Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
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Final:
The match between CSK and KKR is the final of the IPL 2021, which is going to be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on October 15th 2021.
CSK vs KKR History:
The teams competed against each other 27 times, till date. Out of them, CSK won 17 times and lost 9 times. 1 game was called off without a ball.
Last 5 (completed) match results of CSK against KKR are WWWLW.
CSK Home:
The teams faced each other 9 times at the home ground of CSK. The host won 7 times. On the other hand, the visitors won twice.
Last 5 (completed) match results of CSK against KKR are WWWWL.
KKR Home:
The teams competed 9 times at the home ground of KKR. The home team won 4 times and lost 5 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of KKR against CSK are LWWWL.
Neutral Venue:
The teams met 9 times at the neutral venue. CSK also won 5 times, whereas KKR won thrice. 1 match was abandoned without a ball.
Last 5 (completed) match results of CSK against KKR are WWWLW.
Playoff / semi final:
The teams played in the knockout stage (play-off / semi final) twice against each other. Both the teams won one outing.
Last 5 (completed) knockout match results of CSK against KKR is WL – – -.
Both the teams played two knockout games, and both were the finals of the tournaments.
Points and Ranks:
In the playoff stage (final match), the winner will lift the trophy.
Chennai Super Kings:
Last 5 (completed) match results of CSK are WLLLW.
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Last 5 (completed) match results of KKR are WWWWL.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast for Dubai shows the weather would be pretty clear throughout the match. The precipitation percentage would be between 1% to 4% as of now, so there would be almost no chance of rain during the match. The temperature would be between 31 to 32 Celsius. The wind would be between 5 to 14 km/h. The speed of wind and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch (Record of IPL):
Teams chose to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 19 times in 45 games. The selection didn’t favor the teams, as the team won 7 times and lost 12 times, though once the team lost a match in the second super over.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LLLWL.
On the other hand, the team chose to field first after winning the toss, won 11 times and lost 15 times, though the teams lost the match in super over twice.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WWWWW.
Over all, the teams, won the toss, won the matches 18 times and lost 27 times, including those three super over defeats.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWWL.
The first batting team won the matches 22 times including two ties. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 23 times, including one tie.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LLLLL.
Score:
The lowest successful defended total was 126. On the other hand, Highest successful chase is 179 at the ground.
The first inning lowest total was 110, and the highest total was 219 runs. For the second inning, the lowest total was 109 runs, whereas the highest was 201 runs.
The batting average of the first innings is 28.13 and 25.35 is for the second innings.
T20 History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other once at the venue. CSK won the encounter.
Last 5 (completed) match results of CSK against KKR at the venue are W – – – -.
Teams’ T20 History at the Venue:
CSK had 13 opportunities to play at the venue, and the team has a pretty good record, as the team won 8 times and lost 5 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of CSK at the venue are WLLWW.
KKR had 6 opportunities to play at the venue, and the team has an average record, as the team won thrice and lost 3 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of KKR at the venue are WLWLW.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Chennai Super Kings:
The team may go with the winning combination.
Chennai Super Kings Eleven: R. Gaikwad, F. du Plessis, R. Uthappa, M. Ali, A. Rayudu, M. Dhoni, R. Jadeja, D. Bravo, S. Thakur, D. Chahar, J. Hazlewood
Kolkata Knight Riders:
The team also would like to go with the winning XI, except A. Russell in place of S. al Hasan, if the former will be fit for the game.
Kolkata Knight Riders Eleven: S. Gill, V. Iyer, R. Tripathi, N. Rana, E. Morgan, D. Karthik, A. Russell / S. al Hasan, S. Narine, L. Ferguson, V. Chakravarthy, P. Krishna
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator.
