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Chennai Super Kings Road to Winning the Fifth IPL Title 

CSK’s journey in IPL 2023

Overview:

Wow, what a two months this has been, and we could certainly say that this was one of the best editions in the history of TATA IPL. We have seen multiple records broken and multiple records were created. Young uncapped players showed their talent on the largest cricketing stages in the world. There was Darma filled, also saw some Sportsmanship, and this edition has been no less than a spectacular edition where emotions and excitement were at their peak. 

Now we will look at the winner of the TATA IPL 2023, we can clearly say that the MS Dhoni-led side did it again and proved why they are a team of champions. With the five-wicket win yesterday, CSK is now tied with Mumbai Indians for winning the highest number of IPL trophies. Today in this article we will be looking at the CSK’s Journey which was filled with up and down, where they yet again dominated the field and showed their dominance in the Indian Premier League.

First, let’s look at the back story of Chennai Super Kings in the previous season;

From placing in the bottom two of the points standings in 2022 to taking home the trophy in 2023, CSK demonstrates why it is one of the best IPL franchises of all time. Furthermore, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s outstanding leadership was essential to its success. Furthermore, at age 41, MSD is still going strong and, if everything goes according to plan, intends to play in one more IPL season.

Expectations leading up to the TATA IPL 2023 

CSK fans and all other public had only one wish in their mind and it was to let Dhoni win the title in his probably the last season but that was cleared out by the legend himself after winning the title. After releasing Faf du Plessis in 2022 fans were a little curious about this move but now with Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad batting wonderfully at the top, fans have now relaxed and tension free. 

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Tournament Overview:

Chennai started the campaign facing off Gujarat Titans on the opening day of the TATA IPL 2023 and things did not go as per CSK plan, as Gujarat beat them by 5 wickets. Then after the defeat on the opening day, CSK came back by winning the next two matches against Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians respectively. They were playing good cricket but luck was not in their favour as they fell by 3 runs against Rajasthan Royals in their fourth match. But after a close defeat against RR, CSK came back to their best as they won three matches in a row. 

Now at the halftime of the tournament, Chennai were looking to be in pretty good form. But as we all know IPL is full is drama and twits, as Chennai were able to collect only one point from the next three games. Chennai looked to be in trouble after a couple of losses but they bounced back yet again as they won their remaining four group-stage matches and finished in the second place with 17 points from 14 games. 

After finishing second in the points table now it was time for them to take on table topper and 2022 champions Gujarat Titatns in qualifier 1. and as expected Chennai defeated Gujarat in their home ground to reach the finals of the TATA IPL 2023.

The highly anticipated final game experienced a huge setback on the scheduled date ie; (28th May 2023) when the weather forced a postponement to the reserved day ie; May 29. However, the following day wasn’t any better either because it rained all evening. Thankfully, the weather improved for the match to start that night. Eventually, the target was reduced as per DLS and Chennai with the chasing to do, Chased down the big score on the final ball with Jadeja hitting a boundary and running towards his CSK camp. 

CSK’s journey in IPL 2023 
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Key Players that Give Their Best for CSK 

  • Both the openers Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad were excellent throughout the season they both scored runs regularly and helped CSK start the batting in an aggressive fashion.

Devon Conway scored a blistering 672 runs from 15 innings, while Gaikwad scored 590 runs in 15 innings. Both the openers were toe-to-toe in destroying opponents in the powerplay.

  • Ravindra Jadeja was once again special throughout the season as they played brilliant cricket with both bat and ball. He even picked up 20 wickets in 15 innings. 
  • Chennai’s pace attack was strong this season with the likes of Tushar Deshpande who picked up 21 wickets in 16 matches and Matheesha Pathirana with 19 wickets from 12 matches. 
  • Shivam Dube and Ajinkya Rahane were also crucial in some of the CSK victories as they played some crucial match-winning innings, which helped the CSK to finish as the champions of TATA IPL 2023.

Conclusion;

Couldn’t have wished for a more fairytale ending. After defeating the reigning champion Gujarat Titans by 5 runs using the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in the IPL 2023 Final, which was postponed due to rain, Chennai Super Kings wrote history on Tuesday (May 30).

With the help of their charismatic and motivating skipper MS Dhoni, CSK overcame a lackluster performance from the previous year to tie Mumbai Indians’ record of five IPL titles.

Abhinandan Krishnan
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