- The final match of the 16th season of IPL ended thrillingly.
- By scoring the required 10 runs in the last 2 balls, Chennai Super Kings won the title for the 5th time.
- After winning the trophy, the CSK team reached Tirumala Tirupati temple with the trophy.
The final match of the 16th season of IPL ended in a very exciting way. By scoring the required 10 runs in the last 2 balls, Chennai Super Kings won the title for the 5th time. After winning the trophy, the team of Chennai Super Kings reached the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam temple in Thiagarai Nagar, Chennai with the trophy on 30 May. Here he did a special prayer for the trophy.
The trophy was brought from the airport to the iconic temple on May 30, when Chennai Super Kings reached Chennai after winning the title. However, during this time no player of the Chennai team was present there. The pictures of the trophy's special puja are becoming increasingly viral after surfacing on social media. Former BCCI President and present Managing Director of India Cements N. Srinivasan attended this special puja.
After a ban of 2 years, Chennai Super Kings returned to the IPL again in the year 2018 and won the trophy. Since then, whenever the team wins the title, it has become a tradition to bring the trophy to the famous Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam temple in Tyagarai Nagar. This time the final match was kept on the reserve day due to rain.
Chennai Super Kings played a draw with Mumbai Indians
Chennai Super Kings have now equaled Mumbai Indians by winning the IPL trophy. Now the record of winning this title 5-5 times has been registered in the name of both teams. Under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the craze of Chennai Super Kings was seen in every city this season. In whatever stadium the team got a chance to play, it got more support from the home team.