IPL 2023 Playoffs Qualification: Explaining Scenario For Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad

15.05.2023 - 08:27 sports.ndtv.com

Kolkata Knight Riders' victory over Chennai Super Kings kept the playoffs race wide open, with as many a total of nine teams still competing for the top 4 spots in the points table.

Seeing KKR upset CSK, Sunrisers Hyderabad would hope to do the same against Gujarat Titans on Monday, keeping their 'mathematical hopes' of playoffs qualification alive.

For the Titans, the remaining two matches are mere formality as far as the progression into the knockouts is concerned. But, having suffered a horrific defeat at the hands of Mumbai Indians in the last game, skipper Hardik knows that his team has to find top form ahead of the playoff games.

With 16 points to their name, Hardik Pandya's men are all but guaranteed a spot in the top 4. But, the defending champions are keen to bag one of the top 2 slots in order to have a bigger shot at the summit clash qualification.

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Chennai Super Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by five wickets (DLS) to win the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 title at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. It was a record-equalling fifth title for CSK under the leadership of MS Dhoni and in the process, they became the joint most successful franchise in the history of the competition. The match was a nail-biter with 10 runs needed from the last two balls of the game and Ravindra Jadeja finished it off in style.

CSK vs GT, IPL 2023: Chennai Super Kings And Gujarat Titans' Roads To Final

Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans are set to face each other in the final match of IPL 2023 on Sunday. The summit clash between the sides will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Interestingly, a game between these two sides kicked off the season and it will be a battle between these two teams again that will conclude the 16th edition of the T20 extravaganza. MS Dhoni-led CSK are four-time winners while Hardik Pandya and company are the defending champions.

CSK Better Prepared For IPL 2023 Final Compared To Past, Says Stephen Fleming

Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming on Saturday said that the four-time winners are better prepared for the IPL final against Gujarat Titans than any other time in the past, when conditions affected their performance. Fleming said CSK's win-loss ratio remained around 50 per cent because they would usually build and prepare their squads keeping the conditions and pitches at the home venue at Chepauk in mind, but that is not the case anymore. He said the team would be ready for any conditions -- there are rains expected during the final here on Sunday -- and that they have erred in reading conditions and pitches in the past.

GT vs MI, IPL 2023 Qualifier 2: Shubman Gill Shines As Gujarat Titans Storm Into Second Successive Final With 62-Run Win Over Mumbai Indians

Shubman Gill extended his sensational run with a third century of the season as Gujarat Titans crushed Mumbai Indians by 62 runs to storm into their second consecutive IPL final in Ahmedabad on Friday. Gill's 60-ball 129 (7x4s, 10x6s) fired Gujarat Titans to a huge 233/3 and in reply, Mumbai Indians, struck by a string of injuries, went down fighting in Qualifier 2 with Suryakumar Yadav (61) and Tilak Varma (43) providing the resistance. Mohit Sharma, introduced in the 15th over, finished with figures of 2.2-0-10-5, triggering a collapse as MI collapsed from 149/4 in 14 overs to 171 all-out in 18.2 overs The 23-year-old Gill scored his third century in the last four innings, recorded the highest score of the season for any batter and took his tally to 851 runs in yet another sensational knock.

Who Will Reach IPL 2023 Final If Qualifier 2 Between Gujarat Titans And Mumbai Indians Is Washed Out?

Gujarat Titans take on Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday with the winner reaching the final where they will take on Chennai Super Kings. While MI defeated Lucknow Super Giants in the Eliminator, this will be GT's second shot at reaching the summit clash after they were outplayed by CSK in Qualifier 1. While the match holds huge importance with respect to the tournament, the weather in Ahmedabad can play spoilsport. With rain pouring down, it is an advantage for GT as they had more points than MI in the group stage of IPL 2023.

Watch: Akash Madhwal's Priceless Reaction On Receiving Match Ball After Five-Wicket Haul In IPL 2023 Eliminator

Akash Madhwal engineered Mumbai Indians' comprehensive 81-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2023 Eliminator on Wednesday, registering staggering figures of 5 for 5 in 3.3 overs. Madhwal, who was working as an engineer and playing tennis-ball cricket just a few years ago, has now entered the IPL history books with his figures against LSG. He now holds the record of the most economical figures in the history of IPL playoffs. During MI's dressing room celebrations, Madhwal was presented with the match ball, and he was all smiles after receiving the memento.