IPL final among the Chennai Super Kings and the Gujarat Titans has been rescheduled for Monday, May 29. It will take place in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.
This happened after a night of continuous rain that ruined the IPL final (Sunday, May 28). The deadline for a five-over game each side was 12:06 a.m., but officials chose to postpone the final until the next day.
At 11:02 pm, IPL tweeted a photo of the stadium’s big screen.
The #Final of the #TATAIPL 2023 has been moved to the reserve day on 29th May – 7:30 PM IST at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 28, 2023
Physical tickets for today will be valid tomorrow. We request you to keep the tickets safe & intact. #CSKvGT pic.twitter.com/d3DrPVrIVD
Fans’ reactions to the aforementioned situation were divided. Some fans were ecstatic that they would be able to see a full 20-over IPL final game on reserve day. Others speculated about MS Dhoni’s future, with one fan tweeting:
When Dhoni plays on reserve days it will be his last! We seen this before (2019)
— We19 (@Legendwe19) May 28, 2023
Here are a few more of the finest Twitter reactions:
Best Decision was made ????????
— WTF Cricket (@CricketWtf) May 28, 2023
Kudos to the Umpires and Management
The never ending tournament just never ends
— Chris (@cdjp09) May 28, 2023
I lost my physical tickets and have taken flight back home due to overbooking in hotels. Pls arrange flight and match tickets for me urgently.
— BA₹UN (@BarunHazra18) May 28, 2023
Great to see both captains wanting full match ????https://t.co/Rgs3WmSAwB
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) May 28, 2023
Seeing what happened today, I hope cricket fans would stop blaming the UK weather/rains for India's loss in the semis against New Zealand in the Cricket world cup 2019. One needs to accept the situation and the outcome.
— NS (@ne150nsextus) May 28, 2023
I was so excited to see DIVINE's performance in today's Final! ????
— Nikhil Gupta (@NikhilG06252786) May 28, 2023
Kl ka ticket free hoga ????????????
— Mehul Jain (@Mehulj59) May 28, 2023
DO NOT PICK AHMEDABAD EVER AGAIN!!!!
— Damon Salvatore ???????? (@bunchofelectron) May 28, 2023
Rain is likely on IPL final reserve day as well
Rain is expected to return on Monday, May 29th, according to the weather prediction. According to BBC Weather, there is a 14 percent probability of rain between 6.30 pm IST to 00:30 pm IST. Fans will be hoping for a full IPL final game on Monday
The cut-off time for a minimum five-over game each side is 12:06 a.m. If that is not possible, there will be a super over. If that is not feasible, the winner will be the side that finished better in the league stage, i.e., GT.
GT is looking to win back to back championships after defeating RR by seven wickets previous year. CSK, on the other hand, is looking for the fifth trophy as an appropriate memorial to Ambati Rayudu. The right-handed hitter has declared that the 2023 IPL final will be his final T20 game.
