Has the IPL Final ever been washed out before?

Ashwin Muralidharan

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Sunday was supposed to bear witness to the crowning of the 2023 IPL champions. But heavy downpours in Ahmedabad have forced the postponement of the match to May 29, the reserve day. 

Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings will now come back on Monday and look to start the battle for the ultimate IPL prize.

But if at the end of Monday, the circumstances are not worthy enough to have even a 5-over game, the winner of the IPL 2023 would be decided through a super over. 

If under any circumstances the super over is not bowled, the trophy would be given to the Gujarat Titans - the table-toppers at the end of the group stage of the IPL season.

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Has any IPL Final been washed out in the past?

No IPL Final ever in the past has been affected by a washout. Unfortunately, 2023 is the first time the final has been postponed by a day due to a washout.

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List of all IPL finals in the past

Year

Winner

Runners Up

Stadium

2008

Rajasthan Royals

Chennai Super Kings

DY Patil Stadium

2009

Deccan Chargers

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Wanderers Stadium

2010

Chennai Super Kings

Mumbai Indians

DY Patil Stadium

2011

Chennai Super Kings

Royal Challengers Bangalore

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium

2012

Kolkata Knight Riders

Chennai Super Kings

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium

2013

Mumbai Indians

Chennai Super Kings

Eden Gardens

2014

Kolkata Knight Riders

Punjab Kings

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

2015

Mumbai Indians

Chennai Super Kings

Eden Gardens

2016

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Royal Challengers Bangalore

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

2017

Mumbai Indians

Rising Pune Supergiant

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

2018

Chennai Super Kings

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Wankhede Stadium

2019

Mumbai Indians

Chennai Super Kings

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

2020

Mumbai Indians

Delhi Capitals

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

2021

Chennai Super Kings

Kolkata Knight Riders

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

2022

Gujarat Titans

Rajasthan Royals

Narendra Modi Stadium

2023

N/A

N/A

Narendra Modi Stadium

Ashwin Muralidharan

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Ashwin Muralidharan is a content producer for The Sporting News' India edition.