Gujrat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings, 1st match of IPL 2023, Narendra Modi Stadium. The defending champions vs four-time winners of IPL.
So, who is going to win the first match of IPL 2023? Is it going to be Gujrat Titans, the defending champions, who have won their first trophy in their first participation? Or is it going to be the four-time winners and the team who has played the maximum number of final matches? We don’t know, which is why we will watch the match. But, without any information, the match will not be the same excitement. Let’s know about the team predictions and all other important details.
Gujarat Titans
Batters- Shubman Gill, David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Kane Williamson, K.S. Bharat, Urvil Patel
All-rounders- Hardik Pandya, Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, Darshan Nalkande, B. Sai Sudharsan, Odean Smith, Rahul Tewatia
Bowlers- Pradeep Sangwan, Jayant Yadav, Alzarri Joseph, Shivam Mavi, Mohammad Shami, Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmed, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Yash Dayal, Mohit Sharma
Who are going to be in the first XI? Here is the best prediction.
- Shubman Gill
- Wriddhiman Saha (W)
- Matthew Wade
- Hardik Pandya (C)
- David Miller
- Rahul Tewatia
- Rashid Khan
- Alzarri Joseph/ Odean Smith
- Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore
- Mohammad Shami
- Yash Dayal
Strengths: Very powerful opening batters, brilliant top-order batters for early wickets, wicket-keeping options, batting depth, and finishers.
Weaknesses: Not-so-good bowing depth, lack of bowlers to bowl in death overs.
X-factor: Shubman Gill and David Miller are in excellent form.
Chennai Super Kings
Batters- Rituraj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, MS Dhoni, Ambai Rayudu, Ajinkya Rahane, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed
All-rounders- Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Dwaine Pretorius, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, K Bhagath Varma, Ajay Mandal, Nishant Sindhu, Ben Stokes
Bowlers- Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Prashant Solanki, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Sisanda Magala, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Kyle Jamieson
Who are going to be in the first XI? Here is the best prediction.
- Rituraj Gaikwad
- Devon Conway
- Moeen Ali
- Ambari Rayudu
- Ben Stokes
- Shivam Dube
- MS Dhoni (C/W)
- Rabindra Jadeja
- Deepak Chahar
- Matheesha Pathirana/ Maheesh Theekshana
- Tushar Deshpande
Strengths: Strong opening batters, so many options in all-rounders, batting depth.
Weaknesses: Lack of form in recent times.
X-factor: Presence of Ben Stokes and Dhoni’s captaincy.
Also, the toss is going to take a huge role in the first match. Both teams will try to chase but see what the luck will be. So, few more hours, the match will start at 7:30 p.m.
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