DEL135/5 (20)
KOL 136/7 (19.5)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets
Match Information
Time13-Oct-2021, 07:30 PM
VenueSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
TossKolkata Knight Riders won the toss & elected to field
UmpiresK. Ananthapadmanabhan(India), Michael Gough(England), Chris Gaffaney(New Zealand, TV)
Match RefereeManu Nayar(India)
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Kolkata somehow managed to get through to the finals as they fumbled in the death overs even after getting a good start. Interestingly, they have never lost any final of the Indian T20 League as they managed to lift the cup on both the previous occasions. Venkatesh Iyer has certainly been the find of this season.
Delhi on the other hand lost the plot yet again in the final stages of the tournament. The sloppy work on the field didn't help their case after an average batting display early on as they kept on dropping catches and giving away easy runs through misfield. Nevertheless, they have been one of the most consistent side of the tournament in the last 3 editions and they would definitely want to come back even more stronger in the next season.
DC in IPL Playoffs (or) Semi-Finals vs Teams (Other than SRH):
Played : 9
Lost : 9
Eoin Morgan: " It Should have been more easier with the kind of start that we got, but eventually we won and I am very delighted with that. We are here to play some entertaining games. It's a nice insight in the team culture with the young guys coming in and expressing themselves. We were in touch with everyone after the first phase of the league. Venkatesh Iyer has been unbelievable as a player and we are lucky to have him in our side. CSK is one of the toughest side in the tournament and we're looking forward to face them in the final."
Most Valuable Asset of the match: Venkatesh Iyer
Let's crack it sixes award: Venkatesh Iyer
Super Striker of the match: Shimron Hetmyer
Teams to play IPL finals despite not being in top 2 position in the league stage (Since 2011):
CSK (2012)
SRH (2016)
KKR (2021)
Rishabh Pant: "I dont think I have words to express of how we are feeling right now. We kept on believing to stay in the game as long as possible and the bowlers did well to get us back into the game. Kolkata bowled really well in the middle overs as we felt stuck. Hopefully we can come back stronger next year. I think this season we played really good cricket. Hopefully we will improve next year and come back stronger."
Ravichandran Ashwin to RA Tripathi, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! off break good length on the middle stump Rahul Tripathi plays lofted pull, of the backfoot over the long off
Ravichandran Ashwin to SP Narine, no run, Caught out!! off break full length, on the off stump, Sunil Narine plays lofted across the line to long off where Axar Patel completes catch. Gone. c Axar Patel b Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, OUT LBW!! Ravichandran Ashwin bowled off break full length, on the middle stump, batsman plays ramp, but mistimes it and ball bangs into pad and Ravichandran Ashwin goes for appeal for LBW and given out by the umpire, batsman has to go. lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, dot ball!! off break full length, outside the leg stump, Shakib Al Hasan plays, but fails to act on ball.
Ravichandran Ashwin to RA Tripathi, 1 run, off break good length, outside off, Rahul Tripathi plays along the ground pull, to mid wicket for 1 run
END OF OVER 193 runs
Score after 19 overs129/5
Rahul Tripathi
5(9)
Eoin Morgan
0(3)
Anrich Nortje
4-0-31-2
A Nortje to EJG Morgan, no run, Bowled out!!! Anrich Nortje bowled good length, on the middle stump, Eoin Morgan gets inside edge but could not get it on time, wicket smashed b A Nortje
A Nortje to EJG Morgan, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, Eoin Morgan plays, but fails to act on ball.
A Nortje to EJG Morgan, no run, dot ball!! good length, on the off stump, Eoin Morgan plays along the ground drive, to cover.
A Nortje to RA Tripathi, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Rahul Tripathi plays along the ground pull, of the backfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
A Nortje to RA Tripathi, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside the leg stump, Rahul Tripathi plays, but fails to act on ball.
A Nortje to RA Tripathi, 2 runs, good length, on the off stump, Rahul Tripathi plays along the ground drive, to cover for 2 run
END OF OVER 181 runs
Score after 18 overs126/4
Rahul Tripathi
2(6)
Dinesh Karthik
0(3)
Kagiso Rabada
4-0-23-2
K Rabada to Dinesh Karthik, no run, Bowled out!!! Kagiso Rabada bowled good length, on the middle stump, Dinesh Karthik gets sweep, but could not get it on time, wicket smashed b K Rabada
K Rabada to RA Tripathi, 1 run, back of length, on the off stump, Rahul Tripathi plays along the ground cut, of the backfoot to point for 1 run
K Rabada to RA Tripathi, no run, dot ball!! good length, on the off stump, Rahul Tripathi plays along the ground drive, to cover.
K Rabada to RA Tripathi, no run, dot ball!! back of length, outside off, Rahul Tripathi plays, but fails to act on ball.
K Rabada to RA Tripathi, no run, dot ball!! back of length, outside off, Rahul Tripathi plays, but fails to act on ball.
K Rabada to RA Tripathi, no run, good length, on the middle stump, Rahul Tripathi plays defensive shot to back to bowler
END OF OVER 172 runs
Score after 17 overs125/3
Rahul Tripathi
1(1)
Dinesh Karthik
0(2)
Avesh Khan
4-0-22-1