IPL 2021 CSK vs KKR highlights: CSK wins by 2 wickets in last ball thriller
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. Check CSK vs KKR full scorecard
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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
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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.
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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 | |
CSK vs KKR playing 11
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CSK playing 11: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood.
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KKR playing 11: Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (capt), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy.
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7:27 PM
CSK vs KKR live score after 20 Overs: 172-8 | CSK WINS
Overs Summary: W 0 3 0 W 1; Chennai Super Kings: 172-8; Shardul Thakur (3), Deepak Chahar (1)
Sunil Narine [3.0-0-37-1] is back into the attack
Sunil Narine [3.0-0-37-1] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Deepak Chahar, right handed bat, comes to the crease and plays a slog sweep over mid-wicket for a single. CSK WINS.
Ball 5: Jadeja goes for sweep but misses follows by a loud appeal. Umpire gives OUT. Jadeja takes REVIEW and NO BAT INVOLVED, AND THE BALL IS HITTING THE STUMPS, GONE. Jadeja lbw b Narine 22(8) [4s-2 6s-2]
Ball 4: Jadeja fails to put bat on ball. DOT.
Ball 3: Shardul Thakur paddles towards fine leg boundary for three runs.
Ball 2: Shardul Thakur, right handed bat, comes to the crease and fails to bat on ball. DOT
Ball 1: Sam Curran looking to finish the game in style but holed out to long-off, GONE
7:18 PM
CSK vs KKR live score after 19 Overs: 168-6
Over Summary: 1 1 6 6 4 4 ; Chennai Super Kings: 168-6; Sam Curran (4), Ravindra Jadeja (22)
Prasidh Krishna [3.0-0-19-1] is back into the attack
Prasidh Krishna [3.0-0-19-1] is back into the attack
Ball 6: A juicy full toss and Jadeja smashes it towards backward point boundary for FOUR.
Ball 5: A wide full toss and Jadeja hammers it towards deep point for FOUR.
Ball 4: A length delivery and Jadeja hammers it straight down the ground for a GIGANTC SIX.
Ball 3: A slow bumper on the body, Jadeja swivels and dispatches it to fine leg boundary for SIX.
Ball 2: Curran hits the low full-toss towards extra cover for a single.
Ball 1: Jadeja squeezes the yorker length delivery towards sweeper cover for a single.
7:11 PM
CSK vs KKR live score after 18 Overs: 146-6 | Dhoni, Raina back to pavallion
Over Summary: W1 0 W 2 1 1 ; Chennai Super Kings: 146-6; Sam Curran (3), Ravindra Jadeja (1)
Varun Chakaravarthy [3.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
Varun Chakaravarthy [3.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Jadeja tucks towards mid-wicket for a single.
Ball 5: Curran pushes towards extra cover for a single.
Ball 4: Sam Curran, left handed bat, comes to the crease and tucks towards deep square leg for a couple of runs.
Ball 3: Varun Chakravathy castles the great MSD with a googly. Dhoni b Chakaravarthy 1(4)
Ball 2: Dhoni pushes towards short extra cover for no run.
Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Ball 1: Dhoni hits towards wide of long-off fielder and calls for two. But Raina gets RUNOUT while taking the second run. Raina run out (Tripathi/Chakaravarthy) 11(7) [4s-1]
7:03 PM
CSK vs KKR live score after 17 Overs: 141-4 | Ferguson scalps Ali
Over Summary: 1 N 1 Wd 2 W L1 2 ; Chennai Super Kings: 141-4; MS Dhoni (0), Suresh Raina (11)
Ball 3: Moeen Ali collects a couple of runs.
Ball 2: FREE HIT, A single taken.
Lockie Ferguson [3.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Raina hits towards deep extra cover for a couple of runs.
Ball 5: ONE LEG BYES.
MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease
MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Ball 4: Moeen Ali holed out long-on. Moeen Ali c Venkatesh Iyer b Ferguson 32(28) [4s-2 6s-1]
Ball 3: Moeen Ali collects a couple of runs.
Ball 3: WIDE
Ball 2: FREE HIT, A single taken.
Ball 2: NO BALL
Ball 1: Moeen Ali collects a single.
6:54 PM
Venkatesh Iyer, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
CSK vs KKR live score after 16 Overs: 132-3 | CSK needs 40 runs in 24 balls
Over Summary: 1 1 2 0 0 1 ; Chennai Super Kings: 132-3 ; Moeen Ali (29), Ambati Rayudu (8)
Venkatesh Iyer, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Ball 6: A single Moeen Ali.
Ball 5: DOT
Ball 4: DOT
Ball 3: Moeen Ali collects a couple of runs.
Ball 2: Raina collects a single.
Ball 1: Moeen Ali collects a single.
6:52 PM
CSK vs KKR live score after 15 Overs: 127-3 | Narine scalps Rayudu
Over Summary: 4 W 4 2 1 1 ; Chennai Super Kings: 127-3 ; Moeen Ali (25), Ambati Rayudu (7)
Sunil Narine [2.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: A single for Moeen Ali.
Ball 5: Rauna collects a single.
Ball 4: Raina collects a couple of runs.
Ball 3: Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease and smashes towards deep square leg for FOUR.
Ball 2: Narine cleans up Rayudu. Rayudu b Narine 10(9) [4s-1]
Ball 1: Rayudu smashes FOUR.
6:43 PM
CSK vs KKR live score after 14 Overs: 115-2 | CSK needs 57 runs in 36 balls
Over Summary: 1 0 0 1 1 0 ; Chennai Super Kings: 115-2 ; Moeen Ali (24), Ambati Rayudu (6)
Varun Chakaravarthy [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
Varun Chakaravarthy [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 5: Rayudu comes down the wicket and goes for a biggie but fails to get a distance as Iyer takes the ball on half-volley at long-on. A single taken.
Ball 4: Moeen Ali dances down the wicket and hits towards sweeper cover for a single.
Ball 3: Moeen Ali tries to cut, beaten. DOT.
Ball 2: Moeen Ali cuts towards point for no run.
Ball 1: A single for Rayudu.
6:39 PM
CSK vs KKR live score after 13 Overs: 112-2 | CSK needs 60 runs in 42 balls
Over Summary: Wd 1 1 0 1 1 1 ; Chennai Super Kings: 112-2 ; Moeen Ali (23), Ambati Rayudu (4)
Russell continues...
Ball 1: A single for Rayudu.
Russell continues...
Ball 6: A single for Rayudu.
Ball 5: Moeen Ali collects a single towards deep mid-wicket.
Ball 4: A single for Rayudu.
Ball 3: DOT
Ball 2: A single for Moeen Ali.
Ball 1: A single for Rayudu.
Ball 1: WIDE
6:34 PM
Prasidh Krishna [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
CSK vs KKR live score after 12 Overs: 106-2 | Prasidh scalps du Plessis
Over Summary: 1 0 W 1 1 2 ; Chennai Super Kings: 106-2 ; Moeen Ali (21), Ambati Rayudu (1)
Prasidh Krishna [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: A short delivery and Moeen Ali hits towards deep square leg for a couple of runs.
Ball 5: ONE LEG BYES.
Ball 4: Moeen Ali tucks towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Ambati Rayudu, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Ambati Rayudu, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Ball 3: A back of length delivery, du Plessis goes for a big hit but holed out to sweeper cover as Ferguson takes the catch. du Plessis c Ferguson b Prasidh 43(30) [4s-7]
Ball 2: DOT
Ball 1: Moeen Ali collects a single.
6:27 PM
CSK vs KKR live score after 11 Overs: 101-1
Over Summary: 1 4 1 4 1 1 ; Chennai Super Kings: 101-1 ; Moeen Ali (17), Faf du Plessis (43)
Russell continues...
Russell continues...
Ball 6: Moeen Ali collects a single.
Ball 5: du Plessis collects a single.
Ball 4: du Plessis smashes FOUR.
Ball 3: Moeen Ali collects a single.
Ball 2: Moeen Ali smashes FOUR.
Ball 1: du Plessis collects a single.
6:25 PM
CSK vs KKR live score after 10 Overs: 89-1
Over Summary: 1 0 0 0 4 6 ; Chennai Super Kings: 89-1 ; Moeen Ali (11), Faf du Plessis (37)
Lockie Ferguson [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
Lockie Ferguson [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Moeen Ali smashes SIX
Ball 5: Moeen Ali smashes FOUR.
Ball 4: DOT
Ball 3: DOT
Ball 2: DOT
Ball 1: du Plessis collects a single.
6:23 PM
CSK vs KKR live score after 9 Overs: 78-1 | Russell scalps Gaikwad
Over Summary: 6 W 0 1 2 1 ; Chennai Super Kings: 78-1 ; Moeen Ali (1), Faf du Plessis (36)
Andre Russell, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
Andre Russell, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
Ball 6: A single for du Plessis.
Ball 5: du Plessis collects a couple of runs.
Ball 4: A single for Moeen Ali.
Ball 3: Moeen Ali, left handed bat, comes to the crease and leaves the bumper alone.
Ball 2: Gaikwad gets an leading edge and Morgan takes the catch. Ruturaj Gaikwad c Morgan b Russell 40(28) [4s-2 6s-3]
Ball 1: Gaikwad smashes SIX.
6:12 PM
Varun Chakaravarthy [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
CSK vs KKR live score after 8 Overs: 68-0
Over Summary: 0 1 1 1 1 1 ; Chennai Super Kings: 68-0 ; Ruturaj Gaikwad (34), Faf du Plessis (33)
Varun Chakaravarthy [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: A single for Gaikwad.
Ball 5: du Plessis collects a single.
Ball 4: Gaikwad collects a single.
Ball 3: du Plessis collects a single.
Ball 2: Gaikwad collects a single.
Ball 1: DOT
6:10 PM
Sunil Narine continues...
CSK vs KKR live score after 7 Overs: 63-0
Over Summary: 0 6 1 1 1 2 ; Chennai Super Kings: 63-0 ; Ruturaj Gaikwad (31), Faf du Plessis (31)
Sunil Narine continues...
Ball 6: du Plessis collects a couple of runs.
Ball 5: A single for Gaikwad.
Ball 4: du Plessis collects a single.
Ball 3: A single for Gaikwad.
Ball 2: Gaikwad smashes SIX.
Ball 1: DOT
6:09 PM
CSK vs KKR live score after 6 Overs: 52-0
Over Summary: 4 1 1 4 0 0 ; Chennai Super Kings: 52-0 ; Ruturaj Gaikwad (23), Faf du Plessis (28)
Lockie Ferguson [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack
Lockie Ferguson [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 5: DOT
Ball 4: du Plessis smashes FOUR.
Ball 3: Gaikwad collects a single.
Ball 2: du Plessis collects a single.
Ball 1: du Plessis smashes FOUR.
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First Published: Sep 26 2021 | 1:28 PM IST
