The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 CSK wins the final fifth championship.
At Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, the Yellow Army defeated the Gujarat Titans in a run-curtailed championship match to win a record-tying fifth championship. Presently, CSK and Mumbai Indians both have five IPL championships.
Incessant rain cut short the initial objective of 215 as CSK pursued 171 CSK wins.
Here are the important figures.
What happened in the game?
After winning the toss, CSK decided to field. GT obtained a score of 62/0 (PP) thanks to Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha.
Saha hit a quickfire fifty while Gill left the game early. GT reached 214/4 when Sai Sudharsan started firing.
Before the Yellow Army recovered, rain ruined CSK’s start.
The opening pair of Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad played brilliantly, and Ravindra Jadeja’s four off the last ball gave CSK the victory CSK wins.
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Again, the Super Kings roar!CSK wins
For the 5th time, CSK has won the IPL. In 2010, 2011, 2018, and 2021, they previously raised the trophy.
After defeating GT in Qualifier 1, CSK advanced to their tenth IPL final (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, and 2022).
No other team has advanced further than three times in the IPL finals, whereas MI has competed in as many as six.
fantastic run in the IPL championship CSK wins.
Gill’s appearance in the CSK match was his third straight in an IPL championship game. On every single occasion, the batter went over the 35-run threshold.
In the season’s final against Rajasthan Royals, he played a pivotal 45*-run knockoff of 43 balls that helped GT win the championship CSK wins.
He played for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2021 and blasted a key 43-ball 51 against CSK, although in a losing cause.
In the finale, Saha shines.
Saha, who is familiar with the finals formula, smashed a lightning-quick 50. In the thirteenth over, he scored 50 runs off 36 deliveries.
Finally, Saha hammered 54 off 39 balls, a knock that featured five fours and one six. He had just hit his second fifty of the year.
Saha had 370 runs total for the season, which was the second-most for the Titans.
Saha succeeds in achieving these achievements.
Bharath Seervi claims that Saha is the only player to score 50 or more runs for two different teams in the IPL finals.
Against KKR in the IPL 2014 championship game, he smashed an unbeaten 115 for Punjab Kings.
Saha has scored DNB for CSK vs. RCB (2011), 115* for PBKS vs. KKR (2014), 5 for GT vs. RR (2022), and 54 for GT vs. CSK (2023) in IPL finals CSK wins.
The IPL final’s oldest hitter to reach a half-century
Saha, who is 38 years old and 217 days, is the oldest player to score 50 or more runs in an IPL championship game. At 37 years and 329 days, Shane Watson’s century in the IPL 2019 championship match was surpassed by him.
highest PP total in an IPL championship
The biggest powerplay score in an IPL final to date is GT’s 62/0. Saha added a 19-ball 26 to Gill’s 36 off 17 balls during this phase. Mahesh Theekshana famously allowed 13 runs to score in the sixth over.
Sudharsan’s crucial strike
After GT lost Gill at 67/1, the youngster Sai Sudharsan entered the middle. He didn’t let the scoring rate fall through.
After 34 balls, the 21-year-old scored his third fifty of IPL 2023. In the 17th over, bowled by Tushar Deshpande, he hit 1 six and 3 fours.
Sudharsan missed out on his first IPL century by four runs (96 off 47).
Dhoni becomes the third wicket-keeper to record 300 T20 dismissals CSK wins.
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The first Indian to reach 300 dismissals in T20 cricket is CSK captain MS Dhoni.
Dinesh Karthik, who has 296 dismissals, is his main competition. With 200 dismissals, no other Indian wicketkeeper even comes close.
With a 0.1-second reaction time throughout the championship, Dhoni outwitted Gill.
Saha was removed from the game by Dhoni, who also made a superb catch behind the wickets.
One of the first 250 IPL players to appear
The 250th IPL game saw Dhoni on the field. The oldest player in the league, the 41-year-old has played in every game since the league’s first season (2008).
In this aspect, he is being followed by Rohit Sharma (243) and Karthik (242). The CSK colors were worn by Dhoni in 220 of his appearances.
Throughout the 2016 and 2017 seasons combined, he made 30 appearances for the disbanded Rising Pune Supergiant CSK wins.
CSK wins second-most runs in a season
In the championship, Conway maintained his outstanding performance.
He started fiercely and finished with a 25-ball 47 (4 fours and 2 sixes).
In IPL 2023, the left-handed batter scored more than 50 runs or a little over 650 runs.
Conway now ranks second among CSK’s IPL players in terms of runs, just 733 behind Michael Hussey.
Gaikwad and Conway have nearly 800 partnership runs on record.
Only the second duo to reach the 800-run milestone in the IPL 2023 is Gaikwad and Conway.
The RCB’s top opening pair of Faf du Plessis and Kohli, who combined for 939 runs during the season, are just ahead of them.
Gaikwad and Conway, as an opening pair, had a season average of above 55.