Chennai Super Kings Vs Gujarat Titans Playoff 1: With only four matches remaining in the TATA IPL 2023 season, the playoff fixtures have been revealed. GT was the first team to cement their spot in the playoff race.
Now the three teams Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians have qualified for the playoff race in this edition of the cash-rich league tournament.
Match: Chennai Super Kings Vs Gujarat Titans Playoff 1 TATA IPL 2023
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai
Day and Date: Tuesday, 23rd May 2023
Toss Timings: 7 PM IST and Local, 1.30 PM GMT
Match Timings: 7.30 PM IST and Local, 2 PM GMT
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Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha(wk), Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Jayant Yadav and Alzarri Joseph.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(c and wk), Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana and Tushar Deshpande.
The pitch in Chennai offers turn and both the teams have good, quality spin bowlers in their playing XI. This contest will be a test for the batters and their art of playing spin. The Pacers will have some help at the start. However, the spinners will hold an edge over this match.
The climate forecast is good for this game. The weather report says that there will be no rain interruptions.
The four-time champion side, Chennai Super Kings will take on the defending champions of this season, Gujarat Titans. CSK and GT had played the opening encounter of this season and that match was won by the Gujarat side.
The Yellow Army are playing at home and due to that they are termed as favourites to win this match and progress to the finals.
But CSK has a poor record against Hardik Pandya and his men as they are yet to win a game. The Titans were the newly appointed side last year and still, they have won all the matches against a supremo side of the Indian Premier League tournament.
Since 2022, GT and CSK have played 3 matches. CSK have won zero till now and this time they will aim to open their account against GT.
The batters of the yellow army are in good knick and CSK’s main strength is the spin trio of Jaddu, Moen and Theekshana. However, their weakness is the pace bowling.
Even though Pathirana, Chahar and Deshpande have done decent jobs. Still, they have leaked runs at crucial junctures.
CSK will want their pacers to be on the money from the first delivery because GT is also a batting-heavy side and their batters can run away with the game.
The Titans will eye for the direct final berth for the second back-to-back time. Their record against CSK is superior and that’s why Hardik and his men have an edge over the yellow army side despite not playing on their ground in Ahmedabad. Gill is in prime form and he also scored his second IPL century of this season.
Still, there is a worry for the defending champions as Saha and Miller haven’t been too good for them and the lower order too didn’t get much chances. So they will depend on Subman Gill and Hardik Pandya in the batting department.
The bowling has been good and there are no worries regarding that as Shami, Rashid and Noor Ahmad are in good form.
GT can pick Jayant Yadav in their playing XI because of the conditions in Chennai and that will make GT as a spin-heavy side as well.
Batters – Ajinkya Rahane, David Miller and Ruturaj Gaikwad
Bowlers – Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami and Moeen Ali
All-rounders – Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya
Wicket-keeper – MS Dhoni
Vice-captain – Deepak Chahar
Captain – Shubman Gill
