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.”
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.
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Devon Conway | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 92 | 50 | 4 | 9 | 184.00 |
| Moeen Ali | 23 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 135.29 |
| Ben Stokes | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Ambati Rayudu | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Shivam Dube | 19 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 105.56 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| MS Dhoni | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Mitchell Santner | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
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.
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Wriddhiman Saha (wk) | 25 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 156.25 |
| Shubman Gill | 63 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 175.00 |
| Sai Sudharsan | 22 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 129.41 |
| Hardik Pandya (c) | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Vijay Shankar | 27 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 128.57 |
| Rahul Tewatia | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 107.14 |
| Rashid Khan | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 333.33 |
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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