Under the stewardship of the iconic Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings embellished their already fabulous record in the IPL. With a fifth title triumph, beating Gujarat Titans by five wickets in a thrilling summit showdown in Ahmedabad on Monday.
Dhoni has been the cynosure of all eyes. Since the Indian Premier League began this year and in a fitting end to the finale. The captain finished with a record-levelling fifth trophy.
B Sai Sudharsan slammed 96 in 47 balls. As Gujarat Titans posted 214 for four after asked to bat first.
Ravindra Jadeja struck a six and a four off Mohit Sharma in the final two balls to win it for CSK. And even as the players in the yellow jersey run onto the field, Dhoni remained in the dugout, his eyes closed.
Neither the juggernaut of the Gujarat Titans nor bad weather for two days could stop Dhoni’s men from drawing level with their arch-rivals Mumbai Indians
In the end, Chennai Super Kings prevailed over the defending champions via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern Method.
Ruturaj Gaikwad (26) and Devon Conway (47) knocked off 74 runs from the target in only 6.3 overs.
Shivam Dube stayed till the end with an unbeaten 32. But lost Ajinkya Rahane (27), Ambati Rayudu (19) and Dhoni (0) in quick succession to see CSK’s chances diminish.