IPL 2021 in Pictures, CSK vs KKR: Chennai Super Kings Claim Top Spot After Winning Last-over Thriller
Check out the top images from the IPL 2021, Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders match played in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and opted to bat first against Chennai Super Kings at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Both KKR and CSK came into the contest with back-to-back wins in the UAE leg. (BCCI Photo)
A mix up off the final delivery of the first over saw Ambati Rayudu producing a direct hit from short mid-wicket as KKR opener Shubman Gill (9) was run out after having struck two fours. (BCCI Photo)
Opener Venkatesh iyer (in picture) and Rahul Tripathi then added a quick 40 runs before the former was out inside the Powerplay, making 18 off 15 while hitting three fours during his stay. (BCCI Photo)
Rahul Tripathi looked set for a fifty but fell on 45. becoming Ravindra Jadeja's only victim of the afternoon. (BCCI Photo)
Andre Russell belted two fours and a six but before he could cause a significant damage, Shardul Thakur had him bowled on 20. (BCCI Photo)
With Dinesh Karthik, Nitish Rana (in picture), provided late injection of runs to power KKR to a solid 171/6 in 20 overs. The pair added 45 runs before being separated. (BCCI Photo)
Shardul was the pick of CSK bowlers accounting for Iyer and Russell to finish with figures of 2/20 from four overs. (BCCI Photo)
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis led a solid start for CSK in the chase with the opening pair adding 74 runs in 8.2 overs. (BCCI Photo)
Gaikwad played another good knock, making 40 off 28 with two fours and three sixes when he holed out to Eoin Morgan off Andre Russell. (BCCI Photo)
Du Plessis followed him into the dug-out soon after having hit 43 off 30, an innings that featured seven fours. (BCCI Photo)
CSK were looking all set for a comfortable chase before KKR ran through their middle-order. From 102/1, they slipped to 142/6. (BCCI Photo)
With 26 needed off the final two overs, KKR looked in control. However, Jadeja went hammer and tongs in the penultimate over, bowled by Prasidh Krishna. He struck two sixes and as many fours in successive deliveries bringing down the equation to just four runs off 6 deliveries. (BCCI Photo)
