IPL Final Highlights, CSK vs GT
It was supposed to be the greatest finals of all time and even though it went on from 28th to 30th May, there was rain, storms, super soppers doing rounds, one inning getting completed, the other innings asking even the sponge towels to come out to soak the pitch.
Sai Sudharsan hit his best score of 96 in just 47 balls to take Gujarat Titans to 214/4 in 20 overs. He was helped by Wriddhiman Saha too who hit a fifty. Then came the rain and the CSK innings' was stopped after just three balls being bowled in the first over.
Rains and storms relented, the match began at 12:10 am on Tuesday, 30th May 2023 and Chennai needed 171 to win from 15 overs. Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad started off magnificently, adding 74 in just 39 balls.
Shivam Dube did not hit the balls the way it was expected of him. It built pressure on Conway and Rahane who got out as well. However, Dube got going in the 12th over and hit back-to-back sixes off Rashid Khan. In the next over, Rayudu hit two sixes and a four and made the match easier in the 13th over by Mohit Sharam.
Later on, Mohit came back and picked Rayud and Dhoni on back-to-back balls to send the match into a frenzy once again. It came down to 13 from the last over and in the first four balls, it was just three runs and Mohit Sharma seemed like winning it for the Titans. However, Jadeja hit a four and a six off the last two balls to win the match and the fifth title for Chennai Super Kings.
CSK vs GT, IPL 2023 Final Toss
The toss has taken place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and MS Dhoni, the captain of Chennai Super Kings has won it against Hardik Pandya, the skipper of Gujarat Titans. Dhonis has decided to bowl first.
CSK predicted playing 11
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana
Impact Substitute Options: Shivam Dube, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Akash Singh
GT predicted playing 11
Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya(c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami
Impact Substitute Options: Alzarri Joseph, Dasun Shanaka, Josh Little, Sai Sudharsan, Abhinav Manohar
CSK vs GT Final, IPL 2023 Live Streaming and Broadcast
The Final match between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023, can be live-streamed on the Jio Cinema app across IOS and Android platforms on phones, tablets, smart TVs and laptops. The match can also be viewed on the TV channels on the Star Sports Network.
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