Under MS Dhoni’s captaincy, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) clinched their fifth IPL title on Monday (May 29) by defeating Gujarat Titans (GT) in the final at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

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…”