Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 38th match result | IPL 2021

38th

Match

IPL No : #865

Sun, 26 September 2021, Starts from 15:30

Chennai Super Kings - 8/172 (20 ov)

Kolkata Knight Riders - 6/171 (20 ov)

ABU DHABI

Chennai won by 2 wickets

Match Stats

Kolkata Knight Riders innigs

6/171 (20 ov)

Batsmen	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	Season	R	4s	6s	All time	R	4s	6s
Shubman Gill run out (Rayudu)	9	8	5	2	0	180.00	In 2021	202	23	7	Career	1141	110	31
VR Iyer c †Dhoni b Thakur	18	32	15	3	0	120.00	In 2021	112	14	4	Career	112	14	4
RA Tripathi b Jadeja	45	56	33	4	1	136.36	In 2021	306	33	8	Career	1294	128	45
EJG Morgan c du Plessis b Hazlewood	8	18	14	0	0	57.14	In 2021	107	7	5	Career	1706	134	76
N Rana not out	37	58	27	3	1	137.03	In 2021	243	25	10	Career	1680	152	82
AD Russell b Thakur	20	24	15	2	1	133.33	In 2021	183	14	14	Career	4402	313	355
KD Karthik c †Dhoni b Hazlewood	26	20	11	3	1	236.36	In 2021	149	16	5	Career	3989	395	110
SP Narine not out	0	4	1	0	0	0.00	In 2021	10	2	0	Career	2206	229	129
Extras 8 (5w, 1nb, 1lb, 1b)	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Total 6/171 (20 overs, 8.55rpo)	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	0s	4s	6s	Season	W	0s	Best	All time	W	0s
DL Chahar	4	0	32	0	8	8	5	0	In 2021	11	94	4/13	Career	56	546
SM Curran	4	0	56	0	14	5	6	3	In 2021	9	72	4/11	Career	32	223
JR Hazlewood	4	0	40	2	10	8	5	1	In 2021	3	23	3/16	Career	30	105
SN Thakur	4	1	20	2	5	10	1	0	In 2021	10	81	3/19	Career	56	422
RA Jadeja	4	0	21	1	5	5	0	0	In 2021	7	71	5/16	Career	121	564

Chennai Super Kings innigs

8/172 (20 ov)

Batsmen	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	Season	R	4s	6s	All time	R	4s	6s
RD Gaikwad c Morgan b Russell	40	38	28	2	3	142.85	In 2021	362	40	13	Career	566	56	19
F du Plessis c Ferguson b Prasidh Krishna	43	53	30	7	0	143.33	In 2021	394	38	15	Career	3166	277	104
MM Ali c Iyer b Ferguson	32	45	28	2	1	114.28	In 2021	261	24	15	Career	616	47	41
AT Rayudu b Narine	10	14	9	1	0	111.11	In 2021	178	10	14	Career	3837	318	146
SK Raina run out (Tripathi/Varun)	11	19	7	1	0	157.14	In 2021	155	13	9	Career	5523	506	203
MS Dhoni b Varun	1	8	4	0	0	25.00	In 2021	52	6	1	Career	4684	319	217
RA Jadeja lbw b Narine	22	21	8	2	2	275.00	In 2021	179	14	8	Career	2338	171	84
SM Curran c sub (KL Nagarkoti) b Narine	4	13	4	0	0	100.00	In 2021	56	5	3	Career	337	30	18
SN Thakur not out	3	7	2	0	0	150.00	In 2021	5	0	0	Career	53	5	1
DL Chahar not out	1	2	1	0	0	100.00	In 2021	1	0	0	Career	79	2	6
Extras 5 (5w, 1nb, 1lb, 1b)	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Total 8/172 (20 overs, 8.6rpo)	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Bowler	O	R	W	ECO	0s	4s	6s	Season	W	0s	Best	All time	W	0s
M Prasidh Krishna	4	41	1	10	9	5	2	In 2021	12	102	4/30	Career	30	292
LH Ferguson	4	33	1	8	10	3	1	In 2021	5	30	3/15	Career	16	151
CV Varun	4	22	1	6	9	2	0	In 2021	11	85	5/20	Career	38	207
SP Narine	4	41	3	10	7	3	2	In 2021	7	66	5/19	Career	270	1404
AD Russell	3	28	1	9	3	2	1	In 2021	11	39	5/15	Career	214	796
VR Iyer	1	5	0	5	2	0	0	In 2021	0	2	0/5	Career	0	2

Match Summary: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders – 38th Match, IPL 2021

Date: September 26, 2021
Venue: Abu Dhabi

In a thrilling encounter, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) edged past Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by a narrow margin of 2 wickets, securing their victory in the 38th match of IPL 2021.

Kolkata Knight Riders Innings

KKR batted first, posting a competitive total of 171 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. The top performer for KKR was Rahul Tripathi, who played a resilient knock of 45 runs off 56 balls, hitting 4 boundaries and 1 six. Nitish Rana contributed significantly with a well-crafted 37 runs not out from 58 deliveries, while Dinesh Karthik chipped in with a quickfire 26 from 20 balls.

Despite a slow start, KKR managed to recover from initial fall of wickets, with contributions from Andre Russell (20 runs) and Rinku Singh (few runs) towards the end. CSK's bowlers kept things tight, with Shardul Thakur (2 wickets) and Josh Hazlewood (2 wickets) being the standouts.

Chennai Super Kings Innings

In response, CSK began their chase with openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis both playing substantial innings. Gaikwad scored 40 runs off 38 balls, while du Plessis contributed 43 runs from 53 deliveries. The duo laid a strong foundation for CSK but the team faced a few hiccups in the middle order.

Moeen Ali (32 runs) and Ravindra Jadeja (22 runs) tried to stabilize the innings, but it wasn't an easy path to victory, with constant pressure from KKR's bowlers, particularly Sunil Narine, who grabbed 3 wickets for just 41 runs in his 4 overs.

In the final overs of the match, Shardul Thakur managed to find the boundaries at crucial moments. Ultimately, it was a nail-biting finish, as CSK managed to chase down the target, finishing with 172 runs for 8 wickets, reaching the target in 20 overs.

Conclusion

With this win, Chennai Super Kings continue their strong campaign in IPL 2021. Player of the Match accolades can be highlighted as Shardul Thakur and Sunil Narine being significant players in their respective teams. As the tournament progresses, fans can expect more thrilling encounters on the horizon!

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