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.
Gujarat Titans beat Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets
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!
Rashid Khan is the Player of the Match for his all-round performance (2/26 and 10 not out off 3 balls)
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.
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 โ four time winners of the prestigious league โ 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.
โAs far as I am concerned, the skipper is 100 percent playing. I donโt know about any other development,โ Viswanthan said.
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