IPL 2023 Final: GT vs CSK assessing the Pitch Condition for Reserve Day After Rain

The IPL 2023 Final match, GT vs CSK will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Monday, May 29. However, the date for the IPL 2023 championship was May 28. The game got postponed to the reserve day after heavy rain spoilsport the match. In this article, we will assess the pitch condition for reserve day and how the rain affected the track.

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While the summit match pits the teams that poetically opened the main competition against one another, the tournament’s season-opening saw Chennai and Gujarat square off against one another there, and the final will follow like.

After defeating Gujarat in the first qualifier of the tournament on May 23, Chennai became the first team to advance to the final. The story for the reigning champions did not, however, end there and they defeated Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2 to enter the final.

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IPL 2023 Final: How Pitch Will Behave on Reserve Day

Hence, if rain happens on the reserve day and the match starts, the outfield will get quick, the ball will not turn, and the batter would love their time in the middle. It will not be very much easier to get wickets. There will be massive trouble in the middle overs for bowlers because the batters will exploit the track.

GT vs CSK: Weather Forecast For Reserve Day

There is a very small probability that rain may ruin reserve day. Monday, May 29, there is a 6% probability of rain in Ahmedabad, according to the weather forecasting website Weather.com. It rises to 22% at approximately 8 PM, can fall to 19% at around 9 PM, 17% at around 10 PM, and will likely stay at 4% at about 11 PM.

The batting first team needs to play well and assess the condition well. They need to score more than 180 runs to win the final of IPL 2023.