GT Vs CSK TATA IPL 2023 Final: The finals of the TATA IPL 2023 which was supposed to be played yesterday was abandoned due to the persistent rains in Ahmedabad.
It rained so much that even the toss didn’t take place and at 11 PM IST, the match officials decided to call the match off and postpone it for today, Monday, 29th May 2023, at the same venue Shri Narendra Modi Stadium and at the same time (7.30 PM IST).
For the first time in IPL history, the final match had to be rescheduled to the reserve day.
The eagerly awaited clash between the top two teams of the tournament is set to determine whether CSK secures their fifth title or if GT can successfully defend their crown, joining CSK and MI as the only teams to achieve this feat in IPL history. Fans are filled with anticipation to witness the outcome.
Taking about the history, the orange cap holders of this cash-rich league tournament have done well to take their teams to the finals.
But only two players have won the IPL title when they donned the orange cap and the rest of the 13 players in the past 15 seasons have not been successful.
Shubman Gill is the current orange cap holder from GT. He has scored the most runs and centuries. Till now, Gill has scored 851 runs with three centuries in a single edition of this event.
In today's segment, we will highlight the two players who not only claimed the prestigious Orange Cap but also led their respective teams to victory in the IPL title race during the same year.
The star batter of the Kolkata Knight Riders Team and Chennai Super Kings franchise was a good white ball player. Uthappa was in the T20 International squad of team India when they lifted their first and only World T20 Trophy.
When Robin played for KKR, the purple army won their second title in 2014. Uthappa is the first player who won the orange cap and his franchise team, KKR also won their second trophy in the history of this competition. Uthappa scored 660 runs in that edition.
The current opening batter from the Yellow Army side is in good form and he has been Mr dependable for the CSK franchise till now. Gaikwad has been a pioneer for CSK in the last couple of seasons.
In the title-winning 2021 season of the Chennai Super Kings, Ruturaj was also awarded the emerging player of the Year. He won the orange cap for scoring the most runs (635 runs) in that season and he is the only second player who has won the orange cap and his team CSK won the title in the same year of 2021.
That trophy was CSK’s fourth title in the history of this tournament and all the trophies have come under MS Dhoni only.