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MS Dhoni played his role to perfection in the Indian Premier League 2021 final as he led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to their fourth IPL title, thrashing Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 27 runs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday, October 15.
Eoin Morgan and Co. had to settle for the runners-up trophy as KKR fell short of winning their third IPL title.
While CSK took home prize money of INR 20 crore for winning the IPL 2021 title, KKR were awarded a cheque of INR 12.5 crore for being this season’s runners-up.
Say HELLO to #VIVOIPL 2021 CHAMPIONS 🏆🏆🏆🏆#CSKvKKR | #Final | @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/1tnq5C6m2F
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 15, 2021
This year, fans got to see some extraordinary performances from both capped and uncapped players of all franchises, and as the mega event came to a close with CSK’s triumph, all the brilliant individual efforts were recognized with awards after the grand finale in Dubai.
Presenting the Orange Cap and Purple Cap winners of the #VIVOIPL 2021. 👍 👍
Congratulations to @Ruutu1331 and @HarshalPatel23 👏 👏 pic.twitter.com/9qQ8jWxtub
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 15, 2021
Here is the full list of awardees:
- Winners: Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- Runners-up: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Fairplay award: Rajasthan Royals (RR)
- Perfect catch of the season: Ravi Bishnoi (PBKS)
- Purple Cap: Harshal Patel (RCB)
- Orange Cap: Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK)
- Most Valuable Player: Harshal Patel (RCB)
- Emerging Player of the season: Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK)
- Game Changer of the season: Harshal Patel (RCB)
- Super Striker of the season: Shimron Hetmyer (DC)
- Most sixes in the season: KL Rahul (PBKS)
- Powerplayer of the season: Venkatesh Iyer (KKR)
