MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings registered their fifth IPL win by defeating Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans. Gujarat Titans scored the highest-ever total of 214/4 in IPL final, but Chennai Super Kings managed to make a surprising comeback with a score of 171 runs within 15 overs to win the tournament with the help of DLS method. The IPL finals took place 2 days ago but the celebrations have not stopped yet
CSK joins Mumbai Indians in becoming the second Indian Premier League team to win 5 IPL titles
The IPL final night started with a celebration in the team bus led by Ravindra Jadeja --- the hero of the IPL final match who hit the crucial 10 runs in the last 2 balls. He was joined by his MLA wife Rivaba and daughter. They celebrated with music and pomp, with emotions riding high
Some 100-150 members of the staff with whistles played the 'whistle podu' CSK anthem. The team walked through a sea of gold confetti to the beat of dhol. MS Dhoni cut a four-tiered cake representing the four tournaments won by CSK and a fifth tier was added after the night’s win
Chahar was seen dancing to the beats of dhol at 5am at ITC hotel. The hotel was also witness to some high-profile euphoria over CSK's win, with sounds of bhangra going on till 5 am of the next day
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Ambati Rayudu was in tears after playing his final IPL match. The 37-year-old bid the game adieu in the grandest manner possible and said he can 'smile rest of my life' after this stellar swansong
Anand Mahindra, the Chairman of Mahindra Group, congratulated CSK in a tweet. The tycoon tweeted: “It was most certainly the fairy-tale ending I was hoping for. #ShubhmanGill is capped for being the highest run-getter; #MSDhoni gets his glory AND he gets it because of his teammates. So the best Team did, indeed, win. No scriptwriter could have done a better job!”
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Fans gathered in Bengaluru's streets to celebrate Chennai Super Kings’ win against Gujarat Titans early on Tuesday. At midnight, supporters could be seen jumping up and down and yelling victory signs in the streets of the IT city
Post the match win, Dhoni was seen hanging out and taking pictures with the ground staff at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad