Ahmedabad: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lifted the IPL title defeating Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets in the rain interrupted final held at Ahmedabad today. It was the fifth IPL title for CSK.
Gujarat Titans gave Chennai Super Kings a target of 215 runs to win but it was later revised to 171 in 15 overs because of a delay caused by rain. Two openers Ruturaj Gaikwad (26 from 16 balls) and Devon Conway (47 from 25 balls) gave good start to CSK adding 74 runs in just 6.3 overs. In the final over they required 13 runs and later 10 from the last two balls. Rabindra Jadeja (15 not out from 6 balls) hit six on the penultimate ball of the innings and finished the game with a boundary. Shivam Dubey remained not out on 32. Mohit Sharma picked up 3-36.
Earlier Sai Sudharsan propelled Gujarat Titans to a score of 214/4 by smashing 96 off just 47 balls. The 23-year-old Chennai lad smashed eight fours and six sixes in his innings as he made the most of the death overs. Wriddhiman Saha scored 54 off 39 and Shubman Gill contributed 39 from 20 balls. The stoppage in the game came after the third ball of the first over of the CSK innings with heavy rain pouring down at the stadium. While the rain itself didn’t last long, it was the wet outfield, particularly a problematic practice pitch at the edge of the square that caused the biggest delay.
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