From disastrous last year, the Chennai Super Kings became the champions of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League. It is really a Fairytale comeback by the boys of Chennai Super Kings as they finished the seventh position last year and it was the first time for the franchise to go back home without qualifying for the playoffs of the IPL tournament. The strategy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his capability of utilizing the skills of the available players made Chennai Super Kings different from other franchisees and the same helped them to become the champions of this year.
It was a high scoring game in the Dubai cricket stadium but the magic of Dhoni and the bowling unit of Chennai Super Kings crushed the Kolkata Knight Riders the game to clinch their fourth Indian Premier League title. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the match between Chennai Super Kings versus Kolkata Knight Riders in the final of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League.
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field the first in the final match of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League and Ruturaj Gaikwad came out in the middle with the most trusted player of the Chennai Super Kings and that is Faf du Plessis.
As usual, the opening pair of the Chennai Super Kings provided a great start for the team. Gaikwad was dismissed for 32 but Faf du Plessis was leading the side from front as he scored 86 runs from 59 deliveries.
Having said that, Robin Uthappa started from where he ended in the last match as he smashed heavily in the ground and scored 31 runs from just 15 deliveries. While Moeen Ali added 37 runs in his account and Chennai Super Kings and their innings at 192 runs with the loss of 3 wickets on the board after 20 overs.
In the reply, the heartbeat of the Kolkata Knight Riders fans may be stopped for a second as Venkatesh Iyer was dismissed on the second wall of the innings and it was a regulation catch but the Captain Cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni missed the catch, and that was a lifeline for him. That said, Shubman Gill also got a lifeline when he was caught on 27 runs and the ball hit on the Spider-Man camera cable but the umpires decided the ball as a dead ball. The opening pair were dismissed for 50 and 51 respectively.
After that, the batting lineup of the Kolkata Knight Riders collapsed very badly. Nitish Rana went back to the pavilion without scoring a single run while Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, Shakib Al Hasan, and Rahul Tripathi didn’t scored two-digit.
Lockie Ferguson and Shivam Mavi fought hard and added 18 as well as 20. But that was not enough for the Kolkata Knight Riders as they lost the match by 27 runs. It is worth mentioning that Chennai Super Kings clinched their fourth IPL title.
So congratulations to the entire Chennai Super Kings players and the supporting staffs along with the fans for the amazing victory.
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