CSK vs GT Score Highlights: Gujarat Beat Chennai In Last-Over Thriller To Win Tournament Opener
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Hardik Pandya's Gujarat Titans start their title defence on a winning note! They beat CSK by five wickets to win the tournament opener. Also, GT tonight defeated CSK for the third time in IPL history to remain unbeaten against them in the world' richest T20 League.
CSK vs GT Score Highlights: Gujarat Beat Chennai In Last-Over Thriller To Win Tournament Opener
IPL 2023 GT vs CSK match turning out to be a nail-biting thriller! Six and four from spin all-rounder Rashid Khan brings GT back in the match.
CSK Bounce Back As Shubman Gill Departs For 36-ball 63 In 179 Chase! GT 138/4 (15)
Ravindra Jadeja gets the big wicket as he rattles the stumps to get rid of Gujarat skipper Hardik Pandya for just 8. GT 111/3 (12.1)
Gujarat Titans (GT) opener Shubman Gill brings up his fifty off just 30 balls to keep Gujarat on top in 179 chase. Gill takes an easy single to get to his fifty, laced up with five fours and two sixes so far. Meanwhile, Gujarat cruises in the chase of 179!
Gujarat Titans (GT) are dominating Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the moment! Batting pair of Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan looks solid. The duo have added over 40 runs for the second wicket and looks strong. Gujarat Titans need around 8 runs from one over from this point in the game. GT - 108/2 after 11.2 overs
Chennai Super Kings: Tushar Deshpande replaced Ambati Rayudu
Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan replaces Kane Williamson
Wriddhiman Saha returns back to the pavilion after playing an impactful knock of 25 off 16 balls as Gujarat Titans lose their first wicket against Chennai Super Kings in chase of 179.
Tushar Desphande replace Ambati Rayudu is CSK playing XI to become the first impact player in IPL.
Wriddhiman Saha, popularly regarded as a Test specialist, is taking on CSK bowlers and is looking good alongwith Shubman Gill. The GT openers are batting with an attacking and aggressive intent, dealing mostly in boundaries to score runs quickly.
A batting masterclass from talented youngster Ruturaj Gaikwad (92 runs off 50 balls) and late cameo from MS Dhoni (14 runs off 7 balls) powered Chennai Super Kings to a respectable 178/7 against Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans on Friday (March 31) at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium.
Finally, a big relief for Gujarat Titans as Alzarri Joseph took the wicket of Gaikwad. He was looking to deposit the ball in the stands but then he could not time it well, Shubman Gill did the rest by taking a good catch at the end.
Gaikwad is taking on Rashid Khan now. It was a shot pitch delivery, Gaikwad pulled it to perfection and got a huge six. He is eyeing a century here.
Joshua Little picked the wicket of Rayudu. The CSK batter walked down the ground to hit it out of the park but then he missed the delivery and Joshua's ball rattled his stumps.
Gujarat Titans (GT) pacer Mohammed Shami completed his 100 wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) during the ongoing Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans IPL 2023 tournament opener in Ahmedabad on Friday. (Read more)
CSK vs GT Score Live: Rituraj Gaikwad has turned the tables in CSK's favor after they lose quick wickets. The talented youngster brings up his fifty off just 23 balls to put CSK on top.
A stunner from Rashid Khan gets rid of star all-rounder Ben Stokes! CSK three down after 7.4 overs
Rashid Khan cleaned up in-form Moeen Ali. It was a tight delivery and Ali wanted to hit it into the stands but then he missed it and Saha took a brilliant catch at the end.
A four and a huge six for Moeen Ali. He is tormenting Shami at the moment with his extraordinary batting. Ali is on fire as he again smashed a boundary.
Gaikwad welcomed Joshua Little with a fine Six as it was a short delivery. He followed it up with a boundary. Moeen Ali also joined the party and hammered a boundary
Shami came up with a breakthrough. He scalped the wicket of Conway. That was a classic delivery from the right-arm seamer, tossed-up delivery that came in and Conway miscued it completely. It's 100 IPL wickets for Shami.
That's two boundaries in an over. Gaikwad is taking on skipper Hardik Pandya. He flicked the first one towards the mid-wicket region while the second one came towards the sweeper cover.
Here we go....Conway and Gaikwad have started the proceedings for CSK. Shami bowled the first over for Gujarat. Stands are fully packed and fans already have started chanting DHONI DHONI..
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Kane Williamson, Hardik Pandya(c), Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Joshua Little, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Rajvardhan Hangargekar
Dhoni: Were also looking to bowl. Looks a good wicket and I don't think it will change. Don't know if there will be dew because it rained last night. You want to play in front of people. This stadium is twice the capacity of other stadiums. Fantastic atmohsphere. Preparation was good. We assembled quite early.
Pandya: We'll bowl first. It's always good to play here. New start, new season, quite exciting. Almost everyone in the country has got motivation from him (Dhoni). Been a fan and admirer of him. Want boys to enjoy it. Result will take care of itself. It's different - I've left it in the coach. Ashu pa works all night on what needs to be done. I don't know (combination for today).
"We'll bowl first. It's always good to play here. New start, new season, quite exciting. Almost everyone in the country has got motivation from him (Dhoni). Been a fan and admirer of him. Want boys to enjoy it. Result will take care of itself. It's different - I've left it in the coach. Ashu pa works all night on what needs to be done. I don't know (combination for today)," Hardik Pandya said after winning the toss.
Gujarat Titans (GT) win toss, opt to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Gujarat won the toss and opted to bowl first at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
As per the reports, the toss between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans will be taking place at 7:10 PM.
"Looks like a belter of a wicket, there's a bit of grass covering on it, the surface is nice and hard. It has some good pace and bounce in it. The new ball might nip around a bit, so the opening batters will have a little bit of work cut out. The square boundaries are comparatively shorter as compared to the straighter ones. A great cricket surface and the outfield looks magnificent. The batters need to put up a good score on the board," stated Simon Doull.
There's a bit of concern as rain might play spoilsport in the high-voltage drama in the city of Ahmedabad. The town witnessed heavy showers on Thursday and as a result, both teams were forced to postpone their training sessions.
Former legendary cricketer Matthew Hayden came up with a bold remark on the CSK's latest signing Ben Stokes ahead of the IPL 2023. Hayden feels that Stokes can be the X-factor for the Chennai Super Kings for the upcoming season. (Read more)
In what comes as a significant change of rules, captains in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will now be allowed to walk with two different team sheets. In this way, they can hand over the sheet to the opposition captain after knowing whether they are bowling or batting first. (Read more)
As per the rule, each franchise can rope in an ‘Impact Player’ into the playing team, be it while batting or bowling. All the skippers will be allowed to appoint four substitute players from which they can be asked to come on the field later. (Read more)
Chennai Super Kings on Thursday named Akash Singh as a replacement for injured left-arm seamer Mukesh Choudhary. Mukesh, who made his IPL debut last season and scalped 16 wickets, is recovering from a stress fracture and is sidelined from the 16th edition of the IPL. (Read more)
IPL 2023 edition is just hours away from us as it is set to begin on March 31. The 16th season of IPL is unique as BCCI has introduced some new changes in the playing conditions. (Read More)
Before the high-voltage clash, the Indian Premier League opening ceremony will take place at 6:00 PM IST. Stay tuned with us for regular updates. (Read more)
Hello and welcome to ABP's live coverage of the first match of IPL 2023 between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium at Ahmedabad.
Background
Hello and welcome to ABP's live coverage of the IPL 2023. The much-awaited IPL 2023 is here with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) battling against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Friday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Talking about CSK’s last season, they ended at second last place in the points table.
As a result, they released many players like Adam Milne, Dwayne Bravo, Chris Jordan, and Robin Uthappa. Ahead of the IPL 2023, they roped in some new faces including England’s stalwart Ben Stokes. After playing for Rising Pune Supergiant and Rajasthan Royals, Stokes is ready to roar in the Yellow jersey.
Gujarat Titans, on the other hand, started playing IPL last year only. They had a terrific start in the cash-rich league as they ended up winning the title by defeating Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets. Under the leadership of Hardik Pandya, the Titans will be eyeing another title win this year.
Squads:
Chennai Super Kings Squad: MS Dhoni (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ben Stokes, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Mukesh Chowdhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Sisanda Magala, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma, Akash Singh.
Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (captain), Shubman Gill, Kona Bharat (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Kane Williamson, Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar, Mohammed Shami, Pradeep Sangwan, R Sai Kishore, Vijay Shankar, Sai Sudharshan, Rashid Khan, Shivam Mavi, Mathew Wade, Odean Smith, Urvil Patel, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller (not available in first 2 games), Josh Little (first match not available), Yash Dayal, Jayant Yadav, Odean Smith, Noor Ahmed, Alzarri Joseph.
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