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CSK vs KKR, 15th Match at Mumbai, IPL, Apr 21 2021 - Match Result

RESULT
15th Match (N), Wankhede, April 21, 2021, Indian Premier League
(19.1/20 ov, T:221) 202

CSK won by 18 runs

Player Of The Match
95* (60)
faf-du-plessis
Cricinfo's MVP
129.76 ptsImpact List
andre-russell
Match centre 
Comms: Deivarayan Muthu
Scorecard summary
Chennai Super Kings 220/3(20 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders 202/10(19.1 overs)
66* (34)
4/29 (4)
3/28 (4)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
KKR129.7654(22)84.2113.881/271.0815.88
CSK127.18--04/296.35127.18
KKR92.0366(34)83.1699.250/58-- 7.22
CSK88.73--03/284.0288.73
CSK76.3395(60)87.7476.33--0

11.45pm Both teams topped 200 and overall 26 sixes were hit at the Wankhede. That's a wrap. Hope you enjoyed this high-scoring thriller as much as we did bringing it to you. This is Deivarayan Muthu signing off. Stay safe and cheers.

Dhoni: I think it's easy [for me] in a game like this because from the 15th and 16th over onwards, the contest was between the fast bowler and the batsman [laughs]. It was you vs me. The side that won was maybe the one that executed it better. If 20 overs had been completed, it would have been more closer. It's important to be humble and give respect to the opposition. Every IPL team has big-hitters. I told them [my team-mates] we have good runs on the board, but we need to stay humble. Only option was Jadeja [vs Russell] because the ball was stopping and spinning. No [was it a plan to have Russell bowled?] The batting has been really well. Rutu showed his class in the last IPL. We always need to assess where he is mentally. He eyes revealed he wasn't rattled and he has the basics to make it big. What would've helped him is the last few games last year when he wasn't successful.

Faf du Plessis, Player of the Match: It was the most fluent I've felt so far. I felt in the previous game things started to tick better and today felt technically better. It's just the rhythm of the flow of the hands. We felt the ball was stopping in the pitch. Jadeja for us and the other spinners also get grip [at Wankhede], so seamers can catch-up. He's [Gaikwad's] a fantastic young talent. It's great to see him trust his timing and technique. Once he gets to 15-20, he's hard to bowl to. For a small guy, he can hit the ball a long way. Lucky to play under MS for a long time. He knows what he's doing.

11.30pm Phew, that was one heck of a finish. CSK survive the late assault from Russell and Cummins to secure their third successive victory. Cummins remains unbeaten on 66 off 34 balls. This is only the second time a team has scored over 200 in a T20 after being five down for less than 50. The first instance: that Russell game. Do stick around for the presentation

11.20pm Morgan: It's quite high at the moment [how's the pulse?] One hell of a game. Andre Russell and Dinesh Karthik put a partnership together and following that Pat Cummins gave us every chance towards the end. Tremendous fight from the middle and lower order. You ride the emotions throughout the day. The first five overs of batting didn't go our way. We didn't play as well as we would've liked. We can be happy with [how we adapted to a] new ground, different challenges. Going back to it, I don't think there was any margin for error for the bowlers. We need to be kinder to the bowlers. You really need to be on the money. I tend to stay away from Dre after he gets out [laughs]. It's great he's in this sort of form. Disappointing that the rest of us couldn't help him out.

Chahar: I'm just trying to bowl straight balls. The ball was swinging and seaming [early on]. I didn't pick a lot of wickets last year, but then I realised when I'm bowling I have more responsibility to set the tone in the powerplay. I think the dew came in and the ball was coming nicely onto the bat. We bowled some poor balls as well. Good batting as well. So it was difficult to bowl with wet ball. Sam was bowling cutters, but it came nicely onto the bat. I can't tell about others but I was thinking we shouldn't lose the match. At one point, they needed 40 off 20 balls, which was gettable. You learn a lot of things from this match. It was a great match.

J Jehoson Jires: "Any update on Moen Ali? He is a vital cog in this rejuvenated CSK 2021" --- No official update yet on Moeen

Rahul Challa: "Watching the post match presentation. Shocked to know that Pat Cummins received no award, despite his fight to win the game for his team."

Malli: "I might be too early to say this but if Dhoni found something in Rituraj Gaikwad expect him to do big. If you have doubt look at players like Virat and Rohit."


19.1
1W
Thakur to Cummins, 1 run, OUT

Krishna is caught short on the second. Another run-out from Chahar does it for CSK. The TV umpire confirms it. Heartbreak for Cummins and KKR. Joy for CSK. Thakur searches for the wide yorker, comes out as a low full-toss. It's still a hard-to-hit low full-toss. Plinked down to long-off. Chahar runs across, swoops down on the ball, throws it to Thakur. The seamer holds his nerve, gathers the ball cleanly, and flips the bails off to catch Krishna short. Krishna stumbled on the first and wasn't quick enough in the end. CSK jump to the top of the points table

Prasidh Krishna run out (Chahar/Thakur) 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 0

Over to Cummins. They need 20 off the last over, which will be bowled by Thakur. Dhoni and Rayudu set the field. Point, cover, long-off, long-on, midwicket back

end of over 198 runs • 1 wicket
KKR: 201/9CRR: 10.57 RRR: 20.00
Prasidh Krishna0 (1b)
Pat Cummins65 (33b 4x4 6x6)
Sam Curran 4-0-58-1
Shardul Thakur 3-0-47-0
18.6
Sam Curran to Prasidh, no run

middle-stump yorker, jammed out to point with an open face. Krishna keeps it out

Slip in place

18.5
1lb
Sam Curran to Cummins, 1 leg bye

another one on the pads, Curran gets away with it, diverted off the pads behind square. Cummins and Krishna cross over

18.4
Sam Curran to Cummins, no run

pitched up on the stumps, Curran is missing his lengths, hauled to Faf at long-on. Cummins keeps strike

No.11 Krishna, but Cummins on strike

18.3
1W
Sam Curran to Cummins, 1 run, OUT

overpitched and outside off, belted straight of long-off. There's no second here, but Varun sacrifices his wicket to bring the big-hitting Cummins back on strike. Varun is caught short on the second. Nice, flat throw from Chahar

Varun Chakravarthy run out (Chahar/Curran) 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 13m) SR: 0

Dhoni walks up to Curran and has a chat with the seamer

18.2
6
Sam Curran to Cummins, SIX runs

Cummins whips it over square leg for six. Fullish and on the pads, misses the yorker and it comes out as a slot ball, which is hoisted with the wrists over the leg side

18.1
Sam Curran to Cummins, no run

middle-stump yorker, dug out. Good start to the over from Curran

Can Curran recover from the pasting he got in the 16th over from Cummins?

end of over 1812 runs
KKR: 193/8CRR: 10.72 RRR: 14.00
Pat Cummins58 (28b 4x4 5x6)
Varun Chakravarthy0 (1b)
Shardul Thakur 3-0-47-0
Lungi Ngidi 4-0-28-3
17.6
1
Thakur to Cummins, 1 run

slot ball outside off, belted through the line to the left of Gowtham at wide long-off. Cummins settles with the single. He has the strike now

17.5
4
Thakur to Cummins, FOUR runs

wide yorker, inside the tramline, Cummins chucks his hands at the ball and slices it over short third man off the outer half

Ansley: "Pat Cummins gave away 58 in his 4, he is about to make up for that big time, especially if he can take them over the line"

17.5
1w
Thakur to Cummins, 1 wide

another legcutter, well wide of off. Thakur is under pressure

17.5
1w
Thakur to Cummins, 1 wide

Thakur floats another cutter past the tramline. Another off-side wide

17.5
1w
Thakur to Cummins, 1 wide

back of a length and wobbles away past the tramline, off-side wide

17.4
Thakur to Cummins, no run

Thakur goes for the wide yorker, comes out as a wide full-toss, carved to Jadeja at sweeper. Another dot

17.3
Thakur to Cummins, no run

full-toss, wide of off, drilled to Jadeja at sweeper. Cummins turns down the single on offer

Jadeja moves to sweeper now. Thakur is going for the full, wide ball

17.2
2
Thakur to Cummins, 2 runs

sliced in the air over extra-cover, Gowtham has to run across to his right from sweeper. Cummins hares back for the second again

17.1
2
Thakur to Cummins, 2 runs

legcutter outside off, punched wide of sweeper. Cummins sprints back and brings up a 23-ball fifty

Thakur is back

end of over 175 runs • 1 wicket
KKR: 181/8CRR: 10.64 RRR: 13.33
Varun Chakravarthy0 (1b)
Pat Cummins49 (22b 3x4 5x6)
Lungi Ngidi 4-0-28-3
Sam Curran 3-0-51-1
16.6
Ngidi to Varun, no run

short and outside off, chopped away to the left of sweeper cover. KKR don't take the single. Good over from Ngidi

16.5
1
Ngidi to Cummins, 1 run

full-toss on off, lofted in the air, but lands in front of Faf at long-on

16.4
4b
Ngidi to Cummins, 4 byes

bursts through Dhoni's gloves for four. Wide yorker, pings the foot holes, bounces up and beats Dhoni

16.3
Ngidi to Cummins, no run

Varun. He is a six-hitter in club cricket in Chennai. Can he hang on with Cummins?

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
F du Plessis
95 runs (60)
9 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
off drive
13 runs
0 four2 sixes
Control
82%
PJ Cummins
66 runs (34)
4 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
slog shot
18 runs
1 four2 sixes
Control
81%
Best performances - bowlers
DL Chahar
O
4
M
0
R
29
W
4
ECO
7.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
1W
1W
L Ngidi
O
4
M
0
R
28
W
3
ECO
7
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
TossKolkata Knight Riders, elected to field first
Series
Season2021
Player Of The Match
Match days21 April 2021 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsChennai Super Kings 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0
Language
English
Win Probability
CSK 96.47%
CSKKKR
100%50%100%CSK InningsKKR Innings

Over 20 • KKR 202/10

Prasidh Krishna run out (Chahar/Thakur) 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 0
W
CSK won by 18 runs
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Indian Premier League

TEAMMWLPTNRR
DC14104200.481
CSK1495180.455
RCB149518-0.140
KKR1477140.587
MI1477140.116
PBKS146812-0.001
RR145910-0.993
SRH143116-0.545