# 2023 Gujarat Titans season

The 2023 season was the 2nd season for the Indian Premier League franchise Gujarat Titans. They were one of ten teams to compete in the 2023 Indian Premier League. The side have won the IPL title once before.

## Background
### Team anthem

The team anthem used to be 'Aava De'. In the first 2022 IPL season, the song was sung by Aditya Gadhvi.

### Home ground

The team's home ground is Narendra Modi Stadium, which is situated in Motera, Gujarat.

## Seasons

| Year | League table standing | Final standing |
| 2022 | 1st out of 10 | Champions |
| 2023 | 1st out of 10 | Runners-up |

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold
* Ages given as of 31 March 2023, the first match of the season
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Salary | Notes |
| Batters |||||||||
| 9 | Rahul Tewatia | India | (1993-05-20)20 May 1993 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹9 crore (US$1.0 million) | |
| 7 | Shubman Gill | India | (1999-09-08)8 September 1999 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹8 crore (US$920,000) | |
| 10 | David Miller | South Africa | (1989-06-10)10 June 1989 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹3 crore (US$350,000) | Overseas |
| 18 | Abhinav Manohar | India | (1994-09-16)16 September 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹2.6 crore (US$300,000) | |
| 23 | Sai Sudharsan | India | (2001-10-15)15 October 2001 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | (1990-08-08)8 August 1990 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | ₹2 crore (US$230,000) | Overseas |
| | Urvil Patel | India | (1998-10-17)17 October 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | – | 2023 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| | Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka | (1991-09-09)9 September 1991 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | – | Overseas Replacement for Kane Williamson |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 6 | Wriddhiman Saha | India | (1984-10-24)24 October 1984 (aged 38) | Right-handed | – | 2022 | ₹1.9 crore (US$220,000) | |
| 13 | Matthew Wade | Australia | (1987-12-26)26 December 1987 (aged 35) | Left-handed | – | 2022 | ₹2.4 crore (US$280,000) | Overseas |
| 14 | K. S. Bharat | India | (1993-10-03)3 October 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | – | 2023 | ₹1.2 crore (US$140,000) | |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 59 | Vijay Shankar | India | (1991-01-26)26 January 1991 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹1.4 crore (US$160,000) | |
| 33 | Hardik Pandya | India | (1993-10-11)11 October 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | ₹15 crore (US$1.7 million) | Captain |
| Spin bowlers |||||||||
| 19 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | (1998-09-20)20 September 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹15 crore (US$1.7 million) | Overseas, |
| 1 | Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore | India | (1996-11-06)6 November 1996 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2022 | ₹3 crore (US$350,000) | |
| 22 | Jayant Yadav | India | (1990-01-20)20 January 1990 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2022 | ₹1.7 crore (US$200,000) | |
| 15 | Noor Ahmad | Afghanistan | (2005-01-03)3 January 2005 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Left-arm unorthodox | 2022 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | Overseas |
| Pace bowlers |||||||||
| 11 | Mohammed Shami | India | (1990-09-03)3 September 1990 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | ₹6.25 crore (US$720,000) | |
| 133 | Yash Dayal | India | (1997-12-13)13 December 1997 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ₹3.20 crore (US$370,000) | |
| 8 | Alzarri Joseph | West Indies | (1996-11-20)20 November 1996 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2022 | ₹2.4 crore (US$280,000) | Overseas |
| 12 | Pradeep Sangwan | India | (1990-11-05)5 November 1990 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| 04 | Darshan Nalkande | India | (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| | Shivam Mavi | India | (1998-11-26)26 November 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2023 | ₹6 crore (US$690,000) | |
| 82 | Josh Little | Ireland | (1999-11-01)1 November 1999 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2023 | ₹4.4 crore (US$510,000) | Overseas |
| 27 | Mohit Sharma | India | (1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | ₹50 lakh (US$58,000) | |
| | Odean Smith | West Indies | (1996-11-01)1 November 1996 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | ₹50 lakh (US$58,000) | Overseas |
* Source: Gujarat Titans

## Administration and support staff

| Position | Name |
| COO | Arvinder Singh |
| Team manager | Satyajit Parab |
| Director of cricket | Vikram Solanki |
| Head coach | Ashish Nehra |
| Assistant coach | Mithun Manhas |
| Assistant coach | Narender Negi |
| Batting coach and mentor | Gary Kirsten |
| Spin bowling coach and scout | Aashish Kapoor |
| Head physiotherapist | Rohit Sawalkar |
* Source: Gujarat Titans

## Points table

| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | B | Gujarat Titans (R) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.809 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | B | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.652 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 3 | A | Lucknow Super Giants (4th) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.284 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | A | Mumbai Indians (3rd) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.044 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 5 | A | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.148 | |
| 6 | B | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.135 | |
| 7 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.239 | |
| 8 | B | Punjab Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.304 | |
| 9 | A | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.808 | |
| 10 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.590 | |
The four top-ranked teams will qualify for the Playoffs.
 Advance to Qualifier 1
 Advance to Eliminator

## League stage

The schedule for the group stages was published on 17 February 2023.

### Matches

* Match 1 31 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 178/7 (20 overs) | v | Gujarat Titans (H) 182/5 (19.2 overs) |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad 92 (50) Rashid Khan 2/26 (4 overs) | | Shubman Gill 63 (36) Rajvardhan Hangargekar 3/36 (4 overs) |
* Gujarat Titans won by 5 wickets Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Gujarat Titans)
* Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
* Impact Player Subs: Tushar Deshpande for Ambati Rayudu (Chennai Super Kings) and Sai Sudharsan for Kane Williamson (Gujarat Titans).
* Match 7 4 April 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Delhi Capitals (H) 162/8 (20 overs) | v | Gujarat Titans 163/4 (18.1 overs) |
| David Warner 37 (32) Rashid Khan 3/31 (4 overs) | | Sai Sudharsan 62* (48) Anrich Nortje 2/39 (4 overs) |
* Gujarat Titans won by 6 wickets Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Sadashiv Iyer (Ind) and Nand Kishore (Ind) Player of the match: Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans)
* Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
* Impact player Subs: Khaleel Ahmed for Sarfaraz Khan (Delhi Capitals) and Vijay Shankar for Josh Little (Gujarat Titans).
* Match 13 9 April 2023 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Gujarat Titans (H) 204/4 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 207/7 (20 overs) |
| Vijay Shankar 63* (24) Sunil Narine 3/33 (4 overs) | | Rinku Singh 48* (21) Rashid Khan 3/37 (4 overs) |
* Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Tapan Sharma (Ind) Player of the match: Rinku Singh (Kolkata Knight Riders)
* Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
* Impact player subs: Josh Little for Sai Sudharshan (Gujarat Titans) and Venkatesh Iyer for Suyash Sharma (Kolkata Knight Riders)
* Match 18 13 April 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Punjab Kings (H) 153/8 (20 overs) | v | Gujarat Titans 154/4 (19.5 overs) |
| Matt Short 36 (24) Mohit Sharma 2/18 (4 overs) | | Shubman Gill 67 (49) Harpreet Brar 1/20 (4 overs) |
* Gujarat Titans won by 6 wickets Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Akshay Totre (Ind) Player of the match: Mohit Sharma (Gujarat Titans)
* Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 23 16 April 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Gujarat Titans (H) 177/7 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 179/7 (19.2 overs) |
| David Miller 46 (30) Sandeep Sharma 2/25 (4 overs) | | Sanju Samson 60 (32) Mohammed Shami 3/25 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ) Player of the match: Shimron Hetmyer (Rajasthan Royals)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 30 22 April 2023 15:30 (N) Scorecard
| Gujarat Titans 135/6 (20 overs) | v | Lucknow Super Giants (H) 128/7 (20 overs) |
| Hardik Pandya 66 (50) Krunal Pandya 2/16 (4 overs) | | KL Rahul 68 (61) Mohit Sharma 2/17 (3 overs) |
* Gujarat Titans won by 7 runs BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Akshay Totre (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Mohit Sharma (Gujarat Titans)
* Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
* Impact Player subs: Prerak Mankad for Amit Mishra (Lucknow Super Giants) and Jayant Yadav for Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans)
* Match 35 25 April 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Gujarat Titans (H) 207/6 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 152/9 (20 overs) |
| Shubman Gill 56 (34) Piyush Chawla 2/34 (4 overs) | | Nehal Wadhera 40 (21) Noor Ahmed 3/37 (4 overs) |
* Gujarat Titans won by 55 runs Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nand Kishore (Ind) Player of the match: Abhinav Manohar (Gujarat Titans)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
* Impact Player subs: Josh Little for Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans) and Tilak Varma for Kumar Kartikeya (Mumbai Indians)
* Match 39 29 April 2023 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 179/7 (20 overs) | v | Gujarat Titans 180/3 (17.5 overs) |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz 81 (39) Mohammed Shami 3/33 (4 overs) | | Vijay Shankar 51* (24) Sunil Narine 1/24 (3 overs) |
* Gujarat Titans won by 7 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Nikhil Patwardhan (Ind) Player of the match: Josh Little (Gujarat Titans)
* Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
* Impact Player subs: Suyash Sharma for Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Shubman Gill for Mohit Sharma (Gujarat Titans)
* Match 44 2 May 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Delhi Capitals 130/8 (20 overs) | v | Gujarat Titans (H) 125/6 (20 overs) |
| Aman Hakim Khan 51 (44) Mohammed Shami 4/11 (4 overs) | | Hardik Pandya 59* (53) Ishant Sharma 2/23 (4 overs) |
* Delhi Capitals won by 5 runs Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Michael Gough (Ind) and Rohan Pandit (Ind) Player of the match: Mohammed Shami (Gujarat Titans
* Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
* Impact Player subs: Khaleel Ahmed for Priyam Garg (Delhi Capitals) and Shubman Gill for Mohit Sharma (Gujarat Titans)
* Match 48 5 May 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Rajasthan Royals (H) 118 (17.5 overs) | v | Gujarat Titans 119/1 (13.5 overs) |
| Sanju Samson 30 (20) Rashid Khan 3/14 (4 overs) | | Wriddhiman Saha 41* (34) Yuzvendra Chahal 1/22 (3.5) |
* Gujarat Titans won by 9 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind) Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Gujarat Titans)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
* Impact Player subs: Riyan Parag for Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals) and Shubman Gill for Mohit Sharma (Gujarat Titans)
* Match 51 7 May 2023 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Gujarat Titans (H) 227/2 (20 overs) | v | Lucknow Super Giants 171/7 (20 overs) |
| Shubman Gill 94* (51) Avesh Khan 1/34 (4 overs) | | Quinton de Kock 70 (41) Mohit Sharma 4/29 (4 overs) |
* Gujarat Titans won by 56 runs Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nand Kishore (Ind) Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans)
* Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 57 12 May 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians (H) 218/5 (20 overs) | v | Gujarat Titans 191/8 (20 overs) |
| Suryakumar Yadav 103* (49) Rashid Khan 4/30 (4 overs) | | Rashid Khan 79* (32) Akash Madhwal 3/31 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai Indians won by 27 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Tapan Sharma (Ind) Player of the match: Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians)
* Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
* Impact Player subs: Akash Madhwal for Vishnu Vinod (Mumbai Indians) and Shubman Gill for Mohit Sharma (Gujarat Titans)
* Match 62 15 May 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Gujarat Titans (H) 188/9 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 154/9 (20 overs) |
| Shubman Gill 101 (58) Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5/30 (4 overs) | | Heinrich Klaasen 64 (44) Mohammed Shami 4/21 (4 overs) |
* Gujarat Titans won by 34 runs Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans)
* Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
* Impact Player Subs: Shubman Gill for Yash Dayal (Gujarat Titans) and Anmolpreet Singh for T. Natarajan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
* Match 70 21 May 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) | v | Gujarat Titans |
* M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)

## Playoffs

The full schedule for the playoffs was announced on 21 April 2023.
| Qualifier 1 / Eliminator | Qualifier 1 / Eliminator | Qualifier 1 / Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Final | Final | Final |
| 23 May 2023 - Chennai | 23 May 2023 - Chennai | 23 May 2023 - Chennai | | | | 29 May 2023 - Ahmedabad | 29 May 2023 - Ahmedabad | 29 May 2023 - Ahmedabad |
| 1 | Gujarat Titans | 157 (20 overs) | | | | Q1W | Chennai Super Kings | 171/5 (15 overs) |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings | 172/7 (20 overs) | 26 May 2023 - Ahmedabad | 26 May 2023 - Ahmedabad | 26 May 2023 - Ahmedabad | Q2W | Gujarat Titans | 214/4 (20 overs) |
| | | | Q1L | Gujarat Titans | 233/3 (20 overs) | | | |
| 24 May 2023 - Chennai | 24 May 2023 - Chennai | 24 May 2023 - Chennai | EW | Mumbai Indians | 171 (18.2 overs) | | | |
| 3 | Lucknow Super Giants | 101 (16.3 overs) | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mumbai Indians | 182/8 (20 overs) | | | | | | |

### Qualifier 1

* 23 May 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 172/7 (20 overs) | v | Gujarat Titans 157 (20 overs) |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad 60 (44) Mohammed Shami 2/28 (4 overs) | | Shubman Gill 42 (38) Ravindra Jadeja 2/18 (4 overs) |
* Chennai Super Kings won by 15 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ) Player of the match: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings)
* Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
* Chennai Super Kings qualified for the final for the 10th time in IPL history.

### Eliminator

* 24 May 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 182/8 (20 overs) | v | Lucknow Super Giants 101 (16.3 overs) |
| Cameron Green 41 (23) Naveen-ul-Haq 4/38 (4 overs) | | Marcus Stoinis 40 (27) Akash Madhwal 5/5 (3.3 overs) |
* Mumbai Indians won by 81 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Virender Sharma (Ind) Player of the match: Akash Madhwal (Mumbai Indians)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

### Qualifier 2

* 26 May 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Gujarat Titans 233/3 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 171 (18.2 overs) |
| Shubman Gill 129 (60) Piyush Chawla 1/45 (3 overs) | | Suryakumar Yadav 61 (38) Mohit Sharma 5/10 (2.2 overs) |
* Gujarat Titans won by 62 runs Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
* Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans) made the highest individual score of 129 runs from 60 balls in IPL Playoffs.
* Gujarat Titans's total was the highest score in IPL Playoffs.

### Final

* 29-30 May 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Gujarat Titans 214/4 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 171/5 (15 overs) |
| Sai Sudharsan 96 (47) Matheesha Pathirana 2/44 (4 overs) | | Devon Conway 47 (25) Mohit Sharma 3/36 (3 overs) |
* Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets (DLS method) Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Devon Conway (Chennai Super Kings)
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was originally scheduled to be held on 28 May 2023, but it was shifted to 29 May 2023 and ended on 30th May 2023 at 01:35 IST due to rain. Thus, becoming the longest ever IPL final.
* Chennai Super Kings were set a revised target of 171 runs from 15 overs due to rain.
* By winning in the final, Chennai Super Kings equaled Mumbai Indians for winning the most IPL trophies (5).

## Road to final

League progression :
| Team | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Q1/E | Q2 | F |
| Gujarat Titans | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | L | W | L |
| Win | Loss | No result |
* Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
* Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.