The announcement was made at 10:55 pm native time.
The ultimate between the 2 groups – GT and CSK – will now be performed on Monday (Might 29).
HIGHLIGHTS
Gujarat Titans will likely be declared winners if the reserve day can also be washed out resulting from rain on Monday.
The defending champions Gujarat Titans had topped the factors desk after the 70-match league spherical, ending as the one workforce to have received 10 out of 14 matches and 20 factors. Chennai Tremendous Kings had completed second with 17 factors.
With the climate forecast not being too promising for the ultimate on Sunday, it solely saved getting worse for the followers who had turned as much as pack the home.
It started drizzling nearly half an hour earlier than the toss time and the bottom workers was fast to cowl the centre with two separate layers of sheets, together with protecting the areas of run-ups for quick bowlers.
However the depth of downpour picked up closely, together with thunder and lightning quickly, and the followers who had stuffed up the stands in giant numbers have been compelled to search for cowl and retreat into the stands.
Big puddles of water have been additionally seen adjoining to the centre strip which remained uncovered.
The rain, nevertheless, did cease after 9:00 pm native time and the covers have been taken off, with two tremendous sopper already in motion from round 8:30 pm IST.
Nonetheless, heavy spell of rain returned to power the bottom workers to cowl the sphere once more and gamers off the pitch, who had began warming up.
There have been some severe puddles on the covers and uncovered elements of the outfield, which might have taken the groundstaff greater than a hour to clear, offered the rain had stopped.
As per the foundations, the IPL ultimate can have a reserve day — Monday, Might 29 on this 12 months’s case — in case the match isn’t in a position to begin by 12:06am cut-off time, during which case there will likely be a five-overs per-side contest.
There are not any such predictions of rain right here on Monday, which implies that there’s full chance of a 20-20 over match.
(With inputs from PTI)
