India, May 31 -- Not for the first time does rain threaten to play spoilsport in Ahmedabad on the day of an IPL final.

Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans experienced the worst of it in 2023, when relentless rain washed out the final on the scheduled day and forced it onto a reserve day. Even then, the weather threatened to have the final say before the rain gods finally relented for a shortened 15-over contest. Three years later, with Gujarat back in the final, Ahmedabad once again faces the possibility of rain.

In 2023, Gujarat, then the defending champions, lost the rain-affected final to CSK. They failed to return to the summit clash in the next two editions. Following Hardik Pandya's departure in December 2023, Gujarat slumped t...