Ravindra Jadeja finished in MS Dhoni style as he hit a six and a four off the last 2 balls to take Chennai Super Kings to their 5th Indian Premier League title in a rain-curtailed match on Monday.

Earlier, a passing shower interrupted the match between the two teams and the second innings had to be reduced to 15 overs giving Chennai 171 to chase. In the first innings, Sai Sudharsan (96) narrowly missed out on his century as Gujarat Titans posted 214/4, the highest-ever score in an IPL final, against the Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Wriddhiman Saha gave him apt support with his own half century. Matheesha Pathirana took two wickets for CSK

In Reply Chennai Super Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets (DLS) to clinch a record-equaling fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title. Chasing a revised total of 171 in 15 overs, Devon Conway (47) and Shivam Dube (32*) were the top performers for CSK. While MS Dhoni was dismissed for a golden duck, Ravindra Jadeja (15 off 6 balls) kept his calm and finished the encounter in style. Mohit Sharma took three wickets for GT..

Thanks to this victory, Dhoni claimed his fifth IPL title as captain – the joint-most along with Rohit Sharma. MS Dhoni will become the first player to appear in 250 IPL matches during the IPL 2023 final between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Dhoni will also become the first player to appear in 11 IPL finals since 2008.

Who Said what In Post Match Presentation:

HARDIK PANDYA

I’m very happy for him (MS Dhoni), destiny had this written. If I had to lose, I’d rather lose to him. Good things happen to good people, and he’s been one of the nicest people I know. God has been kind to him. God has been kind to me as well, but today he was with MS.

AMBATI RAYUDU

It is a fairytale finish and I couldn’t have asked for more. It’s unbelievable. I am really fortunate to have played in some great teams. This win is something I will remember for the rest of my life, for all the hard work in the last 30 years, happy that it finished on this note

RAVINDRA JADEJA

This crowd has been amazing. They were waiting for the rain to stop till late night. Want to say big congratulations to CSK fans. I want to dedicate this win to one of the special members of our team – MS Dhoni.

MICHAEL HUSSEY

He’s (Dhoni) an amazing human being. The biggest strength of MS is taking the pressure off the young guys. You saw a good example of that in the qualifier with Subhranshu Senapati. MS told him to calm down and he got us that big run-out. Tactically he is very smart, and he and Stephen Fleming complement each other very well.

MS DHONI

Looking for an answer? Circumstantially if you see, this is the best time to announce my retirement. But the amount of love and affection I have been shown wherever I have been this year, the easy thing would be for me to say “Thank you very much”, but the tough thing for me is to work hard for another 9 months and come back and play at least 1 more season of IPL. A lot depends on the body, I have 6-7 months to decide. It will be more like a gift from my side, it’s not easy for me but that’s a gift. The way they’ve shown their love and affection, I think that’s something I need to do for them. You do get emotional simply because it’s the last part of my career, it started over here and the first game when I walked down everyone was chanting my name. My eyes were full of water and I just stood there in the dugout for a while. I realised I want to enjoy this. It was the same thing in Chennai, it was my last game over there but it will be good to come back and play whatever I can. They love me for what I am. The kind of cricket I play, I think everyone in the stadium thinks they can play that way because there is nothing orthodox about it. So I feel they can relate to me more than anyone else. I don’t want to change myself, I never wanted to portray myself in a way which I am not. I just keep it simple. Every trophy is special, but what is special about IPL is every crunch game you need to be ready. That’s something we have done, there were lapses today, the bowling department didn’t work, but it was the batting department that took the pressure off them today. I do get frustrated, it is human but I try to step into their shoes, every individual deals with pressure differently. Ajinkya and a few others are experienced, so you don’t worry a lot about them. If anyone is confused, then can always ask. The special thing about Rayudu is he will always give his 100% when he is on his field. But with him in the team, I will never win the Fairplay Award. He always wants to contribute and he has been a fantastic cricketer. I’ve been playing with him for a long time, since the India A tours. He’s a player who can play spin and pace equally well. It is something really special. I felt he would do something really special, I’m really happy for him. This game will be one he will remember, he’s also like me – not someone who uses the phone often. What’s important is that he has had a fantastic career and I hope he enjoys the next phase of his life..

BOTH TEAMS PLAYING 11 IN IPL FINAL 2023 MATCH

GUJARAT

Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya(c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami.

CHENNAI

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana

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