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MS Dhoni in Chepauk Stadium (Source - Twitter)
The Indian Cricket Board has announced the venue details and the schedule for the Indian Premier League 2023 playoff matches and finals. The playoff matches will be played from May 23 to 26 in which Chennaiโs Chepauk Stadium will host the Qualifier 1 and Eliminator on May 23 and May 24, respectively.
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On the other hand, Qualifier 2 and the final will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 26 and May 28, respectively. Ahmedabad will be hosting the final for the second consecutive time. The defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) will look to defend the title on their home ground. The Narendra Stadium is India's biggest stadium with a capacity of around 1,32,000.
Many people will hope Chennai Super Kings and GT meet in the final as the first match of the season was also played between them in the Hardik Pandya-led team defeated CSK convincingly. If they meet in the final once again, itโd be a treat to watch the clash as both are two of the strongest teams in the tournament and have also maintained to be in the first half of the points table.
SRH looking for their third win of the season
Meanwhile, CSK is currently clashing against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. CSK skipper MS Dhoni opted to bowl first after winning the toss and the decision proved right as the bowlers kept the line and length tight and didn't let the SRH batters open their hands.
Talking about SRH, the 2016 champions haven't really made the greatest of starts. They began their campaign with two losses but followed it up with two wins that appeared to put them on the right track. However, they lost their last match which was against Mumbai Indians due to which they are currently sitting at the bottom half of the points table.
Schedule for IPL 2023 Play-offs:
May 23rd - Qualifier 1 (Chennai)
May 24th - Eliminator (Chennai)
May 26th - Qualifier 2 (Ahmedabad)
May 28th - Final (Ahmedabad)
Here's how fans reacted:
Chennai elimination in eliminator loading ๐
โ Virat x Prabhas (@sankya_96k) April 21, 2023
Sare maych gujrat mein hi kyon
โ The Golden punjab (@goldypunjabbana) April 21, 2023
Wankhede is much better than Chennai
โ Shivam Goyal ๐๐ฎ๐ณ (@heyshivamg) April 21, 2023
Arey bc har saal final ahmedabad mai hi karte ho landya mc
โ CHOKLI FAN (@rohanranjan35) April 21, 2023
Aakhir kab tak hum sirf bade match sirf Ahmedabad me hoge
โ Impawan (@Impawan15422734) April 21, 2023
Ipl is rigged for Dhoni to win ๐ช๐ช
โ ๐ฃ ๐ ๐จ ๐๊ง (@mid_619) April 21, 2023
Matlab.. Chennai aur Gujarat ke beech final hoga..
โ Puneet (@BizzPun) April 21, 2023
Wankhede, chinnaswamy ya eden gardens jesi batting pitch nahi dikhti kya inhe
โ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ค๐ (@Its_Vivekk) April 21, 2023
World's biggest cricket stadium so playoffs mera baaki tera pic.twitter.com/gwzIKJz1Yc
โ jetha hi๐ler ๐ฆ (@sterns_haschen) April 21, 2023