Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) equalled Mumbai Indians’ (MI) document feat of 5 Indian Premier League (IPL) titles by defeating defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) within the summit conflict of the IPL 2023 on Monday (Could 29). Notably, the victory for CSK got here on the reserve day of the occasion, as the ultimate was postponed as a result of heavy rain in Ahmedabad. Though rain posed an important problem on the second day as nicely, the sport noticed total 35 over being bowled, and Chennai eventually clinched the trophy.
Following the conclusion of the ultimate, Dhoni and Co. celebrated the triumph in a grand type as they acquired a rousing welcome of their resort. The video of the identical was launched by the official CSK deal with on numerous social media platforms. Whereas the clip begins with CSK gamers travelling again to the resort from the venue and dancing in pleasure, it ends with Dhoni chopping a particular five-tier cake.
Right here’s the video:
The Kings Victory March! 🥳🦁#CHAMPION5 #WhistlePodu #Yellove 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/Dd9uGqPf7P
— Chennai Tremendous Kings (@ChennaiIPL) May 30, 2023
Talking of CSK’s street to the title, the Chennai-based staff didn’t comprise the batters of GT after electing to discipline first. They leaked too many runs within the center overs, which resulted in Gujarat posting an enormous 214-run whole for the lack of 4 wickets. Sai Sudharshan was the highest scorer for his staff within the contest. The left-handed batter contributed 96 runs off 47 deliveries to GT’s whole.
Regardless of GT’s daunting whole, followers had been nonetheless hopeful of an important batting efficiency by CSK batters. Nonetheless, the rain got here in as a spoiler earlier than CSK openers may really get going, and the play was halted. Later, after immense arduous work of the groundstaff, the Tremendous Kings got a revised 171-run goal in 15 overs as per the DLS technique.
Chasing 171 for victory, Chennai’s prime order stored them alive within the run chase. In the meantime, the ultimate contact to the match was given by their star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja who hammered a 4 and a six on the final two balls of the final word over when CSK wanted ten runs to win.
