IPL 2023 Final, CSK vs GT: Mohit Sharma went astray on the last ball. The ball went in the direction of leg stump. Short fine leg was up. And the ball ripping the wicketkeeper and short fine leg into the boundary. And with this, along with Ravindra Jadeja, lakhs of fans of Chennai Super Kings gathered in the stadium rejoiced.
IPL 2023 Final CSK vs GT: History will always remember this super victory of Chennai
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Chennai Super Kings win by 5 wickets
Chennai became champion for the fifth time
Jadeja snatched victory on the last two balls
Ahmedabad : CSK vs GT, IPL 2023 Final: Chennai Super Kings won the 2023 title by defeating Gujarat by 5 wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) final match played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday. This was Chennai's fifth title overall and Team Dhoni equaled Mumbai Indians in terms of winning the most titles in the history of the tournament. This was such a final match, which crores of cricket lovers around the world can hardly forget. Chennai scored 13 runs in the last over to become champions. And at one time the target was scored in 2 balls for ten runs. Mohit Sharma, who won everyone's heart with his bowling in these crucial moments and made the match for Gujarat, lost the game on the last two balls. On the fifth ball of the last over bowled by him, Jadeja made the target four runs off the last ball, hitting an excellent six over long-on. And it was such a moment when captain Dhoni, who was out on zero and sitting in the dugout, also closed his eyes. Mohit Sharma went astray on the last ball of extreme pressure and difficult moments. The ball went in the direction of leg stump. Short fine leg was up. And on the shot of Ravindra Jadeja, the ball got into the boundary by ripping the wicketkeeper and short final leg. Along with this, along with Ravindra Jadeja, lakhs of fans of Chennai Super Kings gathered in the stadium rejoiced. Chennai has won the IPL title for the fifth time, registering the super victory of IPL history. Along with this, along with Ravindra Jadeja, lakhs of fans of Chennai Super Kings gathered in the stadium rejoiced. Chennai has won the IPL title for the fifth time, registering a super win in IPL history. Along with this, along with Ravindra Jadeja, lakhs of fans of Chennai Super Kings gathered in the stadium rejoiced. Chennai has won the IPL title for the fifth time, registering the super victory of IPL history.Devon Conway of Chennai was chosen as the player of the match. Earlier, Chennai had won the title in the years 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021.
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Originally, Chennai had to score 215 runs to win, but as soon as Chennai's batting started in the second innings, Chennai got a revised target of 171 runs in 15 overs under the revised target after about two hours of rain ruined play. After the changed equations, three overs were fixed for Gujarat's five bowlers, while the power-play was fixed for four overs instead of six. Earlier, chasing the target of 215 runs from Gujarat Titans, Chennai had started batting when it started raining only after three balls bowled by Mohammed Shami. When the groundsmen quickly covered the pitch with cover, the players returned to the pavilion. By this time Chennai had scored four runs. Then Rituraj was at the crease for four and Conway without opening an account. And between the start of the match from here onwards, the rain spoiled about two hours. and when the rain stopped,
In the first innings, Gujarat Titans had set a target of 215 runs in front of Chennai to win the title. Batting first on the invitation of Chennai, Wriddhiman Saha (54) and Shubman Gill (39) gave a fiery start by adding 67 runs for the first wicket, but Gujarat's rhythm deteriorated after Gill's dismissal. At a time where Saha showed strength at one end, the young and uncapped Sai Sudarshan took the responsibility by raising his hands and played such an innings of 96 runs in 47 balls with 8 fours and 6 sixes, which once again won Chennai's fifth title. She could also turn water on the dream of winning. In the last, captain Hardik Padya's unbeaten 21 runs off 12 balls also played a role. And with this Gujarat Titans achieved such a strong target of 214 in 20 overs. The pitch was a bit slow in the first innings, but was fine for batting, but the Chennai bowlers failed to bowl well. Young Pathirana gave two, So Chahar and Jadeja took one wicket each. Earlier, Chennai captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bowl first. The final XI of both the teams that played in the match were as follows:
CSK: 1. MS Dhoni (Captain) 2. Devon Conway 3. Ajinkya Rahane 4. Moeen Ali 5. Ambati Rayudu 6. Ravindra Jadeja 7. Deepak Chahar 9. Tushar Deshpande 10. Mahesh Thikshana 11. Mathisha Pathirana
GT: 1. Hardik Pandya (Captain) 2. Wriddhiman Saha (Wicketkeeper) 3. B.R. Sai Sudarshan 4. Vijay Shankar 5. David Miller 6. Shubman Gill 7. Rashid Khan 8. Rahul Tewatia 9. Noor Ahmed 10. Mohit Sharma 11. Mohammed Shami
Athletics: American Fred Kerley dominates the 100m in Rabat
Fred Kerley of the United States after winning the men's 100 meters during the Diamond League in Rabat, Morocco on May 28, 2023.
American world champion Fred Kerley won the 100m at the Diamond League meeting in Rabat (Morocco) on Sunday in 9 sec 94 (wind of 0.1 m/s).
Despite a difficult start to the race, Fred Kerley won in power (9.94, wind of 0.1 m/s) during the 100 m of the Diamond League meeting in Rabat on Sunday, deprived of Italian Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, package .
For several weeks, the American world champion and his Italian counterpart have been sending spades on social networks and demanding a duel, which was planned in Rabat before Jacobs forfeited due to back problems, an announcement received online by Kerley's mockery this week.
In Rabat, the American colossus (1.91 m) sent a new message to his rival by dominating in 9 sec 94 a high quality opposition.
Unstable in the starting blocks, Kerley overcame a less convincing start than his opponents to dominate them thanks to his end of the race, his usual strong point, he who also knows how to shine in the 200 and 400 m.
The 28-year-old sprinter flexed his muscles after the finish line and howled his pride at a 10th straight win in a row. He hopes to face Jacobs on Friday in Florence, in the country of the Olympic champion.
"The only weight that's on my shoulders is how I have to run, and I know what I have to do. I just hope he (Jacobs) is healthy and that he's ready for the next race, if he is available. At the Worlds (in Budapest, in August), I will aim for a double (100 and probably 200m)", he declared at the microphone of the organizer.
El Bakkali star at home
Behind him, South African Akani Simbine (9.99) and Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala (10.05) did better than American world bronze medalist Trayvon Bromell (5th in 10.10).
Frenchman Mouhamadou Fall finished 8th in 10 sec 25.
In the 200m, the Jamaican world champion Shericka Jackson upheld her status with a convincing victory in 21 sec 98 (wind of 0.8 m/s).
At home, Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali delighted the crowd with an electric 3,000 steeplechase where he soloed the competition to become the 8th best performer of all time (7:56.68).
For his international comeback, the European 800m indoor vice-champion Benjamin Robert took 3rd place in the double lap in 1 min 45 sec 04, behind the two Kenyans Emmanuel Wanyonyi (1:44.36) and Wyclife Kinyamal (1:44.73).
In the 110m hurdles, the Jamaican Rasheed Broadbell (13.08, wind of -1.3 m/s) created a surprise by dominating at the finish the double American world champion Grant Holloway (13.12), who had as usual taken a great start. For his first race of the season, Pascal Martinot-Lagarde finished 7th in the race in 13 sec 69.
World table tennis championship ends in South Africa
After more than 80 years of absence, South Africa hosted the World Table Tennis Championships which ended this Sunday in Durban.
According to the president of the International Table Tennis Federation, this event is an opportunity to promote this sport and inspire a new generation.
"It has been 84 years since Africa was represented, and this is the first time that South Africa has been the scene of such an event. By organizing this event here, we are promoting our wonderful sport and we are making it visible for the young and new generations to come, so we hope that this event will bring forth new stars of table tennis in South Africa for the future. We see already that an African table tennis player, Omar Assar, is in the quarter-finals. So yes, it is certainly a step for our sport to show that it is a truly global sport, table tennis table," said Petra Sorling, president of the International Table Tennis Federation.
The table tennis championship started on May 20 at the Olive Convention Center in Durban and ends this Sunday.
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