"Helicopter has left Chepauk to reach Ahmedabad" - Top 10 funny memes after CSK's comfortable win vs GT in 1st Qualifier of IPL 2023
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Gujarat Titans (GT) by 15 runs in the first Qualifier match of IPL 2023 on Tuesday, May 23, at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. With the win, the Chennai side has advanced to the finals for the 10th time.
Fans enjoyed the first Qualifier of the season between the GT and CSK on Tuesday. They expressed their reactions through some hilarious memes on social media.
Here is a collection of some of the best memes related to the game:
Watching Pathirana from stump cam on Jio Cinema feels like https://t.co/XiotOvv06x
Ruturaj Gaikwad scoring a fifty after getting saved by a no ball on 2 runs https://t.co/aWubhjBJhz
Army #CSKvGTYes Yellow 🟡💛 Army #CSKvGT https://t.co/IjuKlMSOLz
GT vs CSK match review
GT captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bowl first, anticipating that dew might assist in chasing later in the night. Ruturaj Gaikwad started watchfully and also got an early lifeline as he was caught off a no-ball in the second over. He made the Titans pay dearly for it as he smashed a match-winning 60 and received a Player of the Match award.
Devon Conway (40), Ravindra Jadeja (22), and a couple of mini contributions, along with Ruturaj's knock, helped CSK reach a decent total of 172/7 in 20 overs.
GT then got off to a sedate start in the chase. Wriddhiman Saha perished off the final ball of the 3rd over, trying to up the ante. Hardik Pandya walked in with 22/1 on the scoreboard. Even Pandya could not do much as Maheesh Theekshana dismissed him in the 6th over for 8 (7).
Ravindra Jadeja got into the act after the powerplay and completely choked the run flow. He also picked up crucial wickets of Dasun Shanaka and David Miller to put CSK in control of the proceedings. Deepak Chahar delivered the defining blow to the Gujarat Titans in the 14th over by sending in-form batter Shubman Gill to the pavilion. GT lost their way after that and got bundled out for 157.
Hardik Pandya reflected on the loss after the conclusion of the match, saying:
"I think we were quite spot on but we made some basic errors. After the first innings, the way the wicket was playing, and the bowlers we had, we gave away probably 15 runs more. (On the conditions) A lot of things we did right. It is just that we bowled a couple of slot balls in between. We were executing plans and then we gave away some runs."
He added:
"Don't think we need to look too much into it. We have another game in a few days which we need to win to make another final."We expected dew might come, it did not come. We gave 15 runs extra and as a batting unit, we lost wickets and we were chasing the game. In both departments, we did not do the right things and that is why I am here talking to you."