What scenes here at the Narendra Modi Stadium!!! Wow! You Beauty Sir Jadeja!!!
CSK need 4 off last ball
Shivam Dube is on fire. CSK need 38 runs off 18 balls. Unbelievable stuff!!!
Can CSK pull it off?
Mohit Sharma strikes!! CSK lose their 3rd wicket
13 Runs off 10th over from Rashid has brought the equation down to 59 runs off last 5 overs. Who will win the match?
You beauty Rahane!! Keeps CSK in the game!!
Noor Ahmad is the star for GT. Nips out Gaikwad and Conway in the same over
Can Dube change the game with his bat today?
Ruturaj top edges one and Noor Ahmad has struck for Gujarat. A crucial breakthrough!!
Conway breaks the hoodoo. Smashes a six to end the 6th over.
CSK are off to a brilliant start courtesy Gaikwad and Conway. Can they continue though?
Conway and Ruturaj are on fire
CSK now need 161 runs off 14 overs
Here we go!!!
Will CSK be able to chase down 171?
And we have that happy news for you guys. The play will begin at 12:10 and it will be a 15-over chase
Here are the umpires. The inspection is being held. The umpires have a look at the side pitch and they are touching it. Meanwhile Ashish Nehra puts his heel on the track and leaves a mark, highlighting that it is still pretty wet
Even though there is no official update on this one but 10:45 seems to be the time after which we will start losing overs. We are more than half an hour far from that
Okay, so the news is that the next inspection will be held at 11:30. It looks that the umpires are still not happy with the outfield, especially that soaked practice track. We have half an hour before the inspection
The inspection is on as the umpires are on the field. The side pitch is wet as covers came late there. But the groundstaff are putting sand there and rolling it. Hardik Pandya and a few other players are at the ground too. Match officials, umpires are having a chat
Here are the possible targets for CSK if the game is shortened.
The rain looks to be stopped. The covers are off and the groundstaff are treating the damp part of the ground.
Good news for fans. Covers are coming off and the inspection is at 10:45 PM
There's an update on weather. It is expected to rain till the next 30-40 minutes.
We have an update for you on the playing rules. We have 2 hours before overs will get reduced. So that's along time.
DLS par scores at end of 5th over: 43 for 0, 49 for 1, 56 for 2, 65 for 3.
The rain has come down now. And it is a heavy one. God, the support staff are working hard to bring the covers
The CSK openers Gaikwad and Conway are in the middle and CSK have begin the chase. Gaikwad is off the blocks with a beautiful boundary on the off side. Pierced the gap between point and backward point. Shami is bowling the first over.
The rain came after the first innings guys and the covers were brought in. But in no time, they have been taken back and the players are in the ground.
This is the highest score in an IPL final. Before this 208 was the biggest one by SRH vs RCB in 2015 final
Sudharsan is second youngest to hit fifty+ in final. Manan Vohra is the youngest.
Sudharsan's 96 is the third highest score in an IPL final. Watson's 117* and Saha's 115* are only above him.
This is second higest score by an uncapped player in playoffs. Rajat Patidar's 112* is the highest
This is fourth highest total in IPL playoffs.
And GT have put the record total on board on the night of the final. What an innings that was from Sudharsan. 214/4 in 20 overs speaks volume of the batting unit that this Titans line-up possess. This is the highest total ever made in an IPL final. They have broken the previous record of 208 set by SRH vs RCB in 2016. Sudharsan made 96 off just 47 balls and not to forget, Saha and Gill were good at the start too. Saha hit 54, while Gill scored 39. Pandya came late and powered the chase with his quick fire 21 off 12 balls. So CSK have a tall task to chase this score. They will need every bit of this from their batters and need a solid start.
The final over is underway and Sudharsan has smoked 2 sixes. Sudharsan has been given out LBW. He has reviewed it. But it is as clear out as it cane be. Pathirana now gets rid of him for 96. What an inning this was. Simply unbelievable. He has smoked the CSK bowlers all round the park. And GT finish at 214
Deshpande has proven way too expensive and has given 56 runs. 200 is already up after the 18th over
Sudharsan hit 4 back-to-back boundaries off Deshpande in the 17th over. A six, and then three fours and he is all over Deshpande. 2 singles in the next two balls and it's 20 off the over. 173/2 after 17 now
The 21-year-old Sudharsan is showing his worth and has hit a fifty in the pressure game. His 3rd of the season. He slices this low full toss towards backward point and gets to it with a four. The dugout appreciates this. GT 152/2 after 16. 200 on cards? Surely
Sudharsan has deposited Theekshana into the stands twice in the 15th over. The first one was a pull on a short ball and the next was a slog over cow corner. GT 143/2 after 15. Sai and Pandya in the middle.
And Saha is done for the day. He has been caught out by Dhoni off Chahar. A slower one and Saha wanted to pull it but gets a top edge as it went high. Dhoni settled under it and makes no mistake GT 2 down and have 131 on the board after 14. Time-out taken
And Saha has slammed another fifty in an IPL final. He gets there in 36 balls
The groundstaff have the covers ready at the boundary. Can be a precautionary step but let me tell you. There is rain predicted after 8 PM.
We are in the second half of the first innings now and Pathirana has been introduced into the attack in the 12th over. GT have made 96/1 in the first 11 overs and Saha and Sudharsan are at the crease.
The first time out was taken in Ahmedabad. GT have made 80/1 after 9 overs. The last 2 overs have been a bit quite. Just 13 from the 8th and 9th over
And here is the first wicket. Shubman Gill has been stumped out and MS Dhoni does the trick once again. He surely have the lightning fast hands. Gill went out of the crease for a very short time and Dhoni shatters the stumps possibly in less than blink of an eye. GT are 1 down and Sudharsan comes in
Another lifeline to Saha. This time he survives a run out
It's a solid start for Gujarat in their batting. Gill and Saha are taking the bowlers to the cleaners. 13 runs off Theekshana's over. The powerplay is done GT have made 62/0 after 6
And now Saha has been dropped by Chahar. This was a tough chance as he was bolwing and the ball came to his left. Chahar brought his hand but it did not stick. 11 from the 5th over and GT 49/0. It's time for spin to come in. Theekshana comes to bowl
Gill says don't leave me behind. He has hit 3 fours to Deshpande. 14 from that over and GT are off to a flier. A slight chance of a run-out and Jadeja hit the stumps from backward point but Gill is home. 38/0 after 4
And Saha has said right I will go first. He has smoked 16 runs off the third over. One six and two fours.
A dropped catch in the over. GT are at 8/0 after 2. Chahar comes in to bowl the third and he has been smoked for a six on the first ball by Saha
Shubman Gill has been dropped early. What big moment in the game. Chahar has dropped this at backward square leg. Oh Dear, this went straight to him and should have been taken.
And Deepak Chahar is moving the ball. A tight start to the contest. Just 4 off the over. Deshpande to bowl from the other end
And the finale is now underway. We waited long for this and it is here. GT openers Shubman Gill and Saha are out in the middle. Deepak Chahar to start for CSK.
Chahar vs Gill: 47 balls 3 dismissals 62 runs. Intriguing battle ahead of us.
We are all in readiness at the moment. The fans are cheering from the stands. The players are about to come out. And here they are. Walking out in between the fireworks. Time for the national anthem.
Would've wanted to bowl first as well, but in my heart I wanted to bat so I don't mind losing the toss. We talked that weather is something not in of our control. Whichever side plays better will have their hands on the title. I like keeping the boys cool, and they repay me. It's a flat track. We are going with the same team.
Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya(c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami
Subs: Josh Little, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, R Sai Kishore
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Pathirana
Subs: Shivam Dube, Mitch Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Akash Singh
We will be bowling first as the rain forecast is around. Yesterday we were in the dressing room. As a player you always want to play. I think it was the crowd that suffered the most yesterday. I hope we can entertain them. The track has been under cover for a long time, but throughout the tournament the pitch has behaved well in Ahmedabad. Quite happy it will be a 20-over game we'll be playing. It will give justice to the tournament like this. Same team for us.
Chennai have won the toss and they will be bowling first. There are no changes in any team. It was expected.
MS Dhoni is all set to make a record number of appearances in IPL. He will be playing his 250th IPL game and will be the first to do so. Will this be the final one?
We have the closing ceremony for the fans right now. Ash King is here to take you into the musical mood. There is a stage built in the stands of the stadium and he is giving his melodious voice from there. Here we have the visual for you.
It is cloudy in Ahmedabad. Visuals coming in show cloud are formed there. Western Gujarat is being affected by Scattered thunderstorms. It will bring rain down. These are moving towards Ahmedabad. Fingers crossed.
Let me send some visuals of Ahmedabad to you.
I know this is the most searched thing today. Everyone is having fingers crossed over the weather and hope to see the action, especially the CSK fans, amirite? So let me tell you, it was sunny and bright in the morning. But intermittent rain is predicted from 4 PM to 10 PM. Gee, why is so? But who can control the whether. Let's keep the fingers crossed.
Chennai and Gujarat, it's down to the final two teams of the competition to decide the winner of the two-month-long journey. The winner would have been declared by the night of Sunday or in the wee hours of Monday but the weather played a spoilsport. But for once more, the opportunity comes for both these sides to have a crack at each other and get the glory in their pocket. We hope the weather stays away and we get a full contest. So sit back in your comfort as I Varun Malik, along with Aditya Kukalyekar, take you to this exciting contest between the two giant teams.
