LIVE | IPL final: Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders – 15 October 2021

The delayed 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) will finally reach its conclusion on Friday, 15 October when the Chennai Super Kings take on the Kolkata Knight Riders.

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The first delivery is due to be bowled at 16:00 SA time.

Chennai Super Kings will be gunning for a fourth title while Kolkata Knight Riders will be hoping for a third.

Proteas legend Faf du Plessis – who is NOT part of the South African squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup – is likely to be the only Mzansi player in either line-up.

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STAT ATTACK

– The last eight matches at this venue were won by the chasing team.

– Seven of the last nine matches between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders saw the Super Kings post a higher powerplay score.

– The Super Kings have won 10 of 11 matches against the Knight Riders when bowing first.

– Eight of the last 12 IPL finals have been won by the team batting first.

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LIKELY TEAMS:

Chennai Super Kings

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (captain, wkt), Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood

Kolkata Knight Riders

Venkatesh Iyer, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (captain), Dinesh Karthik (wkt), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Lockie Ferguson

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