Ahmedabad | Chennai needed 13 runs in the last over to win, Mohit Sharma was bowling brilliantly, he gave only three runs in the first four balls, Chennai needed 10 runs to win the last two balls, Mohit Sharma tried to bowl a yorker and Ravindra Jadeja sent the ball out of the ground for a six and added the excitement of the match very high. The last ball, Ravindra Jadeja hit for four and won the IPL trophy for the Chennai super kings fifth time.
Earlier Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and asked Gujarat Titans to bat first. Gujarat Titans posted a mammoth score of 214 runs in the allotted 20 overs. Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Shah got Gujarat Titans off to a flying start, sharing a 67-run partnership for the first wicket. Shubman Gill became the victim of Ravindra Jadeja by scoring 39 runs. Sai Sudarshan, while batting brilliantly, played a brilliant inning of 96 runs in 47 balls with the help of 8 fours and 6 sixes. Wriddhiman Shah scored 54 and Captain Hardik Pandya scored an unbeaten 21 runs. Matheesha Pathirana took 2 wickets for 44 runs for Chennai.
Chasing a target of 214 runs, rain interrupted the match only after 3 balls of Chennai Super Kings’ innings, when the match started; Chennai Super Kings needed 171 runs to win in 15 overs by DLS method. Rituraj Gaikwad 26 and Devon Conway 47 runs gave Chennai a great start; Shivam Dube remained frozen till the end of 32 runs. Ajinkya Rahane 27 and Abanti Rayudu got out after scoring 19 runs. Chennai scored 13 runs in the last over and won the match and the IPL 2023 trophy. Devon Conway was adjudged man of the match. Yashasvi Jaiswal was adjudged the Emerging Player of the Tournament.
Brief Scores:
Gujarat Titans: 3/214 over 20, Sai Sudarshan 96, Wriddhiman Shah 54, Shubman Gill 39, Hardik Pandya 21 not out, Matheesha Pathirana 2/44
Chennai Super Kings: 5/171 over 15 (DS Method): David Conway 47, Shivam Dube 32, Ajinkya Rahane 27, Ravindra Jadeja 15 not out