From Virat Kohli To ABD, Cricket Fraternity Lauds Jadeja & CSK On Winning IPL 5th Time

The four times champion Chennai Super Kings has won the fifth IPL title under the leadership of MS Dhoni after defeating Gujarat Titans in the finals of the IPL 2023 which was played yesterday at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Though the match was rain affected, still it was a nail-biting encounter with balance tilting at regular intervals and finally it was CSK which lifted the trophy and broke the dream of Gujarat Titans to win its second consecutive title.

The toss was won by MS Dhoni and he chose to bowl first after winning the toss. GT had a good start as both the openers Wriddhiman Saha (54 runs, 39 balls, 5 fours & 1 sixes) and Shubman Gill (39 runs, 20 balls, 7 fours) produced a partnership of 67 runs in 7 overs but the young Indian cricketer Gill became the target of MS Dhoni’s stumping which was done at a lightning speed.

However, Sai Sudarshan who came to bat after Shubman Gill’s dismissal ripped apart the CSK bowling as he played a blistering knock of 96 runs at the strike rate of 204.26. The 21 years old Sai Sudarshan who plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket faced 47 deliveries and his innings included 8 fours and 6 sixes.

GT put up a big total of 214/4 on the scoreboard in its stipulated 20 overs but rain stopped the match just after the CSK batters played the first 3 balls of their innings. The match was started after some hours and the target was revised to 171 for CSK as per the Duckworth-Lewis method.

CSK openers also started well as their openers Ruturaj Gaikwad (26 runs, 16 balls, 3 fours & 1 six) and Devon Conway (47 runs, 25 balls, 4 fours & 2 sixes) stitched a partnership of 74 runs in almost 6 overs before Noor Ahmad got rid of both of them in the same over which was the seventh over of the innings. Shivam Dube (32 runs not out, 21 balls, 2 sixes) and Ajinkya Rahane (27 runs, 13 balls, 2 fours & 2 sixes) kept the momentum going on, Ambati Rayudu also played a quick innings of 19 runs (8 balls, 1 four & 2 sixes) but MS Dhoni got departed on the golden duck. However, it was Ravindra Jadeja (15 runs, 6 balls, 1 four & 1 six) who played a couple of big shots in highly pressurized situation as he sent Mohit Sharma for a six and a four on the last two balls of the innings when CSK needed 10 runs to win in the last 2 balls.

As soon as Jadeja smashed the winning shot, there were celebrations in the CSK camp and among the fans as their favourite team won the title for the fifth time and now there is a tie for the most successful captain and the team because MI has also won the IPL title five times under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy.

Soon people started expressing themselves on the social media platforms and here is how the cricket fraternity reacted:

Woooww !
What a win . Jaddu you beauty. Great contribution from Rayudu, Rahane , Dube. Mohit was brilliant but @ChennaiIPL knows how to win from impossible situations. Whistle Podu all the way. #GTvCSK pic.twitter.com/2e91FUpZMV

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 29, 2023

A finale spreading over 3 days was worth the wait. A brilliant end to a phenomenal campaign. Congratulations @ChennaiIPL for winning #IPL2023Final! Tough luck @gujarat_titans! @JioCinema #TATAIPL

— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) May 29, 2023

Congratulations @msdhoni and @ChennaiIPL on fifth IPL Title 🏆 Phenomenal effort chasing 170 in 15 overs! Blazing start by openers, followed by vital cameos by @ajinkyarahane88, @IamShivamDube and @RayuduAmbati then the big finish from @imjadeja under pressure 👏🏽🙌🏽 #IPL2023Final pic.twitter.com/P43xhszSyr

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) May 29, 2023

Instagram stories of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul last night.

One name remains constant – MS Dhoni. The amount of respect they have for MS is huge! pic.twitter.com/YbKwM7xH8t

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 30, 2023

Probably the most exciting #IPL2023Finals I got to witness! What a player @imjadeja is, fabulous hits in the last 2 deliveries! Congrats to @ChennaiIPL truly the worthy champions and it's 5 times now!

— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) May 29, 2023

Naseeb Ka dhani @msdhoni well done Csk 👏. Jadeja you beauty. Rayudu that’s the way to retire what a player you have been 👏

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 29, 2023

Jadeja won it like Dhoni would have. Take it till the end, never give up, put pressure on bowler, wait for loose balls and you can score 10 runs in last two balls. @imjadeja @msdhoni

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) May 29, 2023

MSD. CSK. Just a man and a team that finds a way. Congratulations on the 5th #TataIPL title.

— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) May 29, 2023

What a finish, congratulations @ChennaiIPL!

— Jos Buttler (@josbuttler) May 29, 2023

Congratulations @ChennaiIPL 👏👏 https://t.co/xwfKgQ9BhY

— Faf Du Plessis (@faf1307) May 29, 2023

What a historic win for 🦁 @ChennaiIPL 💛 #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/If8BZhoM3z

— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) May 29, 2023

Unreal tournament! Well done CSK👏

— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) May 29, 2023

#IPLFinal2023 lives up to its expectations! Great win @ChennaiIPL 👏 A befitting end. Kudos to @gujarat_titans 🙌 Played well throughout the tournament.

— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) May 29, 2023

How good is @imjadeja !! What an incredible IPL it’s been this year .. No surprise at all that MSD wins this final .. The best ever white ball captain .. #IPL2023

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 29, 2023

Congratulations Chennai Super Kings and MS Dhoni!!!!