TATA IPL 2023 final, CSK vs GT: MS Dhoni rolls back the years with lightning stumping

There was lightning in the sky in Ahmedabad on Monday but on Sunday, the fans witnessed it on the ground.

They say MS Dhoni stumps a batter quicker than the blink of an eye and Shubman Gill got first-hand experience of that in IPL 2023 final on Monday.

When his team Chennai Super Kings had dropped 2 catches and missed a run out vs Gujarat Titans in the powerplay itself, Dhoni took matters into his own hands and removed an in-form Gill on 39.

The stumping was so quick that the MSD fans were left nostalgic.

Earlier, CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl first against Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League final here on Monday.

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Both teams are unchanged.

The title clash was pushed to the reserve day after relentless rains abandoned play on Sunday.

CSK vs GT FINAL PLAYING XI:

Teams: Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk/capt), Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana.

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (capt), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami.