GT vs CSK / The match will not be played today due to non-stop rain - the match will be played tomorrow evening

GT vs CSK: The final of the 16th season of IPL between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans could not be held due to rain on Sunday (May 28). Now the champion will be decided on the reserve day on Monday. Now the match will be played tomorrow night from 7:30 pm, but there is a possibility of heavy rain in Ahmedabad on Monday also. The toss could not even take place on Sunday due to incessant rain. The rain turned the stadium into a pond. The umpires, after talking to the coach and captain of both the teams, decided not to have the match today.

Speaking to commentator Simon Doull, umpires Nitin Menon and Rod Tucker said, "The conditions were very good around nine o'clock at night. We were quite hopeful even after three hours of rain but unfortunately the rain is back again. We can start the match till 12:06 in the late night. The groundsman needs at least an hour to dry the ground and the pitch. If the rain does not stop by 11 pm, we will come again tomorrow (Monday)."

See how many overs the match will be if the start is delayed

Now the overs of the match will be reduced. If even a 5-5 over match is not possible, then it will be played on May 29 as a reserve day. The cutoff time for 5 over matches is till 12:06 in the night.

• Started at 10 o'clock so 17 - 17 overs
• Started at 10:30 so 15 - 15 overs
• Started at 11 o'clock then 12 - 12 overs
• Started at 11:30 so 19 - 19 overs
• Started at 12:06 so 5 - 5 overs

Meanwhile, CSK middle order batsman Ambati Rayudu wrote in his social media post that 'this will be my last match in IPL'.

Ambati Rayudu Tweet

Rayudu scored 139 runs in 15 matches at a strike rate of 132.38 in the current season. In the overall IPL, Rayudu has scored 4329 runs in 203 matches at a strike rate of 127.29. He has 1 century and 22 half-centuries to his name.

Gujarat heavy on Chennai in head to head

Talking about head to head, a total of four matches have been played between the two teams so far, in which Gujarat has won thrice and Chennai once.

Chennai is the champion of 4 times

Chennai Super Kings, captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, is one of the most successful teams in the tournament. The team has won the most four titles in the tournament after Mumbai (five titles). The team reached the playoffs in 12 out of 14 seasons and is playing the finals for the 10th time.

Chennai have won nine and lost five out of 15 matches (league stage and playoffs) played so far this season. And one match was canceled due to rain. Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Mahish Teekshana and Mathish Pathirana can be the 4 foreign players of the team.

Conway has scored 625 runs, Rituraj Gaikwad 564 runs and Ajinkya Rahane 299 runs in 13 matches for Chennai this season while Shivam Dubey has scored 386 runs. Dubey has hit 33 sixes in this IPL. In bowling, Pathirana has taken 17 wickets and Deshpande has taken 21 wickets.

The pressure on Gujarat to defend the title

In the last IPL season, 2 new teams from Lucknow and Gujarat were added. Both reached the playoffs, but Gujarat surprised everyone by winning the title. This time also the team entered the tournament with almost the same players. Gujarat, captained by Hardik Pandya, will be under pressure to defend the title. The team has played a total of 16 matches so far this season (league stage and playoffs), in which it has won 11 and lost five.

David Miller, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed and Joshua Little can be the 4 foreign players of the team against Chennai. Apart from these, players like Mohammed Shami, Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya are in excellent form.

Dhoni's biggest challenge for CSK will be to contain the bat of Gill, who has scored three centuries and 851 runs. Mohammed Shami (28 wickets), Rashid Khan (27 wickets) and Mohit Sharma (24 wickets) have done their job well. At the same time, apart from Gill, Pandya has scored 325 runs in batting.

Pitch report

The pitch of the Narendra Modi Stadium helps the batsmen a lot. There will be a completely opposite atmosphere from the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. If there is pace and bounce for fast bowlers, then the outfield will also be fast. Spin bowlers have a lot of trouble on this pitch. Dew will also play an important role in the evening.

A total of eight matches have been played at the Narendra Modi ground this season, in which Gujarat has won five and lost three. Here the team batting first has won five times while the chasing team has won three times. Only one match has been played between Gujarat and Chennai on this ground, in which Gujarat won.

Possible playing-11 of both the teams in the final

Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (captain), Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma and Joshua Little.

Impact Players: Sai Sudarshan, Sreekar Bharath, Odion Smith, R Sai Kishore and Shivam Mavi.

Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Devon Conway, Rituraj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Mahish Teekshana, Mathish Pathirana and Tushar Deshpande.

Impact Players: Ambati Rayudu, Mitchell Santner, S Senapati, Sheikh Rashid and Akash Singh.