Twitterati were overjoyed after CSK clinched their fifth Indian Premier League title by beating GT in the final in Ahmedabad.
Chennai Super Kings beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets to clinch IPL 2023. Sportzpics
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were crowned champions of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, with a remarkable five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans (GT) in Ahmedabad in the early hours of Tuesday.
CSK had earlier won the toss and opted to field first, and although they got rid of in-form GT opener Shubman Gill (39), Sai Sudharsan (96) revived their innings to lead them to 214/4.
Just three balls into the chase, rain made its entrance at the Narendra Modi Stadium and delayed the match for more than an hour.
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And once the match resumed, the playing conditions were revised, and under the Duckworth Lewis Stern method, CSK were handed a target of 161 from 15 overs.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway, who have produced some productive stands, got CSK off to a confident start, forging a 74-run stand for the opening wicket before Gaikwad departed in the seventh over, and Conway followed in the same over, just three balls later.
Despite Noor Ahmad’s double breakthrough, Ajinkya Rahane (27) and Shivam Dube (32*) gave CSK hope with a 39-run stand, but the former was dismissed by Mohit Sharma in the 11th over.
Ambati Rayudu, playing his final IPL match of his career, played a short but sweet cameo of 19 off eight balls, before Ravindra Jadeja (15*) sealed the win in style, with a six and a four off the last two balls.
Twitterati were overjoyed as CSK equalled Mumbai Indians (MI) IPL title wins of five. Here are a few reactions:
You can see what CSK are good at…in the field. But why do they win so much?
It’s because of what we can’t see, the intangibles. Let’s call it ‘culture’. That’s what makes CSK special, the culture they have created within their camp. #IPL2023Final— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) May 29, 2023
Congratulations @ChennaiIPL. You are a great franchise. And I say so after speaking to the players who always seem to think they are given a fair deal, even through last year’s campaign. A 5th title is huge
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 29, 2023
Naseeb Ka dhani @msdhoni well done Csk . Jadeja you beauty. Rayudu that’s the way to retire what a player you have been
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 29, 2023
Unreal tournament! Well done CSK
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) May 29, 2023
MSD. CSK. Just a man and a team that finds a way. Congratulations on the 5th #TataIPL title.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) May 29, 2023
Pulsating finish to what eventually became a great final. When Dhoni fell pendulum had swung Gujarat’s way. But Jadeja won tough battle against Mohit to clinch a memorable win. CSK’s 5th title after finishing 9th last season. The legend of MSD goes further skywards
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 29, 2023
ஒரு வாழ்க்கை அதை வரலாறா வாழணும் அந்த வகையில #MSDhoni வாழ்க்கை ஒரு பாடம்.இவர் எப்படி கப் அடிப்பாருன்னு கூப்பாடு போட ஒரு கூட்டம் இருந்தப்ப இப்படி தான் வளர்ந்தேன்னு வாழந்து காட்டிய @ChennaiIPL ஞானிக்கு மீண்டும் ஒரு #IPL. சிலுவைகளை சுமந்த சரித்திர நாயகனுக்கு வாழ்த்துக்கள் #GTvsCSK pic.twitter.com/WTqQp22H4f
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 29, 2023
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