IPL final: Weather forecast for Ahmedabad as Gujarat Titans take on Chennai Super Kings

The 2023 Indian Premier League final between defending champions Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings was moved to Monday's reserve day after heavy rain prevented any play in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

The rain stopped briefly at around 9pm local time Sunday and ground staff even took the covers off from the pitch and the square but soon rain came down heavily again.

Persistent rain left plenty of big puddles on the outfield of the more than 100,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium before umpires finally called the final off for the day at 10.52pm after consulting ground staff and the match referee.

The weather forecast for Ahmedabad on Monday looks more encouraging than Sunday.

According to www.accuweather.com, there is a chance of thunderstorms in parts in the early afternoon with a 40 per cent chance of rain. The forecast for the match, which kicks off at 7.30pm local time (6pm UAE) is partly cloudy with only a 3 per cent of precipitation and a temperature of 32 degrees.

Chennai, led by veteran MS Dohni, will be playing a record 10th IPL final and looking for a record-equaling fifth title.

Gujarat, skippered by Hardik Pandya, thumped five-time champions Mumbai Indians in the knockout game to book a place in its second successive IPL final.

According to the IPL playing conditions, in case of more rain on the reserve day, both teams will play a five-overs-a-side match to determine the winners. In case even that is no possible, then a super over clash will decide the champions. In the event of a complete washout on Monday, the team that finished top of the table during the league phase will be declared winners - which in this case is Gujarat Titans.

Gujarat batsman Shubman Gill has scored 851 runs from 16 games that includes