Dale Steyn, a former South African sprinter, believes that the Kolkata Knight Riders‘ (KKR) terrible luck, “stupid decisions,” and the poor form of certain veteran players will catch up with them in the final. He explained it with an entertaining casino roulette comparison. Claiming that “red’s going to hit” at some time even after 10 blacks in a row.
IPL 2021: In the final over of the second Qualifier, KKR defeated Delhi Capitals (DC), one of the best teams in the IPL 2021. Despite dominating for the majority of the game. The KKR batters almost played into their opponents’ hands by falling from 123-1 to 130-7 in just five overs. It needed a six from Rahul Tripathi under duress to push them over the line and set up a rematch with Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2012 final (CSK).
“I kind of have always played numbers. It’s like going to a casino. If it lands on black 10 times in a row then at some point red’s going to hit. I just feel that at some point KKR’s luck is going to catch up to them. Bad decisions and lack of form of Morgan and DK that kind of stuff is going to catch up to them. It almost did tonight and it might happen at the worst time and that’s the final.” Dale Steyn said
“CSK looks good, really calm. They look like they kind of have got going up in the right direction at the right time. Dhoni looked good the other night, he’s captained his team well. Their batters are looking good… I just think that KKR might come against a better team in the final.” He added
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In the IPL, KKR and CSK have faced each other 27 times. CSK has won 17 of these games, including both in the IPL 2021 season. KKR, on the other hand, has a perfect record in the IPL finals, having won the trophy in both 2012 and 2014.