Ravindra Jadeja hit the last two deliveries for a six and a boundary to seal the deal for CSK.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja played a key role in CSK’s narrow five-wicket victory (DLS method) in the summit clash. He took the prized scalp of Shubman Gill and returned with the bowling figures of 1/38 in his four overs.
Chasing the revised target of 171 in 15 overs, the Super Kings were at 149/5 when Jadeja arrived in the middle. Amid the pressure situation, the southpaw held his nerves and hit Mohit Sharma’s last two deliveries for a six and a boundary to seal the deal for CSK.
After the win, Jadeja dedicated the title to CSK captain MS Dhoni. “I’d like to dedicate this win to a special member of the CSK side, MS Dhoni. This feels amazing, winning my fifth title in front of my home crowd. I’m from Gujarat, and it’s a special feeling. This crowd has been amazing. They were waiting for rain to stop till late night, I’d like to say a big congratulations to the CSK fans who came to support us,” Jadeja said in the post-match interview.
When asked what was going through his mind in the final over, Jadeja replied: “I was just thinking I need to swing hard, as much as I can. Where the ball will go, I was not thinking about that, just looking to swing hard. I was backing myself and looking to hit straight, because I know Mohit can bowl those slower balls.”
Following the match, Jadeja also shared pictures with the IPL trophy from the dressing room with Dhoni and captioned it as: “We did it for ONE and ONLY “MS DHONI. mahi bhai aapke liye toh kuch bhi…”