IPL 2023 final, CSK vs GT Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

After 70 league matches and three playoff encounters, it all comes down to the mega-final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. The four times champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will lock horns with the defending Champions Gujarat Titans (GT) in the summit clash on Monday, May 29, at the grand and iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both the teams last met in Qualifier 1 of the ongoing IPL at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, where the Chennai Super Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by 15 runs. 

Each and every individual has stepped up in different situations for CSK. The openers were very consistent as both Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad aggregated 625 and 564 runs, respectively, in 15 matches. Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, and MS Dhoni all came up with a few good cameos whenever needed. In the bowling department, Tushar Deshpande has picked 21 wickets, and Jadeja has picked 19 wickets. CSK would look to beat defending champions Gujarat Titans and clinch their fifth IPL trophy 

On the other hand, Gujarat Titans will be coming into the contest after defeating Mumbai Indians in the Qualifier 2. Shubman Gill is in great touch for GT and has aggregated 851 runs in 16 games at an average of 60.78 and an excellent strike rate of 156.43; also, Gill has smashed three centuries in the ongoing league. In the bowling department, Mohammed Shami has picked 28 wickets, and Rashid Khan has picked 27. GT would also look beat CSK and try to defend their title. 

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of final between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2023: 

Head-to-Head: Both CSK and GT met each other four times in IPL, and GT has won three occasions, and CSK Managed to win only once. 

6 - Ajinkya Rahane (94) is six maximums away to complete 100 maximums in IPL. 

61 – Ajinkya Rahane (5939) is 61 runs short of reaching 6000 runs in T20 cricket. 

2 – Hardik Pandya (148) needs two scalps to reach 150 wickets in T20s. 

4 – Ambati Rayudu (496) is four fours short of completing 500 fours in T20s cricket. 

1 - MS Dhoni (349) requires one four to get to 350 fours in the league. 

2 - Ravindra Jadeja (98) is two hits away from completing 100 sixes in a cash-rich league. 

2 - Mohammed Shami (48) needs two wickets to complete 50 wickets for Gujarat Titans. 

4 - Rashid Khan (46) needs four wickets to complete 50 wickets for Gujarat Titans.

6 - Shubman Gill (44) is six hits away from completing 50 sixes for Gujarat Titans.

8 - Ravindra Jadeja (192) needs eight fours to complete 200 fours in the league.

11 -Dhoni will become the first player to appear in 11 IPL finals.

250- Dhoni (249) is one game away from appearing in his 250th IPL match. 

70- MS Dhoni (180) needs 70 runs to become the leading runs scorer in the IPL finals.

49 – Subman Gill (851) needs 49 runs to become the second player to score 900 runs in IPL.

123 – Shubman Gill (851) needs 123 runs to become the Player with the most runs in an IPL season.

1 – Alzarri Joseph (99) needs one wicket to get to 100 scalps in T20s.  

3 - Mohit Sharma (147) requires three scalps to complete 150 wickets in T20 cricket.

1 – Deepak Chahar (149) is one scalp away from completing 150 wickets in T20 games.

5 – Devon Conway (95) needs five fours to reach 100 fours in the IPL.

1 – Mohit Sharma (99) is one game away from featuring in 100 matches in the league.