IPL Playoffs 2023: Gujarat Titans beat Mumbai Indians, Will Face Chennai Super Kings in the Final

The 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League is approaching its end. After a thrilling league stage, the playoffs are next. The four playoff teams have been finalised after an incredible dropping battle for qualification, which saw 7 teams fighting to stay in title contention till the very last week.

However, only 3 prevailed. Gujarat Titans had qualified for the playoffs first, having won a majority of their games. Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, and Mumbai Indians are the other teams that managed to secure a spot in the playoff matches.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 😉

A round of applause for the 🔝 four teams who have made it to the #TATAIPL 2023 Playoffs 👏🏻👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/Lc5l19t4eE

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 21, 2023

Fan-favourites, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Kings, and Mumbai Indians were neck and neck on the points table till the final four games. CSK and LSG had a 97% chance of qualifying, and all the hassle was for the fourth position on the IPL 2023 points table.

In the end, it was MI that ended up going to the playoffs. Fans are looking forward to more intense games in the coming playoffs and IPL 2023 final.

IPL 2023 Playoffs Rules

• Four teams at the top of the IPL table after the league games qualify for the playoffs. This has gotten more challenging after the addition of two more teams from IPL 2022.
• The top two teams participate in the qualifier 1, and the lower two play the Eliminator 1.
• The winner of Qualifier 1 directly proceeds to the finals, while the loser plays against the winner of Eliminator 1 in Qualifier 2.
• As such, all teams hope to make it to the top two of the IPL points table to receive two chances of qualifying for the finals.

IPL 2023 Playoffs: Schedule and Venue

• Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings, and Mumbai Indians are the teams that have qualified for the IPL playoffs.
• The 2023 IPL playoffs schedule  was announced beforehand with first qualifier match taking place on May 23, Eliminator on May 24 and Qualifier 2 on May 26.
• Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings clashed in the Qualifier 1. CSK won the match by 15 runs and proceeded straight to the finals.
• The eliminator match was played on May 24 between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians. MI thrashed LSG and won by 81 runs.
• The Qualifier 2 happened on May 26 between the loser of Q1 (GT) and the winner of Eliminator (MI) match. GT won by 62 runs.
• The IPL 2023 Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator will be played in Chennai, while the final two games (Q2 and Final) will be played in Ahmedabad.
• The IPL 2023 finals will be played on Sunday, May 28, 2023 between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans.

The Road to IPL 2023 Playoffs

• As of now, Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, and Mumbai Indians have qualified for the playoffs.
• The fourth position on the table was up for grabs till the last league match. Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, and Mumbai Indians were most likely to secure the final playoff spot.
• Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad, who remained at the bottom of the points table for most of the tournament were eliminated a long time ago. PBKS and KKR soon followed.
• RCB played its final game on May 21, but fell short of winning despite Virat Kohli's remarkable century.
• Rajasthan Royals stood a chance of securing the fourth position in the unlikely scenario that both MI and RCB lost their final games, but even then, the NRR would have been the deciding factor.
• Unfortunately for RR fans, the team was eliminated after MI won the match against SRH. And since RCB also lost against GT, MI proceeded to the playoffs.

𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 ✈️😉

Congratulations 🥳 to 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦, the first team to qualify for #TATAIPL 2023 Final 💛#Qualifier1 | #GTvCSK | @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/LgtrhwjBxH

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 23, 2023

IPL 2023 Finals: CSK vs Gujarat Titans

• Chennai Super Kings again reached the IPL finals. CSK will play their tenth IPL final on May 28 against the winner of Qualifier 2.
• CSK beat Gujarat Titans by 15 runs. Having won the toss, GT chose to bowl and restricted CSK to 172/7. However, CSK's bowlers were a cut above and managed to bowl out the entire GT squad in 20 overs for 157 runs.
• MS Dhoni has guided his team to a marvellous IPL run that will hopefully culminate in them lifting the trophy.
• However, Gujarat Titans got another chance to qualify for the finals -  some perks of achieving the first position on the points table.
• GT faced Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2023 and absolutely outclassed the five-time champs.
• GT won by 62 runs. Mohit Sharma was the MVP of the game, having dismissed Suryakumar Yadav and registered a rare five-wicket haul.

The 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 of #TATAIPL 2023 🏆

It's going to be the Chennai Super Kings facing the Gujarat Titans in the summit clash 🙌

BRING. IT. ON 😍 pic.twitter.com/FYBhhsN808

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 26, 2023

IPL 2023 Playoffs: Eliminator  - LSG vs MI

• The highly-anticipated Eliminator game of the IPL playoffs 2023 will take place between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians. LSG finished third on the points table, while MI qualified by a hair in fourth place. But that’s common with MI, and the team often rises from the bottom to win the IPL title.
• LSG qualified for the last year’s playoffs as well. Mumbai Indians last won the IPL trophy in 2020. MI has won the IPL five times and reached the playoff stage 10 times.
• LSG has a strong team and maintained its lead on the points table for most of the league stage. MI boasts some of the best chase performances in IPL 2023. They have chased multiple 200-plus totals.
• All in all, the LSG vs MI game is bound to be full of drama, excitement and edge-of-the-seat cricket action. The Chepauk stadium is also known to favour batters so expect a high run total on the scoreboard.

A MI-ghty special victory! 😎

The Mumbai Indians win by 81 runs and progress to the #Qualifier2 of #TATAIPL 2023 👏🏻👏🏻

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/CVo5K1wG31#TATAIPL | #Eliminator | #LSGvMI pic.twitter.com/77zW6NmInn

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 24, 2023

Mumbai Indians Ousts Lucknow Super Giants in Eliminator

• Mumbai Indians put on a show for the ages at Chepauk. Batting first, MI registered 182/8 on the scoreboard.
• LSG got off to a good start and a partnership was forming between Marcus Stoinis and captain Krunal Pandya when MI bowlers struck with all their might.
• Akash Madhwal registered the most incredible bowling figures in IPL history - 5/5 in 3.3 overs.
• The entire LSG roster was dismissed for 101 runs in 16.3 overs and MI advanced to the Qualifier 2.

Sensational! 🔥🔥

Akash Madhwal bags a FIFER & Lucknow Super Giants are all out for 101 #TATAIPL | #Eliminator | #LSGvMI pic.twitter.com/pfiLNkScnz

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 24, 2023

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