Gujarat Titans have been the workforce to beat since their title-winning IPL debut final season, they usually performed the identical model of fearless cricket within the 2023 version earlier than being stopped of their title defence by MS Dhoni’s Chennai Tremendous Kings on Monday.
CSK beat Hardik Pandya’s GT within the remaining to win a record-equalling fifth title.
Ravindra Jadeja supplied a grandstand end, hitting a six and a 4 with 10 wanted off the final two balls, to stun Gujarat Titans as CSK received by 5 wickets (DLS methodology) in a rain-curtailed thriller on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
CSK chased down the revised goal of 171 in 15 overs, after rain stopped play within the first over of their run-chase, following GT’s 214/4.
After the match, Pandya mentioned that it was Dhoni’s future to win the title and that he did not thoughts dropping to somebody who has been his mentor.
“I am very joyful for him. Future had this written for him. If I needed to lose, I do not thoughts dropping to him. Good issues occur to good folks,” mentioned Pandya.
Pandya mentioned that they depart the sector with their head helds excessive for the hassle that they had put in during the last two months.
“I believe we tick a variety of packing containers and we play with our coronary heart. We have at all times been a workforce that has stood collectively and nobody gave up. We win collectively and we lose collectively. Possibly a kind of video games immediately,” he mentioned. “I imply, I am not a kind of guys who makes excuses.”