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‘Tamil Nadu ka ladka CSK ka ghammand tod diya’ - Fans go crazy as Sai Sudharsan smashes 96 runs against CSK in IPL 2023 Final

Here is how fans have reacted to the outrageous knock from Sai Sudharsan against CSK in the final of the ongoing IPL

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Sai Sudharsan in GT vs CSK, IPL 2023 Final

Sai Sudharsan in GT vs CSK, IPL 2023 Final (Image Source: Twitter)

The IPL 2023 Final got shifted to 29 May after getting postponed on 28 May due to rain. So, finally, fans managed to witness the epic final when MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya came out for the toss. Speaking of the match, Dhoni won the toss and asked GT to bat first. Every fan was hoping Shubman Gill to score a big run again. 

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But it was the Tamil Nadu batter, Sai Sudharsan who played an outrageous knock of 96 runs off 47 balls, including eight fours and six sixes. His knock helped GT to score 214 runs for four wickets in 20 overs. Seeing his blistering knock, fans went crazy and shared their views on social media.

Sai Sudharsan hit his third fifty of IPL 2023

Speaking of this batter, Sudharsan scored 266 runs in seven innings before this knock, including two fifties. He had an impressive last season with 145 runs in five matches, at an average of 36.25. Speaking of this knock, he took apart all the CSK bowlers and lit up the Narendra Modi Stadium. He also put up a 64-run partnership for the second wicket with Wriddhiman Saha and then, a 81-run partnership off just 33 balls with the GT skipper Hardik Pandya. For CSK, Matheesha Pathirana took two wickets while both Deepak Chahar and Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket each.

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Meanwhile, it was his third fifty in IPL 2023. After such an inning, GT were looking favourites as they have lost only one game so far after scoring more than 200 in IPL. It is now also the highest total ever in an IPL Final. Seeing such a knock, Team India and Rajasthan Royals (RR) spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin came up with a tweet to praise the 21-year-old batter. Ashwin wrote: “Sai Sudarshan from Alwarpet cc to Jolly Rovers cc to Tamil Nadu cricket team took 3 years.  Where next? Well done GT on picking him at base price. #properplayer #CSKvsGT #IPL2023.”       

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Here is how fans have reacted:

 

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