CSK vs GT: The final of the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) between Gujarat Titans (GT) and the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) moved to the reserve day after rain played spoilsport on Sunday, May 28. The rain stopped for a while, but after it returned, the match officials felt that the game would not be able to take place. 00:06 IST (Monday, May 29) was the cut off time and the contest was called off at 22:54 IST.
Nitin Menon said that “conditions were quite good (at around 9pm), even after 3 hours of rain” but the heavens opened up yet another time to pull the curtains down on the day’s play. There were big puddles of water on the ground and the outfield was also not in great shape.
CSK vs GT: The big screen showed “the IPL final has been moved to the reserve day at 7:30 PM, 29th May”, after which GT head coach Ashish Nehra and Stephen Fleming, the CSK head coach, were seen shaking hands.
Going into the reserve day, the question is how will the weather be on Monday? Will it rain or will the agonising wait for both fans and the players finally end?