Live: CSK Vs GT, Match 1, Ahmedabad  | IPL LIVE 2023 | Chennai Super Kings Vs Gujarat Titans
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Date: 2023-03-31

Live: CSK Vs GT, Match 1, Ahmedabad | CRICTALKS | IPL LIVE 2023 | Chennai Super Kings Vs Gujarat Titans

Game 1 of IPL 2023 between defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) and former four-time winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take place at the grand Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday, March 31st, starting at 19:30 PM local time.

The past season saw Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat defeating Chennai on both occasions in the group stages. While the Gujarat team look good on paper, Chennai isn’t faltering behind, having a good team at their helm too. Former New Zealand Test captain Kane Williamson’s inclusion will boost Gujarat’s chances in this match, whereas, CSK will benefit from the addition of two-time World Cup winner with England Ben Stokes in the middle order.

Given the nature of the Ahmedabad pitch, which last saw the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar series in March, bowlers will enjoy some purchase early on. On the flip side, true bounce would also benefit the batters as nearly 100,000 plus people are expected to show up for the first game of the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League. Also, with the introduction of a few new rules, including the impact player rule and the captains getting to finalise their playing eleven after the toss, would give an a different dimension to the game.

Realising how important it is to begin well, especially in a tournament like this, both teams will like to start well.

Teams:
Chennai Super Kings Team: Devon Conway -  Ruturaj Gaikwad -  Ambati Rayudu -  Moeen Ali -  Ben Stokes -  Shivam Dube -  Ravindra Jadeja -  MS Dhoni(w/c) -  Dwaine Pretorius -  Deepak Chahar -  Simarjeet Singh -  Ajinkya Rahane -  Subhranshu Senapati -  Shaik Rasheed -  Nishant Sindhu -  Mitchell Santner -  Bhagath Varma -  Tushar Deshpande -  Rajvardhan Hangargekar -  Ajay Jadav Mandal -  Prashant Solanki -  Akash Singh

Gujarat Titans Team: Abhinav Manohar -  Shubman Gill -  Kane Williamson -  Hardik Pandya(c) -  Rahul Tewatia -  Matthew Wade(w) -  Rashid Khan -  Shivam Mavi -  Alzarri Joseph -  Mohammed Shami -  Yash Dayal -  Srikar Bharat -  Wriddhiman Saha -  Sai Sudharsan -  Urvil Patel -  Vijay Shankar -  Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore -  Odean Smith -  Jayant Yadav -  Joshua Little -  Darshan Nalkande -  Noor Ahmad -  Mohit Sharma -  Pradeep Sangwan