GT vs CSK: M S DhoniChennai Super Kings completed a brilliant defense of 172 runs in the first qualifier IPL In 2023, he defeated Gujarat Titans by 15 runs. Four-time champions CSK scored 172 on the challenging surface of the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, before their spinners produced a stellar performance to help restrict GT to 157. With this, Chennai has sealed its ticket for Ahmedabad and has moved up to its 10th position. ipl final,
CSK apply the brakes on a challenging surface
The target of 172 was viewed suspiciously as dew helps the chasing teams. But with no dew and a slow surface, the Chennai bowlers put the brakes on GT’s strong batting unit. Spinners were very economical in the middle order. The pair of Mahesh Thikshana and Ravindra Jadeja He gave only 46 runs in 8 overs and also took 4 wickets.
Deepak Chahar started doing the damage as soon as he dismissed Saha in his second over. Shubman Gill And hardik pandya Then tried to stabilize the ship, but the latter fell into the tekhsna. Gill was batting well and was trying to time the ball beautifully. But a short ball from Chahar lifted the curtain on his 42-run innings. With 58 needed from 24 balls, Rashid Khan tried to breathe some life into the chase. that and Vijay Shankar By collecting 32 runs in the 16th and 17th over, the hopes of the visiting team were dashed. But Pathirana, who had a rare off day, took on Shankar before Dhoni conspired to dismiss Rashid by adding an extra fielder on the off side for Tushar Deshpande. Pathirana gave away 11 in the final over but it was not enough as CSK found a way to beat GT for the first time in 4 attempts.
Thanks to Gaikwad, Chennai scored 172 runs
Chennai Super Kings got off to a shaky start as Ruturaj Gaikwad got lucky at the start. New entrant Darshan had lofted the CSK right-handed opener over mid-wicket but was outdone. Gaikwad then hit a six and a four to start the innings. The openers bundled out Chennai for 49 runs without losing a wicket. He quickly added a few more runs and reached 85 in the first 10 overs but the ball seemed to grip a bit. Mohit Sharma soon found Gaikwad searching for an opening in the 11th over, making a mistake at long-on.
After the wicket of Gaikwad, CSK’s pace slowed down a bit in the middle overs. In the 12th over, Noor Ahmed bowled Shivam Dubey and in the 15th over, Rahane fell victim to Darshan by hitting a six. By the time the middle phase was over, CSK were at 31/4 after 16 overs. Later Ravindra Jadeja hit a few boundaries and helped CSK post a challenging total on the board.