Chennai was a very lucky team as after Gujarat set their target at 214 runs, Chennai scored just 171 runs to win the match on Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method and became champions of the IPL. However, due to the rain, the match authorities got into a lot of trouble in the final match and the spectators also became very boring. Finally this year's IPL match is over and CSK is the champion. Congratulations to them
Gujarat's 214 runs were the record number of runs in the history of IPL finals. Before this, no team could get so many runs in the final match. Unfortunately for Gujarat Titans, the match went to DLS mode due to rain yesterday. Chennai Super Kings won brilliantly under MS Dhoni's captaincy as they moved to DLS mode. I might have thought that with the runs that Gujarat Titans scored in today's match, Gujarat Titans can win. But I was completely wrong as Chennai Super Kings came out stronger under Dhoni's captaincy. They won by losing 5 wickets in just 15 overs by collecting the target of 171 runs in the DLS system.
There's a lesson for team like GT to be learned from CSK's victory. It wasn't just luck that helped CSK win, but it was the leadership of their captain, MS Dhoni, who now has an impressive nine T20 titles under his belt. Throughout the season, CSK's openers really stepped up their game and played well, which ultimately helped the team clinch their fifth IPL title. Just amazed what was going through Pandya's mind during his conversation with Mohit after the last over of the 4th ball. Perhaps it disrupted his rhythm and affected his performance?