Chennai Tremendous Kings equal IPL title file in last-ball thriller
Put into bat, Gujarat racked up 214-4 after their quantity three batter Sai Sudharsan capitalised on a robust begin and smashed an incendiary 96 off 47 balls that included six sixes.
Chasing a revised goal of 171 from 15 overs after a prolonged rain interruption, Chennai survived intense drama earlier than Ravindra Jadeja sealed their victory, milking 10 runs off the final two deliveries.
The ultimate was initially scheduled on Sunday however incessant rain pressured the organisers to maneuver the sport to its reserve day. After Chennai skipper Dhoni received the toss and elected to subject, Shubman Gill walked out to bat having smashed three lots of in his final 4 innings.
The opener appeared to have luck on his aspect too as Deepak Chahar dropped Gill, the event’s main scorer, at sq. leg when the batter was on three.
Gill additionally survived a run-out probability when Jadeja couldn’t correctly collect the ball earlier than breaking the stumps. The left-arm spinner, nevertheless, made amends in the identical over.
Jadeja lured Gill (39) out of the crease and Dhoni proved age has not dulled his reflexes because the 41-year-old whipped off the bails in a flash. Chahar additionally floored a return catch from Wriddhiman Saha, who smashed 54 earlier than falling to the seamer with Dhoni accumulating the highest edge.
Sudharsan then tore into the Chennai assault and hit Matheesha Pathirana for back-to-back sixes within the ultimate over of the innings to inch nearer to 100. Pathirana denied him the milestone however Gujarat couldn’t be denied a 200-plus complete.
Chennai’s openers confronted three balls earlier than rain pressured them off the sector and held up play for 2 hours and 20 minutes. Chasing a revised goal on return, Ruturaj Gaikwad (26) and Devon Conway (47) plundered 72 runs from the primary six overs earlier than Noor Ahmad eliminated each within the seventh over.
Shivam Dube, who made 32 not out, stored Chennai within the race however Mohit Sharma eliminated Ambati Rayudu and Dhoni in successive deliveries to inject recent drama into the competition. Chennai wanted 13 runs from the final over from Mohit, who conceded three runs in his first 4 deliveries. Needing 10 off the final two, Jadeja hit Mohit over his head for a six and adopted it with a boundary to seal an exhilarating victory.
“I was just trying to swing hard because every ball was important,” Jadeja stated of the dramatic final over. “I knew anything could happen, so I was trying to swing hard and hit it straight.”