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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) thrashed Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the final at Dubai International Cricket Stadium to win Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Friday.
The Knight Riders went off to a terrific start as Venkatesh Iyer, and Shubman Gill once again outplayed the opposition bowlers in the first few overs.
Both Iyer and Gill smashed respective half-centuries. The duo added 91 runs for the opening wicket before Shardul Thakur dismissed Iyer, which opened the flood gates as in the same over, Thakur got rid of Nitish Rana.
KKR kept on losing wickets at regular intervals and could only manage to reach 165/9 in their 20 overs, losing the contest by 27 runs.
Most IPL titles:
- 5 ?Mumbai Indians
- 4 ?Chennai Super Kings
- 2 ?Kolkata Knight Riders
Earlier, the Super Kings posted a massive 192/3 on the board in their allotted 20 overs, thanks to a magnificent knock by opener Faf du Plessis.
The former South Africa skipper stayed in the middle till the last ball of CSK innings to guide his side to reach a competitive total. Du Plessis scored a tremendous 86 runs off 59 balls with the help of seven fours and three sixes.
Apart from Du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad (32 off 27), Robin Uthappa (31 off 15), and Moeen Ali (37 not out off 20) chipped in with valuable contributions.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Well done CSK a great win and what can you say about
— David Warner (@davidwarner31)
Team India so strong our mentor just won the IPL 😎 Congratulations 👏🏼
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Congratulations ! Don’t worry , we’re still 2 out of 3. Keep ur heads up!
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir)
Chennai Super Kings.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni. 🙇♂?— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Iconic Team and an outstanding leader.
Champion Super Kings. Congratulations on Trophy No 4 .— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Many congratulations to on winning their fourth IPL title. Brilliantly team effort and wonderfully led by .
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
दशहर?पर धोनी की जी?#8230;चेन्नई की दीवाली…
डु प्लेसी आल?रे आल?#8230; 👏👏— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Yesssss boys, amazing. Well done to everyone involved. Management, fans and players. Incredible. Enjoy the celebrations 🎉🎉💛🦁
— Sam Curran (@CurranSM)
A clinical performance by CSK across all departments ensuring a convincing victory to win the for the 4th time! Congratulations to and for an amazing season!
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9)
http://twitter.com/katecross16/status/1449073337787944962
Stephen Fleming is now the most successful coach in history.
He has now won his fourth title – all for
Mahela Jayawardene has won three for— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
What is it about and ? Hopefully he will be in a chatty mood at the presentation
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
IPL champions:
2008:
2009: Deccan
2010:
2011:
2012:
2013:
2014:
2015:
2016:
2017:
2018:
2019:
2020:2021:
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
CSK played like true champions.
Right from ball one when perhaps Gaikwad pinched a quick single. That is intent.
Commiserations to KKR. That was one brilliant comeback in the 2nd half.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12)
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Chennai Super Kings won by 27 runs. Scorecard:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
http://twitter.com/hemangkbadani/status/1449073763098660872
Congratulations on winning 💛🏆
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Well done to CSK
I mean, they pretty darn good 👍
Well done Eric and Kingers
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62)
Aaj toh banta hai. Congratulations and respect, . 🏆
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals)
Congratulations to on winning a fourth title 👏
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers)
IPL ka rang peela !
Ab World Cup ho neela !Jai hind 🙏
Congratulations
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima)
C for comeback 😎
C for Champions 👑
C for Chennai Super Kings 🦁 are the champions of 2021!— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia)
Well they are Mahi’s Men. Did anyone expect anything else? Huge congratulations CSK 💛 Champions!
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB)
http://twitter.com/fwildecricket/status/1449072349949698057
This one is for pride. The pride of Lions. Thank you .
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)
