Chennai Super Kings is playing IPL final without this legend for the first time

IPL 2021 Final: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Eoin Morgan has won the toss and decided to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the final match of IPL (IPL 2021) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Chennai’s eyes are on winning this match to win their fourth title, while KKR are also eyeing their third IPL trophy. The special thing is that the teams of KKR and CSK have not made any changes in their playing XI for this match.

Chennai playing the final without Suresh Raina
Chennai is one of the most successful teams in the history of IPL. Chennai is playing the final for the ninth time this time. This is happening for the first time, when the team has come to play the final match without Suresh Raina. Raina is one of the most senior and trusted players in the team. He has many unique records in his name in IPL. Robin Uthappa was included in the team in his place after being injured recently. Fans expected that Raina would take the field in the final, but the Chennai team has not made any changes in their playing XI.

Raina’s bat did not play this season
Suresh Raina’s performance in this IPL was not good. He played 12 matches in this season, in which he has scored only 160 runs with his bat. Apart from this, he did not play IPL in the last season due to personal reasons. Although Suresh Raina has scored the highest 747 runs for the team against Kolkata. This is the reason why the fans were waiting for Raina to return in the final.

Watch Robin Uthappa’s performance
Robin Uthappa, who was included in the team in place of Suresh Raina, had a ferocious fifty against Delhi Capitals in Qualifier I. He played an important role in taking the team to the final. That’s why he has been given a chance in the final. So far, he has played 4 matches for Chennai in this season, in which 84 runs have come off his bat.

Check out Chennai’s playing XI here
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood.

Check out Kolkata’s playing XI here
Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Eoin Morgan (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakraborty.

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