IPL 2023 Final: What Will Happen if Match Gets Cancel on Reserve Day as Well

The IPL 2023 final between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans was previously scheduled to be played on Sunday, May 28. But now, it has been postponed and rescheduled to Monday, May 29 because rain stopped play on the scheduled day. As the final match of the IPL has been rescheduled for the first time in history, there is a lingering question: What will happen if the match is canceled on the reserve day as well?

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The Indian Premier League is one of the most prestigious T20 cricket tournaments in the world, featuring top domestic and international players. The league phase consists of multiple teams competing against each other in a round-robin format, with each team playing a specified number of matches. At the end of the league phase, the points table is used to determine the rankings of the teams based on their performances.

In the IPL, teams are allocated points based on the following scoring system: a victory earns them two points, a tie or no result grants them one point, and a loss results in zero points. Net run rate (NRR) is also taken into account as a tiebreaker if teams finish with the same number of points. The team with a higher NRR typically ranks higher in the points table.

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Who Wins IPL 2023 Final if Match Gets Cancelled

In IPL 2023 Gujarat Titans and Chennai super kings made it to the finals and the final got canceled due to rain on May 28. If IPL 2023 final between the Chennai Super Kings and the Gujarat Titans is canceled due to rain on the reserve day as well, the team that finished higher on the points table at the end of the 70-match league phase will be declared the winner. In this scenario, the Gujarat Titans, who stand at the top of the table, would be crowned as the champions of IPL 2023.

This rule ensures that the team that consistently performed well throughout the league phase is recognized and rewarded. It places significance on the overall performance of the teams rather than the outcome of a single match affected by external factors like weather conditions.