In tonight’s IPL 2021 final, Aakash Chopra predicts a Chennai Super Kings (CSK) victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
While CSK is chasing their fourth Indian Premier League title, KKR will be seeking to join them as the equal second-most successful club in the league by winning their third. The Kolkata franchise would also like to keep their perfect record in the IPL finals intact, having won both of their previous title deciders in 2012 and 2014.
“I am going with Chennai. I think the Chennai Super Kings are going to win their fourth title and Kolkata might end up losing a final for the first time. The story might just end.” He observed
The former India cricketer also feels that Dinesh Karthik and MS Dhoni will not make substantial contributions with the bat.
“Both keepers will together score less than 30 runs. Ya, Dinesh Karthik and MS Dhoni will both together score less than 30 runs.” Aakash Chopra predicted
In IPL 2021, both Dhoni and Karthik have had a mixed record with the bat. The CSK captain made a match-winning cameo against the Delhi Capitals (DC) in Qualifier 1, but he has not been among the runs since then.
Aakash Chopra
CSK and KKR openers, according to Aakash Chopra, will continue to outscore their no. 3 and no. 4 hitters.
“The four openers – which means Faf, Ruturaj, Venkatesh Iyer, and Shubman Gill – will together score more runs than whoever comes at the No.3 and No.4 positions in the two sides. It is straightforward, actually, it should be like that,” he said
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