On 15th October 2021, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) under the Captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) won their 4th IPL Title, after defeating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the finals of the 14th Edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) or IPL 2021 or Vivo IPL 2021.Final was held at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, UAE.
Stadiums – M. A. Chidambaram Stadium- Chennai, Tamil Nadu; Wankhede Stadium- Mumbai, Maharashtra; Narendra Modi Stadium -Ahmedabad, Gujarat; Arun Jaitley Stadium – New Delhi, Delhi; Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai; Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi; Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
Team Captains – CSK was lead by MS Dhoni, India & KKR was led by Eoin Morgan (Irish-born England cricketer)
Key Points:
- CSK previously won the 3 IPL finals in 2010, 2011, 2018 and the 2021 win is their 4th in the Tournament.
- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand) is the Head Coach of CSK
- Faf Du Plessis (South Africa), who played his 100th IPL game, was the top scorer for CSK in the finals. He was awarded the ‘Man of the Match’ award for his match winning 86 runs.
Orange Cap – Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) scored a massive 635 runs in 16 matches in the 14th IPL to win the Orange Cap which is given to the most run scorer of the tournament.
Purple Cap – Harshal Patel, from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), won the Purple Cap for picking up the most number of wickets in the current season.
- He picked 32 wickets in 15 matches, to equal Dwayne Bravo’s (CSK) 2013 record for the most wickets in a single IPL edition.
Other Awards in IPL 2021:
| Award | Team/Player | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| Title Winner | Chennai Super Kings | ₹20 crore |
| Runner Up | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹12.50 crore |
| Orange Cap | Ruturaj Gaikwad, India (635 runs)(CSK) | ₹10 lakh |
| Emerging Player of the Season | ₹10 lakh | |
| Purple Cap | Harshal Patel, India (32 Wickets) (RCB) | ₹10 lakh |
| Upstox Most Valuable Player | ₹10 lakh | |
| Dream11 Game Changer of the Season | ₹10 lakh | |
| PayTm Fair Play of the Season | Rajasthan Royals | ₹10 lakh |
| Unacademy Most Sixes | KL Rahul (30), India (Punjab Kings) | ₹10 lakh |
| Safari Super Striker of the Season | Shimron Hetmyer, Guyana (Delhi Capitals) | ₹10 lakh |
| CRED Power Player of the Season | Venkatesh Iyer, India (KKR) | ₹10 lakh |
| VIVO Perfect Catch of the Season | Ravi Bishnoi, India (Punjab Kings) | ₹10 lakh |
| Man of the Match | Faf du Plessis, South Africa (86 runs in Finals) | ₹1 lakh |
MS Dhoni becomes 1st player in the World to Captain 300 T20 games
Former Indian Captain & the present captain of CSK became the 1st player in World Cricket to Captain 300 T20 games. He is followed by Darren Sammy (West Indies) captaining 208 T20 games.
- He has captained Indian National Team, in various international T20 games, including India’s iconic T20 World Cup Victory in 2007.
- Overall MS Dhoni has played 347 T20 games.
Virat Kohli becomes 1st Indian Player to Score 10,000 T20 runs
During Match Number 39 in 2021 IPL, that was held between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI), Virat Kohli the captain of RCB became the 1st Indian cricketer to score 10,000 runs in T20 (Twenty-twenty) format.
- Overall he is the 5th player in the World to achieve the milestone, after Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Shoaib Malik & David Warner.
- Chris Gayle holds the record for the 1st & only player to score 14,000 runs in T20 format.
Rohit Sharma – 1st Player to Score 1,000 runs against One Franchise
Mumbai Indians Captain Rohit Sharma created an unique record of scoring 1,000 runs against a single franchise. He is the first person in IPL history to score 1,000 runs against one team.
- He attained this mark against KKR during a match, during his 33-run knock against the team.
Harshal Patel – 20th player in IPL History to take Hat-trick Wickets
During a match between RCB & MI, Harshal Patel (RCB) became the 20th player in the IPL history to take a hat-trick wicket. He is the only player to take hat-trick in the current season & the 3rd RCB player to take hat-trick wickets.
- In the 17th over, he took the crucial wickets of Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard & Rahul Chahar in back to back deliveries.
- Lakshmipathy Balaji (CSK) was the 1st bowler in IPL history to take hat-trick wickets.
IPL 2021 Partners:
- Title Sponsor – VIVO
- Official Sponsor – Upstox, Unacademy, Tata Motors and Cred
- Umpire Sponsor – Paytm
- Fantasy Partner – Dream11
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About Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI):
President – Sourav Ganguly
Secretary – Jay Shah (also the President of ‘Asian Cricket Council’)
Headquarters – Wankhede Stadium – Mumbai, Maharashtra
About IPL:
Founded – 2008
Founder – Lalit Modi
1st Title Winner – Rajasthan Royals (Captain – Shane Warne)
Most IPL Titles – Mumbai Indians (5 Titles – 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020)
