CSK vs GT: Under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings made it to the IPL final for the 10th time by defeating the Gujarat Titans in Qualifier-1. The Gujarat Titans, who were the table-toppers in the IPL 2023 league matches, faced defeat in the qualifiers. In the Qualifier-1 match, The Gujarat Titans faced a 15-run defeat in the qualifiers against Chennai Super Kings, leading fans to troll the Gujarat Titans team on social media.
CSK vs GT: Brilliant performance by Rituraj Gaikwad
Rituraj Gaikwad’s excellent performance for the Chennai Super Kings led the team to victory. Chennai Super Kings defeated the Gujarat Titans and advanced towards their fifth title. Gaikwad played an innings of 60 runs off 44 balls. Chennai Super Kings scored 172 runs, losing 7 wickets.
The Gujarat Titans were restricted to only 157 runs, and it was the first time the Gujarat team was all out in this tournament. The Gujarat team will now face the winner of the eliminator match to be played between the Lucknow Supergiants and the Mumbai Indians on Wednesday in the second qualifier.
CSK vs GT: CSK spinner dominates Gujarat Titans batsmen
Shubman Gill scored the highest 42 runs for the Gujarat Titans. Rashid Khan provided some strength to the team by playing an innings of 30 runs off 16 balls, including three fours and two sixes in the last over, but it proved to be insufficient for the team.
For Chennai, Ravindra Jadeja, Mahish Theekshana, Deepak Chahar, and Mathish Pathirana took two wickets each, while Tushar Deshpande took one wicket. Rituraj shared a 64-ball 87-run partnership for the first wicket with Devon Conway, hitting seven fours and a six. However, Conway did not look comfortable during his 34-ball 40.
CSK vs GT: Gujarat Titans batsmen failed to score big
Devon Conway and Rituraj got the team off to a good start but failed to play substantial innings. Ravindra Jadeja played an innings of 22 runs off 16 balls in the last over. Mohammed Shami and Mohit Sharma took two wickets each, while Darshan Nalkande, Rashid Khan, and Noor Ahmed took one wicket each. Shubman Gill, who performed brilliantly, hit a six off Chahar bowling in the third over. However, Wriddhiman Saha lost his wicket to Chahar after hitting a four.
Mahish Theekshana, who came on to bowl in the sixth over, dismissed Hardik Pandya (eight runs) by trapping him with his spin.
