Chennai Super Kings beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets to claim record fifth Indian Super League title
Published Date – Tue, 05/30/23 at 01:54am
Ahmedabad: Chennai Super Kings clinched a record fifth Indian Premier League title with a five-wicket win over the Gujarat Titans in a rain-damaged but emotional summit showdown on Monday.
B Sai Sudharsan struck 96 off 47 balls while the Gujarat Titans were four for 214 after being called to bat first.
After rain interrupted the start of the second innings of the final and was postponed to a reservation day due to downpours, CSK set a revised target of 171 runs in 15 games as CSK finished their final match at the packed Narendra Modi Stadium The result of the mission could be the legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s final match in the T20 league. Ravindra Jadeja hit Mohit Sharma’s 6 and 4 in the last two balls to give CSK the win.
Earlier, GT started with the opening duo of Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill, scoring 67 runs in seven games. While Gill was sent back for 20 for 39 by star left-arm spinner all-rounder Jadeja, Saha went on to bowl 54 off 39 balls to build a solid foundation for a strong total.
Saha was sacked by catcher Deepak Chahar, who brought Gill down when the batter hit a 3. Sudharsan has also been in good form of late, hitting six sixes and eight fours in his whirlwind batting. Tushar Deshpande gave up 56 runs in his four overs.
Brief score: Gujarat Titans: 214/4 in 20 overs (Sai Sudharsan 96, Wriddhiman Saha 54). Chennai Super Kings: 171/5 in 15 overs (Devon Conway 47, Ajinkya Rahane 27, Shivam Dube 32 not out, Ravindra Jadeja 15 not out; Mohit Sharma 3/36, Noor Ahmad 2/17).
