GT vs CSK: Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings will square off in the opening game of the 16th season of the Indian Premier League. The Narendra Modi Stadium will host this match, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. Both captains will arrive for the toss at 7 p.m. Please let us know the predicted score here, how the pitch will behave in the first game, and if the captain who wins the toss should bat or bowl first.
Hardik led Gujarat to the championship in his debut season as captain last year. The team hopes to benefit from playing on its home field by winning this game. In this article, you will get the pitch report of Narendra Modi Stadium and the expected starting lineups of both teams.
GT vs CSK Expected Playing 11
GT Expected Playing 11: Shubhman Gill, Matthew Wade, Sai Sudarshan, Hardik Pandya, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Sai Kishore, Yash Dayal.
CSK Expected Playing 11: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Ben Stokes, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Maheesh Theekshana, Deepak Chahar, Mukesh Choudhary, Kyle Jamieson.
Narendra Modi Stadium Pitch Report
Batsmen will have to struggle at the Narendra Modi Stadium due to the large boundary line. There will be more focus on singles and doubles. The captain would like to bowl first after winning the toss. If the team batting first sets a target of 180 runs, then its chances of winning the match will increase. 160–170 is easily chased in the second inning on this pitch.
CSK Squad 2023
MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Kyle Jamieson, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma, Sisanda Magala
GT Squad 2023
Hardik Pandya (C), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Kane Williamson, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma
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