A sensational cameo from Ravindra Jadeja (22 off 8 balls) towards the end helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by two wickets in a last-ball thriller in Match 38 of 14th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) at Sheikh Zayed Stadium,Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
Chasing a target of 172, CSK top-order batsmen chipped with handy contributions but they wobbled towards the end before Jadeja pulled off the win with an 8-ball 22 which was studded with two fours and as many sixes to help his side reach 172 for 8 in 20 overs.
Check Match 39, MI vs RCB live score and match updates here Faf du Plessis (44), Ruturaj Gaikwad (40) and Moeen Ali (32) were the other contributors.
Earlier, KKR scored 171 for six after opting to bat. Rahul Tripathi made 45 off 33 balls, while useful contributions also came from Nitish Rana (37 not out) and Dinesh Karthik (26).
India pacer Shardul Thakur was one of the best bowlers for CSK in the game, returning impressive figures of 2/20 in his quota of four overs. Josh Hazlewood also picked up two wickets, including that of KKR skipper Eoin Morgan.
India pacer Shardul Thakur was one of the best bowlers for CSK in the game, returning impressive figures of 2/20 in his quota of four overs. Josh Hazlewood also picked up two wickets, including that of KKR skipper Eoin Morgan.
2021 IPL points table and team rankings
2021 IPL latest news Chennai Super Kings' score card | Batter | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | c Morgan b Russell | 40 | 28 | 2 | 3 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Ferguson b Prasidh | 43 | 30 | 7 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | c Venkatesh b Ferguson | 32 | 28 | 2 | 1 |
| Ambati Rayudu | b Narine | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Suresh Raina | runout (Tripathi/Chakravarthy) | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| MS Dhoni | b Chakravarthy | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | lbw b Narine | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Sam Curran | c (sub) Nagarkoti b Narine | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Shardul Thakur | not out | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Deepak Chahar | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: 172-8 in 20 Overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets |
| Prasidh Krishna | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| Andre Russell | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Earlier, KKR has fielded an unchanged XI from its last game against Mumbai Indians (MI) while CSK made a solitary change to its playing XI with Sam Curran coming in for Dwayne Bravo.
Both CSK and KKR have registered two wins out of as many games post IPL's resumption in the UAE. Both the teams would be desperate to outwit each other in their bid to register a hat-trick of victories.
Another common factor post the tournament's resumption is that CSK and KKR have registered both their thumping wins against Royal Challengers Bangalore and defending champions Mumbai Indians.
Kolkata Knight Riders' scorecard | Batter | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Shubman Gill | runout (Rayudu) | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | c Dhoni b Shardul | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| Rahul Tripathi | b Jadeja | 45 | 33 | 4 | 1 |
| Eoin Morgan | c du Plessis b Hazlewood | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Nitish Rana | not out | 37 | 27 | 3 | 1 |
| Andre Russell | b Shardul | 20 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| Dines Karthik | c Dhoni b Hazlewood | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| Sunil Narine | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: 171-6 in 20 Overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets |
| Deepak Chahar | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | 4 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Shardul Thakur | 4 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
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