Ahmedabad: In the rain-affected rescheduled final of the 2023 season, Chennai Super Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by five wickets (via DLS method), securing a record-equaling fifth Indian Premier League championship at the Narendra Modi Stadium in this city on Monday night. Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and other key barters contributed significantly to the victory.
The MS Dhoni-led CSK has now tied the Mumbai Indian's for the most IPL titles with five after this dramatic Victory. Along with Rohit Sharma (tiles in 2013,2015,2016,2018,2022) and Dhoni (2010,2011,2018,2021,2023), the 41-year-old also became the tournaments co-most successful Skipper.
After winning their fifth IPL championship on may 29 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad by a margin of five wickets over Gujarat Titans (GT), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) matched the record set by Mumbai Indian's (MI).
Sai Sudharsan's spectacular 96 runs off 47 deliveries, which included eight fours and six maximus, helped the Titan's, who were batting first in line IPL 2023 final, reach a difficult total of 214/4. Wriddhiman Saha also contributed significantly with his innings of 54 runs off of 39 balls.
With Devon Conway earning “Player of the match” honours for his quick-five 47 runs to win in 15 overs.
Ravindra Jadeja dedicates IPL 2023 win to MS Dhoni:
The Southpaw thanked the crowd for sticking around after the thrilling five-wicket victory and admitted he contemplated smashing the bat as hard as he could at the slower deliveries. At the post-game presentation, he stated.
"Because I'm from Gujarat, It's a unique feeling. The audience has been incredible. They waited until late at night for the rain to stop. I want to congratulate all the CSK supporters who came out to show their support for us. This victory is in honour of MS Dhoni, a special member of the CSK team.
I was simply considering how much harder. I should swing. I wasn't considering where the ball would land; I was just trying to swing.
The exhilarating 16th season of the IPL has come to a close, with Chennai Super Kings emerging as the winners following an exciting game. Fans were on the edge of their seals the entire time as CSK and GT battled and there were many thrilling moments.
In addition to those thrilling scenes, the season finale included several outstanding and dramatic highlights brought on by persistent downpours. Twitter, on the other hand; is unable to contain it's joy after CSK was declared the champion.
