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Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders to win 4th IPL title

Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders to win 4th IPL title

By Rashika Kumar
16/10/2021
[Photo: Getty Image]

Chennai Super Kings have been crowned Indian Premier League champions for the fourth time after beating Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in the final.

Faf du Plessis hit a terrific 86 runs off 59 balls and Moeen Ali scored a 20-ball 37 as Chennai posted 192-3 from 20 overs.

Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer hit half-centuries before Kolkata collapsed, losing eight wickets for 34 runs in Dubai.

Captain Eoin Morgan managed just four as Kolkata reached 165-9.

Chennai, led by captain MS Dhoni, add another trophy to the cabinet, having won the IPL in 2010, 2011 and 2018.

Dhoni refused to say whether he was going to retire or play another season.

He says he hasn’t left it behind yet when told he could be proud of his legacy.

For two-time winners KKR, it is a disappointing end after a brilliant comeback in this year's competition.

KKR were second from bottom when the tournament resumed in the United Arab Emirates last month, after it was suspended in May because of a surge in coronavirus cases in India.

[Source: BBC Sports]

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