IPL 2021: Twitter Erupts As Chennai Super Kings Beat KKR To Win Their 4th IPL Title

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by runs to claim their fourth title in IPL history. The final was played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday where MS Dhoni and co. came out trumps.

Kolkata suffered a tremendous collapse after another fabulous start from their openers. Set a target of 193 in the final, Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer took the attack to the Chennai bowlers. They put up a 91-run stand for the first wicket, with Iyer scoring his fourth fifty of the second leg.

The moment he was dismissed by Shardul Thakur, things started going awry for KKR. Seven wickets fell in the next six overs for just 32 runs which derailed the run chase. Apart from Iyer and Gill, no other batsman managed to get into double figures, summing up Kolkata’s poor middle-order this season.

Shardul Thakur celebrated his call-up to the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup with a wonderful spell. He ended the night with figures of 3/38 in his quota of four overs, and he was ably supported by the Aussie pacer, Josh Hazlewood, who chipped in with a couple of wickets.

Earlier, it was the opening duo of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis who provided a platform for the rest of the batsmen. They maintained their momentum throughout the innings, even after Gaikwad fell. Robin Uthappa and Moeen Ali played fine cameos while Du Plessis scored 86 off 59 balls.

Eventually, they put up 192 on the board which turned out to be a mountain too steep to climb for the Kolkata franchise. Chennai went on to improve their finals record, claiming their fourth title in nine finals. It was also KKR’s first defeat in the grand finals of the IPL.

Here’s how Twitter hailed Chennai Super Kings’ crushing win over KKR in the final:

What is it about #MSD and #CSk? Hopefully he will be in a chatty mood at the presentation

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 15, 2021

Well done CSK a great win and what can you say about @msdhoni

— David Warner (@davidwarner31) October 15, 2021

Chennai Super Kings.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni. ?‍♂️ #Champions #IPLFinal

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 15, 2021

The Chennai boys ???? #EverywhereWeGo#SuperCham21ons#CSKvKKR #WhistlePodu #Yellove?? pic.twitter.com/Cq0rtgUjAv

— Chennai Super Kings – Mask P?du Whistle P?du! (@ChennaiIPL) October 15, 2021

A clinical performance by CSK across all departments ensuring a convincing victory to win the #VIVOIPL2021 for the 4th time! Congratulations to @msdhoni and @ChennaiIPL for an amazing season!

— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) October 15, 2021

Ek aur baar
Title number chaar!

Unbelievable… congratulations @chennaiipl and thala dhoni! #IPLFinal

— Vinod Kambli (@vinodkambli349) October 15, 2021

दशहरे पर धोनी की जीत…चेन्नई की दीवाली…
डु प्लेसी आला रे आला… ?? @msdhoni #CSKvsKKR

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) October 15, 2021

All the @ChennaiIPL fans, please say a silent thank you to the late #VBChandrasekar for putting up a great unit in 2008, which has developed progressively into an outstanding franchisee..#IPL2O21 #CSK

— WV Raman (@wvraman) October 15, 2021

Final ka muqabla ho or Csk ka naam naa ho,naamumkin! Congratulations #csk #IPLFinal

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 15, 2021

Well done to CSK

I mean, they pretty darn good ?

Well done @faf1307 @ImranTahirSA @NgidiLungi Eric and Kingers

— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) October 15, 2021

“ We’ll Come back strong,
that’s what we are known for”#MSD said it Last year & He Did it this year…..
Congratulations @whistIepodu n their 4th #IPL Trophy
#CSK #CSKvKKR #IPLFinal pic.twitter.com/dLPyoq9whP

— ?????? ???????????? (@IamDimuth) October 15, 2021

Congrats to @chennaiipl a great win. What can you say about this man @mahi7781 ?? Unbelievable #ipl #cricket #india https://t.co/27OkoRw8lg

— David Warner (@davidwarner31) October 15, 2021

Iconic Team and an outstanding leader.
Champion Super Kings. Congratulations on Trophy No 4 .#IPLFinal pic.twitter.com/m4460W4aJJ

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 15, 2021

Team India so strong our mentor just won the IPL ? Congratulations @ChennaiIPL ?? #CSKvKKR #IPL2021

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) October 15, 2021

Congratulations on A fantastic IPL for the experienced and settled @ChennaiIPL team. @KKRiders great IPL and well played throughout.Great final indeed ! ??

— Angelo Mathews (@Angelo69Mathews) October 15, 2021

Yesssss boys, amazing. Well done to everyone involved. Management, fans and players. Incredible. Enjoy the celebrations ???? @ChennaiIPL

— Sam Curran (@CurranSM) October 15, 2021

There is a yellow glow to the #IPL.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 15, 2021

Congratulations @msdhoni and @ChennaiIPL on the 4th title.??????. #IPLFinal #cskvskkr2021
Lots to learn from this campaign of @KKRiders, great turn around.

— Mask up and take your vaccine???? (@ashwinravi99) October 15, 2021

Cometh the hour, cometh the experience. du Plessis, Moeen, Uthappa, Bravo, Jadeja….. And the man controlling it from behind the stumps who has crafted an incredible turnaround for #CSK.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 15, 2021

Ruturaj Moeen Uthappa this season highlight CSK’s greatness as a franchise. Players feel comfortable, secure, empowered.They produce performances they don’t elsewhere. Faf Jadeja Bravo Shardul Deepak Hazlewood, all led well by MS. So many heroes,Deserving champions! ????#IPL2O21

— Raunak Kapoor (@RaunakRK) October 15, 2021

So another feather for @msdhoni the captain. The aura grows. Well played @ChennaiIPL the openers set it up and that’s when it had almost turned inevitable. Terrific pushback after a superb KKR start.

— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) October 15, 2021

If THIS is indeed Dhoni’s last game, what a finish for him. Winning the IPL, a title heavyweights have struggled to win, in his last hurrah will just be the icing on what has been a marvellous cake. Well Played MSD ?? @msdhoni #CSK #CSKvsKKR #IPLFinal

— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) October 15, 2021

#KKR had the biggest turnaround this season. #CSK the biggest turnaround from last season.

— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) October 15, 2021

Can't wait for thala @msdhoni lifting the cup tonight for the 4th time for @ChennaiIPL! #CSKvsKKR #KKRvCSK #IPLFinal #WhistlePodu

— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) October 15, 2021

It’s the yellow brigade all the way #CSK. What a return from IPL 2020 to #IPLFinal.

— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) October 15, 2021

Marvellous performance by #CSK. KKR looked more rounded side and with more players in form. But #CSK showed the champion stuff they are made of. Crux was posting a big score after losing toss. Gave bowlers enough runs to defend

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) October 15, 2021

M S D ???? Congratulations @ChennaiIPL ???? #IPL2021Final

— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) October 15, 2021

Congratulations @ChennaiIPL! Don’t worry @KKRiders, we’re still 2 out of 3. Keep ur heads up!

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) October 15, 2021

CSK’s legacy for T20 strategy should be how they have understood the volatility of T20 better than anyone & learned to trust players for far longer than most teams would. This win owes a lot to small tweaks in personnel but as much to consistency of selection & tactics. #IPLFinal

— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) October 15, 2021

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