IPL 2023 Qualifier 1: Chennai Super Lords beat reigning champs Gujarat Titans to arrive at tenth last
IPL 2023, GT versus CSK: Chennai Super Kings advanced to the 2023 Indian Premier League final by beating Gujarat Titans by 15 runs. GT will currently play the victor of the Eliminator between Lucknow Super Goliaths and Mumbai Indians brief opportunity to arrive at the last.
Ankush Pandey
On Tuesday, Chennai Super Kings advanced to the final of the 2023 Indian Premier League with a victory over Gujarat Titans, the defending champions, in Qualifier 1. GT will face Lucknow Super Giants or Mumbai Indians, who won the Eliminator, in Qualifier 2 on Friday, giving them another chance to compete for the title.
This is the tenth time that Chennai Super Lords have arrived at an IPL last. Last summer, the four-time champions finished 9th in the points table, but they came back this season in spectacular fashion. Thanks to some heroics from their openers, middle-order batters, rookie bowlers, and outstanding captaincy from MS Dhoni, CSK finished second in the points table with 17 points from 14 matches.
On Tuesday, Ruturaj Gaikwad top-scored with a tasteful 60, Ravindra Jadeja (22 and 2 for 18) featured with the bat and ball and Deepak Chahar picked the critical wickets of Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill to take the Super Lords to prearrange a paramount triumph as their home fans gave a shout out to.
This was Chennai Super Lords' most memorable win over Gujarat Titans. GT had previously won each of their previous three encounters with the Super Kings.
When Deepak bowled Chahar Wriddhiman Saha out in the third over of the innings, the Gujarat Titans experienced an early setback in their chase. Hardik Pandya came in at No.3 in a high-pressure game, however, he was eliminated by Mahesh Theekshana before long, as GT swayed in the Powerplay. Shubman Gill, who had scored two consecutive hundreds prior to the first qualifier, was now in charge.
Shubman Gill did not get off to a great start on a pitch that MS Dhoni thought would start to slow down later in the game, unlike the previous two innings. Gill became the second Indian after Virat Kohli to score more than 700 runs in an IPL season when he was 20. Gill's runs were going to be crucial for the Titans in the 2023 IPL because of his outstanding form.
Dasun Shanaka showed great intent against his Sri Lankan teammate by hitting him for fours and sixes in the 10th over, despite CSK's spinners beginning to choke GT. However, as the required rate increased beyond 10, Shanka attempted one shot too many, and a failed reverse sweep against Ravindra Jadeja ended up with Theekshana at short third-man.
Gujarat Titans were in additional difficulty when Ravindra Jadeja trapped David Mill operator in his last finish. After Deepak Chahar bowled Shubman Gill out for 42 in the following over, the Titans were in trouble. Rahul Tewatia and Vijay Shankar were at the crease. Over the past two seasons, Tewatia has finished a lot of chases for the Titans, but tonight, Theekshana got another wicket to stop the champions.
Rashid Khan worked together with Vijay Shankar and brought the Titans back into the game for certain fast runs. Matheesha Pathirana was prevented from bowling immediately following his nine-minute break because of an argument between MS Dhoni and the umpires. Simon Doull criticized the CSK captain's conversation with match officials for being unnecessary and suggested that Dhoni might regret delaying the game.
Rashid Khan was now the only person who could stop CSK from reaching yet another IPL final. GT needed 35 runs in the final two overs, and Matheesha Pathirana and Tushar Deshpande were scheduled to bowl one over each. The outcome was an inevitable result when Deshpande excused Rashid and GT was 9 down for 142.
After Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to bowl, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway were not at their fluent best, but the Chennai Super Kings openers still managed to reach 49 for no loss at the conclusion of the Powerplay. Darshan Nalkande bowled a no-ball to Gaikwad after he had hit it straight to Shubman Gill inside the circle, giving him an early start. While Conway struggled to get going, Gaikwad settled into a good rhythm after hitting the free-hit for a six.
Matheesha Pathirana, on the other hand, struck to dismiss Vijay Shankar after he was sensationally caught in the deep by Ruturaj Gaikwad. GT lost another wicket in the 18th over when Darshan Nalkande was run out of the very next ball.
Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad performed admirably against the Delhi Capitals. They had added 141 for the first wicket on a great batting surface; however, in the first Qualifier on Tuesday, Conway started slowly and never caught up to the dynamic Gaikwad, who scored his fourth century in four matches against the Titans and his second in a row.
Mohit Sharma's 44-ball 60 against Ruturaj Gaikwad marked GT's first breakthrough. Shivam Dube couldn't reproduce his six-hitting structure from a portion of the prior matches this late spring, yet the Super Rulers were supported by appearances from Ajinkya Rahane and Ambati Rayudu, who scored 17 each. Devon Conway didn't have a good evening; he has been in fine structure this season, yet in his very first IPL season finisher, Conway was viewed as needing and he oversaw 40 off 34 balls prior to tumbling to Mohammed Shami.
