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"Fairytale Finish": Ambati Rayadu On CSK's Fifth IPL Title Win As He Walks Into Retirement

Following his side's five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter Ambati Rayadu said that it is a fairytale finish to his career. A fifty partnership by Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad and cameos from Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeat Gujarat Titans (GT) in a final ball thriller by five wickets at Ahmedabad on Monday to clinch their fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title. This was Rayadu's final IPL match of his career.

"It is a fairytale finish. I couldn't have asked for more. I am fortunate to have played in really great sides. I can smile for the rest of my life. All the hard work I have done in the last 30 years, I am happy I got to finish on this note. I would really like to thank my family, my father. Without them this would not have been possible," said Rayadu after the win.

In 204 matches of his IPL career, Rayadu has scored 4,348 runs at an average of 28.23 and a strike rate of 127.24. He has scored one century and 22 half-centuries in his IPL career, with best score of 100*. He is the 12th-highest run scorer of all time in IPL history.

He represented Mumbai Indians from 2010-2017 in 114 matches. He scored 2,416 runs at an average of 27.15 at a strike rate of 126.16 for the franchise, with 14 half-centuries. His best score was 81*.

In 90 matches for CSK, a franchise he joined in 2018, he has scored 1,932 runs at an average of 30.18. He has scored a century and eight fifties for CSK, with the best score of 100*.

His 2018 season with CSK is his most successful one. He scored 602 runs in 16 matches at an average of 43.00. He scored a century and three fifties that season, with best score of 100*.

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