CSK vs GT Match, IPL 2023 Final HIGHLIGHTS: Chennai Super Kings win by 5 wickets

“Would've bowled first as well, but my heart wanted to bat so I don't mind losing the toss. We spoke that it is something out of our control (weather). Whichever team plays better will have their hands on the trophy. I like keeping the boys cool, and they repay me. It's a flat track (what he makes of the pitch?). Same team,” Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya said at the time of the toss.

Gujarat Titans lost their first wicket – Shubman Gill 39 (20) st MS Dhoni b Ravindra Jadeja. Gujarat Titans 67/1.

“We'll bowl first with the rain forecast being around. Yesterday we were in the dressing room. As a cricketer, you always want to play. It was the crowd that suffered the most. Hopefully, we can entertain them. The pitch has been undercover for a long time, but throughout the tournament, the pitch has behaved well over here. Quite happy it will be a 20-over game we'll be playing. Serves justice to the tournament like this. Same team,” CSK captain MS Dhoni said at the time of the toss.

Gujarat Titans are at 40 for no loss. Five 4s, one 6 till now. Saha 22(15), Gill 19 (11).

Chennai will be looking to clinch a 5th IPL title while defending champion Gujarat Titans will look to become the second team to win back-to-back IPL titles.

Earlier, due to persistent rain in Ahmedabad, the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 between four-time winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) which was scheduled to be played on Sunday, shifted to the reserved day on Monday at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

Finally, the much awaited moment has come. Fans are you ready?

Here is a list of Playing XIs of both the teams.

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

No hurdle can deter the Titans to give their 100 percent on the field as we enter the IPL 2023 final as pumped up as ever, ready to put everything on the line: Gujarat Titans

Chennai Super Kings are looking excited…and why not? They have reached the final of the IPL 2023!

All eyes are up on the sky! Rainfall spoiled the game yesterday. Now fans are just hoping that what had happened yesterday, do not happen today.

Last year, Gujarat Titans have received Rs 20 crore for winning the IPL title, while second-placed Rajasthan Royals got Rs 13 crore.

In the first two editions of the IPL tournament, the winning team received Rs 4.8 crore while the runner-up got Rs 2.4 crore.

The Emerging Player of the IPL 2023 is all set to get Rs 20 Lakh whereas the Most Valuable Player will bag a cash reward of Rs 12 Lakh. The award for the Game Changer of the Season, Super Striker of the Season and Power Player of the Season will carry a cash reward of Rs 12 Lakh. 

The batter wearing Orange Cap, the most run getter, will have a cash reward of Rs 15 lakh while the Purple Cap winner, the bowler with the most number of wickets, will also bag the same amount of the prize money.

The team which will lift the IPL 2023 Trophy is reported to bag a whopping Rs 20 crore while the second best of the final will have Rs 13 crore. The team placed at the third position will receive Rs 7 crore while the fourth-positioned team will get a cash reward of Rs 6.5 Crore.

There is a forecast of a thunderstorm around 5PM in Ahmedabad. However, it is not exopected to continue for long. As of now, there is no such forecast of drizzle during the match hours or after 7:30 PM. Therefore, there are chances of a 20-20 over match.

There will be no entry without physical tickets in the Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi stadium. Know who are allowed to watch IPL 2023 Final match physically –

(a) Complete ticket intact and (b) Complete ticket with all torn pieces, and (c) Tickets with all important details mentioned.

The final match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Gujarat Titans (GT) will take place today at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium. The match will begin at 07:30 PM.

The defending champions Gujarat Titans had topped the points table after the 70-match league round, finishing as the only team to have won 10 out of 14 matches and 20 points. Chennai Super Kings had finished second with 17 points. (PTI)

As per the rules, if the IPL final is affected by rains or washed out on the day of the match, the game can be played on the next day which is treated as a reserve day. But if the reserved day is also affected by weather conditions or is washed out, the team which ends at the first position after the league round, wins the title. (PTI)

This is for the first time in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) that the summit has moved to a reserve day today. This was announced by the IPL on Twitter at 11 PM last night.

As of now, there is no possibility of rains in Ahmedabad, which means that there is full possibility of a 20-20 over match. On Sunday, the final of the Indian Premier League 2023 was moved to the reserved day after relentless rains delayed the toss and subsequently the start of the summit showdown.

If the weather remains the same , there’s a possibility of a 5-over per contest. Even if that does not happen, A Super Over can take place. In the most unlikely situation, the team at the top of the league table will be declared the winner.

After constant downpour for over three hours, the umpires and other IPL officials have decided to call off the match today. There was no point in looking for a 5 pver/side match after midnight. So, as rains continue, the IPL 2023 finale between CSK and GT will be played on Monday, May 29, 2023.

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Nitin Mohan and Rod Tucker say that they will try to push the game as much as possible. So, a possibility of a 5 over/side match is not ruled out. This is because, according to Tucker, the ground staff need 60 minutes to prepare the pitch and outfield ready for the game. In case that rains stop by 11, the match will begin by 12. Or, as many are hoping now, it will be a full match that will be played tomorrow.

Yes, what looked like distant possibility is becoming a reality. The rain-hit match, if played right now, will see 15 overs per side. Even then, nobody is sure whether the rains will start again. So, in all likelihood, the full match will be played tomorrow.