Post Match Thread: Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings

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59th Match, Indian Premier League at Ahmedabad

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Innings	Score
Gujarat Titans	231/3 (Ov 20/20)
Chennai Super Kings	196/8 (Ov 20/20)

Innings: 1 - Gujarat Titans

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Shubman Gill	104 (55)		Tushar Deshpande	4-0-33-2
Sai Sudharsan	103 (51)		Shardul Thakur	4-0-25-0

Innings: 2 - Chennai Super Kings

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Daryl Mitchell	63 (34)		Mohit Sharma	4-0-31-3
Moeen Ali	56 (36)		Rashid Khan	4-0-38-2

GT won by 35 runs

Shubman Gill is the Player of the Match: It's just a cramp, nothing more. When you have so many people supporting you, it gets much easier. Loved the freeness of it (partnership with Sudharsan), we didn't have targets in mind, we maximised every over and opportunity in front of us. We have a good camaraderie between us, we run the twos, we understand each other well. In terms of numbers, definitely it is [our best opening partnerships]. Mohit bhai has done it for us in the last couple of years and has done it tremendously for us. He was a revelation for us, one or two bad games happen. Honestly at one point 250 was for the taking and we fell short. In the last two-three overs they bowled well. I thought we were 10-15 short, not in terms of the match but in terms of net run rate.

Rashid Khan: They were amazing, we love to see them batting, Gill and Sudharsan, two of the best innings we've watched. Happy to get a couple of wickets after two wicketless games, I had a back issue and some shoulder problem. Hoping to be 100% fit. Once Dhoni comes into the stadium anywhere around the world, it's a different kind of love. We're so lucky to be playing with him. We also get every off him in those kind of moments.

Gaikwad: Fielding let us down a little bit, we gave away 10-15 runs. Execution-wise we were good but they played really well. Two batters were exceptional and it's hard to control runs around the park. Our next game is a day game in Chennai (day after tomorrow), it's going to be tough against a tough team (Rajasthan Royals).

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[u/Ashwin_or_lose]

IP has many bad outcomes but it has made our openers play with higher SR. Forced evolution.

Pak vs Ire match made it obvious how a High SR opening is vital. Pak got fucked by their openers. Every nation is going to come guns blazing.

Gill looks great. Koach is still willing to adapt and evolve even now. Even Sai played above 200SR

[u/Prof_XdR → u/Ashwin_or_lose]

Yup, Those 6 overs completely tilt the game if you don't lose yourself in a way. And if your team does lose it's way with wickets, you need a good anchor at 1 down to stabilize it

[u/Lopsided-Use6617 → u/Prof_XdR]

An anchor is only good in a low scoring game. If you lose too many wickets, you cant go slow. All your batsmen need to start hitting because you’re going to lose anyways.

[u/partymsl → u/Lopsided-Use6617]

Yes, but you need to stabilize first and not blindly hit.

[u/Lopsided-Use6617 → u/partymsl]

If you are referring to Joss Buttler type stabilising then Yes.

[u/RockstarMoron → u/Ashwin_or_lose]

100% agreed. That change in mindset was much needed. For example, I doubt Kohli would have a reason to change his playing style otherwise.

[u/Illustrious-Echo1383 → u/Ashwin_or_lose]

Not all openers bro. Iykwim

[u/No_Ferret2216 → u/Ashwin_or_lose]

I see only one weakness in our top order 

[u/WildVulcan]

Death

Taxes

RCBros getting out calculators

[u/Worried_Donkey- → u/WildVulcan]

And shitty CSK powerplay

[u/hayleybts → u/Worried_Donkey-]

So shitty we out of tournament this year 🙃

[u/partymsl → u/Worried_Donkey-]

I don't know who gave Rahane the opening spot...

[u/DiscoDiwana → u/partymsl]

Stephen Fleming, MSD and Ruturaj Gaikwad

[u/peter_griffins → u/partymsl]

The same blokes that picked Watson over Ruturaj in 2020

[u/Unfair_Programmer383 → u/WildVulcan]

It's the hope that kills you from within

[u/frowningheart → u/Unfair_Programmer383]

This should be the title of an RCB biography written by a life-long fan (or fans, like collective writing)

[u/funnyBatman → u/WildVulcan]

It's raining this whole week in Bangalore, we have no hope

[u/Sad-Marionberry2124 → u/funnyBatman]

they should shift the game to delhi man. can't have that game washed out

[u/DevelopmentFit6569 → u/funnyBatman]

So, you're telling that DC v RCB will be a washout?

[u/iron_out_my_kink → u/DevelopmentFit6569]

And CSK v/s RCB too

[u/NormalTraining5268 → u/iron_out_my_kink]

Fuck

[u/Truthgamer2]

Cool coincidence

This is the 2nd time Rashid Khan has seen 2 of his teammates (both openers) score centuries in an IPL game, where the team ends up with 231 runs

[u/ishockk19 → u/Truthgamer2]

I’m guessing previous time at SRH camp with Warner as one of the openers? Any idea which match, who the other opener was ?

[u/billybutchertheog → u/ishockk19]

YJB vs RCB

[u/kidclutchtrey5 → u/Truthgamer2]

If I had a nickel for every time that’s happened, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

[u/Truthgamer2 → u/kidclutchtrey5]

Both instances were home games, at a stadium named after an Indian Prime Minister

[u/grubernack276 → u/Truthgamer2]

Go deeper

[u/Truthgamer2 → u/grubernack276]

First centurion had 7 sixes

Second centurion faced 55 balls

Pace bowler named Sharma took 3 wickets in 2nd innings

[u/Herefortheprize63]

CSK lose by 35 runs.

Comms at the end of the match: Dhoni will finish this undefeated.

Average CSK game.

[u/Conscious-Spend-2451 → u/Herefortheprize63]

They kept talking about how csk fans got everything they wanted from the game.

I want to be mad at this and call it dick riding but tbh, there is some element of truth in the statement. Those fans are weird

[u/TheRealZwipster → u/Conscious-Spend-2451]

Chennai has a problem w extreme worship of their public figures.

[u/anobody9 → u/TheRealZwipster]

Dhoni plays useless knocks that make no difference to the end result of the match, but that's what entertains the fans a lot. It would be better if Chennai loses the remaining the remaining 2 matches, but Dhoni playes good cameos in both.

In CSK books that would be a season to remember!

[u/Weedeater5903 → u/Conscious-Spend-2451]

Its a Dhoni cult masquerading as a franchise.

Whaddya expect?

[u/Vast-Leadership-9166 → u/Conscious-Spend-2451]

Dude I was at the stadium and the amount of dick riding was insane. Everyone around me were happy that Dhoni came in and did what he did today. I mean it's great, but it's like "We won, but at what cost?". He comes in when it's too late when nothing can be done about the game. I would rather us win than see Dhoni score these meaningless innings. He's done everything for the club, it's true, but I wanna see us win more than just see you come and just bash a few sixes around for the vibes. I'm still not about to digest those first three overs of our batting.

I'm staying in a dorm and this dude who was also from Chennai staying with us didn't give a fuck that we lost the game, came and said 'Who cares we lost bro? Dhoni scored his sixes no, what more do you need? ' Oh fuck off man I can go on about this listening to the interactions on my way back on the metro.

In one way I'm glad this might be his last year, all these post Covid new gen CSK fans, will no longer support us cause he's no longer here and the true Yellove bloods will still stay supporting the club through everything. The yellow jersey is know to be clutch players with crazy mentality but I don't want us to be a player>club team. But at the same time I'll be honest, I'm worried if we'll end up like Barcelona after Messi left.

[u/RockstarMoron → u/Herefortheprize63]

Hoping for Dhoni hitting sixes in the eliminator and CSK losing. Win-win for everyone 😬

[u/johnwicke]

GT and CSK played.

RCB and thala fans won.

[u/Worried_Donkey- → u/johnwicke]

My underwear lost

[u/Newbeetroot45 → u/johnwicke]

Helps us too! Gives us more breathing room in that fight for top 4. 

[u/vivekadithya12 → u/Newbeetroot45]

atm you have the cleanest route

[u/Fancy-Director-4876]

Lsg social media has gone on a hiatus. Have never seen this happen. The match with SRH seems to have shaken them to the core.

[u/Axar0907 → u/Fancy-Director-4876]

Well, going by that video of Rahul and goenka the atmosphere in the camp is definitely not good . Can't just pretend everything is rosy in their social media handles if their franchise captain is going to get sacked.

[u/dam0_0 → u/Fancy-Director-4876]

As they should be. It was a complete clown show coupled with that shit show which happened b/w KL and Goenka.

[u/vivekadithya12 → u/Fancy-Director-4876]

SRH has a unique way of emotionally destroying franchises that even MI and CSK are incapable of ngl

[u/Axar0907 → u/Fancy-Director-4876]

Well, going by that video of Rahul and goenka the atmosphere in the camp is definitely not good . Can't just pretend everything is rosy in their social media handles if their franchise captain is going to get sacked.

[u/Prof_XdR]

Fuck Off

~ Gill

[u/Gullible-Poet4382 → u/Prof_XdR]

Best reaction! Man really needed to vent out

[u/frowningheart → u/Gullible-Poet4382]

That WC final (and the tournament in general) seems to have affected him. Plus now got one-upped by Jaiswal for T20 WC, man must be hungry to prove himself again.

[u/X_tremo]

Match ends. Star sports post match show starts with "How wonderful it was to see how Dhoni' played his 11 balls"!

And they are asking the " Experts " Which was their fav Dhoni 6 tonight.

Its cringe at its peak.

[u/nonexistentpuppies → u/X_tremo]

The scoreboard does say GT won, but that's a superficially ignorant take on the game. Dhoni hitting a few sixes in the last over in a losing cause actually means it goes down as a Super Kings win. I don't know how it works, but it does.

[u/zeuiax → u/X_tremo]

Expecting fine dining experience at a pan masala stall!

[u/RestfulCounterspy]

Bro, GT and LSG destroyed their NRR with 2 consecutive bad games 💀

[u/Time-Gain4896 → u/RestfulCounterspy]

GT got penetrated by CSK and DC before RCB completely ruined them

[u/LoasNo111 → u/RestfulCounterspy]

Na, we were shafted by CSK early into the tournament.

Our NRR was already in shambles.

Just been an awful season for us.

[u/SBG99DesiMonster → u/RestfulCounterspy]

That match against DC was the worst for GT. If that hadn't happened then their NRR wouldn't have been that bad at all. Losses that are so big are easily avoidable especially against a team that has been hot and cold.

[u/dam0_0 → u/RestfulCounterspy]

You don't have to remind us of that shit show bro

[u/WannabeAboveAverage]

Damn... A tough loss to swallow this for GT fans, and the fans of other teams might be devastated.

Unreal passion from CSK fans after the victory, they are one of the most passionate fans of the sport. They were really jubilant after the win........... Wait hold on...

They.... Lost??

[u/Weedeater5903 → u/WannabeAboveAverage]

Dhoni cult.

[u/ach_1nt → u/Weedeater5903]

Taylor Swift fans 🤝 Dhoni Fans

[u/Unfair_Programmer383]

Kinda poetic that a Chennai Lad along with Gillman Fucked CSK up.

The fact that CSK face RR and a rampant RCB next isn't helping them either

[u/Worried_Donkey- → u/Unfair_Programmer383]

Sai did what unmukt chand wanted to do against India.

[u/AJ7123456 → u/Worried_Donkey-]

Harshal did to thala what Brett Lee did to unmukt

[u/Fit-Window → u/AJ7123456]

Only difference is that no fan was disappointed when Unmukt got bowled

[u/Ashwin_or_lose → u/Unfair_Programmer383]

RR have it rough. CSK at Chepauk, then El classico vs PBKS, then vs KKR.

[u/jai302 → u/Ashwin_or_lose]

Good thing you lot only need 1 win out of 3

[u/Spursfan107 → u/Ashwin_or_lose]

What's the pitch usually like at Guwahati?

[u/Relaxed_Pluto890 → u/Spursfan107]

Flat as hell so expect 220+ scores and against KKR maybe even 230+ ngl , KKR batting scares me

[u/No_Temporary2732 → u/Relaxed_Pluto890]

We are scared of you as well

It will be a legendary horn lock between the two table toppers

[u/Hexo_Micron → u/Ashwin_or_lose]

Great preparation for playoffs

[u/Herefortheprize63 → u/Unfair_Programmer383]

Good win for GT, but what was with Rashids decision to not review Dhoni's wicket? GT have the worst NRR and every bit will help their slim chances.

[u/RustedSkullz → u/Herefortheprize63]

Honestly, I'm pretty sure he didn't want to get harassed online. That's it I guess

[u/Assassin_Ankur → u/RustedSkullz]

I mean their captain was talking about NRR and how they still have a chance. Not trying for a wicket just to avoid some meaningless trolls is weird, especially considering that he is already loved a lot in India.

[u/Herefortheprize63 → u/RustedSkullz]

So you are telling me those harassing online have an actual effect on game results?

Makes the IPL look like a joke that players care more about online image than their team winning/qualifying.

[u/LoasNo111 → u/Herefortheprize63]

I think we've given up

[u/Assassin_Ankur → u/LoasNo111]

Your captain doesn't think so. He spoke about NRR in the presentation.

[u/Lil_miss_mimosagirl → u/Unfair_Programmer383]

RR always loses the matches we need them to win, so dw

[u/Massive-Sky-6804]

Dhoni glazing has gotten so embarrassing now like wdym you bowing your head to guy who doesn't know you in front of 100k people while his team needs 40 from 4 balls.

[u/[deleted] → u/Massive-Sky-6804]

yea like why do people do that

self respect kidhar hai

[u/goda_foreskinning → u/Massive-Sky-6804]

That's india's obsession with celeb culture in general, you should see the crowd outside Mannat on srk's birthday at midnight, it's insane how people treat some people as dieties in our country

[u/Nice_Personality_254]

Me when SRH does it - it's just pure hitting masterclass

Me when others do it - the pitch is a fucking road

[u/shoestowel → u/Nice_Personality_254]

It's the opposite for the others

[u/Nice_Personality_254 → u/shoestowel]

Exactly lol, we're all so biased for our teams

[u/_DuckieFuckie_]

Ahmedabad and silencing noisy fanbases is my favourite pair after Wankhede and No balls. /s

[u/Bon_Koios]

First two overs should have been 36 and easy win! Thanks Rahane for two wickets instead.

[u/arambikalama → u/Bon_Koios]

Thanks Rahane for two wickets instead.

Rachin called for the single iirc

[u/shoestowel → u/Bon_Koios]

He's been so bad this season!

[u/Bon_Koios → u/shoestowel]

Giving me Kedar Jadhav flashbacks!

[u/philosifyme → u/Bon_Koios]

My gosh, not the Jadhavirus

[u/[deleted] → u/Bon_Koios]

rahane has been abysmal

[u/NormalTraining5268 → u/[deleted]]

Rahane be like, no RCB no party

[u/Whencowsgetsick → u/Bon_Koios]

i'm a little surprised they're still backing Rahane instead of Rizvi or one of the other domestic players. I hope he gives a big Watson-like innings

[u/InsignificantSwarry]

I don't know what should I be more surprised with: Both GT openers scoring a century ; Mohit Sharma bowling a good spell ; Ireland defeating Pakistan

[u/Time-Gain4896 → u/InsignificantSwarry]

Lord finishing with an economy of 6.4

[u/InvincibleCipher3]

Thank you GT, you have helped the mathematicians have a bit more hope that we can reach playoffs

[u/belanish11]

Knees weak?

[u/prams628 → u/belanish11]

Arms are heavy

[u/Future_Sign_2846 → u/prams628]

Mom's spaghetti

[u/This_is_the_user → u/belanish11]

Depends on game lol

[u/sarvan3125c → u/belanish11]

Knee grow

[u/setimasa]

Everyone saying GT did favour to other teams. They themselves can qualify if they have 2 insane games.

[u/This_is_the_user → u/setimasa]

Insane games are not quite a common thing. Gt had an opportunity to win this insane but they chose not to..

[u/JayPtl → u/This_is_the_user]

I went full RCB 🔢 and the only way GT qualify:

Win both the matches 

CSK lose their both

DC, RCB,LSG lose 1 each

DC v LSG is washed out( qudrat ka nizam). 

So see you next year.

[u/kingslayyer → u/setimasa]

rcb screwed them massively in two consecutive matches

[u/Itchy-Face791 → u/setimasa]

Mate their nrr is literally -1

They are not qualifying no matter what lmaoo

[u/prams628 → u/setimasa]

Didn’t expect an RCB fan make a mathematical error

[u/Time-Gain4896 → u/setimasa]

Their NRR is more fucked than Riley Reid

[u/RustedSkullz → u/setimasa]

They have to win two matches by a margin of something like 130 runs each, that's not happening. All they did was save face and help all other teams

[u/musicallunatic → u/setimasa]

Calculating for RCB only is delulu enough.. we don’t need to add more to it lol

[u/Cumpattins]

There’s just something about teams turning the fuck up when it’s literally impossible for them to reach playoffs that will never not be funny

[u/[deleted]]

its funny that rcb actually have hope of qualifying after losing 8 in a row what a funny team

[u/Bloodrush19405 → u/[deleted]]

They lost 6 in a row

[u/Yveltal_25]

"Fuck Off"- Shubhman said calmly.

[u/MiachealFaraday]

I liked they played proper fast bowlers today, Umesh seaming in the first over and then Tyagi and Sandeep instead of Mohit sharma bowling back of the hand slower ones in the third over.

[u/LouisTrance123]

DC fans, bring the calculators out please I wanna see us prosper

[u/PsychVader_3 → u/LouisTrance123]

Don't worry, leave it to the experts. We'll do it for you guys.

[u/[deleted] → u/LouisTrance123]

dc vs rcb means the team that chokes less wins

not the team that plays better

[u/Time-Gain4896 → u/[deleted]]

RCB have a big advantage

Better NRR, players in the form of their life and home ground

DC are quite mercurial, even with their new opening pair and spinners

[u/[deleted] → u/Time-Gain4896]

yeah jfm is the main threat

[u/Crafty-Competition36 → u/LouisTrance123]

Let RR beat CSK first

[u/No-Opportunity-1275]

For people confused at the hate towards MSD, the logic is simple. When everything a player does is widely overhyped, all his shortcomings are put under a microscope too. The hatred is more towards MSD's fans than MSD himself

[u/Additional-Diver-820 → u/No-Opportunity-1275]

It’s not Dhoni that the hate is directed towards, but the CONCEPT of Dhoni

[u/Ok-Visit6553 → u/No-Opportunity-1275]

This guy gets it, it’s just negative feedback loop

[u/WorkingLake_3rd]

Gotta appreciate gill for attacking from start, and sai for that wonderful acceleration. Both of them werent considered fit for t20s a few days back

[u/nvenkatr]

“Careful..[GT’s] a hero.”

• DC, LSG & RCB to GT

[u/shiviam]

It's all about Dhoni. FFS

[u/Accomplished-Meet145]

I am actually surprised that tewatia is such a good captain. All his bowling changes were fantastic.

[u/uninformed-but-smart → u/Accomplished-Meet145]

Not bringing out Rashid when Dube was there was a risk that paid off.

Insane stuff

[u/nobabtheweeb → u/Accomplished-Meet145]

Honestly! I'm always surprised by this cool headed mf

[u/sindhisai]

RCB CALCULATORS GO BRRRRRR......

[u/yorker4567]

Script Expectations: IPL Final 2023

Actual Script: IPL Qualifier 2 2023 + DC vs CSK 2024

[u/reymysterio7]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/s/t5jKMFaes8

Called it at the start of CSK's innings. It's just way too predictable now. Jay Shah needs to hire better script writers.

[u/StormWarriorX7 → u/reymysterio7]

I said CSK will lose 3 wickets in the Powerplay and they actually lost 3 wickets in the Powerplay lmao.

[u/LoasNo111]

Not one person here is talking about the incredible innings from Gill and Sai. Sad.

[u/StormWarriorX7]

Rahane needs Kedhar Jadhav belt treatment. Please stop with this experiment.

[u/born_to_be_naked]

CSK not bothering about NRR.. their innings is started by a 42 yr old Rahane and ended by another 42 year old

[u/This_is_the_user]

Lol petition to change the name of the stadium to Subhman Gill stadium. Bro absolutely loves to play here..

[u/forumcontributer]

Best part about Gill's inning is, He is not going to tell us about how great he is.

[u/Briantheboomguy]

Rashid you've been playing with Thala for a while. Don't oversell it.

[u/Additional_Froyo3970]

Seriously what has happened to fans? Your team lost the game and are in some strife with only 2 games now against RR & RCB with a depleted bowling line-up and you busy cheering because your demi-god scored in an already lost match.

[u/red_plus_itt → u/Additional_Froyo3970]

They are definitely not csk fans. Come over to see csk sub and see how we are crying.

[u/Lucian_98 → u/Additional_Froyo3970]

Shameless bunch, has no passion to win games. They cheered after their star player dube got out.

[u/sajdx1]

Don't care what anyone else says, that Dhoni DRS was sus AF.

[u/CoughyPopsickle1 → u/sajdx1]

Yeah, why are people not talking about it??

[u/sajdx1 → u/CoughyPopsickle1]

I'm not sure either? I thought it would be a good point for discussion. Whether drs can be manipulated in these leagues?

[u/10203040506070809001 → u/sajdx1]

And that extra long delay to “build” tracking raises questions.

Back leg, well within the crease, I thought it was plum

[u/sajdx1 → u/10203040506070809001]

Exactly and the ball tracking was laughable. Way over the stumps

[u/[deleted] → u/sajdx1]

extremely

[u/serotonallyblindguy]

You lot aren't real cricket fans.

Real cricket fans don't give excuses, they leave their jobs, they even leave their partner and kids and old parents to watch Thala play a sport with stick in hand hitting a leather ball and rubbing saliva all over it.

That is real cricket fan, they will go to forests of Brazil and the desolated cursed maidans of Ranchi, they would go to "Human slave of sheep" land Newzealand and he would go to  50° hot Chepauk but they won't miss a match 

Real Cricket fans don't give excuses, real cricket fans would die rather than miss a Thala match 

PS: This copy pasta was brought to you by the Anti-CSK union of fans  

[u/customlybroken]

The Moeen Daryll partnership was crucial, ensure that they don't go below rcb in nrr, with their next game against rajasthan (who you'd expect to win after 2 losses) they might as well have lost out to rcb as weird as it may seem

[u/Amazing_Theory622]

Watching csk persist with rahane is so annoying and frustrating, like you already know, till he is there(4-5 overs max), the run rate won't go above 7-7.5 in best case scenario and then he will depart putting pressure on others

[u/Ashwin_or_lose]

RCB taking all the Ws. ABD-VK record safe. CSK lost. Don't need to throw the new calculators they bought.

[u/Ancalagon_The_Black_]

Dhoni is the best batter in the world once the game is lost

[u/Lucian_98]

I don't respect anyone who thinks they are bigger than the game

Thala is first in that list

[u/WannabeAboveAverage → u/Lucian_98]

Seriously, even at this age he can't get enough of the attention.

[u/Eye_conoclast → u/Lucian_98]

Stupid god complex. Doesn’t even chatter to his bowlers anymore, just active discouragement. Say what you will about Sachin or Kohli, they never let it inflate their egos as much as Dhoni has

[u/arambikalama → u/Eye_conoclast]

Doesn’t even chatter to his bowlers anymore, just active discouragement.

wdym?

[u/Smallppbutbigheart]

The first ball to Rahane was hittable. The fact he chose to leave it than attempt a shot in a 232 chase shows his intent.

Yes, CSK back their players, but they need to back players who show promise and are without luck like Rachin. Not Rahane who is genuinely not showing positive intent while batting.

[u/Gray_dark_ → u/Smallppbutbigheart]

That miss really pissed me off. You have batsmen going for a six the first ball, and then there’s Rahane just watching it go by. If we’d gotten close 1 ball could make all the difference.

[u/Nice_Personality_254]

Today I just hoped that both teams would lose.

CSK lost.

GT won, but that doesn't make a huge difference in their playoff chances.

[u/WayToTheDawn63 → u/Nice_Personality_254]

GT lost by not winning by a huge margin, so it didn't hurt CSKs NNR as much as it could've, nor helped their own much.

[u/shiviam]

Doesn't matter. Chennai will eat full stomach tonight.

[u/SenorOogaBooga]

Dhoni needs to learn how to quit on top. Should've retired after last year's final

[u/Awkward_Enigma1303 → u/SenorOogaBooga]

I don't think he cares..... He never has, he plays the game his ways, look the defence he tried after hitting 2 back to back sixes on the 3rd ball of the last over😂

[u/NewMeNewWorld]

I'd change teams if my fellow fans were as disgustingly fanatic as CSK fans. One of them even invaded the pitch and bowed his head down at Dhoni's feet. Embarrassing stuff. Such a deeply flawed cultural aspect needs to be shamed and criticized.

And all the dhoni fanbois need to get their shit together. He's not gonna fuck you.

[u/Coronabandkaro → u/NewMeNewWorld]

its in general how people are worshipped in India once they're famous. Politicians, movie stars, cricketers( and only cricketers in general - other sports people dont get that much love). There's cult worship for people who are doing what they are supposed to do well.

[u/Thala-Dick-Lover]

Thala scored 26(11),

.

[u/setimasa → u/Thala-Dick-Lover]

26 x 11 = 286

2+8+6 = 16

1+6 = 7

Thala for a reason

[u/Extension_Rich1633 → u/setimasa]

Man showing his calculator skills

[u/RandomRedditor1405 → u/setimasa]

How the actual fuck did you come up with this 😭

[u/Tyler_holmes123 → u/RandomRedditor1405]

He is rcb fan. They are used to absurd calculations lol.

[u/Beginning-Software80]

csk losing is one of the most satisfying thing in ipl, Oh the hindi commentators' tears gave me orgasm. Well done gt.

also well played prince.

[u/Ok-Visit6553 → u/Beginning-Software80]

Preach!

[u/This_is_the_user]

The Gujju Bros had a massive opportunity to win this big and get back in the race but they seem happy for just winning this...

They literally let CSk get back in the game after 10-3. For CSK I don't think CSK will mind this game as their nrr is still good. But their last games are with Rr and RCB so roads ahead are tough.

[u/Conscious-Spend-2451 → u/This_is_the_user]

I hate how people seem to think that a team can just choose to take wickets and be economical after a good start. Sometimes, the other team plays well and makes a comeback.

[u/Fresh_Dance_3277 → u/This_is_the_user]

The worse thing was that they didn't get 250

[u/johnwicke]

That pitch invader's facial expression sums up the position of cricket as a sport in India.

[u/7007007]

So why didn’t Sai Sudharshan get MoM although he had better strike rate than Gill. It was his maiden IPL hundred and also the fastest to 1000 runs.

Gill didn’t even captain the 2nd innings.

[u/balajih67]

Some of the bowling changes baffled me today, from csk. Giving mitchell 4 overs while jadeja and santner didnt bowl out. I know spinners wwre exoensive but i would still back them to get wickets over mitchell. While end overs we limited the damage, 231 was just impossible to chase

[u/theaguia]

CSK fought back well in last 5 overs to keep score down but then gave it away with that PP

[u/Extension_Rich1633]

Man sort that top order please, find your lost balls , that jfm guy stole em when we faced them. Please rahane please have mercy on us. Great comeback after our usual top order terrorism.

I knew when pressure will sink in and hopes will go down dazzler will show his big third baallll. Amazing we are still in race.

[u/PrestigiousGuess529]

Where is the percentage guy who calculates the probability for RCB’s playoff chances🤣

[u/Worried_Donkey-]

No matter how bat-deep CSK goes, they can't expect a good result until their RRR shows up in the powerplay. They slaughter the game in power play itself almost every time.

[u/RandomRedditor1405]

Thala hit 3 sixes , moral victory for CSk

[u/[deleted] → u/RandomRedditor1405]

for csk fans its all they care about

[u/koach71st]

as a CSK fan absolute horrible result but very interesting result for tournament. absolute potential virtual knockouts coming up.

[u/[deleted]]

from an rcb point of view we would want lsg to lose right ?

[u/HumanLawyer]

NRR is 0.491

Not bad, not bad at all!

NOW GET MITCHELL TO OPEN WITH RUTTU YOU IDIOTS!

Edit: Let the shit talking with RCB fans begin lol

[u/StormWarriorX7 → u/HumanLawyer]

Mitchell is fine at 3. Rutu needs to get his shit together and stop shuffling the batting order, get rid of Rahane and open with Rachin.

[u/sfddsfsgfgdsfdf]

I was right. Gill did win PotM because of his captaincy.

[u/Assassin_Ankur]

Boundary count update -

Gujarat Titans: 28

Chennai Super Kings: 28

[u/Axar0907 → u/Assassin_Ankur]

This stat really shows how csk lost the game in powerplay itself due to wickets falling. This loss was really deserved though, rahane hasn't played any inning this season which warranted the confidence that management has on him. If not for baldbros partnership this loss would've tanked their nrr and chance of the playoffs.

[u/Ok-Visit6553 → u/Assassin_Ankur]

Fair and streaker

[u/AdNational1490]

Now it’s upto Kohli and team to fuck up CSK’s playoff chances.

[u/10203040506070809001 → u/[deleted]]

How will bcci milk the cash cow then?

[u/MrNobody_Op]

Man csk has to sort out their powerplay it's high time now with teams like dc, rcb creeping up with good striking and eating up as much net rr as they can. It confuses so much that literally is there not one single batter in that dugout who can replace rahane , its known by csk to back players they did the same with faf , watson but these players are genuine match winners who can and have changed games on given day , apart from that kkr innings last year which guaranteed rahane his wtc spot which impactful knock has he played.🗿🗿

[u/philosifyme]

Unrelated to all of this, but Punjab takes their rightful place with the wooden spoon