Chennai Super Kings claimed a record-equalling fifth Indian Premier League title with a five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in a rain-affected however thrilling summit showdown right here on Monday.
B. Sai Sudharsan slammed 96 in 47 balls as Gujarat Titans posted 214 for 4 after being requested to bat first.
Set a revised goal of 171 in 15 overs after rain interrupted play firstly of the second innings of a last that was pushed to the reserve day owing to heavy downpour, CSK accomplished the duty within the final ball at a packed Narendra Modi Stadium in what might become the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s last outing within the T20 league.
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Ravindra Jadeja struck a six and a 4 off Mohit Sharma within the last two balls to win it for CSK.
Earlier, GT had been off to a flying begin with their opening duo of Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill placing on 67 runs in seven overs.
While Gill was despatched again by star left-arm spinning all-rounder Jadeja for a 20-ball 39, Saha went on to make 54 off 39 balls to put a powerful basis for a formidable complete.
Saha was dismissed by seamer Deepak Chahar, who had dropped Gill when the batter was on 3.
Sudharsan, who has additionally been in good kind in latest occasions, hit six sixes and eight fours in his whirlwind knock.
Tushar Deshpande gave away 56 runs in his 4 overs.
Scoreboard
Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha c Dhoni b Chahar 54 Shubman Gill st Dhoni b Jadeja 39 B Sai Sudharsan lbw b Pathirana 96 Hardik Pandya not out 21 Rashid Khan c Gaikwad b Pathiran 0 Extras: (B-1, LB-1, W-2) 4
Total: ( For 4 wickets in 20 overs) 214
Fall of wickets: 1-67, 2-131, 3-212, 4-214
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad c Rashid Khan b Noor Ahmad 26 Devon Conway c Sharma b Noor Ahmad 47 Shivam Dube not out 32 Ajinkya Rahane c Shankar b Sharma 27 Ambati Rayudu c & b Sharma 19 Dhoni c Miller b Sharma 0 Ravindra Jadeja not out 15 Extras: (LB-1, W-4) 5
Total: (For 5 wickets in 15 overs) 171
Fall of wickets: 1-74, 2-78, 3-117, 4-149, 5-149
Chennai Super Kings bowling: Mohammed Shami 3-0-29-0, Hardik Pandya 1-0-14-0, Rashid Khan 3-0-44-0, Noor Ahmad 3-0-17-2, Josh Little 2-0-30-0, Mohit Sharma 3-0-36-3
The groups
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana
Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya(c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami
Source: www.thehindu.com