Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans, Final - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Phewf! The waiting game....it had to end at some point, ain't it? At around 9:15 PM, rain eased off and offered hopes of having a shortened affair at least, but, alas, wasn't to be. It was shockingly brief, that ray of hope! Round 2 tomorrow, then! Let's do it all again and hopefully it will be cricket and only cricket we will be talking about. See you all in less than 24 hours. Goodnight peeps!!

22:54 Local Time, 17:24 GMT, 22:54 IST: Ding! Here it goes - the game has been postponed for tomorrow. The ever-hopeful, Aayush, has just confirmed the news. And as mentioned earlier, it's much better (the weather) tomorrow. Umpires and match referee in a conflab. Ashish Nehra and Stephen Fleming shaking hands. "IPL final has been moved to the reserve day at 7:30 PM, 29th May", reads the big screen.

22:42 Local Time, 17:12 GMT, 22:42 IST: Alright folks! We are slowly getting into that territory where we will have some official news. In all likelihood, the game is expected to be postponed for tomorrow. On a positive note, the forecast (if the weather predictions are to be trusted) looks excellent tomorrow.

22:31 Local Time, 17:01 GMT, 22:31 IST: Raining heavily at the moment in Ahmedabad. Simon Doull has a chat with the umpires, Nitin Menon and Rod Tucker. Here is what they had to say: The conditions were quite good (at around 9pm), even after 3 hours of rain, we were quite hopeful but unfortunately, the rain came back again. 12:06 is the latest we can start and the groundsmen have an hour in hand to do the mop up work. We were trying to push the game as deep as possible tonight but if it doesn’t stop till 11, we might have to come back tomorrow. It should be around 60 minutes for the groundsmen to get the ground ready for having a game.

22:21 Local Time, 16:51 GMT, 22:21 IST: The rain has eased off a bit but it is still coming down steadily. There are big puddles of water over the covers, not a good sight! The outfield also has taken a serious beating because of the heavy rains.

22:06 Local Time, 16:36 GMT, 22:06 IST: Well, the live visuals from the stadium don't present a pretty picture! The rain continues to come down hard. The waiting game continues...

21:55 Local Time, 16:25 GMT, 21:55 IST: The excitement and thrill that an IPL finale brings along with it is unmatched! Got to feel for the crowd as well who have come out in huge numbers. Till now, the rain has played spoilsport but let’s keep our fingers crossed! We have started losing overs already. Even a curtailed game will have its own thrills as players and coaches will have to make out of the box decisions! Don’t go anywhere folks! There’s still a lot of time left before the final cut off time (12:06 AM) for the game to begin tonight. Meanwhile, Aayush from the stadium updates, the ground has become a mini pond. Not what we were expecting to hear!

Fayaz: My Favourite moment is obviously the century of SKY in a must win match and coming back in form after some bad patches.. secondly dream COMEBACK of MOHIT SHRMA as a perfect death over bowler!

Magrey Farhan: The best moment of IPL for me is how MSD made his team to qualify for finals despite having inexperienced bowling side. The control over team, decision making, fielding setup, the winning mindset, the coolness of MSD was worth to watch. The quality of leadership is unmatchable.

21:35 Local Time, 16:05 GMT, 21:35 IST: It is still raining and the covers are firmly in place. We all are waiting in anticipation for the weather to clear up. It does look like that 20-over-a-side contest is unlikely now.

21:19 Local Time, 15:49 GMT, 21:19 IST: Oh, no! We all were feeling upbeat but the rain has made a return! It has been that kind of an evening. Meanwhile, provided the rain stops and the match starts, the rescheduled playing conditons are supposed to be: 9:45 PM (19 over game), 10 PM (17 over game), 10:30 PM (15 over game).

21:17 Local Time, 15:47 GMT, 21:17 IST: The umpires make their way out to the middle. Hardik is having a chat with them. A couple of groundsmen are using a roller over the pitch.

Shanmukh: My favorite moment of the IPL is King Kohli getting back to back hundreds. We have seen so many of his hundreds but these are something special after what he went through in around the past 2 years.

PC: LSG's last ball bye after DK's fumble is moment of IPL, otherwise RCB might have been qualified to playoffs.

21:11 Local Time, 15:41 GMT, 21:11 IST: The covers have been completely taken off. Some of the players are having a feel of the pitch. Some of the players are exchanging pleasantries. Mood in both camps seem to be upbeat. So, around 20 minutes are remaining before we start losing overs.

Yash Sinha: Moment of the IPL for me: 1. Yashasvi Jaiswal’s incredible hundred against MI. 2. Virat Kohli once again reminding everyone why he is called the King. 3. Punjab Kings incredible heist against the mighty CSK at Chepauk

21:01 Local Time, 15:31 GMT, 21:01 IST: The rain is down to a drizzle. Covers are coming off. Umpires are out there having a look. Super Sopper in full swing. Just a reminder, we can have a 9:35 PM start without overs being lost.

Paneendra: One of the moments of this season may be when Sunil Gavaskar ran to take an autograph of MS Dhoni on his Shirt

Yash Kumar Surana: My Fav Moments:- 1. All Stadiums across India covered in love for MSD. 2. When Jadeja threatens to Run Out Warner and Warner replies with Jadeja's Sword Celebration in DC v CSK. 3. Arijit Singh performing and touching the feet of MS Dhoni.

Abhinav: The moment of the IPL must be Rinku Singh's extraordinary finish to an almost impossible match.Man literally pulled off a match where even the KKR fans would've tuned off the channel to not see the loss. Scenes like those don't happen in every IPL, so it definitely has to be the moment of the IPL..

20:32 Local Time, 15:02 GMT, 20:32 IST: Oops, maybe the last update jinxed it. Because Aayush now says the rain has got heavier again. While we wait on more rain updates, we'd love to hear from you guys on your moment of the IPL so far. Do let us know using the 'Have Your Say' option

20:29 Local Time, 14:59 GMT, 20:29 IST: Some positive news from Aayush. "The drizzling has reduced and people are heading towards their seats. The Super Sopper has come out."

While we wait for a positive update, here's the sharp-eyed Saurabh Shankar encapsulating the 'moments of IPL 2023'.

- GT vs CSK - Tushar Deshpande, the first-ever impact sub, proves too expensive. Williamson tears his ACL
- LSG vs DC - Mark Wood fifer decimates Delhi
- RCB vs MI - Back at Chinnaswamy, RCB smash MI. Kohli and Faf both got fifties
- CSK vs LSG - CSK win a high scoring thriller by 12 runs. The difference - Dhoni's two sixes at the death
- KKR vs RCB - Visitors outdone by spin. Suyash Sharma gets 3 on debut. Varun takes 4 and Shardul scores a match-winning 50
- MI vs CSK - Welcome back, Ajinkya Rahane. Scores his fastest IPL fifty
- GT vs KKR - The Rinku game. Nothing more to say
- RCB vs LSG - Pooran, Stoinis chase down 212. Avesh throws his helmet. Gambhir shushes the crowd. Harshal's failed mankad attempt
- DC vs MI - MI win off the final ball, running 2 runs. Although Nortje nails 6 out of 6 Yorkers
- RR vs CSK - Vintage Dhoni almost wins CSK an improbable game, but Sandeep Sharma holds his nerve
- PBKS vs GT - Tewatia sinks Punjab again. Welcome back, Mohit Sharma
- SRH vs KKR - First 100 of the season. Harry Brook, finally, arrives in IPL
- LSG vs PBKS - Sikandar Raza anchors Punjab to a win on a tricky surface. And don’t forget the late cameo from Shahrukh
- KKR vs MI - Second IPL century, second KKR centurion in Venky Iyer. But MI’s batters chase down the target with a few overs to spare. Also, Hritik - Shokeen and Nitish Rana have an exchange of words
- GT vs RR - A remarkable middle-order fightback as RR chase down 177 after being 55/4 after 11 overs. Their first win over GT
- KKR vs DC - DC crawl past finish line on a slow pitch where KKR bowled 16 overs of spin to them
- PBKS vs MI - A high scoring thriller, both teams score over 200 runs. Capped off by Arshdeep breaking the stumps twice in the final over.
- LSG vs PBKS - A day where the PBKS bowlers were in hiding. 257 scored in the first innings by Lucknow
- KKR vs GT - A game that was being bossed by KKR, until Vijay Shankar entered, smacked a 24-ball 50 and gave GT the win
- CSK vs PBKS - Punjab win off the last ball. Raza runs three after pulling it over square leg
- RR vs MI - MI chase down 212. Holder bowls 3 full tosses and David hits 3 sixes.
- RCB vs LSG - A low scoring thriller. But this game was headlined by the Kohli - Gambhir and Kohli - Naveen spat. And everything that followed.
- DC vs GT - Another low scoring thriller. Gujarat the chase masters falter to a spectacular Ishant Sharma last over
- PBKS vs MI - MI have their revenge. Chase down 215. Arshdeep proves the most expensive on this night
- KKR vs SRH - Varun Chakravarthy defends 9 runs in the final over to give KKR a win against the odds
- RCB vs DC – Siraj sledges Salt but that eggs him on and he dominates with a 55-ball 87. Kohli’s strike rate comes under the scanner
- RR vs SRH – RR recreate the script of Lagaan as Samad makes them pay with a last ball six off the no-ball
- MI vs RCB - Once again MI chased down 200 with ease.
- KKR vs RR - The 13-ball 50 from Jaiswal. Rana whacked for 26 off his first over
- MI vs GT - Suryakumar scores a century. Rashid’s 10 sixes and 4 wickets go in vain
- SRH vs LSG - Pooran's crazy 13-ball 44 wins LSG an unlikely game
- SRH vs RCB - A record equalling sixth IPL century from Kohli keeps RCB alive
- LSG vs KKR - Rinku magic gives KKR hope. In the end, Yash Thakur defends and LSG win by one run
- SRH vs MI - A Cam Green century keeps MI alive for the playoffs
- RCB vs GT - The King vs The Prince. Both score centuries, Gill eliminates RCB. Their search for the trophy continues

19:42 Local Time, 14:12 GMT, 19:42 IST: Annnd it's drizzling again... argh

19:36 Local Time, 14:06 GMT, 19:36 IST: Some good news from Ahmedabad. "Rain has stopped," reports Aayush.

19:32 Local Time, 14:02 GMT, 19:32 IST: Apologies for the confusion earlier, we finally have clarification that there is a reserve day tomorrow. Also, no overs will be lost until 9.35pm local. And for a five-over game, the cut-off time is 12.06am.

19:02 Local Time, 13:32 GMT, 19:02 IST: Toss is delayed as it continues to pour.

The pitch report below was before the rain arrived. These showers could well make bowling first a very tempting option now. There's also news that Ambati Rayudu is playing his last IPL match today.