CSK vs GT, IPL Final: Match postponed due to rain, will be played tomorrow

Its an important day for all cricket fans as the 16th edition of one of the most popular T20 cricket tournaments Indian Premier League has reached its culmination The defending champions Gujarat Titans will face fourtime champions Chennai Super Kings in the IPL finalMahendra Singh Dhoni wouldnt mind a Farewell to Remember but a young Shubman Gill oozing grace would do everything under his control to prevent Chennai Super Kings from beating Gujarat Titans to its fifth IPL title here on SundayOn Sunday at the 132000 seater Narendra Modi Stadium the soontobe 42 Dhoni will have one last assignment in his favourite Canary Yellow jersey to stop Indian crickets megastarinwaiting and do a High FiveCSK vs GT A brief overviewAfter 73 games the two of the most consistent teams are pitted against each other in the summit clashNo team has emulated the structural and team building ethos of Chennai Super Kings as minutely as Gujarat Titans another team where cricketing decisions are based on sound logic consistency and no interference from overbearing ownersThere is a skipper in Pandya who believes that there is only one way to lead the team Its called The Mahi WayAlso Read GT vs CSK IPL Final Hardik Pandya psyched up in highoctane duel against idol at MoteraMohammed Shami Rashid Khan and Mohit Sharma have executed plans more often than not and thus it hasnt really affected the Titans that second highest runscorer after Gills 851 runs is skipper Hardik Pandya 325 who is more than 500 runs behindDhoni would try to seize this opportunity If they can get Gill out early none of the other batters have shown wherewithal to fight hard and bowlers would need a decent total on boardUnder Dhoni if players like Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube have found their groove this season young bowlers such as Sri Lankas Matheesha Pathirana and Indias uncapped Tushar Deshpande have also been able to find their feet at the IPL stageIn CSKs batting lineup Devon Conway Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Dube have time and again provided CSK with fine batting performancesThere are no clear favourites and it could be one of the finest finals in history of IPLCSK vs GT Dream 11 PredictionWicketkeeper Devon Conway vcBatters Shubman Gill c Ruturaj Gaikwad Shivam Dube B Sai SudharsanAllrounders Ravindra Jadeja Hardik PandyaBowlers Mohammad Shami Rashid Khan Deepak Chahar Matheesha PathiranaCSK vs GT Predicted Playing XIsGujarat Titans Wriddhiman Saha wk Shubman Gill Hardik Pandya c David Miller B Sai Sudharsan Vijay Shankar Rahul Tewatia Rashid Khan Mohammad Shami Noor Ahmad Mohit SharmaChennai Super Kings Ruturaj Gaikwad Devon Conway Shivam Dube Ajinkya Rahane Ambati Rayudu Moeen Ali MS Dhoni c wk Ravindra Jadeja Tushar Deshpande Deepak Chahar Maheesh TheekshanaCSK vs GT Full SquadsGujarat Titans Hardik Pandya c Shubman Gill David Miller Abhinav Manohar Sai Sudharsan Wriddhiman Saha Matthew Wade Rashid Khan Rahul Tewatia Vijay Shankar Mohammed Shami Alzarri Joseph Yash Dayal Pradeep Sangwan Darshan Nalkande Jayant Yadav R Sai Kishore Noor Ahmad Dasun Shanaka Odean Smith KS Bharat Shivam Mavi Urvil Patel Joshua Little and Mohit SharmaChennai Super Kings Mahendra Singh Dhoni campwk Devon Conway Ruturaj Gaikwad Ambati Rayudu Moeen Ali Ravindra Jadeja Ajinkya Rahane Sisanda Magala Shivam Dube Dwaine Pretorius Ajay Mandal Nishant Sindhu Rajvardhan Hangargekar Mitchell Santner Subhranshu Senapati Simarjeet Singh Matheesha Pathirana Mahesh Theekshana Bhagath Verma Prashant Solanki Shaikh Rasheed Tushar DeshpandeCatch the live updates of the match below1100 PMThe match has been called off The IPL final between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans will now take place tomorrow1045 PMUmpires Nitin Menon and Rob Tucker have stated that if the rain doesnt stop by 1100 PM unfortunately well have to return for the game tomorrow1010 PMThe rain has intensified and puddles of water have formed on the field If the condition doesnt improve soon the game might get postponed to the reserve day925 PMIt has started to drizzle again in Ahmedabad The players have returned to the dugout The match is expected to be delayed further915 PMThe rain has stopped If it doesnt start raining again the match is expected to start in a short while845 PMIt is still raining in AhmedabadCurrent scenario The match can start as late as 935 PM without any reduction in overs A fiveover match can start as late as 1206 AM There is a reserve day 29th May for the final match in case the weather does not improve730 PMThe toss for the final match has been delayed due to heavy rain in Ahmedabad