IPL 2023: Chennai Super Kings’ Road to Final

After ending second last on the points table last year, MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings are back in IPL final.

FirstCricket Staff|May 27, 2023, 16:51:21 IST

It is perhaps a strange stroke of coincidence that the IPL 2023 will on 28 May come to an end with the same two teams, who played the season opener on 31 March, clashing in the summit — four times IPL winners Chennai Super Kings and defending champions Gujarat Titans. After ending second last on the points table last year, MS Dhoni returned to captaincy, and it has been quite a turnaround for the men in yellow.IPL 2023: Full coverage | Points table | Schedule | Results | Orange Cap | Purple CapHere is the list of clashes CSK went through while on their road to the IPL 2023 final:Match 1 — CSK vs GT: CSK 178/7 (20) lost to GT 182/5 (19.2) by 5 wicketsMatch 2 — CSK vs LSG: CSK 217/7 (20) won by 12 runs; LSG 205/7 (20)Match 3 — CSK vs MI: CSK 159/3 (18.1) won by 7 wickets; MI 157/8 (20)Match 4 — CSK vs RR: CSK 172/6 (20) lost to RR 175/8 (20) by 3 runsMatch 5 — CSK vs RCB: CSK 226/6 (20) won by 8 runs; RCB 218/8 (20)Match 6 — CSK vs SRH: CSK 138/3 (18.4) won by 7 wickets; SRH 134/7 (20)Match 7 — CSK vs KKR: CSK 235/4 (20) won by 49 runs; KKR 186/8 (20)Match 8 — CSK vs RR: CSK 170/6 (20) lost to RR 202/5 (20) by 32 runsMatch 9 — CSK vs PBKS: CSK 200/4 (20) lost to PBKS 201/6 (20) by 4 wicketsMatch 10 — CSK vs LSG: No resultMatch 11 — CSK vs MI: CSK 140/4 won by 6 wickets; MI 139/8Match 12 — CSK vs DC: CSK 167/8 won by 27 runs; DC 140/8Match 13 — CSK vs KKR: CSK 144/6 lost to KKR 147/4 (18.3) by 6 wicketsMatch 14 — CSK vs DC: CSK 223/3 won by 77 runs; DC 146/9 (20)Qualifier 1CSK defeated GT, who they’ll now take on again in the final, by 17 runs — CSK 172/7 – GT 157 (20).Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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