2023-05-29 16:42:27
Ahmedabad: Chennai Super Kings started batting after two hours and 20 minutes, which was interrupted due to rain. Chennai’s target is 171 runs in 15 overs under the rain rule. Four over powerplay. Each bowler can bowl three overs each. The final was interrupted by rain at the very beginning of Chennai’s batting. The rain stopped around 10.30 pm.
Sai Sudarshan loses century, big score for Titans
After losing the toss and batting, Gujarat scored 214 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. Chennai Super Kings have a target of 215 runs. Tamil Nadu’s young player Sai Sudarshan, who missed a century, shone for Gujarat. Sai Sudarshan scored 96 runs off 47 balls. Opener Wriddhiman Saha, who scored 54 off 39 balls, also scored a half-century for Gujarat.
After losing the toss and batting, Gujarat Titans lost their first wicket in the seventh over. After a powerful game in the powerplay (six overs), Gujarat lost opener Shubman Gill. Gujarat managed to score only four runs in the first over. The score went up as Gujarat found the boundaries. They scored 62 runs in the batting power play. Chennai captain Dhoni and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja dashed the Titans’ desire to capitalize on a good start. Dhoni was stumped when Gill was unable to face Jadeja’s ball. Saha and Sai Sudarshan smashed Gujarat to 100 in 11.1 overs. With the score at 131, Dhoni took a catch and Saha returned.
Sai Sudarshan took charge of the firework as skipper Hardik Pandya, who came in at third, stood up in support. Titans pass 150 in 15.4 (94 balls) overs. Sai Sudarshan, who rushed to the century, was beaten in the 20th over bowled by Matisha Pathirana. Sudarshan, who hit six sixes and eight fours, went LB with only three balls left to finish the batting. Captain Hardik went for DRS but no result. Hardik Pandya remained unbeaten on 21 runs off 12 balls. Rashid Khan failed to score any runs.
Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to field. Both the teams will enter the final with the same eleven that played in the qualifiers. Weather forecasters have predicted that there is a five percent chance of rain in Ahmedabad on Monday evening. Today is Dhoni’s 250th IPL match. Dhoni is the first player to achieve this feat. This will also be Chennai star Ambati Rayudu’s last IPL match.
The IPL cricket final was postponed due to heavy rain. It started raining at 6:30 pm yesterday. Even the toss could not be done as the rain continued till late at night. Around one and a half lakh spectators who had enthusiastically reached the Narendra Modi Stadium were disappointed by this. The organizers decided to hold a 20 over match if the rain stops before 9.30 pm and a 5 over match if the rain subsides by 12 pm. But as the rain continued, the match was postponed to today’s reserve day.
English Summary: Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans, Final (Reserve day) – Match Updates
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