The combination of Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni gave CSK their first breakthrough and that too of Shubman Gill. A fuller length ball from Jadeja drew Gill forward and the turn takes it past the outside edge. Dhoni was lightning fast behind the stumps. And whipped the bails off in a flash. Shubman Gill scored 39 off 20 balls. Gill’s fellow opener Wriddhiman Saha was still going strong and was unbeaten at 47 as Gujarat Titans scored 91 for 1 at 10.2 overs.

With rains in mind, Chennai Super Kings skipper M.S. Dhoni elected to bowl first after winning the toss. Play was washed out on Sunday without a ball being bowled after rain and thunderstorms hit the western city of Ahmedabad, disappointing the crowd at the world’s biggest cricket stadium. The match was then pushed back to Monday’s reserve day.

The final is believed to be Dhoni’s last as a player and thousands of fans wearing the superstar cricketer’s yellow jersey have returned to the 132,000-capacity stadium.

Chennai will be aiming for a record-equalling fifth title to go level with IPL powerhouse Mumbai Indians, led by all-format India captain Rohit Sharma.

With rain predicted and dark clouds hovering, Dhoni, who is playing his 250th IPL match, preferred to field. Chennai have gone with the same team that beat Gujarat in the first play-off last week.

Gujarat have extended their fairytale journey, which began with a title win in their debut season last year at the same venue.