkeeper away from completing 50 dismissals for KKR in IPL.

• 50: Dinesh Karthik is 10 sixes away from completing 50 sixes for KKR in IPL.

• 150: Karthik is 3 dismissals away from completing 150 dismissals as a wicketkeeper in IPL.

• 50: Rahul Tripathi is 2 sixes away from completing 50 sixes in IPL.

• 50: Shubman Gill is 2 sixes away from completing 50 sixes across T20s.

• 1000: Sunil Narine is 48 runs away from completing 1,000 runs in IPL.

"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."

“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.”

As expected, both sides remain unchanged. This is already promising to be a really exciting final. 

Also, just as the toss host Ian Bishop was getting ready to speak to Dhoni, the crowd in Dubai went berserk and were so loud that Dhoni could not even hear the question. 

The popularity of this man!

Chennai Super Kings (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

Kolkata Knight Riders (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

Kolkata Knight Riders win the toss and they are going to bowl first

The final coin toss is just 2 minutes away. Who is winning this? And if you were to be the winning captain, would you bat first or bowl?

So many questions. Answers in just a couple of minutes. 

MS Dhoni continues to achieve one milestone after another. He is about to become the first player to captain a side for the 300th time in T20 cricket.

"I am not seeing it as a big game. Looking at it that it is another game which we need to win. I have worked really hard. It feels good to be recognised. I would try to help the team to win today. I feel if I am strong in academics, it makes me take smarter decisions. I have never tried to interchange either professions of mine. The coach and captain have advised me again like before to go out there and enjoy yourself as well as express yourself."

“Sometimes when you're playing back-to-back games there's a rhythm going. But sometimes when you've played 4-5 games together, and then you get a break of 4-5 days, that also can be good - helps in the body to recover. Our team meetings are always around two minutes long - our routines don't change.”