The sixteenth release of the Indian Premier League finished with a bang. CSK arose as the champ after a completely exhilarating last at the Narendra Modi arena in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The last was postponed by a day because of a downpour and there were chances the victor would be chosen with a super finish.
Fortunately, that situation didn’t happen, and fans got a full game between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans. Downpour took steps to play spoilsport again during the hold day too and nearly did as well.
MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won an extraordinary IPL 2023 Last on Monday, beyond 12 PM to approach Mumbai Indians (MI) by becoming five-time champions. CSK crushed reigning champs Gujarat Titans (GT) by five wickets at the Narendra Modi Arena in Ahmedabad with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja fixing the title win with a six and a four off the last ball.
CSK will leave with Rs 20 crore for bringing home the championship for the fifth time in their 14-year history while Hardik Pandya’s GT will get Rs 13 crore for wrapping other participants.
Five-time previous champs MI, who completed in third spot by losing Qualifier 2 to GT, will win Rs 7 crore while Krunal Pandya’s Lucknow Super Monsters (LSG) will win Rs 6.5 crore in the wake of completing in fourth spot subsequent to losing Qualifier 1.
GT opener Shubman Gill turned into the most youthful champ of the IPL Orange Cap at 25 years old, scoring 890 runs in 17 matches, subsequent to being excused for 39 in the IPL 2023 Last on Monday. GT pacer Mohammad Shami wound up with the Purple Cap for guaranteeing the Purple Cap this season by getting 28 wickets in 17 matches and will likewise get Rs 15 lakh.
Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who at 21 years old, counted 625 runs from 14 matches including his lady IPL century was named the ‘Arising Player of the Year’ and will win Rs 20 lakh.
Here is the full list of winners from IPL 2023:
Champions (Rs 20 crore) – Chennai Super Kings
Runners-up (Rs 13 crore) – Gujarat Titans
First runners-up (Rs 7 crore) – Mumbai Indians
Second runners-up (Rs 6.5 crore) – Lucknow Super Giants
Emerging player of the season (Rs 20 lakh): Yashasvi Jaiswal
Game changer of the season (Rs 12 lakh): Shubman Gill
Perfect catch of the season: Rashid Khan