Chennai Super Kings beat Gujarat Giants by 15 runs on a hard surface at Chepauk on Tuesday to enter their 10th IPL final and extend their remarkable consistency in the tournament. CSK did well after Qualifier 1, scoring 172 for 7 on a slow pitch hardik pandya Opted to bowl. Considering the conditions, it turned out to be much more than a competitive total as Gujarat Titans had a rare off day to be bundled out for 157 all out in 20 overs. Rashid Khan rattled the CSK fans towards the end with a 16-ball 30 but it was not enough for the Titans.
However, the defending champions will get a chance to make it to their second consecutive final in Qualifier 2 on Friday.
CSK’s master tactician MS Dhoni made the best use of home advantage to take the four-time champions to their 10th final in 14 editions. CSK did not participate in the 2016 and 2017 editions.
left arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (4-0-18-2) turned star for the Super Kings with an impressive spell during which he strangled the opposition batsmen to avenge their loss in the tournament opener. matisha pathirana, Mahesh Tikshana And Deepal Chahar also took two wickets.
GT lost chasing 173 Wriddhiman Saha (12) in the third over.
Skipper Hardik Pandya (8) could not make much of an impact at number three, missing Thikshana at the cut-off to get Jadeja caught at point.
Captain of Sri Lanka’s limited overs teams Dasun Shanaka (17) could not even go on and his reverse sweep off Jadeja’s ball was missed by Thekna.
Jadeja made it difficult for GT by bowling a dangerous ball david miller (4) to leave the opposition at 88 for 4 in the 13th over. the titans slid forward when Rahul Tewatia Tikshana bowled after scoring 3 runs.
Earlier, the Super Kings batsmen had a tough time on the slow pitch as they were unable to force the pace.
Dhoni lasted only 2 balls for his 1 run, much to the dismay of the Chepauk crowd of fans.
for the home team, Ruturaj Gaikwad Was the best batsman, scoring a brilliant 60 off 44 balls while others could not contribute enough.
Pacer Mohammed Shami (2/28 in 4 overs) was the best bowler while Mohit Sharma (2/31) also picked up two wickets. Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed took one wicket each and put pressure on the batsmen in the middle overs.
Gaikwad got lucky when he was caught Shubman Gill Close Darshan Nalkande No-ball to be declared for delivery only. He took advantage of the let off and played some brilliant shots. After getting relief on the very next ball, he hit a six and a four on the very next ball.
The in-form Gaikwad did not succumb to the spin of GT’s premier bowlers Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed. He scored freely against all the bowlers and got CSK off to a brisk start by scoring 49 runs in the powerplay.
Gaikwad appears to have slowed down after dismissing his opening partner devon conway With whom he shared another half-century partnership. In an attempt to increase the pace, he fell in an attempt to catch the catch of David Miller off the bowling of Mohit Sharma. Ajinkya Rahane (17 off 10) hit a six before getting the only scalp of Nalkande as the scoring slowed down.
Conway was not his usual fluent self and struggled with his timing during his innings.
Ambati Rayudu (9 off 17) crossed the 6,000 IPL runs mark during his cameo.
The home side did well, collecting 35 runs in the last three overs.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and was auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
topics covered in this article