CSK beat KKR by 27 runs to clinch fourth IPL title

Chennai Super Kings on Friday clinched their fourth IPL title after beating Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in the summit clash in Dubai.The in-form Faf du Plessis hit a magnificent 86 off 59 balls, laced with seven fours and three sixes, to help CSK post 192 for 3 after they were invited to bat..  CSK openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis gave their team a fine start again. The duo strung together a 61-run stand before Gaikwad was dismissed by Sunil Narine for 32 off 27 balls. Du Plessis and Robin Uthappa then got together and added 63 for the second wicket. Uthappa smashed 31 off just 15 balls as CSK pressed on the accelerator.

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KKR's chase got off to a fortunate start with Dhoni inexplicably dropping a sitter in the second over to give Venkatesh Iyer, who at the time was on zero, a lifeline. Iyer didn't need any second chances as he went about smacking the CSK bowlers to all parts of the ground. Shubman Gill too played some fine shots but was more circumspect of the two. Iyer, on the other hand, was a man on a mission. He smashed three sixes and five fours en route his half-century.From 91 for no loss in the 11th over, KKR slumped to 125 for 8 in the 17th over in a dramatic batting collapse to lose the final. For CSK, Shardul Thakur took three wickets while Ravindra Jadeja and Josh Hazlewood got two each.