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Chennai Tremendous Kings vs Gujarat Titans, Last at Ahmedabad, Might 29, 2023,
Chennai XI,
Gujarat XI,
Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja
Printed on: Might 30, 2023
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Ravindra Jadeja smashed Mohit Sharma for a six and a 4 off the final two balls as Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) beat Gujarat Titans (GT) by 5 wickets within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 remaining on Monday, Might 29. In a late-night end resulting from a prolonged rain delay, Chennai have been set a revised goal of 171 in 15 overs on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. They obtained residence off the final ball courtesy of Jadeja’s heroics.
Batting first after shedding the toss, Gujarat Titans put up a difficult whole of 214/4 on the board. Sai Sudharsan was the star performer for GT, slamming 96 off 47 balls with the help of eight fours and 4 sixes. He performed some excellent strokes to make sure Gujarat crossed the 210-run mark.
Earlier, Wriddhiman Saha (54 off 39) and Shubman Gill (39 off 20) added 67 for the opening wicket. Whereas Saha hit 5 fours and a six, Gill struck seven fours. The latter was stumped by Dhoni off Jadeja’s bowling, whereas Saha top-edged an enormous hit off Chahar. Sudharsan lifted Gujarat whilst Hardik Pandya (21 not out off 12) performed a pleasant cameo.
Within the revised chase of 171 in 15 overs, Devon Conway (47 off 25) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (26 off 16) added 74 in 6.3 overs. Conway hammered 4 fours and two sixes, whereas Gaikwad clubbed three fours and a six. Skipper Dhoni fell for a golden duck, however Shivam Dube (32 not out off 21), Ajinkya Rahane (27 off 13) and the retiring Ambati Rayudu (19 off 8) all made essential contributions to maintain CSK alive, earlier than Jadeja (15 not out off 6) pulled off a nice ending act.
Talking after the particular win, CK skipper Dhoni answered the million-dollar question over his future. He stated, “On the lookout for a solution? Circumstantially if you happen to see, that is the most effective time to announce my retirement. However the quantity of affection and affection I’ve been proven wherever I’ve been this 12 months, the simple factor can be for me to say “Thanks very a lot”, however the powerful factor for me is to work onerous for an additional 9 months and are available again and play no less than 1 extra season of IPL.
“Quite a bit is dependent upon the physique, I’ve 6-7 months to resolve. It is going to be extra like a present from my facet, it is not simple for me however that is a present. The best way they’ve proven their love and affection, I feel that is one thing I have to do for them,” he signed off.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
