IPL Final: One lion and the other one and a quarter lion, fans will have a special eye on the performance of 4 two giants

New Delhi. Cricket is a team game and team performance as a unit is the key to success. But contrary to popular belief, there are some players who make a bigger difference than their individual performance. Gujarat Titans And the final match of IPL-2023 between Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings could not be played on the scheduled day i.e. May 28 and now it will be played on the reserve day, Monday (May 29). Although, both the teams are full of greats, but the performance of two all-rounders Rashid Khan of Gujarat Titans and Ravindra Jadeja of Chennai Super Kings, who are expert in turning the dice of any match, will be a special focus of the fans. In 16 matches of IPL 2023, Rashid has taken 27 wickets at an average of 18.80 and an economy of 7.93 and along with Shami, he is among the contenders for the Purple Cap. He also made a tremendous impression in the limited opportunities he got in batting and remained unbeaten 5 times in 8 innings of 16 matches, scoring 130 runs at an average of 43.33 (strike rate 224.13). During this, he has hit 13 sixes.

Jadeja and Rashid Khan… both of them are batting, bowling or fielding, they are capable of changing the course of the match with their performance. His presence in the playing-11 creates fear for the opposition team. In the final too, they will be ‘trump cards’ for their respective teams.

Rashid came true in the role of all-rounder
Even though Shubman Gill is showing ‘dhamak’ of the bat in every match for the defending champions Gujarat Titans, but the performance of 24-year-old Rashid Khan cannot be ignored. He has performed extensively for GT in any field of batting or bowling. Unquestionably one of the best bowlers in the T20 format, Rashid has mastered the art of breaking partnerships. Whenever team captain Hardik Pandya needed a wicket, Afghani Rashid lived up to his expectations. He has also made a splash with his batting on the lower order.

CSK captain Dhoni has ‘Sir Jadeja’
Ravindra Jadeja of Chennai Super Kings team is also such a player. Although ‘Jaddu’ has not been in his best form with the bat this season, he has scored 175 runs at an average of 21.87 and a strike rate of 137.79, remaining unbeaten thrice in 11 innings of 15 matches. Infallible as always in bowling Proving that he has taken 19 wickets at an average of 20.68 and an economy of 7.41. The biggest thing is that whenever Captain Dhoni needed a wicket, Jadeja has lived up to his trust on most of the occasions. In the final too, ‘Sir Jadeja’ will be Captain Dhoni’s special ‘weapon’ against the Gujarat Titans’ batting.

Jadeja hit 5 sixes in Harshal Patel’s over in 2021
In IPL-2021, Jadeja has shown his batting range by scoring 37 runs including five sixes and one four in RCB’s Harshal Patel’s over. Harshal also bowled a no ball in this over. Jadeja scored 227 runs in that season at an average of 75.66 and a strike rate of 145.51. Harshal was the Purple Cap holder in IPL-2021.

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At the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat Titans will aim to win the title for the second time in a row and Chennai Super Kings for the fifth time in a row, and in this ‘mission’ Rashid and Jaddu will be the focus of both the teams.

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