Defending champs Gujarat Titans set up IPL 2023 final clash with Chennai Super Kings
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Defending champions Gujarat Titans will lock horns with Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2023 final in Ahmedabad on May 28, 2023
Hardik Pandya’s men defeated Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians by 62 runs in Qualifier 2 to reach their second consecutive IPL final
Shrugging off the defeat to CSK in Qualifier 1, GT posted a mammoth 233 in 20 overs before restricting MI to 172 in their chase
It was opener Shubhman Gill show all the way at the Narendra Modi Stadium as he scored a blazing 129 of 64 balls, his third century in IPL 2023
Already dubbed as Virat Kohli’s ‘heir apparent’, the 23-year-old continued his red hot form to equal his senior pro’s record
He became the only second Indian after Virat Kohli to score three or more tons in a single IPL season
After Shubman Gilli’ton’ed MI, Mohit Sharma broke the Mumbai’s back by scalping five wickets towards the end of the visitors’ innings
MI fought valiantly through Suryakumar Yadav (61 of 38), southpaw Tilak Varma (43 of 14) and Cameron Green (30 of 20) but fell way short
Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav particularly kept Mumbai Indians’ hopes alive with scintillating batting before the GT bowlers tightened the screws
Fans may have missed an El Clasico (CSK vs MI) final but Hardik Pandya’s Titans against M S Dhoni’s Super Kings promises an exciting final on May 28
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