Page 56 - The Indian EYE 101521

SPORTS OCTOBER 15, 2021 | The Indian Eye 56

185 matches. rose like a phoenix when the
On-field, Eoin Morgan won team needed him most and his
the toss and elected to bowl first best knock came in Qualifier
against MS Dhoni-led side. CSK 1 against Delhi Capitals. He
has won the IPL title thrice and scored 18 runs from six balls,
after putting on a dismal show rolling back time, giving fans
in the 2020 season in UAE, the a perfect nostalgia trip as the
side made a remarkable come- Chennai franchise roared into
back this year and some fearless the final. His innings even got
cricket from the franchise has Virat Kohli to label Dhoni as
seen Dhoni’s men reach the fi- the “greatest finisher ever”.
nals.
On the other hand, KKR it came true but only
was completely down and out partially
in India’s leg as the team had
won just two games out of sev- ormer England skipper
en. However, travelling to the Shubman Gill of Kolkata Knight Riders plays a shot during the final of the Michael Vaughan on Fri-
UAE brought about a change in Vivo iPl 2021 (aNi) Fday predicted that Chen-
fortunes. nai Super Kings (CSK) will win
the Indian Premier League
a new milestone for (IPL) 2021 and Ravindra Jadeja
jadeja and du plessis will be the Man of the Match.
C hennai Super Kings played in two parts this season
The IPL 2021 has been
(CSK)
all-rounder
due to the COVID-19 pandem-
Ravindra Jadeja and
nal is finally here. The summit
batter Faf du Plessis were play- ic and after a long wait, the fi-
ing their 200th and 100th Indian clash will see MS Dhoni’s Chen-
Premier League (IPL) match, nai Super Kings clash with Eoin
respectively on Friday. Morgan’s Kolkata Knight Rid-
Du Plessis has been a beast ers (KKR).
this season, scoring 547 runs in a MS Dhoni-led CSK has won
total of 15 matches. In his entire the IPL title thrice and after put-
IPL career, the South African ting on a dismal show in the 2020
has gathered 2849 runs. On the season in UAE, the side made a
other hand, Jadeja has scored remarkable comeback this year
227 runs and snatched 11 wick- and some fearless cricket from
ets in 15 matches this season. In the franchise has seen Dhoni’s
his entire IPL career, the Indian men reach the finals.
has scored 2386 runs and took Dhoni might have managed
125 wickets. to score just 114 runs from 15
On-field, Eoin Morgan-led matches this season, but he
KKR choose to bowl first against ravindra Jadeja of chennai super Kings celebrates the wicket of shakib al rose like a phoenix when the
the CSK in the final game. MS hasan of Kolkata Knight riders (aNi) team needed him most and his
Dhoni-led CSK has won the best knock came in Qualifier
IPL title thrice and after putting CSK will square off against relying on MS to score the runs 1 against Delhi Capitals. He
on a dismal show in the 2020 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) that he has done in the past but scored 18 runs from six balls,
season in UAE, the side made a in the IPL 2021 final later on when the team needed him the rolling back time, giving fans
remarkable comeback this year Friday at the Dubai Interna- most in the Qualifier, the great a perfect nostalgia trip as the
and some fearless cricket from tional Stadium. “MS Dhoni man just stood up like he has Chennai franchise roared into
the franchise has seen Dhoni’s just knows how to continuously done in the past,” he added. the final. His innings even got
men reach the finals. bring an environment together MS Dhoni-led CSK has won Virat Kohli to label Dhoni as
and get the best out of the play- the IPL title thrice and after put- the “greatest finisher ever”.
shane watson knows how ers. That is why CSK has always ting on a dismal show in the 2020 Moving to KKR, Eoin Mor-
dhoni does it had these different match-win- season in UAE, the side made a gan’s side was completely down
ners, it is not just about one or remarkable comeback this year and out in the India leg as the
ormer Australia two players,” said Watson on and some fearless cricket from side had won just two games out
all-rounder Shane Wat- the Super Kings show on Star the franchise has seen Dhoni’s of seven. However, travelling
Fson has said that Chen- Sports. men reach the finals. to the UAE brought about a
nai Super Kings (CSK) skipper “He just knows how to al- Dhoni might have managed change in fortunes.
MS Dhoni knows how to get the low people to get out of their to score just 114 runs from 15
best out of his players. way and yes CSK has not been matches this season, but he

www.TheIndianEYE .com