There are 10 teams taking part in the 16th edition of the IPL 2023 season. Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings will play on the first match on Day 1.
The first game will be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad between reigning champions Gujarat Titans and four-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings.
This year, a total of 70 league games will be played over 52 days in 12 stadiums. All teams will play 7 home games and 7 away games in the league phase according to the IPL 2023 schedule. Hardik Pandya will lead the Gujarat Titans and Mahindra Singh Dhoni will lead the Chennai Super Kings. (Read Also: The Entire schedule of IPL 2023)
Let’s have a look at the date, time, venue, head-to-head records, and line-up for IPL 2023 Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings.
Date
Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings will play their first game of IPL 2023 on Friday 31st March.
Time
The 16th IPL Opening Match starts at 07:30 pm (IST)
Venue
The two sides meet at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad (Gujarat).
Game Record
Chennai Super Kings & Gujarat Giants faced each other in 2 matches of the Indian Premier League 2022 (IPL 2022) last year.In both games, the Gujarat Titans beat the Chennai Super Kings.
Gujarat Titans (GT) squad: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, Pradeep Sangwan, Rahul Tewatia, Shivam Mavi, Vijay Shankar, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammad Shami, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Yash Dayal, Kane Williamson, Joshua Little, Odean Smith, Urvil Patel, K.S Bharat, and Mohit Sharma.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) squad: MS Dhoni (Captain), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Subhranshu Senapati, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, K Bhagath Varma, Moeen Ali, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shivam Dube, Deepak Chahar, Mahesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Tushar Deshpande, Ben Stokes, Matheesha Pathirana, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Kyle Jamieson, and Ajay Mandal.
Match Prediction:
The Gujarat Titans may beat the Chennai Super Kings in the opening game of the tournament. Hardik Pandya’s team is perfectly balanced and has the best game selection in all situations. The Team CSK, on the other hand, is more suited to courses that offer spin. In Chepauk, where the ball will spin a lot, CSK will be the dominant force. But in areas like Ahmedabad, CSK can completely disintegrate. On the other hand, Gujarat Titans cannot afford to be complacent against Chennai Super Kings who have a strong core of experienced players. Also, MS Dhoni’s last IPL season as a player will probably be the last one.
