Iyer has been in the form of his life and in the recent T20 series against Sri Lanka he remained unbeaten in three matches, hitting 57 not out off 28, 74 not out off 44, and 73 not out off 45, to be adjudged player-of-the-series in India's 3-0 rout.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan has won the toss and elected to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings in the final of IPL 2021 at the Dubai International Stadium on Friday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's astute captaincy in canary yellow will be Chennai Super Kings' biggest weapon against a clinical Kolkata Knight Riders, whose troika of top-notch spinners promise to hold the aces in the high-octane Indian Premier League final.
The KKR mystery spinner has been exceptional with the ball for KKR, picking up 15 wickets in 12 games, including the prized scalp of Dhoni twice in two games.
Ruturaj Gaikwad played back-to-back match winning knocks for CSK as the side dents KKR play-off chances.
Chennai Super Kings did their arch-rival Mumbai Indians a favour as defeating KKR on Thursday meant MI became the first team to qualify for play-offs this season.
Ruturaj Gaikwad's 52-ball 73 and Ravindra Jadeja's late cameo earn CSK consolation win in IPL 2020 while heavily denting KKR play-off ambition.
The CSK opener scores his second consecutive fifty as he plays a responsible knock to keep the yellow outfit in the 173-run chase against KKR.
KKR opener Nitish Rana smashes seven boundaries and a six to score a 44–ball half-century against CSK, crosses 300-run mark in IPL 2020.
CSK skipper MS Dhoni has decided to bring in Shane Watson, Lungi Ngidi and Karn Sharma for the game while KKR plays an extra batsman in Rinku Singh.
The CSK skipper has a tough task on his hand as the three-time champions have slumped to their fourth loss in six games with 10-run defeat against KKR.
After Rahul Tripathi guide KKR to 167, KKR death bowling prove their mettle with a 10-run win over the mighty CSK.
The West Indian picks three wickets against Kolkata Knight Riders to bundle out the side at 167 to become the fifth highest wicket-taker in the competition.
KKR batting order has been a guessing game for many with new coach Brendon McCullum insisting on left-hand right-hand combinations at all time, resulting in the reshuffling of the batting line-up
A clinical Chennai Super Kings maintained their unbeaten run at home with a seven-wicket thrashing of Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League here on Tuesday.
The MS Dhoni led CSK, which beat Kings XI Punjab on Saturday rather convincingly, will be wary of the Dinesh Karthik's KKR.
Despite massive protests, the match began as per schedule. Earlier, Chennai Super Kings team had faced a slight delay in reaching the stadium due to protests and traffic.
Hyderabad: Reigning Indian Premier League champions Kolkata Knight Riders are looking to justify their “reputation” with a good showing in the sixth edition of the Oppo Champions League Twenty20 tournament.“We can always make a comeback
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