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IPL 2023 Opening Ceremony and GT vs CSK match preview: The Indian Premier League (IPL) caravan gets rolling once again with the Gujarat Titans (GT) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) clash kick-starting the 16th season of the cash-rich league on Friday. It’s a former captain of the Indian team squaring off against one touted as the future leader across formats as MS Dhoni’s CSK — four time winners of the prestigious league — face defending champions GT, who won the title on debut after beating Rajasthan Royals in the final last year. And it’s the Titans who will have the home advantage in the opening game as they will be playing in front of a lakh screaming fans at their home venue of the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. As used to be the norm with the glitzy league in the past (but had to be temporarily paused due to the COVID pandemic), the tournament opener will be preceded by a star-studded opening ceremony. Singing sensation Arijit Singh is scheduled to perform at the world’s largest cricket stadium along with popular actors Rashmika Madanna and Tamanna Bhatia. The opening ceremony will start at 6 PM IST and is expected to be a grand affair as always. The match will be starting at 7.30 PM with the toss at 7 PM. With the new rules coming in, captains for the first time in IPL would be nominating their playing XI after the toss and also the Impact Player. As far as the head-to-head record is concerned between the two sides, Gujarat Titans have won both their matches against Chennai Super Kings which were played last season. All eyes will also be on MS Dhoni as well as he did not train in Ahmedabad on the eve of the encounter. He apparently has a left knee injury but CSK Kasi Viswanthan has confirmed that the veteran will play against GT. “As far as I am concerned, the skipper is 100 percent playing. I don’t know about any other development,” Viswanthan said. Click here to read Factboxes of all teams Click here to follow comprehensive coverage of IPL 2023 Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .
GT vs CSK Highlights, IPL 2023: Rashid, Tewatia guide Gujarat Titans to five-wicket victory
GT vs CSK, IPL 2023 Latest Update: Tewatia finishes the game with a six and a four off consecutive deliveries from Deshpande as Gujarat Titans maintain their unbeaten run against Chennai Super Kings.
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That brings us to the end of our coverage of the opening ceremony and Match 1 of IPL 2023, with Gujarat Titans carrying on from where they left off last year by pulling off a second consecutive successful run chase and kickstarting their campaign in style!
On behalf of my colleagues at Firstpost, this is Amit signing off, wishing you all a good night!
In the end the total of 178 did prove a bit short of the Chennai Super Kings, who appeared destined for a score in excess of 200 the way Ruturaj Gaikwad was motoring along at one point. CSK managed to claw their way back into the game after Shubman Gill’s exit by building dot-ball pressure and getting rid of a fairly set Vijay Shankar, but such is the depth of their batting lineup even in the absence of a proven match-winner like David Miller as Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan got their team over the line with some confident hitting.
CSK were in a similar situation in the slog overs, but lost wickets in a heap and could hardly score against Alzarri Joseph and Mohammed Shami until skipper MS Dhoni’s cameo, and that turned out to be the difference in the end!
CSK vs GT LIVE Cricket Score
After 19.2 overs,Gujarat Titans 182/5 ( Rahul Tewatia 15 , Rashid Khan 10)
FOUR! Rahul Tewatia finishes off in style, drilling the ball down the ground and spreading his arms in celebration as Gujarat Titans maintain their unbeaten run against Chennai Super Kings with a five-wicket win, kickstarting IPL 2023 with a victory!
CSK vs GT LIVE Cricket Score
SIX! And now Tewatia gets into the act! Clobbers the ball over the wide long on fence to level the scores! GT 178/5; need 1 off 5
CSK vs GT LIVE Cricket Score
After 19 overs,Gujarat Titans 171/5 ( Rahul Tewatia 5 , Rashid Khan 10)
SIX! FOUR! Rashid Khan is keeping Gujarat Titans alive and hows! Pulls majestically over deep midwicket for a maximum off Chahar before getting a thick edge over short third for a boundary to bring the equation down to single digits! GT need 8 off 6 and suddenly look set to pull this off with Tewatia and Rashid at the centre!
CSK vs GT LIVE Cricket Score
OUT! What a catch by Mitch Santner! Another massive blow for the Titans as Vijay Shankar, who was fairly set on 27 and would’ve been expected to guide the team home, ends up skieing the ball towards long off while looking to send the ball out of the park, hardly getting any timing on it. Hangargekar signs off with 3/36 at the end of his quota on IPL debut! GT 156/5; need 23 off 12
Shankar c Santner b Hangargekar 27(21)
CSK vs GT LIVE Cricket Score
SIX! Vijay Shankar keeps the Titans alive in the chase! A much-needed strike at a time when the pressure was starting to build on them through dot deliveries! Gets on the backfoot and smokes this over deep midwicket! GT 156/4; need 23 off 14
CSK vs GT LIVE Cricket Score
After 17 overs,Gujarat Titans 149/4 ( Vijay Shankar 21 , Rahul Tewatia 3)
Excellent over from Deepak Chahar after being brought back into the attack, conceding just four singles with the pressure suddenly starting to build on the Titans, who are on the backfoot after losing the wicket of Gill.
CSK vs GT LIVE Cricket Score
After 16 overs,Gujarat Titans 145/4 ( Vijay Shankar 19 , Rahul Tewatia 1)
Santner concedes seven off his final over to sign off without a wicket, having conceded 32 runs along the way. Umpire signals timeout one last time today, as we enter the death overs. GT need another 34 to win off 24 balls with six wickets in hand.
CSK vs GT LIVE Cricket Score
OUT! Some respite for Tushar Deshpande after a difficult evening in which he leaked plenty of runs as he gets rid of the well-set Shubman Gill, who departs for 63 in the final ball of the 15th over, holing out to Ruturaj Gaikwad at deep midwicket! GT 138/4 after 15; need 41 off 30
Gill c Gaikwad b Deshpande 63(36)
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After 13 overs,Gujarat Titans 114/3 ( Shubman Gill 51 , Vijay Shankar 3)
Couple of tidy overs for the Super Kings, with just eight runs coming off the 12th and 13th overs bowled by Santner and Jadeja respectively, the latter getting a wicket in his final over. GT need 65 off 42, but have plenty of wickets in their kitty along with a well-set Gill at the crease that no doubt makes them favourites in today’s game.
GT vs CSK IPL 2023 LIVE Score
BOWLED! Jadeja bowls through the gate as Pandya misses while attempting an expansive sweep, getting his off-stump rattled! The spin-bowling all-rounder ensures he doesn’t finish wicketless, removing the opposition captain in his final over. GT 111/3
Pandya b Jadeja 8(11)
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Fifty for Shubman Gill! The in-form opener brings up the milestone with a single off Mitch Santner in the 12th over, taking 30 deliveries to get to the mark in the end. Gill’s carried on from where he left off in last year’s final against RR, where he struck an unbeaten 45 in a winning cause! GT 108/2
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FOUR! SIX! Expensive end to what was turning out to be a fine over from Ravindra Jadeja as Shubman Gill collects a four and a six off the last two deliveries of the all-rounder’s third over. Guides the ball towards fine leg with a sweep before going for an inside-out loft over the extra cover region for a maximum to close out the over, taking Gujarat past 100 in the proces. GT 106/2
GT vs CSK LIVE Cricket Score
After 10 overs,Gujarat Titans 93/2 ( Shubman Gill 38 , Hardik Pandya (C) 3)
Excellent over from Hangargekar after being brought back in the 10th over in place of Jadeja, conceding just four runs while breaking the solid second-wicket stand by getting rid of Sai Sudharsan. The Titans need another 86 to win off 60 balls with eight wickets in hand and a well-set Gill at the crease.
GT vs CSK LIVE Cricket Score
OUT! Rajvardhan Hangargekar with the breakthrough, as he ends up getting Impact Player Sai Sudharsan caught-behind with a slower wide delivery. Sudharsan throws the kitchen sink at it, but ends up getting an audible under-edge, with the ball landing safely in Dhoni’s gloves. GT 90/2
Sudharsan c Dhoni b Hangargekar 22(17)
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After 8 overs,Gujarat Titans 82/1 ( Shubman Gill 33 , Sai Sudharsan 19)
Santner ends up conceding two boundaries in three balls — one each to Sudharsan and Gill — for a second over running, going for 11 in his second over. Jadeja had been introduced in the seventh, starting off on a tidy note by conceding six. Umpire signals ‘Timeout’ at the end of the eighth, with Gujarat Titans favourites to victory from here.
GT vs CSK LIVE Cricket Score
After 6 overs,Gujarat Titans 65/1 ( Shubman Gill 25 , Sai Sudharsan 11)
FOUR! Cut firmly by Gill off Santner, an absolute silken touch from the young opener who is in the form of his life at the moment! Nine off the New Zealand left-arm spinner’s first over as Gujarat Titans race to 65 at the end of what turned out to be a superb powerplay.
GT vs CSK LIVE Cricket Score
SIX! Deshpande had overstepped in the previous delivery and the in-form Gill makes the most of the Free Hit, flicking a full delivery going down leg over the wide long on fence for a majestic strike, bringing up the 50 for the Titans inside five overs in the process! GT 51/1
GT vs CSK LIVE Cricket Score
After 4 overs,Gujarat Titans 41/1 ( Shubman Gill 9 , Sai Sudharsan 4)
FOUR! ‘Impact Player" Sai Sudharsan gets off the mark first ball with a boundary off Rajvardhan Hangargekar, clipping this square. 12 runs and a wicket from Hangargekar’s first over in the IPL.
GT vs CSK LIVE Cricket Score
Sai Sudharsan is the second ‘Impact Player’ in the IPL, as he replaces Kane Williamson in the Gujarat Titans batting lineup, with the latter having injured his knee earlier in the game.
GT vs CSK LIVE Cricket Score
OUT! Maiden wicket for Rajvardhan Hangargekar on IPL debut — that too in his very first over — Shivam Dube pulls off a superb catch running to his right at third man to dismiss Wriddhiman Saha, who departs after getting off to a promising start. GT 37/1
Saha c Dube b Hangargekar 25(16)
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After 2 overs,Gujarat Titans 18/0 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 11 , Shubman Gill 6)
Deepak Chahar and ‘Impact Player’ Tushar Deshpande are off to contrasting starts — while the more senior Chahar starts off with three dots and concedes just three off the first over, Deshpande ends up going for 15 — getting hit for a six first ball by Saha before conceding two fours — one each to Saha and Gill. Confident start for the Titans in the run chase.
GT vs CSK LIVE Score
SIX! Not the best of starts for ‘Impact Player’ Tushar Deshpande as he concedes a six first ball, although it was a thick leading edge off Wriddhiman Saha’s blade that ended up going over the fielder at third man. GT 9/0
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CSK’s Tushar Deshpande becomes the first Impact Player in IPL history, as he replaces Ambati Rayudu ahead of the start of the GT chase.
Meanwhile, Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill walk out to the centre to commence the chase of the 179-run target.
CSK vs GT LIVE Cricket Score
Time for us to take a quick breather. We’ll be back shortly with Gujarat Titans’ chase of the 179-run target.
CSK vs GT LIVE Cricket Score
After 20 overs,Chennai Super Kings 178/7 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 14 , Mitchell Santner 1)
SIX! FOUR! The crowd at the Narendra Modi Stadium ????️ goes wild as MS Dhoni smashes the ball into the stands off Joshua Little in the final over of the CSK innings! Follows it up with boundary the very next ball, this time going a little squarer. Collects a single off the last ball as Chennai Super Kings finish two short of the 180-mark.
CSK vs GT LIVE Cricket Score
After 19 overs,Chennai Super Kings 165/7 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 2 , Mitchell Santner 1)
Excellent comebacy by Shami after conceding eight off the first two balls of his final over, including a six to Shivam Dube, but makes a fine comeback later, dismissing Dube fof the third delivery and conceding two singles in the last three balls to sign off with figures of 2/29. He had the opportunity to dismiss Dube first ball of this over, but Saha put down a tough chance at fine leg after a thick top-edge. One more over to go. Dhoni and Santner at the crease.
CSK vs GT LIVE Cricket Score
OUT! And Shami has his revenge right after getting hit for a six. Decides to bowl another short ball, and this time Dube ends up getting a thick top-edge, with Rashid pulling off a comfortable catch in the deep midwicket/square-leg region. Dube departs after getting off to a promising start. CSK 163/7
Dube c Khan b Shami 19(18)
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SIX! Smashed several rows back into the stands beyond the midwicket fence by Dube off Shami’s bowling! CSK 163/6
CSK vs GT LIVE Cricket Score
OUT! Two wickets in one over for Alzarri Joseph as Ravindra Jadeja hits straight down deep midwicket’s throat! The Gujarat Titans are starting to fight back in the slog overs and will fancy restricting CSK to 180 or less from here. CSK 153/6
Jadeja c Shankar b Joseph 1(2)
CSK vs GT LIVE Cricket Score
OUT! Ruturaj Gaikwad departs shortly after going for a change of bat, this time failing to clear the boundary rope and holing out to the man standing at long on to fall eight short of the three-figure mark! Gaikwad tries reviewing for a no-ball after Joseph bowls a fairly high full toss, but the TV umpire deems it to be a legal delivery. CSK 151/5
Gaikwad c Gill b Joseph 92(50)
CSK vs GT LIVE Cricket Score
SIX! Gaikwad welcomes Rashid back into the attack with a well-timed pull over the cow corner fence! The Titans wouldn’t have expected that at all, given how cautiously RG and the Super Kings had treated the star leg spinner so far today. CSK 146/4
CSK vs GT LIVE Cricket Score
After 16 overs,Chennai Super Kings 140/4 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 82 , Shivam Dube 9)
A good phase for the Gujarat Titans between overs 13 and 16, with 19 coming off it — snail’s pace compared to how CSK have motored along so far this evening. Four more overs to go, with Gaikwad 18 short of what will be his second IPL hundred.
CSK vs GT LIVE Score
After 13 overs,Chennai Super Kings 121/4 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 76 , Shivam Dube 0)
Timeout signalled at the end of the 13th over, right after Litttle cleans Rayudu up to end an entertaining fourth-wicket stand. The threat for GT however, is still not over with Gaikwad still going strong, batting on 76 at the moment.
CSK vs GT LIVE Score
BOWLED! Maiden IPL wicket for Joshua Little as Ambati Rayudu gets cleaned up by a slower one from the Irish left-arm seamer! Rayudu advanced down the track and exposed all three stumps while looking to go downtown, but missed the ball completely. CSK 121/4
Rayudu b Little 12(12)
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FOUR! Williamson does an excellent job in saving a couple of runs for the Titans, throwing the ball back inside after leaping at the end of the midwicket boundary, although the ball does roll up to the advertising cushion for it to be adjudged a boundary. Williamson, though, is on the ground after the effort, appearing to have hurt his right knee rather badly, and limps out of the ground as a result. The boundary results in the fifty partnership being completed for the fourth wicket. CSK 120/3
GT vs CSK IPL 2023 LIVE Score
SIX! Make that eight sixes for Ruturaj Gaikwad now as he smashes the ball over long off, picking a slower ball from Yash Dayal in the left-arm seamer’s first over of the evening. CSK 107/3
GT vs CSK IPL 2023 LIVE Score
After 11 overs,Chennai Super Kings 100/3 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 63 , Ambati Rayudu 4)
SIX! Seventh maximum of the evening for Gaikwad, who’s feasting on the GT bowlers at the moment! Another short ball from Little that is clobbered over the leg side — deep square leg on this occasion — for a six. Ruins what was turning out to be a superb second over from the Irish seamer, with just one coming off the previous five balls.