CLT20, Highlights: Chennai Super Kings Beat Kolkata Knight Riders in Final to Clinch Title

The CSK players cannot stop smiling and they pose with the trophy. Dhoni gives it Negi to lift it. That's a natural for him, Dhoni rarely takes the trophy by himself. That's all we have for you from this game and this league. Hope you enjoyed our coverage, we look forward to your company in future. Until then, it's goodbye and take care!

MS DHONI, CSK Skipper starts off saying that it was a fantastic game for them, starting with the toss, their spinners bowled well. They did not field well and did not start well. Credits Raina for batting well, he hit the spinners really well. Mentions that Negi is not afraid to not toss the ball, so he got rewards for his courage. Credits Gambhir for batting well and that made his left-arm spinners not bowl well. Adds that it is important to get into the knockouts first, since anything can happen in the finals. Confesses that their mistakes in the past did cost them and they rectified it today. Credits Kuldeep for having a good tournament as he too was not afraid to flight the ball. It is a good experience for youngsters to learn from the youngsters.

GAUTAM GAMBHIR, KKR Skipper says that they showed a lot of character today. The journey is not over and to win 14 games on the trot is not easy. Mentions that they will just hope to keep improving. Adds that they never wanted to go for 200, the ball was gripping so they thought 170 was enough. Adds that Kuldeep was a bright star for them. Credits everyone in the team for playing well and hopes that they will only get better.

SURESH RAINA IS AWARDED THE MAN OF THE SERIES. He starts off saying that whenever you play the final, it is important to play big. Adds that Negi bowled well and the batsmen stepped up as well. Mentions that he had played KKR bowlers before so he was just looking to play through but kept on attacking. Confesses that they were not winning the finals and is glad they changed it today. Credits McCullum for playing the anchor role while he set in. Mentions that they have a good support staff. Credits the crowd for supporting and finishes off saying that he enjoys playing at Bangalore.

Powerplayer of the game - SURESH RAINA. JACQUES KALLIS comes up to take the FAIRPLAY AWARD on behalf of CAPE COBRAS. Powerplayer of the Series - SURESH RAINA. He also gets the GOLDEN BAT AWARD. SUNIL NARINE gets the GOLDEN WICKET award. Trevor Bayliss accepts it on the behalf of Narine.

PAWAN NEGI IS ADJUDGED THE MAN OF THE MATCH. He starts off saying that he enjoyed bowling today. Adds that he just wanted to flight since the ball was turning. Mentions that Dhoni encouraged him to keep flighting the ball. Adds that he enjoyed bowling in a big game.

KKR did miss the services of Narine but today none of their bowlers had an answer to the onslaught from Raina. Kuldeep, Chawla, Pathan all failed as CSK romped home despite losing their openers for a low score. Dhoni came in, at the end to finish things off in his style. This is the first time CSK have won a trophy since 2011. KKR's streak of 14 games comes to a halt, just when they least wanted it.

Amazing scenes at the ground! Fireworks galore at the stadium, but the ones which matter, came off the bat of Suresh Raina. What a chase this was been and what a knock from the Southpaw. Smith got out in the first over but McCullum dragged his innings for sometime. Raina at the other end though, timed the ball well from his second ball. He never looked back after that and clobbered the KKR bowlers all over the park. Pacers were cut and driven, spinners were hit all round the park and into the stands. And once dew set in, it became impossible to stop Raina.

SIX! DHONI FINISHES THINGS OFF IN STYLE! Fuller on off, Dhoni gets down and slams it, butchers it over the long on fence for a maximum to seal the game. CHENNAI WIN BY 8 WICKETS! CHENNAI SUPER KINGS WIN THE CLT20!

Dhoni punches this one towards covers.

50-run stand between Dhoni and Raina.

SIX! HELICOPTER! Fuller on middle, Dhoni gets under it and helicopters it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. Just 2 needed.

SIX! MAXIMUM! Raina comes down and spanks this one over long on for a maximum. That was superbly hit. Just 8 needed in 12 balls.

Dhoni turns it through mid on for a single.

Landed on middle, Raina turns it through mid on for a single. The throw comes in from deep mid-wicket by Cummins and hits the stumps at the striker's end as Dhoni hares back for the third. It is referred upstairs but Dhoni was well in. You rarely get Dhoni run out!

Tossed up on middle, Raina defends it.

Dhoni turns it to the on side for a single.

3rd T20 ton for Suresh Raina!

Well played Suresh Raina! Fuller on off, Raina turns it through mid-wicket for a single. His arm goes up and that is a very well paced knock form Raina, one of his finest and what a time, in the final.

Raina pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. 20 needed in 18 balls.

FOUR! Well played, Raina! Shorter length on middle, Raina gets under it and pulls it through long leg region for a boundary.

Dhoni gets under it and paddles it towards long leg for a single.

Shorter on off, Dhoni pulls it towards square leg.

FOUR! Squeezed! Fuller outside off, Dhoni throws his bat at it. The ball goes off the edge and flies down to the third man region for a boundary.

WIDE! Shorter length down the leg side, Dhoni almost as an after thought after it but misses.

Shorter outside off, Raina pulls it hard through mid-wicket for a single.

CUMMINS is back on for a spell.

Fuller on middle and leg, Raina looks to sweep but misses, Pathan appeals in vain. A leg bye is taken. 32 needed in 24 balls.

Raina comes forward and tucks it towards square leg for a single. Dhoni is quick and Gambhir misfields and allows the second.

WIDE! Another wide down the leg side by Pathan. Raina is angry that he missed out on that one.

Raina tucks it through the mid-wicket region for a single. Dhoni pushes Raina for the second and they get it.

WIDE! Pathan fires it down the leg side, Raina looks to sweep but misses.

Fuller on off, Dhoni brings out the helicopter shot but hits it all along the ground for a single.

Raina goes back and tucks it through the on side for a single.

DROPPED! Floated on off, Raina comes down to defend but ends up chipping it towards Pathan. Pathan goes to his right but cannot hold onto it.

Raina comes forward and turns it through the on side for a single.

Floated outside off, going away, Raina looks to turn it through the on side but misses.

SIX! Raina on the move again! Fuller outside off, Raina comes down the wicket and hits it through the line over long off for a maximum.

Dhoni turns this one through mid-wicket for a single.

Raina has a chat with Dhoni.

Fuller outside off, Dhoni lunges and pushes it towards covers.

Flatter on off, Raina punches it through mid off for a single.

Flatter on off, Dhoni tucks it to the on side off his crease. 50 needed in 36 balls.

Raina turns this one through mid on for a single.

Fuller on off, Dhoni drives it towards Pathan who misfields and allows the single.

Shorter on off, Raina sweeps it through long leg for a single.

Flatter on the pads, Dhoni flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

MS Dhoni walks out to bat.

OUT! Pathan strikes! Fuller outside off, McCullum again wants to sweep that one. The ball goes straight to ten Doeschate at deep mid-wicket for a simple catch. McCullum never looked in control.

PATHAN back onto bowl.

Well bowled! Tossed up outside off, Raina looks to turn it through the on side, but the ball turns square and beats Raina all ends up. Uthappa is beaten as well. That's a chance gone but it was tough. Raina survives!

SIX! Raina taking it on! Fuller outside off, Raina comes down the wicket and clobbers it over the long on region for a maximum.

McCullum sweeps it through mid-wicket for a single.

Shorter outside off, McCullum pummels it hard towards mid-wicket for a couple.

Raina drives it through the mid on region for a single.

SIX! HUGE MAXIMUM! Floated on off, Raina comes down and tonks it high and handsome over the bowler's head for a 96m maximum, right off the middle of the bat.

Raina punches it through covers for a single. 70 NEEDED IN 48 balls.

FOUR! Top shot! Shorter outside off, Raina gets back and cuts it past the point fielder for a boundary. There were three men towards point but Raina yet found the gap. Gambhir was the fielder who was late to dive to stop the ball.

FOUR! SHOT! Fuller on middle, Raina comes down and slams it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Raina fails to turn this through the on side.

Full toss on the pads, McCullum sweeps it hard to long leg for a single.

Raina comes down and heaves it to long on for a single.

SIX! Oh dear! Floated on the pads, McCullum goes for the sweep. The ball goes off the top edge towards Cummins at deep square leg. Cummins leaps up, catches it, tries to flick it back but ends up flicking it into the ropes.

Short on middle, Raina works it through mid-wicket for a single.

Raina comes down and hits it to covers.

Floated on off, Raina comes down and lofts it wide of long off. Pandey dives after covering some good ground to stop the ball in play. They take a couple.

Flatter on the pads, Raina looks to sweep but misses.

McCullum comes down the wicket, Pathan fires it flatter outside off, pushed into covers for a single.

YUSUF PATHAN comes on to bowl.

Flatter down the pads, Raina looks to sweep but misses. The keeper collects the ball and appeals but the umpire does not give it out. Another appeal falls to deaf ears.

Pathan warming up for a spell.

Raina leans forward and places it well past square leg for a couple of runs.

Flatter on the pads, Raina fails to tuck it through the on side.

Raina goes back and cuts this one towards point.

32nd fifty for Suresh Raina!

FOUR! FIFTY! Fuller on off, Raina comes down and drives it through the covers for a lovely boundary. He also brings up his fifty.

Fuller on off, McCullum slogs it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! SMACK! Fuller on middle, Raina comes down and clobbers it over the long on fence for a maximum.

Raina dances down and turns it through mid on for a couple.

McCullum looks to sweep but gets a leg bye as the ball goes across to the off side.

Short outside off, punched towards covers.

FOUR! Poor Cummins! Shorter outside off, McCullum goes back to pummel it. The ball goes in the air towards deep mid-wicket. Cummins lost the ball in the lights and slides but the ball is far from him and a boundary results.

Raina comes down the wicket, takes it on the full and drives it through mid on for a single.

Shortish outside off, McCullum looks to cut it through but misses.

Good length on middle, Raina tucks it through the on side for a single.

Fuller on off, driven through mid off for a single.

Short on off, Raina comes down and pushes it to covers for a single.

Raina pushes this one through mid off his crease.

Tossed up outside off, Raina comes forward to defend but misses.

Suryakumar Yadav is the new bowler for KKR.

Raina turns it through the on side for a single.

Raina punches this one through the covers for a couple.

McCullum works it through the on side for a single.

Just short! Flatter on the pads, Raina looks to sweep but the ball travels quickly to Kallis at short fine leg. They risk the single.

Flatter outside off, Raina gets an edge towards the off side as he looks to go back to defend that one.

Fuller on off, McCullum gets down and sweeps it through the square leg region for a single.

50-run stand between Raina and McCullum.

SIX! Well put away! Raina does not miss out on this flatter one down the leg side and sends it packing over the long leg fence for a maximum.

Floated on middle, Raina looks to turn it through the on side, gets an edge towards covers.

The dew is on already. Chawla is not able to grip the ball.

Shorter on off, Raina gets down to sweep it but finds Pat at square leg. Chawla under pressure here.

SIX! SHOT! Tossed up outside off, coming in, Raina comes down the wicket and tonks it up and over the long on region for a maximum.

Chawla bowls it short outside off, McCullum pushes it through mid off for a single.

Shorter outside off, McCullum pushes it towards covers.

PIYUSH CHAWLA is the new bowler for KKR.

McCullum again sweeps it through square leg for a single.

In the gap! McCullum gets down to sweep again. The ball goes off the top edge and falls towards square leg. SKY comes across and fields this well.

Raina comes forward and turns it through mid on for a single.

Turned through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Oh dear! Outside off, McCullum again sweeps it to Suryakumar at backward square leg. He fumbles and again allows the ball to go through for a boundary.

FOUR! Poor work! Floated outside off, McCullum pulls it through the backward square leg region for a boundary. Suryakumar comes across, slides but misses and goes through him for a boundary.

KULDEEP YADAV comes into the attack. Gambhir and he have a chat about the field.

McCullum comes down and hits it to covers for a single.

McCullum pushes it to the off side.

Raina dabs it through short third man for a single.

Appeal for a caught behind not given! Good length on the pads, Raina gets in line, to tuck it but gets the ball through to the keeper. That looked out. The replays show it was close, but the ball just brushed the pads on the way.

Raina pulls it through the mid on region for a single but is sent back.

SIX! SHOT RAINA! Shortish outside off, Raina makes room and carves it over cover-point. The ball flies over the ropes for a maximum. What a lovely shot!

Shorter outside off, McCullum inside edges his cut shot.

Good length on off, Raina tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Nasty! Shorter length on off, McCullum is hit on his gloves as he tries to fend it. They take a single.

Good length outside off, Raina pulls it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Too full outside off, Raina gets across and drives it to mid off.

FOUR! Well timed! Fuller outside off, Raina presses forward and caresses it through mid off for a boundary. He placed that very well.

FOUR! Poor line! Fuller in length on middle, McCullum works it through the long leg region for a boundary.

Low full toss outside off, McCullum mistimes his drive towards covers.

Good length on off, Raina gets across and tucks it through square leg for a single.

McCullum rides the bounce and taps it towards point for a quick single. Pandey fires it a throw at the striker's end but misses. Risky single.

Good length on off, McCullum defends it with a hop.

Fuller on off, McCullum pushes it towards covers off his crease.

ANDRE RUSSELL to bowl from the other end.

FOUR! What a start! Fuller outside off, Raina looks to drive at it. The ball almost goes off the edge and onto his off stick. The ball runs down to the fine leg fence for a boundary. Not an ideal way to get off the mark but Raina will not mind this.

SURESH RAINA comes in at number three.

OUT! TIMBER! Slower yorker on off, Smith is late to read that one as he brings his bat down. The ball goes through after his defends the ball and hits the timber. Smith is not happy. He did change his bat but the ball went after his bat defended that ball off the meat.

FOUR! Up and over! Fuller outside off, Smith gets under it and lofts it over mid off for a boundary. That was easily done, he is asking for a change of bat.

WIDE! Pat slips this one fuller down the leg side, Smith fails to clip it. A wide results.

Fuller on off, Smith drives it towards mid on.

FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Smith rides the bounce and carves it over the point region for a boundary to get off the mark.

Almost a wicket first ball! Fuller length outside off, Smith plays it back to the bowler. Cummins almost pulls off a stunner. The ball deflects onto the stumps but no harm done.

We're back for the chase. DWAYNE SMITH and BRENDON MCCULLUM come out to open the batting for CSK. PAT CUMMINS starts off for KKR.