Chennai Super Kings equalled Mumbai Indians’ file of 5 Indian Premier League (IPL) titles after MS Dhoni’s aspect triumphed in a last-ball thriller, beating the Gujarat Titans, the defending champions, by 5 wickets in Monday’s rain-hit last in Ahmedabad.
Put into bat, Gujarat racked up 214 for 4 after Sai Sudharsan capitalised on a robust begin and smashed 96 off 47 balls that included six sixes.
Chasing a revised goal of 171 from 15 overs after a prolonged rain interruption, Chennai survived intense drama earlier than Ravindra Jadeja sealed their victory, hitting 10 runs off the final two deliveries.
The last was initially scheduled on Sunday however incessant rain compelled the organisers to transfer the sport to its reserve day. After Dhoni gained the toss and elected to subject, Shubman Gill walked out to bat having smashed three lots of in his previous 4 innings. The opener appeared to have luck on his aspect as Deepak Chahar dropped Gill, the match’s main scorer, at square-leg when the batter was on three. Gill additionally survived a run out likelihood when Jadeja couldn’t correctly collect the ball earlier than breaking the stumps.
The left-arm spinner, nonetheless, made amends in the identical over. Jadeja lured Gill (39) out of the crease and Dhoni proved age has not dulled his reflexes and the 41-year-old whipped off the bails in a flash.
Chahar additionally floored a return catch from Wriddhiman Saha, who smashed 54 earlier than falling to the seamer with Dhoni amassing the highest edge. Sudharsan then tore into the assault and hit Matheesha Pathirana for back-to-back sixes within the last over of the innings to inch nearer to 100 however Pathirana denied him the milestone.
Chennai’s openers confronted three balls earlier than rain compelled them off the sector and held up play for 2 hours and 20 minutes. Chasing a revised goal, Ruturaj Gaikwad (26) and Devon Conway (47) plundered 72 runs from the primary six overs earlier than Noor Ahmad eliminated each within the seventh over.
Shivam Dube, who made 32no, saved Chennai within the race however Mohit Sharma eliminated Ambati Rayudu and Dhoni in successive deliveries.
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Chennai wanted 13 runs from the final over from Mohit, who conceded three runs from his first 4 deliveries. Needing 10 off the final two, Jadeja hit Mohit over his head for a six and adopted it with a boundary to seal an exhilarating victory.
“I was just trying to swing hard because every ball was important,” Jadeja mentioned. “I knew anything could happen, so I was trying to swing hard and hit it straight.”
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