The grand finale of 2023 season of Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) will be played between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday (May 28). GT vs CSK IPL 2023 Final starts at 7.30 pm IST. IPL 2023 Final Toss will take place half-an-hour before the match starts at 7 pm IST. Gujarat Titans have emerged as a formidable force under Hardik Pandya's captaincy, on the other hand, four-time IPL winning captain MS Dhoni has a lot of experience of playing IPL finals and knows how to handle that pressure. For the unversed, Dhoni will play his 11th IPL Final when he enters the field for CSK vs GT IPL 2023 Final match. Fans are all in for a fierce competition between the two teams in the nail-biting title match.
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Though Gujarat Titans will be playing the IPL 2023 Final at their home ground Ahmedabad, thousands of fans wearing the yellow jersey will surely be there to support 'Thala' Dhoni.
Gujarat Titans, the defending champions, made their IPL debut last season, under the leadership of star all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who made GT IPL winners in their maiden season. The win was quite remarkable. Once again, Gujarat have reached the finals. Like last year, this season too GT ended the IPL 2023 League stage as table-toppers with 20 points.
Hardik Pandya -- The 'X' factor for Gujarat Titans
Hardik Pandya is for sure the 'X-factor' of Gujarat Titans. Hardik has never lost an IPL final since making his IPL debut in 2015 for Mumbai Indians.
Mumbai Indians won the IPL Final in 2015. After this, in 2017 also Mumbai reached the finals and won. In 2019 and 2020, MI reached the finals and won. In 2022, Hardik joined Gujarat Titans as captain and they reached the final and won. The all-rounder will aim to maintain his winning streak when CSK takes on GT in IPL 2023 Final on Sunday (May 28).