The last IPL title was won by Chennai Super Kings in 2021 season and Gujarat Titans in 2022 and LSG as runners up. Maybe with a gap of one year we can see Chennai Super Kings win the ipl title again in 2023 season. Because this season along with the great captaincy of MS Dhoni, the team players are performing responsibly. MS Dhoni in particular has been using the few batsmen and all-rounders in the team in the right places and has already reaped many benefits from using them in the right places.
Chennai Super Kings will face Gujarat Titans in the first qualifier match. Even if they lose the first qualifier match, these two teams will have another chance to reach the final. Hoping that Captain Cool MS Dhoni will confirm the final in the first qualifier match against Gujarat.
Both CSK and GT are top teams of this tournament and it will be difficult to say which team will win tomorrow. On one side we have Mahi while on GT side Gill is in terrific form. The beauty of IPL qaulifier model is that top 2 teams got edge over number 3 ad 4. GT's are defending champions and thats why they have more pressure on them compared to CSK. If I have to choose one team tomorrow then I will choose CSK just because of Mahi.
I am actually very hopeful about GT winning this season's IPL trophy. They have been performing really well so far in this season's IPL. But of course, from the next stage of the IPL things are going to change a lot because the competition is going to start getting a lot harder.
I would certainly want to see a final between GT and CSK. Don't know if that is actually possible or not. But of course, I also understand people choosing CSK because Dhoni might be playing his last IPL this season. It is going to be something to see him lifting the IPL trophy again. But at the same time, I don't think if he is not able to lift the trophy it is going to be a disaster for his career as he has achieved almost everything.
This IPL is probably not the last IPL of Dhoni's career. Because the IPL authorities posted a video on the IPL's official Twitter page, where after the toss, a commentator asked MS Dhoni about the last IPL of his career, and he said he would come back. That means we might see one more season of MS Dhani as the captain of Chennai Super Kings.
Those of us are thinking that since this season is the last season for MS Dhoni, maybe Chennai Super Kings will win the title this season, but it is not like that, to win the IPL title, you have to perform and then win the title. Just as they overcame the hurdles in the group stage to secure the playoffs, they have to perform well in the later rounds and then look to win the trophy.
Most of the fans consider Chennai Super Kings as the favorite because MS Dhoni's underlings are doing very well. And because of MS Dhoni's use of whoever is needed at the exact moment, maybe their chances of winning the title are slightly higher.