CSK vs KKR Final Commentary - Dubai (15 October 2021)

Bravo delivers it full and around middle and leg, the angle is taking that down, Mavi attempts to flick but misses. It goes through his legs to Dhoni.

A yorker around off, nicely nailed by DJ, Mavi brings his bat down and squeezes it through cover-point for a run.

Aerial but safe! One of many variations of Bravo. Fuller and wide outside off, Ferguson is early into the shot and flicks it in the air over mid-wicket. A single is taken.

Play and a miss! Bravo continues to bowl slower, around middle and leg, Shivam Mavi tries to play the paddle scoop but misses.

OUT! Wicket number 9 goes down! Fullish and outside off, slower in pace, Shivam Mavi mistimes his heave in the air and Deepak Chahar completes the catch safely at deep mid-wicket. Can Chennai pick the final wicket on the last ball?

CHENNAI WIN BY 27 RUNS! Dwayne Bravo bowls a near-yorker around off, Ferguson digs it out to the leg side and crosses. Whistle Podu for Chennai! MS Dhoni smiles and the dugout erupts. Yet another feather in Dhoni's cap, this is his fourth title and he has achieved it in his 300th T20 match as captain. Take a bow, legend!

Good-length ball outside off, Mavi looks to cut but gets a bottom edge. It rolls behind in front of the keeper.

WIDE! Full outside off, Mavi looks to drive but misses. Wided.

Slower ball on off, Mavi defends it to covers for one.

Full toss outside off, Ferguson misses his drive.

NO BALL AND FOUR! Full toss above the waist on the pads, Ferguson swings it to deep backward square leg for a boundary. A Free Hit will follow.

WIDE! A slower ball way outside off, Ferguson lets it go. Wided.

WIDE! Another one outside off, Ferguson does not play at that. Another wide. Just delaying the inevitable.

Low full toss outside off, Ferguson drives it to deep cover for a couple.

SIX! Powered! Short ball around off, Ferguson smacks it over wide long on for a biggie. Dhoni is not understanding what is Thakur trying to do. The skipper isn't looking happy.

Good-length ball outside off, Ferguson misses his swing. 31 needed in the last over.

Full outside off, Lockie plays it to long on for one.

Very full outside off, Mavi looks to drive but misses.

FOUR! Too late for Kolkata! Very full outside off, Mavi slices it over short third man for a boundary.

SIX! Mavi has decided to enjoy himself here! Full and outside off, Mavi lifts it over deep point for a biggie. One of the spectators has touched the ball so it has to be changed as per the new Covid protocol.

SIX! Mavi with another! He is showing that he can bat! Bravo dishes a juicy full toss on the pads, Mavi powers it over deep square leg for a biggie.

Slower ball outside off, Mavi guides it through backward point for a single.

Slower ball around off, Morgan goes for a huge slog but misses.

Good-length ball on the pads, Morgan looks to heave it away but it goes off the pads to the leg side. Refuses to take the single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Brilliance in the field from Deepak Chahar and that should be it for Kolkata! What an effort from Deepak Chahar though! Simply terrific! Short ball on the pads, Morgan pulls it to deep square leg. Chahar comes across, jumps and catches it. He sees himself going over and throws the ball back up. He goes over the rope, comes back in and completes the catch. The third umpire takes a look at it and is happy with the effort. So, Kolkata lose their 8th wicket. 

Full ball on off, Mavi defends it to covers for a single.

Full toss on the pads, Ferguson heaves it to deep square leg for one.

Full ball outside off, Mavi drives it to extra cover. Hazlewood is done for the night and his figures read 4-0-29-2.

Good-length ball outside off, Morgan cuts it through point for a single.

Good-length ball around off, Tripathi guides it to short third man. A dot ball.

On a length outside off, Tripathi drives it on the up towards deep cover. Tripathi hobbles back for two.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another wicket goes down and the dream for Kolkata is crumbling. Tripathi had no option but to go for the big shot and he perishes. Good-length ball on middle, Tripathi looks to go over long on but does not time it well at all. Moeen Ali has no problems in taking it in the deep. 

Slower short ball around off, Ferguson is too early into his shot. It takes the inside edge and goes back to the keeper.

Just over extra cover! Short ball outside off, Ferguson lifts it over extra cover. Gowtham, the substitute fielder, goes after it but fails to reach it. Two taken.

Flatter ball on the pads, Karthik looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. It rolls back and Dhoni quickly gets to the ball.

Tossed up outside off, Karthik goes for his favourite sweep shot but fails to get anything on it. Dhoni collects the ball and breaks the stumps but DK never left the crease.

Short ball on off, Karthik pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Floated ball outside off, Morgan lifts it towards long off but just for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Jadeja gets a wicket off a rank long-hop! Dinesh Karthik will be disappointed that he could not put it away and Chennai are on top in this final. Jadeja dishes a short ball on the pads, Karthik looks to pull but mistimes it. Ambati Rayudu does not have to move an inch at deep square leg and he takes an easy catch. 74 needed in 31 balls.

NOT OUT! Shakib Al Hasan is in! Floated ball, down the leg side, Shakib looks to flick but misses. Dhoni collects the ball and whips the bails off in a flash. The third umpire is called for. They first check the UltraEdge which shows no bat. Shakib has his foot grounded and he is safe. Wide called.

OUT! LBW! You just cannot keep Ravindra Jadeja out of the game! Chennai are all over Kolkata at the moment and we can see some glum faces among the Kolkata fans. Jadeja bowls a quicker ball on middle, Shakib Al Hasan looks to flick but misses and gets rapped on the pads. An appeal is made and the finger has gone up. Plumb in front. 

A dot to start the over! A slower short ball outside off, Gill looks to pull but misses.

OUT! LBW! Gill goes and Chennai continue to pick up wickets. The final is swinging their way now. This was plumb and there was no hesitation from the umpire. Chahar bowls a low full toss around off, Gill shuffles across the stumps and looks to paddle but misses it completely. It hits him low on the pads. Chahar and Chennai appeal and the umpire has no hesitation in raising his finger. Shubman Gill knows that he is a goner and doesn't even bother to take the DRS. Kolkata are staring down the barrel.

SIX! That's the way to make a statement! A six off the first ball. Short ball on middle, Karthik rocks back and pulls it over deep square leg for a biggie.

Full ball outside off, Karthik drives it to deep cover for a single.

 Slower short ball around middle, Morgan looks to pull but it takes the top edge, hits his body and goes to the off side. A single taken.

A single to end the over! Full ball outside off, Karthik pushes it to covers for one.

The arm ball now, on middle and leg, quicker too, Gill looks to nudge this to the leg side but misses and gets hit high on the pad. 

100 up for Kolkata! Fractionally short, around middle, Shubman Gill comes down and works this through wide mid on for a couple.

Shorter and quicker outside off, Shubman Gill lines up to slash this away but gets an under-edge, and the ball nutmegs Dhoni and goes through. Two taken before Josh Hazlewood can stop the ball coming across from short third man. 

Shout for a caught behind! Drifting down the leg side, Shubman Gill gets low and looks to sweep, but misses. The keeper, Dhoni takes it and appeals loudly for a caught behind. Umpire Nitin Menon just shakes his head. No wide called and so, it might have brushed off Gill's pad. 

FOUR! Much needed from Gill! Fuller, way outside off, Shubman Gill reaches out and tonks this over cover for a one-bounce boundary. Fifty up for Gill, can he change gears now?

Shubman Gill skips down to this shortish ball outside off and bunts this to covers to scamper through for a run. 85 needed in 42 balls. 

Back of a length, around off, knocked through mid on for one. 

Narine gets off the mark on ball one! On a length, on the pads, whipped through mid-wicket for a couple. 

WIDE. Slips this one down the leg side, Sunil sways away from the line of the ball. Wided. 

OUT! TAKEN! No fireworks from Sunil Narine this time around! There is no way Ravindra Jadeja is going to drop these! You are not going to find safer hands, than Jadeja's. In no time, Kolkata have lost three wickets and Chennai are making inroads. A touch shorter, around middle and leg, Sunil Narine backs away to the leg side and powers this one towards deep mid-wicket. Ravindra Jadeja is stationed there and he takes it, backtracks, but stops before the rope. 96 needed in 51 balls. 

Captain Morgan opens his account! On middle, knocked through mid on for one. 

Slightly shorter, around off, swatted away by Gill to deep mid-wicket for one. 

A top over from the Aussie, 6 and a wicket off this! Around off, fuller, pushed to covers. 94 needed in 48 balls! 

Length ball on middle and leg, Gill flicks it to deep mid-wicket and takes a couple of runs.

Good-length ball outside off, Gill punches it to extra cover for a dot.

Full on middle, Gill flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! No spider cam in the way this time! A really good catch by Ravindra Jadeja in the deep and the first wicket stand has finally been broken. A great knock of 50 from Venkatesh Iyer but his stay has come to an end. Around off, on a length this time, Venkatesh Iyer looks to slam this one down the ground, but he mistimes it high in the air towards deep cover. The ball is swirling in the air and Ravindra Jadeja does very well to keep his eyes on the ball and pouches this with his strong fingers underneath it. 102 needed in 56 balls. 

WIDE. Down the leg side, Gill looks to flick but misses. An appeal for caught behind by Thakur but turned down. 

Around off, hit to the mid off fielder for one. 

OUT! CAUGHT! What an over this has been by Thakur! He gets 2 wickets and the momentum has shifted! A golden duck for the southpaw, Rana and he trudges back disappointed. The scrambled seam this time, on a length, around off, Nitish Rana only chips this one towards mid off, where Faf du Plessis gets forward slightly and gulps this down. 100 more needed in 54 balls. 

SIX! Kolkata were going through a lean phase and Venkatesh Iyer releases some pressure with a biggie! Fuller this time, on leg, Venkatesh Iyer gets low and thumps this one over deep square leg for a biggie. 

Slightly shorter, quicker outside off, Iyer slices this to the left of short third man for one. Also, brings up Venkatesh Iyer's fifty, in just 31 balls. He has laid the platform and will want to continue. 

Outside off, pushed to point.

FOUR! What a shot! Tossed up on middle, Gill goes on his knees and then reverse-sweeps it over point for a boundary.

FOUR! This is brilliant batting! Short ball on middle, Gill goes on his back foot and then pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Outside off, cut to deep point for one.

Shout was for two but they only manage one! Outside off, on a length, SG eases this through wide mid off for one. 

A loopy full toss, on middle, Venkatesh works this through wide mid on for a single.

On a fuller length, outside off, Gill plays this to the right of Moeen at extra cover for one. 

A full toss, outside off, VI shimmies down but only finds Moeen Ali at extra cover with his cover drive. Dot ball.

Another dot! Fullish, outside off, Iyer guides this but only finds backward point. Can Bravo end the over well?

Just 4 off this over too! Brilliant stuff from DJ Bravo! Slower in pace again, outside off, on a length, stroked through mid off for one. The required rate has now touched 11.

Ravindra Jadeja starts with a flatter and quicker delivery around off, it lands and turns away slightly. Shubman Gill skips down and hits it to the left of RJ, who stops it with a dive. 

Eases this fuller ball through mid off for a run. 

Flatter again, quicker around off, Iyer pushes it back to Jadeja. 

Shortish, slightly outside off, Venkatesh Iyer dances down and knocks this through mid on. One run. 

Just a run! Fuller now, around off, hit through covers. Gill runs the first one hard and wants another but Iyer sends him back quickly. 

SIX! BANG! That will release some pressure for Kolkata. They got just 3 runs from the last 5 balls but this delivery ends the over well for them. Fuller, around off, Venkatesh Iyer gets low, gets his blade underneath the ball and spanks this one well over wide long on. 125 needed in 72 balls. 

Bravo starts off with a slower ball, around off, Iyer walks forward and knocks this through mid-wicket for one. 

An off pace delivery again, around off, Gill pushes it back to DJ. 

Another slower ball, full toss, around off, Gill hits it through mid-wicket and takes one. 

Well played. On a length, around middle and leg, Venkatesh Iyer skips down the track and whips this to the right of the deep square leg fielder for a brace. 

Quality delivery. A great yorker, around off, Iyer only manages to jam this one out, back towards Bravo. 

Just 4 off this one! A top over by Bravo. Around off, on a length, pushed to the cover fielder. 

Shortish and around off, slower in pace, Gill works it in the gap at mid-wicket for a run.

Fuller and on middle, Iyer tries to flick but it takes the leading half of his blade and rolls back to the bowler. Chahar fumbles slightly but no run is conceded.

Bowls a full toss outside off, at 116 clicks, Iyer pushes it with no timing towards wide mid off. A single is taken.

FOUR! What a shot! Skilful. Chahar lands it on a fuller length, around middle and leg, Shubman Gill jumps down the track, makes room and forces it aerially through the gap at extra cover for a boundary.

Dhoni comes up to the stumps and Deepak Chahar serves it on a good length outside off, Gill stays back and eases it down to long on for a single.

What a stop! But an overthrow is conceded in the end. A low full toss around off, Iyer drills it square of the wicket on the off side. The cover-point fielder, Ruturaj Gaikwad, dives full length to his right to stop the racing ball. A mix-up between the batters and Shubman Gill is sent back. Gaikwad has a shy at the bowler's end but misses as Gill dives in. The ball goes away towards wide mid on and they now cross for a single. At the end of the Powerplay, Kolkata are 55/0! Chennai were 50/0 at this stage.

Thakur begins with a very full ball around off, Shubman Gill jumps down the track, yorks himself and does well to dig it out at the last moment.

Shortish and on off, Shubman Gill stays back this time and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Swing and a miss! A touch short and outside off, Gill throws his bat at it but fails to connect.

Angling into the batsman, fuller and around off, Gill plays a lovely on-drive but finds the fielder at the edge of the circle at mid on. A single is taken.

FOUR! Not in any control of that shot! Shardul Thakur bends his back to send across a short ball on middle and leg, Venkatesh Iyer tries to pull but it takes the top edge and flies over MS Dhoni. He jumps to get fingertips on this but still, it races behind for a boundary.

FOUR! Neatly done on this occasion! Thakur errs in line again, on a fuller length and down the leg side, Venkatesh Iyer picks it off his pads and helps it on its way to the fine leg fence. 11 from the over, 146 needed off 90 balls.

Wide! Wrong line from Josh Hazlewood. Starts the over with a delivery down the leg side, Gill tries flicking but misses. 

IN THE AIR... FOUR! Did that carry? Short in length around off, Shubman Gill advances down the track and flat-bats it towards wide mid off. Shardul Thakur runs forward, puts in a dive but it drops just below his outstretched hands and sneaks past him. It races away after that for a boundary.

Angling into the batsman, Gill pushes it towards mid on for a run.

FOUR! Venkatesh Iyer is picking his spots and finding the gaps. This one is on a length, around off and angling away, Iyer keeps his balance on the back foot and whacks it through cover-point.

Play and a miss! Josh Hazlewood follows the batsman down the leg side with a length ball, Iyer swings and misses.

Back of a length outside off, Iyer slaps it off his back foot but finds Moeen Ali at backward point.

Around leg on a length, Iyer uses his feet and whips it through square leg for a couple. 12 from the over and Kolkata have raced to 36 in four overs.

Chahar goes wide of the crease and delivers a slower one on a length at 120 clicks, Gill works it behind square leg for a single.

Fuller and on the pads at 133.9 kph, Iyer flicks but finds the mid-wicket fielder.

FOUR! Shot! Fractionally short and around off, angling away, Venkatesh Iyer rocks back and smacks it past the diving point fielder for a boundary.

Well bowled! Clever change in pace and length. Chahar goes fuller and just outside off at 120 kph, Iyer is deceived completely and fails to put the bat on the ball.

FOUR! Once again Venkatesh Iyer follows up the dot ball with a boundary. Gloriously done again. Fuller and around off, Iyer unfurls a lovely drive through extra cover for a boundary. He is already punishing Chennai here.

Drifting down the leg side, on a length, from 'round the wicket, Iyer fails to flick. It probably brushes his pads on its way to Dhoni. No signal from the umpire.

The Aussie begins well. Slightly short and on middle, Gill walks down the track and drags his pull shot to mid on for a single.

Back of a length around off, Venkatesh Iyer stands back inside the crease and punches it towards the bowler.

DROPPED! MS Dhoni has put down Venkatesh Iyer, the man in form. How costly will this prove? Back of a length, around middle at 142 kph, Venkatesh Iyer steps back to punch it through the line but gets a thick edge behind to the keeper. Dhoni reacts to his left but fails to hold on to the catch. 

SIX! Dismissed! Just rubbing salt into the wounds. Shortish and around middle, this time Iyer stands still inside the crease to ride the bounce and smokes it over fine leg for a biggie.

Forces a length ball towards wide mid off and scampers across to the other end.

Serves it on a length around middle and off, nipping in, Gill tries to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It deflects to the left of backward point and they cross.

Wide! False start from Chahar. Slips a full ball down the leg side, Shubman Gill tries to flick but misses.

FOUR! Kolkata are away in style. Deepak Chahar goes short and on middle, Shubman Gill gives the charge and pulls it magnificently over mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.

Angles in a length ball around leg, Gill walks forward a bit and attempts to work it around but misses. It takes his pads and rolls back to the bowler.

Back of a length, around off at 130.9 kph, Shubman Gill stays back and plays it down to point.

A touch short again, on top of off, Gill sticks back and tries to run it down but it shapes back in a bit to take the bottom edge. The ball rolls in front of the keeper, Venkatesh Iyer looks for a run but is sent back as MS Dhoni attacks the ball.

On a good length, around off and shaping away, Shubman Gill pushes it from the crease to covers.

Fuller in length and outside off, Shubman Gill plays a mistimed off drive, to the left of mid off, and takes off for a single. 6 from the first over.