2021 Indian Premier League

| score1 = 159/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Chris Lynn 49 (35)

| wickets1 = Harshal Patel 5/27 (4 overs)

| score2 = 160/8 (20 overs)

| runs2 = AB de Villiers 48 (27)

| wickets2 = Jasprit Bumrah 2/26 (4 overs)

| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 2 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254058 Scorecard]

| umpires = K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)

| motm = Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match1}}Match 1

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 10 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Chennai Super Kings

| team2 = Delhi Capitals

| score1 = 188/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Suresh Raina 54 (36)

| wickets1 = Chris Woakes 2/18 (3 overs)

| score2 = 190/3 (18.4 overs)

| runs2 = Shikhar Dhawan 85 (54)

| wickets2 = Shardul Thakur 2/53 (3.4 overs)

| result = Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254059 Scorecard]

| venue = Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

| umpires = Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)

| motm = Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals)

| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match2}}Match 2

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 11 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| team2 = Sunrisers Hyderabad

| score1 = 187/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Nitish Rana 80 (56)

| wickets1 = Rashid Khan 2/24 (4 overs)

| score2 = 177/5 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Manish Pandey 61* (44)

| wickets2 = Prasidh Krishna 2/35 (4 overs)

| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 10 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254060 Scorecard]

| umpires = K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)

| motm = Nitish Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders)

| toss = Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = This was the 100th win in the IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders.{{cite web |title=SRK congratulates KKR for 100th IPL win |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2021-all-were-so-good-to-watch-srk-congratulates-kkr-for-100th-ipl-win-101618196295545.html |date=12 April 2021 |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date=12 April 2021 |archive-date=12 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412105843/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2021-all-were-so-good-to-watch-srk-congratulates-kkr-for-100th-ipl-win-101618196295545-amp.html |url-status=live }}

| round = {{anchor|match3}}Match 3

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 12 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Punjab Kings

| team2 = Rajasthan Royals

| score1 = 221/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = KL Rahul 91 (50)

| wickets1 = Chetan Sakariya 3/31 (4 overs)

| score2 = 217/7 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Sanju Samson 119 (63)

| wickets2 = Arshdeep Singh 3/35 (4 overs)

| result = Punjab Kings won by 4 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254061 Scorecard]

| venue = Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

| umpires = Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)

| motm = Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)

| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match4}}Match 4

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 13 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Mumbai Indians

| team2 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| score1 = 152 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Suryakumar Yadav 56 (36)

| wickets1 = Andre Russell 5/15 (2 overs)

| score2 = 142/7 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Nitish Rana 57 (47)

| wickets2 = Rahul Chahar 4/27 (4 overs)

| result = Mumbai Indians won by 10 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254062 Scorecard]

| umpires = Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)

| motm = Rahul Chahar (Mumbai Indians)

| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match5}}Match 5

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 14 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team2 = Sunrisers Hyderabad

| score1 = 149/8 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Glenn Maxwell 59 (41)

| wickets1 = Jason Holder 3/30 (4 overs)

| score2 = 143/9 (20 overs)

| runs2 = David Warner 54 (37)

| wickets2 = Shahbaz Ahmed 3/7 (2 overs)

| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254063 Scorecard]

| umpires = Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)

| motm = Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

| toss = Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match6}}Match 6

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 15 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Delhi Capitals

| team2 = Rajasthan Royals

| score1 = 147/8 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Rishabh Pant 51 (32)

| wickets1 = Jaydev Unadkat 3/15 (4 overs)

| score2 = 150/7 (19.4 overs)

| runs2 = David Miller 62 (43)

| wickets2 = Avesh Khan 3/32 (4 overs)

| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254064 Scorecard]

| venue = Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

| umpires = Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)

| motm = Jaydev Unadkat (Rajasthan Royals)

| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match7}}Match 7

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 16 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Punjab Kings

| team2 = Chennai Super Kings

| score1 = 106/8 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Shahrukh Khan 47 (36)

| wickets1 = Deepak Chahar 4/13 (4 overs)

| score2 = 107/4 (15.4 overs)

| runs2 = Moeen Ali 46 (31)

| wickets2 = Mohammed Shami 2/21 (4 overs)

| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254065 Scorecard]

| venue = Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

| umpires = Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Anil Dandekar (Ind)

| motm = Deepak Chahar (Chennai Super Kings)

| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match8}}Match 8

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 17 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Mumbai Indians

| team2 = Sunrisers Hyderabad

| score1 = 150/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Quinton de Kock 40 (39)

| wickets1 = Vijay Shankar 2/19 (3 overs)

| score2 = 137 (19.4 overs)

| runs2 = Jonny Bairstow 43 (22)

| wickets2 = Rahul Chahar 3/19 (4 overs)

| result = Mumbai Indians won by 13 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254066 Scorecard]

| umpires = Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Krishnamachari Srinivasan (Ind)

| motm = Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians)

| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match9}}Match 9

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 18 April 2021

| time = 15:30

| daynight = y

| team2 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| score1 = 204/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Glenn Maxwell 78 (49)

| wickets1 = Varun Chakravarthy 2/39 (4 overs)

| score2 = 166/8 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Andre Russell 31 (20)

| wickets2 = Kyle Jamieson 3/41 (3 overs)

| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 38 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254067 Scorecard]

| umpires = Nitin Menon (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)

| motm = AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match10}}Match 10

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 18 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Punjab Kings

| team2 = Delhi Capitals

| score1 = 195/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Mayank Agarwal 69 (36)

| wickets1 = Lukman Meriwala 1/32 (3 overs)

| score2 = 198/4 (18.2 overs)

| runs2 = Shikhar Dhawan 92 (49)

| wickets2 = Jhye Richardson 2/41 (4 overs)

| result = Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254068 Scorecard]

| venue = Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

| umpires = Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)

| motm = Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals)

| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match11}}Match 11

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 19 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Chennai Super Kings

| team2 = Rajasthan Royals

| score1 = 188/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Faf du Plessis 33 (17)

| wickets1 = Chetan Sakariya 3/36 (4 overs)

| score2 = 143/9 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Jos Buttler 49 (35)

| wickets2 = Moeen Ali 3/7 (3 overs)

| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 45 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254069 Scorecard]

| venue = Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

| umpires = Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Virender Sharma (Ind)

| motm = Moeen Ali (Chennai Super Kings)

| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = MS Dhoni became the first player to play 200 matches as a captain in the IPL.{{cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ms-dhoni-200th-match-as-ipl-captain-rr-vs-csk-chennai-super-kings-rajasthan-royals/article36788495.ece |title=RR vs CSK: Dhoni plays 200th match as IPL captain |last= |first= |date=19 April 2021 |website=Sportstar |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=3 June 2022 |quote= |archive-date=3 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603122306/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ms-dhoni-200th-match-as-ipl-captain-rr-vs-csk-chennai-super-kings-rajasthan-royals/article36788495.ece |url-status=live }}

| round = {{anchor|match12}}Match 12

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 20 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Mumbai Indians

| team2 = Delhi Capitals

| score1 = 137/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Rohit Sharma 44 (30)

| wickets1 = Amit Mishra 4/24 (4 overs)

| score2 = 138/4 (19.1 overs)

| runs2 = Shikhar Dhawan 45 (42)

| wickets2 = Kieron Pollard 1/9 (1.1 overs)

| result = Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254070 Scorecard]

| umpires = Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)

| motm = Amit Mishra (Delhi Capitals)

| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match13}}Match 13

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 21 April 2021

| time = 15:30

| daynight = y

| team1 = Punjab Kings

| team2 = Sunrisers Hyderabad

| score1 = 120 (19.4 overs)

| runs1 = Shahrukh Khan 22 (17)

| wickets1 = Khaleel Ahmed 3/21 (4 overs)

| score2 = 121/1 (18.4 overs)

| runs2 = Jonny Bairstow 63* (56)

| wickets2 = Fabian Allen 1/22 (4 overs)

| result = Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 9 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254071 Scorecard]

| umpires = Nitin Menon (Ind) and Krishnamachari Srinivasan (Ind)

| motm = Jonny Bairstow (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

| toss = Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match14}}Match 14

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 21 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Chennai Super Kings

| team2 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| score1 = 220/3 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Faf du Plessis 95* (60)

| wickets1 = Andre Russell 1/27 (2 overs)

| score2 = 202 (19.1 overs)

| runs2 = Pat Cummins 66* (34)

| wickets2 = Deepak Chahar 4/29 (4 overs)

| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 18 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254072 Scorecard]

| venue = Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

| umpires = Anil Dandekar (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)

| motm = Faf du Plessis (Chennai Super Kings)

| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match15}}Match 15

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 22 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Rajasthan Royals

| score1 = 177/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Shivam Dube 46 (32)

| wickets1 = Mohammed Siraj 3/27 (4 overs)

| score2 = 181/0 (16.3 overs)

| runs2 = Devdutt Padikkal 101* (52)

| wickets2 =

| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254073 Scorecard]

| venue = Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

| umpires = Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)

| motm = Devdutt Padikkal (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first player to score 6,000 runs in the IPL.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2021-virat-kohli-royal-challengers-bangalore-captain-becomes-first-player-to-score-6000-ipl-runs-101618740443458.html|title=Virat Kohli becomes first player to score 6000 IPL runs|date=22 April 2021|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=24 April 2021|archive-date=24 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424043647/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2021-virat-kohli-royal-challengers-bangalore-captain-becomes-first-player-to-score-6000-ipl-runs-101618740443458-amp.html|url-status=live}}

| round = {{anchor|match16}}Match 16

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 23 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Mumbai Indians

| team2 = Punjab Kings

| score1 = 131/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Rohit Sharma 63 (52)

| wickets1 = Ravi Bishnoi 2/21 (4 overs)
Mohammed Shami 2/21 (4 overs)

| score2 = 132/1 (17.4 overs)

| runs2 = KL Rahul 60* (52)

| wickets2 = Rahul Chahar 1/19 (4 overs)

| result = Punjab Kings won by 9 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254074 Scorecard]

| umpires = Nitin Menon (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)

| motm = KL Rahul (Punjab Kings)

| toss = Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match17}}Match 17

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 24 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| team2 = Rajasthan Royals

| score1 = 133/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Rahul Tripathi 36 (26)

| wickets1 = Chris Morris 4/23 (4 overs)

| score2 = 134/4 (18.5 overs)

| runs2 = Sanju Samson 42* (41)

| wickets2 = Varun Chakravarthy 2/32 (4 overs)

| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254075 Scorecard]

| venue = Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

| umpires = Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Navdeep Singh (Ind)

| motm = Chris Morris (Rajasthan Royals)

| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match18}}Match 18

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 25 April 2021

| time = 15:30

| daynight = y

| team1 = Chennai Super Kings

| score1 = 191/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Ravindra Jadeja 62* (28)

| wickets1 = Harshal Patel 3/51 (4 overs)

| score2 = 122/9 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Devdutt Padikkal 34 (15)

| wickets2 = Ravindra Jadeja 3/13 (4 overs)

| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 69 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254076 Scorecard]

| venue = Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

| umpires = Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)

| motm = Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings)

| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) bowled the joint-most expensive over in an IPL match, conceding 37 runs.{{Cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/csk-vs-rcb-rcbs-harshal-patel-concedes-most-expensive-over-in-history-of-ipl-vs-csk-2421601|title=RCB's Harshal Patel Concedes Most Expensive Over In History Of IPL vs CSK|work=NDTV|access-date=2 June 2022|first=Abhimanyu|last=Bose|date=26 April 2021|archive-date=2 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602163106/https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/csk-vs-rcb-rcbs-harshal-patel-concedes-most-expensive-over-in-history-of-ipl-vs-csk-2421601|url-status=live}}

| round = {{anchor|match19}}Match 19

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 25 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Delhi Capitals

| team2 = Sunrisers Hyderabad

| score1 = 159/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Prithvi Shaw 53 (39)

| wickets1 = Siddarth Kaul 2/31 (4 overs)

| score2 = 159/7 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Kane Williamson 66* (51)

| wickets2 = Avesh Khan 3/34 (4 overs)

| result = Match tied
(Delhi Capitals won the Super Over)

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254077 Scorecard]

| umpires = K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)

| motm = Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Capitals)

| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Super Over: Sunrisers Hyderabad 7/0 (1 over), Delhi Capitals 8/0 (1 over)

| round = {{anchor|match20}}Match 20

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 26 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Punjab Kings

| team2 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| score1 = 123/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Mayank Agarwal 31 (34)

| wickets1 = Prasidh Krishna 3/30 (4 overs)

| score2 = 126/5 (16.4 overs)

| runs2 = Eoin Morgan 47* (40)

| wickets2 = Moises Henriques 1/5 (1 over)

| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won 5 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254078 Scorecard]

| umpires = Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)

| motm = Eoin Morgan (Kolkata Knight Riders)

| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match21}}Match 21

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 27 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team2 = Delhi Capitals

| score1 = 171/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = AB de Villiers 75* (42)

| wickets1 = Avesh Khan 1/24 (4 overs)

| score2 = 170/4 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Rishabh Pant 58* (48)

| wickets2 = Harshal Patel 2/37 (4 overs)

| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 1 run

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254079 Scorecard]

| umpires = Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)

| motm = AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the sixth player, and the second overseas one, to score 5,000 runs in the IPL.{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/ipl-2021/story/ab-de-villiers-5000-ipl-runs-second-overseas-batsman-6th-overall-kohli-warner-rohit-sharma-1795621-2021-04-27 |title=RCB vs DC: AB de Villiers becomes 2nd overseas batsman to score 5,000 runs in IPL |work=India Today |access-date=27 April 2021 |date=27 April 2021 |first=Utkarsh |last=Kumar |archive-date=27 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427155156/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/ipl-2021/story/ab-de-villiers-5000-ipl-runs-second-overseas-batsman-6th-overall-kohli-warner-rohit-sharma-1795621-2021-04-27 |url-status=live }}

| round = {{anchor|match22}}Match 22

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 28 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Sunrisers Hyderabad

| team2 = Chennai Super Kings

| score1 = 171/3 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Manish Pandey 61 (46)

| wickets1 = Lungi Ngidi 2/35 (4 overs)

| score2 = 173/3 (18.3 overs)

| runs2 = Ruturaj Gaikwad 75 (44)

| wickets2 = Rashid Khan 3/36 (4 overs)

| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 7 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254080 Scorecard]

| venue = Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

| umpires = C. K. Nandan (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)

| motm = Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings)

| toss = Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) became the first player to hit fifty fifties in the IPL, and fourth to score 10,000 runs in T20s.{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/ipl-2021/story/csk-vs-srh-david-warner-becomes-1st-batsman-to-hit-50-ipl-fifties-4th-player-to-10-000-t20-runs-1796002-2021-04-28 |title=CSK vs SRH: David Warner becomes 1st batsman to hit 50 IPL fifties, 4th player to 10,000 T20 runs |access-date=28 April 2021 |work=India Today |first=Saurabh |last=Kumar |date=29 April 2021 |archive-date=28 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428155251/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/ipl-2021/story/csk-vs-srh-david-warner-becomes-1st-batsman-to-hit-50-ipl-fifties-4th-player-to-10-000-t20-runs-1796002-2021-04-28 |url-status=live }}

| round = {{anchor|match23}}Match 23

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 29 April 2021

| time = 15:30

| daynight = y

| team1 = Rajasthan Royals

| team2 = Mumbai Indians

| score1 = 171/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Sanju Samson 42 (27)

| wickets1 = Rahul Chahar 2/33 (4 overs)

| score2 = 172/3 (18.3 overs)

| runs2 = Quinton de Kock 70* (50)

| wickets2 = Chris Morris 2/33 (4 overs)

| result = Mumbai Indians won by 7 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254081 Scorecard]

| venue = Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

| umpires = K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)

| motm = Quinton de Kock (Mumbai Indians)

| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match24}}Match 24

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 29 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| team2 = Delhi Capitals

| score1 = 154/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Andre Russell 45* (27)

| wickets1 = Lalit Yadav 2/13 (3 overs)

| score2 = 156/3 (16.3 overs)

| runs2 = Prithvi Shaw 82 (41)

| wickets2 = Pat Cummins 3/24 (4 overs)

| result = Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254082 Scorecard]

| umpires = Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Anil Chaudhary (Ind)

| motm = Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Capitals)

| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match25}}Match 25

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 30 April 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Punjab Kings

| score1 = 179/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = KL Rahul 91* (57)

| wickets1 = Kyle Jamieson 2/32 (3 overs)

| score2 = 145/8 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Virat Kohli 35 (34)

| wickets2 = Harpreet Brar 3/19 (4 overs)

| result = Punjab Kings won by 34 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254083 Scorecard]

| umpires = Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)

| motm = Harpreet Brar (Punjab Kings)

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match26}}Match 26

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 1 May 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Chennai Super Kings

| team2 = Mumbai Indians

| score1 = 218/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Ambati Rayudu 72* (27)

| wickets1 = Kieron Pollard 2/12 (2 overs)

| score2 = 219/6 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Kieron Pollard 87* (34)

| wickets2 = Sam Curran 3/34 (4 overs)

| result = Mumbai Indians won by 4 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254084 Scorecard]

| venue = Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

| umpires = KN Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and C. K. Nandan (Ind)

| motm = Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians)

| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match27}}Match 27

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 2 May 2021

| time = 15:30

| daynight = y

| team1 = Rajasthan Royals

| team2 = Sunrisers Hyderabad

| score1 = 220/3 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Jos Buttler 124 (64)

| wickets1 = Rashid Khan 1/24 (4 overs)

| score2 = 165/8 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Manish Pandey 31 (20)

| wickets2 = Mustafizur Rahman 3/20 (4 overs)

| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 55 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254085 Scorecard]

| venue = Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

| umpires = Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)

| motm = Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)

| toss = Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match28}}Match 28

}}

----

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 2 May 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Punjab Kings

| team2 = Delhi Capitals

| score1 = 166/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Mayank Agarwal 99* (58)

| wickets1 = Kagiso Rabada 3/36 (4 overs)

| score2 = 167/3 (17.4 overs)

| runs2 = Shikhar Dhawan 69* (47)

| wickets2 = Harpreet Brar 1/19 (3 overs)

| result = Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254086 Scorecard]

| umpires = Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Anil Dandekar (Ind)

| motm = Mayank Agarwal (Punjab Kings)

| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match29}}Match 29

}}

==UAE==

{{hatnote|Subtract 1.5 hours from these times for the local time (UTC+04:00).}}

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 19 September 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Chennai Super Kings

| team2 = Mumbai Indians

| score1 = 156/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Ruturaj Gaikwad 88* (58)

| wickets1 = Adam Milne 2/21 (4 overs)

| score2 = 136/8 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Saurabh Tiwary 50* (40)

| wickets2 = Dwayne Bravo 3/25 (4 overs)

| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 20 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254104 Scorecard]

| venue = Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

| umpires = Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Nitin Menon (Ind)

| motm = Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings)

| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match30}}Match 30

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 20 September 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team2 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| score1 = 92 (19 overs)

| runs1 = Devdutt Padikkal 22 (20)

| wickets1 = Andre Russell 3/9 (3 overs)

| score2 = 94/1 (10 overs)

| runs2 = Shubman Gill 48 (34)

| wickets2 = Yuzvendra Chahal 1/23 (2 overs)

| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 9 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254087 Scorecard]

| umpires = Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)

| motm = Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders)

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first player to play 200 matches for a single franchise.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-kkr-vs-rcb-virat-kohli-at-200-matches-the-formidable-numbers-of-an-ipl-giant-1278655|title=Kohli at 200 matches: The formidable numbers of an IPL giant|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 September 2021|first=Sampath|last=Bandarupalli|date=20 September 2021|archive-date=21 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921002521/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-kkr-vs-rcb-virat-kohli-at-200-matches-the-formidable-numbers-of-an-ipl-giant-1278655|url-status=live}}

| round = {{anchor|match31}}Match 31

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 21 September 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Rajasthan Royals

| team2 = Punjab Kings

| score1 = 185 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Yashasvi Jaiswal 49 (36)

| wickets1 = Arshdeep Singh 5/32 (4 overs)

| score2 = 183/4 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Mayank Agarwal 67 (43)

| wickets2 = Kartik Tyagi 2/29 (4 overs)

| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 2 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254111 Scorecard]

| venue = Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

| umpires = Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)

| motm = Kartik Tyagi (Rajasthan Royals)

| toss = Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match32}}Match 32

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 22 September 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Sunrisers Hyderabad

| team2 = Delhi Capitals

| score1 = 134/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Abdul Samad 28 (21)

| wickets1 = Kagiso Rabada 3/37 (4 overs)

| score2 = 139/2 (17.5 overs)

| runs2 = Shreyas Iyer 47* (41)

| wickets2 = Rashid Khan 1/26 (4 overs)

| result = Delhi Capitals won by 8 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254105 Scorecard]

| venue = Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

| umpires = K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)

| motm = Anrich Nortje (Delhi Capitals)

| toss = Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match33}}Match 33

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 23 September 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Mumbai Indians

| team2 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| score1 = 155/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Quinton de Kock 55 (42)

| wickets1 = Lockie Ferguson 2/27 (4 overs)

| score2 = 159/3 (15.1 overs)

| runs2 = Rahul Tripathi 74* (42)

| wickets2 = Jasprit Bumrah 3/43 (4 overs)

| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254096 Scorecard]

| umpires = Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)

| motm = Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)

| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match34}}Match 34

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 24 September 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team2 = Chennai Super Kings

| score1 = 156/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Devdutt Padikkal 70 (50)

| wickets1 = Dwayne Bravo 3/24 (4 overs)

| score2 = 157/4 (18.1 overs)

| runs2 = Ruturaj Gaikwad 38 (26)

| wickets2 = Harshal Patel 2/25 (3.1 overs)

| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254113 Scorecard]

| umpires = Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)

| motm = Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings)

| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match35}}Match 35

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 25 September 2021

| time = 15:30

| daynight = y

| team1 = Delhi Capitals

| team2 = Rajasthan Royals

| score1 = 154/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Shreyas Iyer 43 (32)

| wickets1 = Mustafizur Rahman 2/22 (4 overs)

| score2 = 121/6 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Sanju Samson 70* (53)

| wickets2 = Anrich Nortje 2/18 (4 overs)

| result = Delhi Capitals won by 33 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254097 Scorecard]

| umpires = Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Ulhas Gandhe (Ind)

| motm = Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Capitals)

| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match36}}Match 36

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 25 September 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Punjab Kings

| team2 = Sunrisers Hyderabad

| score1 = 125/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Aiden Markram 27 (32)

| wickets1 = Jason Holder 3/19 (4 overs)

| score2 = 120/7 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Jason Holder 47* (29)

| wickets2 = Ravi Bishnoi 3/24 (4 overs)

| result = Punjab Kings won by 5 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254107 Scorecard]

| umpires = Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)

| motm = Jason Holder (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

| toss = Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match37}}Match 37

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 26 September 2021

| time = 15:30

| daynight = y

| team1 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| team2 = Chennai Super Kings

| score1 = 171/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Rahul Tripathi 45 (33)

| wickets1 = Shardul Thakur 2/20 (4 overs)

| score2 = 172/8 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Faf du Plessis 43 (30)

| wickets2 = Sunil Narine 3/41 (4 overs)

| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 2 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254098 Scorecard]

| umpires = Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Tapan Sharma (Ind)

| motm = Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings)

| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match38}}Match 38

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 26 September 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team2 = Mumbai Indians

| score1 = 165/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Glenn Maxwell 56 (37)

| wickets1 = Jasprit Bumrah 3/36 (4 overs)

| score2 = 111 (18.1 overs)

| runs2 = Rohit Sharma 43 (28)

| wickets2 = Harshal Patel 4/17 (3.1 overs)

| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 54 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254108 Scorecard]

| venue = Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

| umpires = Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)

| motm = Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first Indian player and fifth overall to score 10,000 runs in T20s.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/virat-kohli-becomes-first-indian-to-reach-10000-runs-in-t20-cricket/article36689814.ece#:~:text=in%20T20%20cricket.-,Virat%20Kohli%20is%20the%20second%20man%20after%20Chris%20Gayle%20to,Indians%20in%20Dubai%20on%20Sunday.|title=Virat Kohli becomes first Indian to reach 10,000 runs in T20 cricket|work=The Hindu|access-date=12 August 2022|agency=Reuters|date=27 September 2021|archive-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123204158/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/virat-kohli-becomes-first-indian-to-reach-10000-runs-in-t20-cricket/article36689814.ece#:~:text=in%20T20%20cricket.-,Virat%20Kohli%20is%20the%20second%20man%20after%20Chris%20Gayle%20to,Indians%20in%20Dubai%20on%20Sunday.|url-status=live}}

Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) took a hat-trick.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2021-rcb-vs-mi-harshal-patel-becomes-third-rcb-player-to-take-a-hat-trick-in-ipl-101632677870924.html|title=Harshal Patel becomes third RCB player to take a hat-trick in IPL|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=26 September 2021|date=26 September 2021|archive-date=26 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926174834/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2021-rcb-vs-mi-harshal-patel-becomes-third-rcb-player-to-take-a-hat-trick-in-ipl-101632677870924.html|url-status=live}}

| round = {{anchor|match39}}Match 39

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 27 September 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Rajasthan Royals

| team2 = Sunrisers Hyderabad

| score1 = 164/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Sanju Samson 82 (57)

| wickets1 = Siddarth Kaul 2/36 (4 overs)

| score2 = 167/3 (18.3 overs)

| runs2 = Jason Roy 60 (42)

| wickets2 = Mahipal Lomror 1/22 (3 overs)

| result = Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 7 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254100 Scorecard]

| venue = Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

| umpires = K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Navdeep Singh (Ind)

| motm = Jason Roy (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match40}}Match 40

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 28 September 2021

| time = 15:30

| daynight = y

| team1 = Delhi Capitals

| team2 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| score1 = 127/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Steve Smith 39 (34)

| wickets1 = Lockie Ferguson 2/10 (2 overs)

| score2 = 130/7 (18.2 overs)

| runs2 = Nitish Rana 36* (27)

| wickets2 = Avesh Khan 3/13 (3 overs)

| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254092 Scorecard]

| umpires = Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)

| motm = Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)

| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match41}}Match 41

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 28 September 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Punjab Kings

| team2 = Mumbai Indians

| score1 = 135/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Aiden Markram 42 (29)

| wickets1 = Kieron Pollard 2/8 (1 over)

| score2 = 137/4 (19 overs)

| runs2 = Saurabh Tiwary 45 (37)

| wickets2 = Ravi Bishnoi 2/25 (4 overs)

| result = Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254099 Scorecard]

| umpires = Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)

| motm = Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians)

| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match42}}Match 42

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 29 September 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Rajasthan Royals

| score1 = 149/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Evin Lewis 58 (37)

| wickets1 = Harshal Patel 3/34 (4 overs)

| score2 = 153/3 (17.1 overs)

| runs2 = Glenn Maxwell 50* (30)

| wickets2 = Mustafizur Rahman 2/20 (3 overs)

| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254103 Scorecard]

| venue = Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

| umpires = K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Anil Dandekar (Ind)

| motm = Yuzvendra Chahal (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match43}}Match 43

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 30 September 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Sunrisers Hyderabad

| team2 = Chennai Super Kings

| score1 = 134/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Wriddhiman Saha 44 (46)

| wickets1 = Josh Hazlewood 3/24 (4 overs)

| score2 = 139/4 (19.4 overs)

| runs2 = Ruturaj Gaikwad 45 (38)

| wickets2 = Jason Holder 3/27 (4 overs)

| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254091 Scorecard]

| umpires = Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)

| motm = Josh Hazlewood (Chennai Super Kings)

| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Chennai Super Kings qualified for the playoffs and Sunrisers Hyderabad were eliminated as a result of this match.{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/srh-vs-csk-chennai-super-kings-become-first-team-to-reach-playoffs-in-ipl-2021-737690 |title=IPL 2021 CSK become first team to qualify for Playoffs, SRH crash out |work=India TV |access-date=30 September 2021 |date=30 September 2021 |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812143717/https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/srh-vs-csk-chennai-super-kings-become-first-team-to-reach-playoffs-in-ipl-2021-737690 |url-status=live }}

| round = {{anchor|match44}}Match 44

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 1 October 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| team2 = Punjab Kings

| score1 = 165/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Venkatesh Iyer 67 (49)

| wickets1 = Arshdeep Singh 3/32 (4 overs)

| score2 = 168/5 (19.3 overs)

| runs2 = KL Rahul 67 (55)

| wickets2 = Varun Chakravarthy 2/24 (4 overs)

| result = Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254102 Scorecard]

| venue = Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

| umpires = K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)

| motm = KL Rahul (Punjab Kings)

| toss = Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Delhi Capitals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.{{cite web|title=KL Rahul Saves Punjab Kings from IPL Exit; Delhi Capitals Into Playoffs as KKR Lose By Five Wickets|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/ipl-2021-kl-rahul-saves-punjab-kings-from-ipl-exit-delhi-capitals-into-playoffs-as-kkr-lose-by-five-wickets-4273169.html|work=News 18|access-date=1 October 2021|date=1 October 2021|archive-date=1 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001182241/https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/ipl-2021-kl-rahul-saves-punjab-kings-from-ipl-exit-delhi-capitals-into-playoffs-as-kkr-lose-by-five-wickets-4273169.html|url-status=live}}

| round = {{anchor|match45}}Match 45

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 2 October 2021

| time = 15:30

| daynight = y

| team1 = Mumbai Indians

| team2 = Delhi Capitals

| score1 = 129/8 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Suryakumar Yadav 33 (26)

| wickets1 = Avesh Khan 3/15 (4 overs)

| score2 = 132/6 (19.1 overs)

| runs2 = Shreyas Iyer 33* (33)

| wickets2 = Krunal Pandya 1/18 (2.1 overs)

| result = Delhi Capitals won by 4 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254112 Scorecard]

| umpires = Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)

| motm = Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals)

| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match46}}Match 46

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 2 October 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Chennai Super Kings

| team2 = Rajasthan Royals

| score1 = 189/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Ruturaj Gaikwad 101* (60)

| wickets1 = Rahul Tewatia 3/39 (4 overs)

| score2 = 190/3 (17.3 overs)

| runs2 = Shivam Dube 64* (42)

| wickets2 = Shardul Thakur 2/30 (4 overs)

| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254089 Scorecard]

| umpires = Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Virender Sharma (Ind)

| motm = Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings)

| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match47}}Match 47

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 3 October 2021

| time = 15:30

| daynight = y

| team2 = Punjab Kings

| score1 = 164/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Glenn Maxwell 57 (33)

| wickets1 = Moises Henriques 3/12 (4 overs)

| score2 = 158/6 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Mayank Agarwal 57 (42)

| wickets2 = Yuzvendra Chahal 3/29 (4 overs)

| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254090 Scorecard]

| umpires = K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)

| motm = Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-punjab-kings-48th-match-1254090/match-report |title=Glenn Maxwell and Yuzvendra Chahal fire Royal Challengers Bangalore into the playoffs |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 October 2021 |first=Peter Della |last=Penna |date=3 October 2021 |archive-date=3 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003144406/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-punjab-kings-48th-match-1254090/match-report |url-status=live }}

| round = {{anchor|match48}}Match 48

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 3 October 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Sunrisers Hyderabad

| team2 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| score1 = 115/8 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Kane Williamson 26 (21)

| wickets1 = Tim Southee 2/26 (4 overs)
Varun Chakravarthy 2/26 (4 overs)

| score2 = 119/4 (19.4 overs)

| runs2 = Shubman Gill 57 (51)

| wickets2 = Jason Holder 2/32 (4 overs)

| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254109 Scorecard]

| venue = Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

| umpires = Michael Gough (Eng) and Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind)

| motm = Shubman Gill (Kolkata Knight Riders)

| toss = Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match49}}Match 49

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 4 October 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Chennai Super Kings

| team2 = Delhi Capitals

| score1 = 136/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Ambati Rayudu 55* (55)

| wickets1 = Axar Patel 2/18 (4 overs)

| score2 = 139/7 (19.4 overs)

| runs2 = Shikhar Dhawan 39 (35)

| wickets2 = Shardul Thakur 2/13 (4 overs)

| result = Delhi Capitals won by 3 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254110 Scorecard]

| venue = Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

| umpires = Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)

| motm = Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals)

| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match50}}Match 50

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 5 October 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Rajasthan Royals

| team2 = Mumbai Indians

| score1 = 90/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Evin Lewis 24 (19)

| wickets1 = Nathan Coulter-Nile 4/14 (4 overs)

| score2 = 94/2 (8.2 overs)

| runs2 = Ishan Kishan 50* (25)

| wickets2 = Mustafizur Rahman 1/32 (2.2 overs)

| result = Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254093 Scorecard]

| umpires = Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)

| motm = Nathan Coulter-Nile (Mumbai Indians)

| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Kuldip Yadav (Rajasthan Royals) made his T20 debut.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2021-mumbai-indians-opt-to-field-against-rajasthan-royals-in-must-win-game/articleshow/86784164.cms|title=IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians opt to field against Rajasthan Royals in must-win game|work=The Times of India|access-date=3 June 2022|agency=PTI|date=5 October 2021|archive-date=3 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603100801/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2021-mumbai-indians-opt-to-field-against-rajasthan-royals-in-must-win-game/articleshow/86784164.cms|url-status=live}}

| round = {{anchor|match51}}Match 51

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 6 October 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Sunrisers Hyderabad

| score1 = 141/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Jason Roy 44 (38)

| wickets1 = Harshal Patel 3/33 (4 overs)

| score2 = 137/6 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Devdutt Padikkal 41 (52)

| wickets2 = Umran Malik 1/21 (4 overs)

| result = Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 4 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254095 Scorecard]

| umpires = Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)

| motm = Kane Williamson (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match52}}Match 52

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 7 October 2021

| time = 15:30

| daynight = y

| team1 = Chennai Super Kings

| team2 = Punjab Kings

| score1 = 134/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Faf du Plessis 76 (55)

| wickets1 = Chris Jordan 2/20 (3 overs)

| score2 = 139/4 (13 overs)

| runs2 = KL Rahul 98* (42)

| wickets2 = Shardul Thakur 3/28 (3 overs)

| result = Punjab Kings won by 6 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254094 Scorecard]

| venue = Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

| umpires = Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Krishnamachari Srinivasan (Ind)

| motm = KL Rahul (Punjab Kings)

| toss = Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Delhi Capitals advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2021-dc-assured-of-top-spot-kkr-will-qualify-with-a-win-vs-rr-all-playoffs-possibilities-in-8-points/articleshow/86842965.cms|title=IPL 2021: DC assured top spot, KKR will be all but through to playoffs with a win vs RR - All possibilities in 8 points|work=The Times of India|access-date=7 October 2021|first=Shankar|last=Raghuraman|date=8 October 2021|archive-date=12 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812143717/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2021-dc-assured-of-top-spot-kkr-will-qualify-with-a-win-vs-rr-all-playoffs-possibilities-in-8-points/articleshow/86842965.cms|url-status=live}}

| round = {{anchor|match53}}Match 53

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 7 October 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| team2 = Rajasthan Royals

| score1 = 171/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Shubman Gill 56 (44)

| wickets1 = Rahul Tewatia 1/11 (1 over)

| score2 = 85 (16.1 overs)

| runs2 = Rahul Tewatia 44 (36)

| wickets2 = Shivam Mavi 4/21 (3.1 overs)

| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 86 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254106 Scorecard]

| umpires = Michael Gough (Eng) and Saiyed Khalid (Ind)

| motm = Shivam Mavi (Kolkata Knight Riders)

| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals were eliminated as a result of this match.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119345/rampant-kkr-edge-closer-to-playoffs-with-clinical-win-indian-premier-league-2021-ipl-cricket|title=Rampant KKR edge closer to playoffs with clinical win|work=Cricbuzz|access-date=7 October 2021|date=7 October 2021|archive-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008132234/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119345/rampant-kkr-edge-closer-to-playoffs-with-clinical-win-indian-premier-league-2021-ipl-cricket|url-status=live}}

| round = {{anchor|match54}}Match 54

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 8 October 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Mumbai Indians

| team2 = Sunrisers Hyderabad

| score1 = 235/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Ishan Kishan 84 (32)

| wickets1 = Jason Holder 4/52 (4 overs)

| score2 = 193/8 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Manish Pandey 69* (41)

| wickets2 = James Neesham 2/28 (3 overs)

| result = Mumbai Indians won by 42 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254088 Scorecard]

| umpires = Tapan Sharma (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)

| motm = Ishan Kishan (Mumbai Indians)

| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Kolkata Knight Riders qualified for the playoffs and Mumbai Indians were eliminated as a result of this match.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.in/cricket/series/8048/report/1254088/sunrisers-hyderabad-vs-mumbai-indians-55th-match-ipl|title=Kishan, Suryakumar blitz not enough to push Mumbai into the playoffs|publisher=ESPN|access-date=9 October 2021|first=Saurabh|last=Somani|date=8 October 2021|archive-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009084009/https://www.espn.in/cricket/series/8048/report/1254088/sunrisers-hyderabad-vs-mumbai-indians-55th-match-ipl|url-status=live}}

| round = {{anchor|match55}}Match 55

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 8 October 2021

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Delhi Capitals

| score1 = 164/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Prithvi Shaw 48 (31)

| wickets1 = Mohammed Siraj 2/25 (4 overs)

| score2 = 166/3 (20 overs)

| runs2 = K. S. Bharat 78* (52)

| wickets2 = Anrich Nortje 2/24 (4 overs)

| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254101 Scorecard]

| venue = Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

| umpires = K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)

| motm = K. S. Bharat (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Chennai Super Kings advanced to Qualifier 1 having a better net run rate than the Royal Challengers Bangalore.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/ipl-2021/story/ipl-final-points-table-play-offs-teams-dc-vs-csk-rcb-vs-kkr-eliminator-1862720-2021-10-08|title=IPL 2021 Playoffs Line-up: DC to face CSK in Qualifier 1, RCB up against KKR in Eliminator|work=India Today|access-date=8 October 2021|first=Rohit|last=Mundayur|date=8 October 2021|archive-date=12 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812143716/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/ipl-2021/story/ipl-final-points-table-play-offs-teams-dc-vs-csk-rcb-vs-kkr-eliminator-1862720-2021-10-08|url-status=live}}

| round = {{anchor|match56}}Match 56

}}

Playoffs

{{hatnote|Subtract 1.5 hours from these times for the local time (UTC+04:00).}}

The top-four teams qualified for the playoffs. The first two teams would play each other in the first qualifier, where the winner would progress to the final, while the loser would play in the second qualifier. The eliminator was played between the third and fourth teams. While the loser was knocked off, the winner would advance to the second qualifier. The winner of this match would qualify as the second finalist.{{Cite web |date=10 October 2021 |title=IPL 2021 Playoffs Format Explained: Teams, Schedule, Match Timings And Venues |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/ipl-2021-playoffs-format-explained-teams-schedule-match-timings-and-venues-4305584.html |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=News18 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619043155/https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/ipl-2021-playoffs-format-explained-teams-schedule-match-timings-and-venues-4305584.html |url-status=live }} The IPL 2021 playoffs started on 10 October 2021, and the final was played on 15 October.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=9 October 2021 |title=IPL 2021 Playoffs schedule: Match details, venues, date and timings |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2021-playoffs-schedule-uae-dubai-dc-csk-rcb-kkr-final-playoffs-match-timings-venues/article36907459.ece |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=Sportstar |publisher=The Hindu |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619043039/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2021-playoffs-schedule-uae-dubai-dc-csk-rcb-kkr-final-playoffs-match-timings-venues/article36907459.ece |url-status=live }}{{4TeamBracket-PagePlayoff

| team-width=230

| score-width=120

| RD1 = Qualifier 1 / Eliminator

| RD1-text1 = 10 October 2021 — Dubai

| RD1-seed1 = 1

| RD1-team1 = Delhi Capitals

| RD1-score1 = 172/5 (20 overs)

| RD1-seed2 = 2

| RD1-team2 = Chennai Super Kings

| RD1-score2 = 173/6 (19.4 overs)

| P1Winner = Chennai

| P1Margin = 4 wickets

| P1Matchno = 57

| RD1-text2 = 11 October 2021 — Sharjah

| RD1-seed3 = 3

| RD1-team3 = Royal Challengers Bangalore

| RD1-score3 = 138/7 (20 overs)

| RD1-seed4 = 4

| RD1-team4 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| RD1-score4 = 139/6 (19.4 overs)

| P2Winner = Kolkata

| P2Margin = 4 wickets

| P2Matchno= 58

| RD2 = Qualifier 2

| RD2-text1 = 13 October 2021 — Sharjah

| RD2-seed1 = Q1L

| RD2-team1 = Delhi Capitals

| RD2-score1 = 135/5 (20 overs)

| RD2-seed2 = EW

| RD2-team2 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| RD2-score2 = 136/7 (19.5 overs)

| P3Winner = Kolkata

| P3Margin = 3 wickets

| P3Matchno= 59

| RD3 = Final

| RD3-text1 = 15 October 2021 — Dubai

| RD3-seed1 = Q1W

| RD3-team1 = Chennai Super Kings

| RD3-score1 = 192/3 (20 overs)

| RD3-seed2 = Q2W

| RD3-team2 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| RD3-score2 = 165/9 (20 overs)

| FinalWinner = Chennai

| FinalMargin = 27 runs

| FinalMatchno= 60

}}

= Qualifier 1 =

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 10 October 2021

| time =19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Delhi Capitals

| team2 = Chennai Super Kings

| score1 = 172/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Prithvi Shaw 60 (34)

| wickets1 = Josh Hazlewood 2/29 (4 overs)

| score2 = 173/6 (19.4 overs)

| runs2 = Ruturaj Gaikwad 70 (50)

| wickets2 = Tom Curran 3/29 (3.4 overs)

| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 4 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254114 Scorecard]

| venue = Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

| umpires = Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Nitin Menon (Ind)

| motm = Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings)

| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match57}}

}}

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= Eliminator =

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 11 October 2021

| time =19:30

| night = y

| team2 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| score1 = 138/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Virat Kohli 39 (33)

| wickets1 = Sunil Narine 4/21 (4 overs)

| score2 = 139/6 (19.4 overs)

| runs2 = Shubman Gill 29 (18)

| wickets2 = Yuzvendra Chahal 2/16 (4 overs)

| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254115 Scorecard]

| umpires = Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Virender Sharma (Ind)

| motm = Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match58}}

}}

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= Qualifier 2 =

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 13 October 2021

| time =19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Delhi Capitals

| team2 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| score1 = 135/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Shikhar Dhawan 36 (39)

| wickets1 = Varun Chakaravarthy 2/26 (4 overs)

| score2 = 136/7 (19.5 overs)

| runs2 = Venkatesh Iyer 55 (41)

| wickets2 = Kagiso Rabada 2/23 (4 overs)

| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1249214/game/1254116 Scorecard]