IPL Final 2023: Gujarat Titans Will Be Declared The Winner Of The IPL 2023
The final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) didn’t take on the scheduled day (May 28) . It got pushed to the Reserve Day (May 29) due to heavy rain in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
On Reserve Day (today) match is interrupted again due to rain and now all the IPL fans are wondering what will happen if the weather doesn’t allow players to come back and play. Gujarat Titans smashed a strong first innings and scored 214 runs with Sai Sudharsan hitting massive 96 runs in the final match.
Ruturaj Gaikwad started the CSK innings with a beautiful four when rain interrupted the game.
Match interrupted; what happens if the rain doesn’t stop?
At the current stage, when only 3 balls of the second innings are bowled, the result is bad news for CSK fans. If the rain doesn’t stop, GT will take away the championship as the table toppers in league stages.
The playing conditions for the reserve day are pretty much the same. The cut off time for a full 20-over game is 21:45 IST. For a five-over match to take place, the cut off time is 23:56 IST. If that is not possible, the cut off time for a Super Over is 01:20 (Tuesday, May 30).
In case the entire match is washed off, the team that finished higher in the points table (Gujarat Titans) will be declared the winners.
Earlier, in first Inning GT openers Wriddhiman Saha (54) and Shubman Gill (39) provided the team with a solid start. Deepak Chahar dropped Shubman Gill at 4 and the player used the second life well. After MS Dhoni dismissed Shubman Gill in a beautiful stump out, Sai Sudharsan entered the grounds to spread his magic.
Sai Sudharsan (96) punished CSK bowlers like anything and proudly took his team beyond the score of 200. Matheesha Pathirana took two wickets in the final over to restrict some runs, but the damage was already done and GT finished at 214/4, the highest score in the history of IPL finals.
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