Chennai Super Kings became the first finalist of the IPL 2021 after defeating Delhi Capitals by four wickets. They chased down 173 in 19.4 overs.
Orange Cap
Having scored 626 runs in 13 matches, K.L. Rahul continues to hold on to the Orange Cap. Ruturaj Gaikwad also breached the 600-run mark with his 50-ball 70 during Qualifier 1. He is followed by Shikhar Dhawan (551 runs) and Faf du Plessis (547).
| PLAYER | MATCHES | RUNS | AVG | SR |
| KL Rahul | 13 | 626 | 62.6 | 138.8 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 15 | 603 | 46.38 | 137.36 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 15 | 551 | 39.36 | 127.55 |
| Faf du Plessis | 15 | 547 | 42.08 | 137.09 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 14 | 498 | 45.27 | 147.34 |
Purple Cap
With 30 wickets in 14 matches, Harshal Patel of Royal Challengers Bangalore holds on to the Purple Cap, by some distance. Avesh Khan did not have have a great game against Chennai, conceding 47 runs and picking just one wicket, but he remains at second place. With 21 wickets in 14 matches, Jasprit Bumrah is positioned third in the list.
| PLAYER | MATCHES | WKTS | AVG |
| Harshal Patel | 14 | 30 | 14.67 |
| Avesh Khan | 15 | 23 | 18.61 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 14 | 21 | 19.52 |
| Mohammed Shami | 14 | 19 | 20.79 |
| Rashid Khan | 14 | 18 | 20.83 |