Match 38: CSK Vs KKR
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by two wickets in a last-ball drama in the 14th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, courtesy to a spectacular cameo from Ravindra Jadeja (22 off 8 balls).
CSK top-order batsmen joined in with useful assistance in pursuit of a 172-run mark, but they wobbled towards the finish before Jadeja carried off the win with an 8-ball 22 that included two fours and as many sixes to help his team reach 172 for 8 in 20 overs. Other players who contributed to the win are Faf du Plessis (44), Ruturaj Gaikwad (40), and Moeen Ali (32).
Shardul Thakur, an India pacer, was one of CSK’s finest bowlers in the tournament, delivering excellent figures of 2/20 in his four overs. Josh Hazlewood also took two wickets, one of which was KKR captain Eoin Morgan.
Earlier, KKR selected an unchanged XI from their previous match against Mumbai Indians (MI), while CSK made a single alteration to their starting lineup, with Sam Curran replacing Dwayne Bravo.
Shubman Gill was run-out in the same over after surviving an LBW judgement in the first. After 15 overs, KKR were 118/4, courtesy to two sixes and two fours from Nitish Rana and Andre Russell.
Dinesh Karthik then joined Rana in the middle and played a blitz – 26 of 11 – with three fours and one six as the pair added 46 runs quickly before Rana, who struck an unbeaten 37, led KKR to 171/6.
Match Info:
Match:CSK vs KKR, 38th Match, Indian Premier League 2021
Date:Sunday, September 26, 2021
Toss:Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opt to bat
Time:3:30 PM
Venue:Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires:Tapan Sharma, Chris Gaffaney
Third Umpire:Virender Sharma
Match Referee:Vengalil Narayanan Kutty
Chennai Super Kings Squad:
Playing:Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood
Bench:Dwayne Bravo, Robin Uthappa, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karn Sharma, Imran Tahir, Jason Behrendorff, Krishnappa Gowtham, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Hari Nishanth, N Jagadeesan, KM Asif, Harishankar Reddy, Bhagath Varma
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad:
Playing:Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakaravarthy, Prasidh Krishna
Bench:Harbhajan Singh, Shakib Al Hasan, Tim Southee, Ben Cutting, Karun Nair, Pawan Negi, Kuldeep Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Sheldon Jackson, Sandeep Warrier, Tim Seifert, Rinku Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Vaibhav Arora
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS INNINGS
(RUN RATE: 8.55)
| Batsmen | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Shubman Gill | run out (Ambati Rayudu) | 9 | 5 | 180 | 2 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | c MS Dhoni b Shardul Thakur | 18 | 15 | 120 | 3 | 0 |
| Rahul Tripathi | b Ravindra Jadeja | 45 | 33 | 136.36 | 4 | 1 |
| Eoin Morgan | c Faf du Plessis b Josh Hazlewood | 8 | 14 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Nitish Rana | NOT OUT | 37 | 27 | 137.03 | 3 | 1 |
| Andre Russell | b Shardul Thakur | 20 | 15 | 133.33 | 2 | 1 |
| Dinesh Karthik | c MS Dhoni b Josh Hazlewood | 26 | 11 | 236.36 | 3 | 1 |
| Sunil Narine | NOT OUT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EXTRAS | (nb 1, w 5, b 1, lb 1, pen 0) | 8 | ||||
| TOTAL | (6 wickets; 20 overs) | 171 |
DID NOT BAT:
Lockie Ferguson ,Varun Chakaravarthy ,Prasidh Krishna
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Dots |
| Deepak Chahar | 4 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Sam Curran | 4 | 56 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| Shardul Thakur | 4 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 4 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Gill, 0.6 ov) ,2-50 (Iyer, 5.1 ov) ,3-70 (Morgan, 9.1 ov) ,4-89 (Tripathi, 12.2 ov) ,5-125 (Russell, 16.4 ov) ,6-166 (Karthik, 19.4 ov)
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS INNINGS
(RUN RATE: 8.60)
| Batsmen | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | c Eoin Morgan b Andre Russell | 40 | 28 | 142.85 | 2 | 3 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Lockie Ferguson b Prasidh Krishna | 43 | 30 | 143.33 | 7 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | c Venkatesh Iyer b Lockie Ferguson | 32 | 28 | 114.28 | 2 | 1 |
| Ambati Rayudu | b Sunil Narine | 10 | 9 | 111.11 | 1 | 0 |
| Suresh Raina | run out (Rahul Tripathi/Varun Chakaravarthy) | 11 | 7 | 157.14 | 1 | 0 |
| MS Dhoni | b Varun Chakaravarthy | 1 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | lbw Sunil Narine | 22 | 8 | 275 | 2 | 2 |
| Sam Curran | c sub (Kamlesh Nagarkoti) b Sunil Narine | 4 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Shardul Thakur | NOT OUT | 3 | 2 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| Deepak Chahar | NOT OUT | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| EXTRAS | (nb 1, w 2, b 0, lb 2, pen 0) | 5 | ||||
| TOTAL | (8 wickets; 20 overs) | 172 |
DID NOT BAT:
Josh Hazlewood
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Dots |
| Prasidh Krishna | 4 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 | 9 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 | 10 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 4 | 22 | 1 | 5.5 | 9 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 41 | 3 | 10.25 | 7 |
| Andre Russell | 3 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 | 3 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-74 (Gaikwad, 8.2 ov) ,2-102 (du Plessis, 11.3 ov) ,3-119 (Rayudu, 14.2 ov) ,4-138 (Ali, 16.4 ov) ,5-142 (Raina, 17.1 ov) ,6-142 (Dhoni, 17.3 ov) ,7-168 (Curran, 19.1 ov) ,8-171 (Jadeja, 19.5 ov)