The 1st match of the Indian Premier League 2023 is scheduled to play between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings on Friday 31st March 2023 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

The most popular league of the world, Indian Premier League 2023 is starting and the defending champions Gujarat Titans will be facing the Chennai Super Kings, the most successful team in the history of IPL. Both teams had made some major changes in their squad and we will also see some important changes in the final playing eleven of this match. Both teams are almost equal in strength and this match will be very interesting. Each and every team in the IPL dreams to have an ideal winning start and both teams will put their full force into this match to open an account on the points table. Both teams had made some smart moves in IPL 2023 auctions.

Gujarat Titans had an ideal opening season of IPL and become the first team to win the title in their opening season. They played 14 league matches with ten wins to their name. They lost just four matches and were leading the points table. They beat Rajasthan Royals in the qualifier 1 match and made their way directly to the final where they beat Rajasthan Royals once again. Gujarat Titans had made some key changes in its squad for this season of IPL and they had retained their main players and also added some extra strength in the batting and bowling departments. We can say that Gujarat Titans are a strong team than they were in the previous edition. Hardik Pandya is going to lead Gujarat Titans in this season of PSL. He is fit and is also in good form. His role will be very important in the batting and bowling departments. The batting order of Gujarat Titans is very strong and Shubman Gill will open the batting inning. He had performed well in the recent matches and is in superb form of his life. We are sure that he will continue his good form in this tournament. We are not sure who will be a second opening partner of Shubman Gill.

David Miller is the main batsman of Gujarat Titans. He scored near about 500 runs in the previous season of IPL with a good strike rate and the most number of sixes. He is on national duty and will not be available for this match and this can be a big blow for Gujarat Titans. We think that Kane Williamson will replace David Miller in this match. We think that the batting order of Gujarat Titans will be much dependent on Shubhman Gill and Hardik Pandya. Wriddhiman Saha is a wicketkeeper-batsman in the squad of this team and we are sure that he will be the part of final playing eleven of this match. He was good in the previous season of IPL where he scored 317 runs. Matthew Wade is another experienced batsman of T20 cricket in the squad of Gujarat Titans. Matthew Wade is in good form and he played some best innings in the recently played matches. We are expecting that he will perform well if he gets a chance to play this match. Abhinav Manohar and B Sai Sudharan are also the squads of this team. Gujarat Titans are very rich in the bowling department. They have the best bowlers of the T20 format like Mohammad Shami, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Hardik Pandya, and Yash Dayal. Mohammad Shami is in the best form of his life and performed well in the home series against Australia. Rashid Khan is also in superb form and he had just been outstanding in the T20 series against Pakistan.

Chennai Super Kings are the most successful team in the Indian Premier League they had won the title of IPL three times and were the runner-up teams in five seasons. They failed to give the best performance in the previous season of the Indian Premier League and won just four out of 14 league matches. They lost ten matches and were laying in the second position from the bottom of the points table. They had updated their squad for this team and also had made some smart moves they made in IPL auctions. They had added Ben Stokes to their lineup for this season of IPL. Ben Stokes also announced that he will be part of this edition of IPL. He will play this match as an all-rounder and he is a straight replacement for Dwayne Bravo as Dwayne Bravo has retired from IPL. Robin Uthapppa is the other player of Chennai Super Kings who had been retired and Ajinka Rahane had joined the team as his replacement. Ajinka Rahane is not a professional T20 player and we don’t know why the management of Chennai Super Kings bought him.

The fans of MS Dhoni will see his leading Chennai Super Kings once again. The batting order of CSK is very strong starting at least on paper. Ambati Rayadu, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Ben Stokes will be handling the batting order of Chennai Super Kings with MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, and Devon Conway. Shivam Dube can also get a chance in the final playing eleven of this match as Mukesh Chaudhary is unfit. It is also an interesting point that there are a lot of left-handed batsmen in the batting squad of Chennai Super Kings. Moeen Ali is known as the hard hitter of the cricket balls and we think that he will be promoted up the order. He can put some big runs on the board if he gets some time to adjust on the crease. Devon Conway is another batsman who had a lot experience of playing in the conditions of India. We have no questions regarding the batting order but the big issue of Chennai Super Kings is their bowling department. Deepak Chahar is the leading bowler of Chennai and he will surely be part of the final playing eleven of this match. He has a good percentage of dot balls in power play overs and also provides early breakthroughs. Remember that he had taken 43 wickets in power play in IPL. Maheesh Theekshana is another experienced bowler who will be helpful with Deepak Chahar. Ben Stokes, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, and Tushar Deshpande are also available to handle the bowling department.

Gujarat Gianst played two matches against Chennai Super Kings and they won both matches.

Gujarat Titans had won four out of the most recent five matches they had played while Chennai Super Kings had won just one out of five recently played matches.

Chennai Super Kings is a strong and well-balanced team and has a strong batting and bowling department which is in good form. The batting and bowling squad of this team is much stronger at least on paper. According to today’s prediction, Chennai Super Kings is the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Chennai Super Kings a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• The batting order of Chennai Super Kings is deep and strong
• Gujarat Giants won both matches played against Chennai Super Kings
• The batting order of Gujarat Giants is strong and in good form
• The bowling unit of Gujarat Giants is also experienced
• Mohammad Shami and Shubhman Gill are in good form Gujarat Giants

Chennai Super Kings is overall a strong team when we compare it with Gujarat Titans. They have the best players in the t20 format of cricket. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Chennai Super Kings have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Chennai Super Kings have a 52% chance to win this match
Gujarat Titans have a 48% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play important in the result of each and every match of IPL 2023 as we had observed in the previous editions of this tournament. According to toss prediction, the team who will win the toss will elect to field first as defending had been difficult in the most recent matches of IPL. Remember that 52% of matches had been won by chasing teams at Narendra Modi Stadium.

The 1st match of IPL T20, 2023 is going to be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is known for its flat and dry pitch, which is typically slow and low. The surface tends to favor spinners, especially in the later stages of the game when the pitch tends to break up and offer a turn. The pitch has also been known to assist seam bowlers early on, especially under lights.

Overall, the pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium is expected to be challenging for batsmen, especially if the ball starts turning or bouncing unevenly. However, it can also be rewarding for spin bowlers who are able to exploit the conditions.

The weather forecast for Ahmedabad is good for this cricket match. There are almost no chances of rain in the region and we are hopeful that we will have a full match to enjoy. The temperature can be 28 to 30 degrees during the match.

Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (c), KS Bharat, Alzarri Joseph, Josh Little, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Mohammed Shami, Darshan Nalkande, Noor Ahmad, Urvil Patel, Rashid Khan, Wriddhiman Saha.

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (c), Moeen Ali, Bhagath Varma, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Sisanda Magala.

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• Date: Friday, 31st March 2023
• Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL / 07:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Narendra Modi Stadium
• Location: Ahmedabad, India
• Opened: 1982
• Capacity: 132,000
• Known as: Motera Gujarat Stadium, Sardar Patel Stadium
• Ends: Adani Pavilion End, GMDC End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Home to: Gujarat
• Floodlights: Yes
• Curator: Bagira Thaku

• Total matches: 10
• Matches won batting first: 6
• Matches won bowling first: 4
• Average 1st Inns scores: 160
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 137
• Highest total recorded: 234/4 (20 Ov) by IND vs NZ
• Lowest total recorded: 66/10 (12.1 Ov) by NZ vs IND
• The highest score chased: 166/3 (17.5 Ov) by IND vs ENG
• The lowest score defended: 107/7 (20 Ov) by WIW vs INDW

Darshan Nalkande, Noor Ahmad, Urvil Patel, Rashid Khan, Wriddhiman Saha, R Sai Kishore, Sai Sudharsan, Pradeep Sangwan, Vijay Shankar, Mohit Sharma, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Odean Smith, Rahul Tewatia, Matthew Wade, Kane Williamson, Jayant Yadav, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya (c), KS Bharat, Alzarri Joseph, Josh Little, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller.