The 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) Final kicks off on Sunday at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with the defending champions Gujarat Titans taking on four-time winners Chennai Super Kings in the final. The two teams have been undeniably the most consistent this season, finishing first and second respectively in the league phase of the season. MS Dhoni’s men defeated Hardik Pandya’s squad as the two teams face off in Qualifier 1. They now face each other again in the title decider.
Shubman Gill has been the star with the bat this season, scoring 851 runs in 15 games. He has already scored 3 hundred and 4 fifty in this campaign.
In the bowling department, the GT trio of Mohammed Shami, Rashid Khan and Mohit Sharma occupy the top three positions, taking 28, 27 and 24 wickets respectively.
Multiple players have been staged for CSK and delivered on several occasions. As they face GT in the finals, MS Dhoni would aim to tie Rohit Sharma’s record of winning the most IPL titles (5).
Everything you need to know about the IPL 2023 final:
– The final of CSK vs GT will start at 7:30 PM IST and the toss will take place at 7:00 PM.
– The match will be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, home of Gujarat Titans. The Qualifier 2 was also held at the same venue. The Titans defeated Mumbai Indians in the game to book a date with the Super Kings in the finals.
– Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans faced each other a total of 4 times in the IPL with Dhoni’s men winning only once. The only victory for CSK this season came in qualifying 1.
– CSK and GT had last met at Narendra Modi stadium in the IPL 2023 opener where Hardik’s men came out on top.
– A closing ceremony is also scheduled at Narendra Modi Stadium ahead of the start of the final. The closing ceremony begins at 6:00 PM IST.
– According to reports, the winners of the IPL 2023 final will take home a prize money of INR 20 crore. The runners-up will get INR 13 crore.
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