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GT vs CSK: Gujarat Titans crushed Chennai Super Kings in a nail-biting Tournament opener | IPL 2023

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Gujarat Titans beat Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the opening game of the 16th IPL season. Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya chose to bowl first after winning the toss. In 20 overs, the Chennai Super Kings made 178 runs for seven wickets. Gujarat responded by hitting 182 runs for five wickets in 19.2 overs to win the game. The heroes of the Gujarat Titans’ victory were openers Shubham Gill and Rashid Khan, famous as “Karamati Khan.”

GT vs CSK | Image Credit: Twitter, Gujarat Titans
GT vs CSK | Image Credit: Twitter, Gujarat Titans

Match Info

  • Match: GT vs CSK, 1st Match, Indian Premier League 2023
  • Date: Friday, March 31, 2023
  • Toss: Gujarat Titans won the toss and opt to bowl
  • Time: 7:30 PM
  • Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
  • Umpires: Nitin Menon, Saiyed Khalid
  • Third Umpire: Virender Sharma
  • Match Result: GT Won by 5 wickets.

Chennai Super Kings Scorecard

Batting first against the Gujarat Titans, the team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 178 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Ruturaj Gaikwad made 92 runs for Chennai in 50 balls, including nine sixes and four fours. Apart from Gaikwad, runs did not come off the bat of the middle-order batsman, as a result of which the team could not reach a good total.

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Devon Conway160016.67
Ruturaj Gaikwad925049184.00
Moeen Ali231741135.29
Ben Stokes7610116.67
Ambati Rayudu121201100.00
Shivam Dube191801105.56
Ravindra Jadeja120050.00
MS Dhoni14711200.00
Mitchell Santner130033.33

Gujarat Titans Scorecard

Chasing a target of 178 runs in the second innings at the Narendra Modi Stadium is not that easy, but Shubham Gill’s 63 off 36 balls helped the Gujarat Titans stay in the game. In the final two overs, the Gujarat Titans needed 23 runs to win the match. Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan helped the team win by hitting big hits. Tewatia played 15 unbeaten innings, and Rashid Khan scored 10 runs with the help of one six and one four. Even though both of their innings were short, they were important for the team’s win.

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Wriddhiman Saha (wk)251622156.25
Shubman Gill633663175.00
Sai Sudharsan221730129.41
Hardik Pandya (c)8110072.73
Vijay Shankar272121128.57
Rahul Tewatia151411107.14
Rashid Khan10311333.33
GT Scorecard

GT vs CSK Playing 11

GT Playing 11: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Kane Williamson, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Joshua Little, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph

Impact Player for GT: Tushar Deshpande

CSK Playing 11: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ben Stokes, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Rajvardhan Hangargekar

Impact Player for CSK: Tushar Deshpande

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