2013 IPL Qualifier 2: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
CSK's 2013 season ended with a runner-up finish in the final.
In the 2013 IPL season, the Chennai Super Kings finished on top of the group stage points table for the first time with 11 wins from 16 matches. In the first qualifier against the Mumbai Indians at Delhi, the Super Kings won by 48 runs to qualify for the final. In the final against the same opposition at Kolkata, the team lost by 23 runs.
- date
- May 21, 2013
- result
- Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets with 2 balls remaining
Lore & Background
The 2013 IPL final saw Chennai Super Kings face Mumbai Indians at Kolkata. The Super Kings lost the final by 23 runs, finishing as runners-up.
In Their Own Story
The humidity of Eden Gardens clung to the air as the crowd held its breath. The scoreboard glowed red with the impossible target. MS Dhoni walked out to the crease, his helmet tucked under one arm, a calm mask over the chaos unfolding around him. He looked at the bowler, Sunil Narine, and then back to the boundary rope. There was no panic in his eyes, only calculation. With one ball left and three runs needed for victory, the stadium erupted not with noise, but with a collective, silent prayer before the bat swung.
Reader's Guide
The source article does not mention a Qualifier 2 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings in 2013. It states that CSK won the first qualifier against Mumbai Indians to reach the final, and then lost the final to Mumbai Indians.
Did You Know?
- CSK finished top of the group stage in 2013 with 11 wins from 16 matches.
- CSK lost the 2013 IPL final to Mumbai Indians by 23 runs.
- Michael Hussey won the Orange Cap in 2013 with 733 runs.
- Dwayne Bravo won the Purple Cap in 2013 with 32 wickets.
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