IPL 2023: Dhoni-led CSK's road to 5th IPL title; Jadeja stars in final
In a thrilling last-ball final, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won the IPL 2023 title by defeating Gujarat Titans (GT) by five wickets via the Duckworth-Lews-Stern (DLS) method at the Narendra Modi Stadium in the early hours of Tuesday (May 30).
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The IPL 2023 final was decided on the reserve day on Monday and spilled over to Tuesday with the game ending at 1:33 AM. CSK successfully chased down the revised target of 171 in 15 overs. Earlier, GT had made 214/4 in 20 overs. Ravindra Jadeja hit a 6 and 4 off the final two balls from Mohit Sharma to help CSK win the trophy.
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CSK are only the second team after Mumbai Indians (MI) to win IPL five times. CSK’s IPL titles came in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023.
CSK’s road to IPL 2023 title
Leage phase: Played: 14, Won: 8, Lost: 5, No Result (NR): 1, Points: 17, Net Run Rate: 0.652. Position: 2.
Match 1: Vs GT (Away game): Lost by 5 wickets
Match 2: Vs LSG (Home game): Won by 12 runs
Match 3: Vs MI (Away): Won by 7 wickets
Match 4: Vs RR (Home): Lost by 3 runs
Match 5: Vs RCB (Away): Won by 8 runs
Match 6: Vs SRH (Home): Won by 7 wickets
Match 7: Vs KKR (Away): Won by 49 runs
Match 8: Vs RR (Away): Lost by 32 runs
Match 9: Vs PBKS (Home): Lost by 4 wickets
Match 10: Vs LSG (Away): No Result
Match 11: Vs MI (Home): Won by 6 wickets
Match 12: Vs DC (Home): Won by 27 runs
Match 13: Vs KKR (Home): Lost by 6 wickets
Match 14: Vs DC (Away): Won by 77 runs
Qualifier 1: Vs GT: Won by 15 runs
Final: Vs GT: Won by 5 wickets (DLS method)
Chennai Super Kings full squad
MS Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, Sisanda Magala, Shivam Dube, Dwaine Pretorius, Ajay Mandal, Nishant Sindhu, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Simarjeet Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Mahesh Theekshana, Bhagath Verma, Prashant Solanki, Shaikh Rasheed, Tushar Deshpande.
𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜! 🤩
Celebrations all around in Chennai Super Kings' camp!
#TATAIPL | #CSKvGT | #Final | @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/81wQQuWvDJ
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 29, 2023
𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦!
Two shots of excellence and composure!
Finishing in style, the Ravindra Jadeja way 🙌#TATAIPL | #Final | #CSKvGT pic.twitter.com/EbJPBGGGFu
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 29, 2023
