IPL 2021 final highlights: Chennai Super Kings wins fourth IPL title

From 91 for no loss in the 11th over, KKR slumped to 125 for 8 in the 17th over in a dramatic batting collapse to lose the final

11:44 PM

IPL 2021 final, CSK vs KKR: Kolkata Knight Riders' key highlights

• Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 55 runs, 0 wicket)
• Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 2
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (Shubman Gill 21, Venkatesh Iyer 30, Ex 2)
• Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 59/0 in 7.0 overs (Shubman Gill 23, Venkatesh Iyer 34)
• Venkatesh Iyer: 50 off 31 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
• Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 4
• Shubman Gill: 50 off 40 balls (6 x 4)
• Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 120/6 in 15.0 overs (Eoin Morgan 3)
• Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 18.3 overs (112 balls), Extras 7

11:30 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 20 Overs: 165-9 | CSK wins

Over Summary: 0 1 1 0 W 1 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 165-9 ; Varun Chakaravarthy (0), Lockie Ferguson (18)

Bravo continues...

Ball 6: Ferguson taps towards mid-wicket for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 5: A slow delivery, Mavi goes down on one knee and smashes towards deep mid-wicket and Deepak Chahar completes the catch.  Shivam Mavi c Chahar b Dwayne Bravo 20(13) [4s-1 6s-2]

 

Ball 4: Mavi tries to scoop but misses it completely.

 

Ball 3: Ferguson collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Mavi hits towards deep point for a single.

 

Ball 1: A swing and miss from Shivam Mavi, DOT.

11:24 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 19 Overs: 162-8 | Kolkata Knight Riders needs 31 runs in 6 balls

Over Summary: 0 Wd 1 0 N4 Wd Wd 2 6 0 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 162-8 ; Shivam Mavi (19), Lockie Ferguson (16)

Shardul Thakur [3.0-0-21-3] is back into the attack

Ball 6: A swing and miss from Ferguson. DOT

 

Ball 5: Ferguson wallopes towards cow corner for SIX.

Ball 4: Ferguson knocks towards wide of long-off fielder for a couple of runs.

Ball 4: FREE HIT, WIDE AGAIN.

Ball 4: FREE HIT, Ferguson swings his bat but ball is too WIDE.
 

Ball 4: NO BALL and Ferguson smashes FOUR.

 

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: Mavi collects a single towards cover-point region.
 

Ball 2: WIDE

 

Ball 1: DOT

11:17 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 18 Overs: 145-8 | Kolkata Knight Riders needs 48 runs in 12 balls

Over Summary: 1 0 4 6 6 1 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 145-8 ; Shivam Mavi (18), Lockie Ferguson (4)

Dwayne Bravo [2.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Jadeja carves towards third man for a single.

 

Ball 5: Mavi knocks towards backward square leg for SIX.

 

Ball 4: Mavi slices towards third man for SIX.

 

Ball 3: Mavi steers over short third man for FOUR.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Ferguson collects a single.

11:10 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 17 Overs: 127-8 | Kolkata Knight Riders needs 66 runs in 18 balls

Over Summary: 0 0 W 1 1 0 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 127-8 ; Shivam Mavi (1), Lockie Ferguson (3)

Josh Hazlewood [3.0-0-27-1] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Mavi hits towards extra cover for no run.

 

Ball 5: Ferguson hits towards deep fine leg for a single.

 

Ball 4: Shivam Mavi, right handed bat, comes to the crease and hits towards extra cover for a single.

 

Ball 3: Morgan goes for a biggie but Deepak Chahar takes a brilliant catch at the boundary line, GONE. Morgan c Chahar b Hazlewood 4(8)

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: DOT

11:04 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 16 Overs: 125-7 | Kolkata Knight Riders needs 68 runs in 24 balls

Over Summary: 1 0 2 W 0 2 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 125-7 ; Eoin Morgan (4), Lockie Ferguson (2)

Shardul Thakur [2.0-0-16-2] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Ferguson chips over extra cover for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 5: Lockie Ferguson, right handed bat, comes to the crease but fails to score any run.

 

Ball 4: Rahul Tripathi goes for a biggie but fails to get any distance. GONE. Tripathi c Moeen Ali b Thakur 2(3)

 

Ball 3: Rahul Tripathi collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Morgan collects a single.

Rahul Tripathi, right handed bat, comes to the crease

10:56 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 15 Overs: 120-6 | Kolkata Knight Riders needs 73 runs in 30 balls

Over Summary: 0 0 1 1 W Wd W ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 120-6 ; Eoin Morgan (3)

Jadeja continues...

Ball 6: An angling delivery and Shakib misses it completely, PLUMB. GONE. Shakib lbw b Jadeja 0(1)

Ball 6: WIDE down the leg side.

Shakib Al Hasan, left handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 5: Dinesh Karthik goes for a big but finds a fielder at deep backward square leg, GONE. Karthik c Rayudu b Jadeja 9(7) [6s-1]

 

Ball 4: Morgan hits towards long-off for a single.

 

Ball 3: Karthik hits towards cow corner for a single.

 

Ball 2: Karthik tries to sweep from outside off, misses. DOT

 

Ball 1: DOT

10:49 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 14 Overs: 117-4 | Kolkata Knight Riders needs 76 runs in 36 balls

Over Summary: 0 W 6 1 1 1 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 117-4 ; Dinesh Karthik (8), Eoin Morgan (2)

Deepak Chahar [3.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Karthik collects a single towards extra cover.

 

Ball 5: Morgan collects a single.

 

Ball 4: Karthik collects a single.

 

Ball 3: Dinesh Karthik, right handed bat, comes to the crease and pulls the short ball towards deep backwatd square leg for SIX.

 

Ball 2: Shubman Gill tries to scoop over short fine leg but misses it completely, PLUMB. Shubman Gill lbw b Chahar 51(43) [4s-6]

 

Ball 1: DOT

10:43 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 13 Overs: 108-3 | Kolkata Knight Riders needs 85 runs in 42 balls

Over Summary: 0 2 2 0 4 1 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 108-3 ; Shubman Gill (51), Eoin Morgan (1)

Ravindra Jadeja [2.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Shubman Gill collects a single towards point.

 

Ball 5: Shubman Gill knocks over extra cover for FOUR.

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: Shubman Gill gets an under edge towards third man for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 2: Shubman Gill collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 1: DOT

10:39 PM

Kolkata Knight Riders needs 94 runs in 48 balls

Partnership: 2(3)

Last Wkt: Sunil Narine c Jadeja b Hazlewood 2(2) - 97/3 in 11.3 ov.

Last 5 overs: 40 runs, 3 wkts

10:38 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 12 Overs: 99-3 | Hazlewood scalps Narine

Over Summary: 1 2 Wd W 1 1 0 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 99-3 ; Shubman Gill (42), Eoin Morgan (1)

Josh Hazlewood [2.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Morgan drives towards extra cover for no run.

 

Ball 5: Shubman Gill hits towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

 

Ball 4: Eoin Morgan, left handed bat, comes to the crease and hits towards long-on for a single.

Ball 3: Sunil Narine slogs towards deep mid-wicket but fails to clear Jadeja at the boundary line, GONE. Narine c Jadeja b Hazlewood 2(2)
 

Ball 3: WIDE down the leg side.

 

Ball 2: Sunil Narine collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 1: Shubman Gill collects a single.

Sunil Narine, left handed bat, comes to the crease

10:31 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 11 Overs: 93-2 | Shardul scalps Rana, Iyer

Over Summary: 2 0 1 W Wd 1 W ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 93-2 ; Shubman Gill (40)
 

Shardul Thakur [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Nitish Rana knocks straight to mid-off, GONE. Nitish Rana c du Plessis b Thakur 0(1)

Ball 5: Shubman Gill collects a single.
 

Ball 5: WIDE

Nitish Rana, left handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 4: Shubman Gill goes inside out but fails to get the distance and Jadeja completes the catch. Venkatesh Iyer c Jadeja b Thakur 50(32) [4s-5 6s-3]

 

Ball 3: Shubman Gill collects a single towards deep mid-wicket.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Shubman Gill collects a couple of runs.

10:24 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 10 Overs: 88-0 | Jadeja leaks 16 runs

Over Summary: 6 1 0 4 4 1 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 88-0 ; Shubman Gill (36), Venkatesh Iyer (50)

Jadeja continues...

Ball 6: Shubman Gill collects a single.

 

Ball 5: Shubman Gill smashes FOUR.

 

Ball 4: Shubman Gill unleashes reverse sweep over backward point for FOUR.

 

Ball 3: Shubman Gill gets an outside edge to backward point for no run.
 

Ball 2: Venkatesh cuts towards short third man for a single.

 

Ball 1: Venkatesh sweeps the ball on the pads towards backward square leg boundary for SIX.

10:16 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 9 Overs: 73-0 | CRR: 8 REQ: 11

Over Summary: 1 1 1 0 0 1 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 73-0 ; Shubman Gill (27), Venkatesh Iyer (43)

Bravo continues...

Ball 6: Venkatesh hits towards long-off for a single.

 

Ball 5: Venkatesh steers towards backward point for no run.

 

Ball 4: Venkatesh knocks the full toss straight to extra cover for no run.

 

Ball 3: Shubman Gill hits towards extra cover for a single.

 

Ball 2: Venkatesh Iyer hits towards long-on for a single.

 

Ball 1: Shubman Gill hits towards long-off for a single.

10:12 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 8 Overs: 68-0 | CRR: 8.5 REQ: 10.42

Over Summary: 0 1 0 1 1 6 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 68-0 ; Shubman Gill (25), Venkatesh Iyer (41)

Ravindra Jadeja, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Venkatesh Iyer slog-sweeps and deposits the ball into the stands. 

 

Ball 5: Shubman Gill pushes towards extra cover for a single.

 

Ball 4: Venkatesh Iyer comes down the wicket and knocks towards long-on for a single.

 

Ball 3: Venkatesh Iyer hits back to bowler for no run.

 

Ball 2: Shubman Gill drives towards long-off for a single.

 

Ball 1: Shubman Gill hits back to  bowler for no run.

10:08 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 7 Overs: 59-0 | CRR: 8.43 REQ: 10.31

Over Summary: 1 0 1 2 0 0 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 59-0 ; Shubman Gill (23), Venkatesh Iyer (33)

Dwayne Bravo, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack and concedes four runs.

10:01 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 6 Overs: 55-0 | CRR: 9.17 REQ: 9.86

Over Summary: 1 0 1 4 1 1 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 55-0 ; Shubman Gill (22), Venkatesh Iyer (31)

Deepak Chahar [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Venkatesh Iyer drives towards cover and collects a single off a overthrow.

 

Ball 5: Shubman Gill hits towards long-on for a single.

 

Ball 4: Shubman Gill advances down the wicket and plays an excellant drive through the covers for FOUR.

 

Ball 3: Venkatesh Iyer collects a single.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Shubman Gill collects a single.

9:56 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 5 Overs: 47-0 | CRR: 9.4 REQ: 9.73

Over Summary: 0 2 0 1 4 4 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 47-0 ; Shubman Gill (16), Venkatesh Iyer (29)

Shardul Thakur, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: Venkatesh Iyer guides the angling in delivery through short fine leg for FOUR.

 

Ball 5: A short delivery and Venkatesh hits it just over captain cool, Dhoni, for FOUR.

 

Ball 4: Gill collects a single towards mid-on region.

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Gill collects a couple of runs towards deep mid-wicket.

 

Ball 1: Gill drills out the yorker back to bowler, DOT.

9:51 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 4 Overs: 36-0 | CRR: 9 REQ: 9.81

Over Summary: Wd 4 1 4 0 0 2 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 36-0 ; Shubman Gill (13), Venkatesh Iyer (21)

Hazlewood continues...

Ball 6: Venkatesh Iyer collects a couple of runs towards deep square leg.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: Venkatesh Iyer smashes FOUR.

 

Ball 2: Gill collects a single.

Ball 1: Shubman Gill hits, uppishly, towards mid-off and Shardul drops a tough chance. FOUR.
 

Ball 1: WIDE

9:45 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 3 Overs: 24-0

Over Summary: 1 0 4 0 4 0  ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 24-0 ; Shubman Gill (8), Venkatesh Iyer (15)

Deepak Chahar continues...

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Venkatesh Iyer drives through extra cover for FOUR.

 

Ball 4: Venkatesh Iyer fails to put bat on ball, DOT.

 

Ball 3: Venkatesh Iyer smashes FOUR.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Shubman Gill collects a single.

9:41 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 2 Overs: 15-0 | Dhoni drops Venkatesh Iyer

Over Summary: 1 0 0 6 1 1  ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 15-0 ; Shubman Gill (7), Venkatesh Iyer (7)

Josh Hazlewood, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: Shubman Gill collects a single.

 

Ball 5: Venkatesh Iyer collects a single.

 

Ball 4: A short delivery on the pads, Venkatesh Iyer pulls it, powerfully, towards deep fine leg for SIX.

 

Ball 3: Venkatesh Iyer edges to Dhoni and the captain cool drops a SITTER.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Shubman Gill collects a single.

9:38 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 1 Over: 6-0

Over Summary: Wd 4 0 0 0 0 1  ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 6-0 ; Shubman Gill (5), Venkatesh Iyer (0)

Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer at the crease. Shubman Gill on strike. Deepak Chahar opens the attack

Ball 6: Shubman Gill collects a single.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: Shubman Gill smashes FOUR.

 

Ball 1: WIDE

9:22 PM

IPL 2021 FINAL: Kolkata Knight Riders need 193 runs to win

CSK vs KKR FINAL: Chennai Innings' key highlights

• Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 50 runs, 0 wicket)
• Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (37 balls), Extras 2
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (Gaikwad 26, Faf du Plessis 22, Extra 2)
• Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 61/0 in 8.0 overs (Gaikwad 32, du Plessis 27)
• du Plessis: 50 off 35 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
• Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 11.3 overs (70 balls), Extras 3
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (du Plessis 28, Uthappa 22, Ex 1)
• Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 124/2 in 13.3 overs (du Plessis 57)
• Over 13.3: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Batting), Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - Uthappa (Struck down)
• Chennai Super Kings: 150 runs in 16.6 overs (103 balls), Extras 5
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (du Plessis 23, Moeen Ali 27, Ex 2)
• Innings Break: Chennai Super Kings - 192/3 in 20.0 overs (Ali 37)

9:15 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 20 Overs: 192-3 | Mavi scalps du Plessis

Over Summary: 1 2 1 1 2 W  ; Chennai Super Kings:  192-3 ; Faf du Plessis (86), Moeen Ali (37)

Shivam Mavi continues...

Ball 6: du Plessis smashes the yorker length delivery straight to long-on, GONE. du Plessis c Venkatesh Iyer b Shivam Mavi 86(59) [4s-7 6s-3]

 

Ball 5: du Plessis hits towards long-off for a cpuple of runs.

 

Ball 4: Moeen Ali hits towards long-off for a single.

 

Ball 3: Faf du Plessis collects a single towards backward square leg.

 

Ball 2: Faf du Plessis hits towards deep square leg for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 1: Moeen Ali hits towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

9:09 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 19 Overs: 185-2 | Chakaravarthy leaks 13 runs

Over Summary: 0 4 1 1 6 1  ; Chennai Super Kings:  185-2 ; Faf du Plessis (81), Moeen Ali (35)

Varun Chakaravarthy [3.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Moeen Ali hits towards long-off for a single.

 

Ball 5: Moeen Ali smashes the ball outside off, straight down the ground for SIX.

 

Ball 4: Faf du Plessis collects a single.

 

Ball 3: Moeen Ali comes down the wicket and manages only an top edge to short third man for a single.

 

Ball 2: Moeen Ali slogs towards cow corner for FOUR.

 

Ball 1: Moeen Ali fails to put bat on ball, DOT.

9:04 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 18 Overs: 172-2 | Ferguson leaks 19 runs

Over Summary: 1 2 4 1 Wd 6 4  ; Chennai Super Kings:  172-2 ; Faf du Plessis (80), Moeen Ali (23)

Ferguson continues...

Ball 6: du Plessis whacks the length delivery on the pads towards cow corner for FOUR.

Ball 5: du Plessis goes down on one knee and smashes over extra cover for SIX.
 

Ball 5: WIDE down the leg side.

 

Ball 4: Moeen Ali collects a single.

 

Ball 3: Moeen Ali goes inside out over extra cover for FOUR.

 

Ball 2: Moeen Ali collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 1: du Plessis collects a single towards extra cover.

8:58 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 17 Overs: 153-2 | Mavi leaks 14 runs

Over Summary: 6 0 1 0 1 6  ; Chennai Super Kings:  153-2 ; Faf du Plessis (69), Moeen Ali (10)

Shivam Mavi [2.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Moeen Ali moves towards leg side and whacks the yorker lenth delivery for a single

 

Ball 5: Faf du Plessis drills out the yorker towards long-on for a single.

 

Ball 4: Faf du Plessis fails to score. CSK is losing steam in the death overs with too many dot deliveries.

Ball 3: Moeen Ali collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Mavi responds with a brilliant yorker, Moeen Ali fails to get under it, DOT.

 

Ball 1: A length delivery and Moeen Ali dispatches it into the mid-wicket stands for SIX.

8:50 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 16 Overs: 139-2

Over Summary: 4 2 0 1 0 1  ; Chennai Super Kings:  139-2 ; Faf du Plessis (68), Moeen Ali (4)

Lockie Ferguson [2.0-0-29-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Moeen Ali hits towards sweeper cover for a single.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: du Plessis collects a single.

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Faf du Plessis squeezes the yorker towards mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 1: Faf du Plessis carves the ball outside off between short third man and backward point for FOUR.

8:45 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 15 Overs: 131-2

Over Summary: 0 1 1 L1 2 1  ; Chennai Super Kings:  131-2 ; Faf du Plessis (61), Moeen Ali (2)

Venkatesh Iyer, right-arm medium, comes into the attack and concedes six runs.

8:41 PM

CSK vs KKR live score after 14 Overs: 125-2 | Narine scalps Uthappa

Over Summary: 1 Wd 6 W 1 0 0  ; Chennai Super Kings:  125-2 ; Faf du Plessis (57), Moeen Ali (1)

Narine continues...

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4:  Moeen Ali, left handed bat, comes to the crease and chips towards sweeper cover region for a single.

 

Ball 3: Uthappa tries to reverse sweep but misses the ball completely follows by a loud appeal and umpire raises the finger. Uthappa takes REVIEW. THERE IS THREE REDS, GONE. Uthappa lbw b Narine 31(15) [6s-3], TIMEOUT taken

Ball 2: Uthappa slams towards cow corner for SIX.
 

Ball 2: WIDE

 

Ball 1: du Plessis nudges towards mid-wicket pocket for a single.