TATA IPL 2023 GT vs CSK – Match-1 venue, squad, pitch report, Team 11 Predictions
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Match Details
| Match no | 1 |
| Date & Time | 31-Mar-2023, 7.30 PM IST |
| Teams | Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings |
| Venue | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
Gujarat Titans – Squad
| All-rounder | Batsman | Bowler | WK-Batsman |
| 1. Hardik Pandya 2. Vijay Shankar 3. Jayant Yadav 4. Rahul Tewatia 5. Odean Smith | 1. Shubman Gill 2. Sai Sudarshan 3. Abhinav Sadarangani 4. David Miller 5. Kane Williamson | 1. Rashid Khan 2. Darshan Nalkande 3. Yash Dayal 4. Pradeep Sangwan 5. Alzarri Joseph 6. R Sai Kishore 7. Noor Ahmad 8. Mohammed Shami 9. Shivam Mavi 10. Joshua Little 11. Mohit Sharma | 1. Matthew Wade 2. Wriddhiman Saha 3. KS Bharat 4. Urvil Patel |
Chennai Super Kings – Squad
| All-rounder | Batsman | Bowler | WK-Batsman |
| 1. Ravindra Jadeja 2. Moeen Ali 3. Shivam Dube 4. Dwaine Pretorius 5. Ben Stokes 6. Nishant Sindhu 7. Bhagath Verma | 1. Ruturaj Gaikwad 2. Devon Conway 3. Subhranshu Senapati 4. A Rahane 5. Shaik Rasheed | 1. Deepak Chahar 2. Tushar Deshpande 3. Maheesh Theekshana 4. Simranjeet Singh 5. Matheesha Pathirana 6. Mukesh Choudhary 7. Prashant Solanki 8. Mitchell Santner 9. Rajvardhan Hangargekar 10. Kyle Jamieson 11. Ajay Mandal | 1. MS Dhoni 2. Ambati Rayudu |
Narendra Modi Stadium – Pitch Report
Though the weather condition is overcast on the stadium at Ahmedabad, Gujarat for the past 2 days, the weather might not be a spoil sport for the 1st ever match of the IPL season 2023 so the play will be ON.
Based on the previous T20 matches here in this ground, the pitch will favor batters a lot than the bowlers. The team won the toss would like to chase, the bowlers will have an assist from the pitch during the initial period but overall its going to be belter of a batting pitch.
Gujarat Titans – Probable 11 for Batting first
| All-rounder | Batsman | Bowler | WK-Batsman | Impact Player |
| 1. Hardik Pandya 2. Rahul Tewatia 3. Rashid Khan | 1. David Miller 2. Kane Williamson 3. Shubman Gill 4. Mathew Wade | 1. R Sai Kishore 2. Mohammed Shami 3. Shivam Mavi | 1. Wriddhiman Saha | 1. Mohit Sharma 2. Jayant Yadav 3. Yash Dayal 4. Pradeep Sangwan |
Gujarat Titans – Probable 11 for Bowling first
| All-rounder | Batsman | Bowler | WK-Batsman | Impact Player |
| 1. Hardik Pandya 2. Rahul Tewatia 3. Rashid Khan 4. Vijay Shankar | 1. Shubman Gill 2. Sai Sudarshan 3. Kane Williamson | 1. R Sai Kishore 2. Mohammed Shami 3. Alzarri Joseph 4. Joshual Little | 1. Wriddhiman Saha | 1. Sai Sudharsan 2. Jayant Yadav 3. Mohit Sharma 4. Abhinav Manohar |
Chennai Super Kings – Probable 11 for Batting first
| All-rounder | Batsman | Bowler | WK-Batsman | Impact Player |
| 1. Ravindra Jadeja 2. Moeen Ali 3. Shivam Dube 4. Michell Santner | 1. Ruturaj Gaikwad 2. Devon Conway 3. Ambati Rayudu 4. Ben Stokes | 1. Deepak Chahar 2. Tushar Deshpande | 1. MS Dhoni | 1. Nishant Sindhu 2. Rajvardhan Hangargekar 3. Simranjeet Singh 4. Prashant Solanki |
Chennai Super Kings – Probable 11 for Bowling first
| All-rounder | Batsman | Bowler | WK-Batsman | Impact Player |
| 1. Ravindra Jadeja 2. Moeen Ali 3. Mitchell Santner | 1. Ruturaj Gaikwad 2. Devon Conway 3. Ambati Rayudu 4. Ben Stokes | 1. Deepak Chahar 2. Tushar Deshpande 3. Simranjeet Singh | 1. MS Dhoni | 1. A Rahane 2. Shivam Dube 3. Subhranshu Senapati 4. Shaik Rasheed |
Predicted Score
Our prediction is the team batting first will post anywhere between 170-190 and the team batting second will chase this score.
Players to watch out
- Rayudu vs Rashid Khan will be a good contest
- Sai Krishan vs Ben Stokes/Moeen Ali will be a good contest
- Deepak Chahar vs Shubman Gill will be a good contest
- Ravindra Jadeja vs Hardik Pandya will be a good contest.
Predicted Match Winners
We predict that CSK will win this match under the leadership of MSD, the impact player and strategy will play a major role in this tournament.