The 23rd match of the Indian Premier League 2023 is scheduled to play between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals on Sunday 16th April 2023 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Gujarat Titans are the defending champions and they also had been good in this tournament. They had played four matches with three wins to their name. They had lost just one match and are holding the third position on the points table. They had won their matches against Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, and Punjab Kings but had lost their match against Kolkata Knight Riders. Now they are going to face Rajasthan Royals in this match. Rajasthan Royals also performed well in this edition of IPL and they are the best-performing team in this tournament right now. They had won three out of four matches played. They had lost just one match and are leading the points table. They had beaten Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, and Sunrisers Hyderabad but lost their match against Punjab Kings.

Gujarat Titans lost their one match after winning two matches in a row. They bounced back strongly and won their most recent match against Punjab Kings with a handsome margin of six wickets. The bowling unit of this team is strong and they had also performed well throughout this tournament we saw the same in the previous match where they leaked just 153 runs in 20 overs. Mohammad Shami is leading the bowling unit of this team with Joshua Little, Alzarri Joseph, Rashid Khan, and Mohit Sharma. Almost each and every bowler from their side performed well and picked wickets. Mohit Sharma was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with two wickets to his name in four overs against just 18 runs. Rashid Khan had just been good in this tournament and he also performed well in the previous match with one wicket to his name in four overs while he was charged for 26 runs. Alzarri Joseph and Joshua Little also performed well and picked one wicket each. Mohammad Shami was the only bowler from their side who failed to perform well even though he picked one wicket but he leaked plenty of runs. He was charged with 44 runs in four overs.

The batting order of Gujarat Titans is also strong and they also had proved this in almost each and every match of this tournament. Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill are opening their batting inning and they also provided a good opening start. Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, and the skipper, Hardik Pandya are handling the top and middle batting order while Rahul Tewatia is also available in the batting squad of this team. They chased the target of 154 in 19.5 overs and almost each and every batsman from their side put some runs on the board. Shubman Gill was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 67 runs to his name on 49 balls with the help of seven boundaries and one huge six. Wriddhiman Saha also performed well and scored 30 runs. He faced 19 balls and smashed five boundaries during his inning. Sai Sudharsan was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He scored 19 runs while David Miller remained not out after scoring 17 runs. Gujarat Titans is a strong and well-balanced team they had picked some match-winning players from IPL 2023 auctions. They had lost just one match where they were almost winners but they leaked 29 runs in the 20th over and lost the match. We are sure Gujarat Titans will win this match.

Rajasthan Royals surprised their fans around the world with their outstanding performance. They are currently leading the table and another win in this match will cement their place at the top of the table. They had won two matches by a close margin and their most recent match against Chennai Super Kings is a big example of it where they won with a margin of just three runs. The batting order of this team is strong and is led by Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler. These both batsmen had performed well in this tournament. Devdutt Padikkal and Sanju Samson are part of the top batting order of this team but they had not been much impressive. Ravichandran Ashwin, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Jason Holder, and Adam Zampa are part of the batting squad of this team and these batsmen can perform well in the middle and lower overs. They also performed well in the previous match where they scored 175 runs in 20 overs. Jos Buttler was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 52 runs to his name on 36 balls with the help of one boundary and three huge sixes. Devdutt Padikkal also performed well and put some runs on the board.

Devdutt Padikkal scored 38 runs while he faced 26 balls and smashed five boundaries during his inning. Ravichandran Ashwin and Shimron Hetmyer scored 30 runs each while Yashasvi Jaiswal had ten runs to his name. The bowling unit of Rajasthan Royals is also strong and they had performed well in the previous matches. They have the best bowlers of T20 cricket like Sandeep Sharma, Kuldeep Sen, Jason Holder, Adam Zampa, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Yuzvendra Chahal in their squad, and these all bowlers performed well in the previous match. They defended the target of 176 runs and leaked 172 runs in 20 overs. Ravichandran Ashwin was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with two wickets to his name in four overs against 25 runs. Yuzvendra Chahal also performed well and picked up two wickets in four overs while he was charged with 27 runs. Sandeep Sharma was the other bowler who performed well and picked one wicket in three overs against 30 runs. Adam Zampa is the main bowler of this team but he did not perform well in the previous match and leaked 43 runs in four with one wicket in his account. Jason Holder and Kuldeep Sen were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket in the previous match. Gujarat Titans are not a weak opposition but we are sure that Rajasthan Royals will perform well and give a tough time to Gujarat Titans.

Gujarat Titans had faced Rajasthan Royals in 3 matches where they had won all three matches while Rajasthan Royals had won any match against Gujarat Titans.

Gujarat Titans had faced Rajasthan Royals in 3 matches where they had won all three matches while Rajasthan Royals had won any match against Gujarat Titans.

Gujarat Titans is a strong and well-balanced team and have 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, Gujarat Titans is the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Gujarat Titans a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Gujarat Titans had beaten Rajasthan Royals in three consecutive matches
• Gujarat Titans is overall a strong and experienced team
• The bowling unit of Gujarat Titans is strong than Rajasthan Royals
• Rajasthan Royals also performed well in this tournament
• The batting order of Rajasthan Royals is strong

Gujarat Titans is overall a strong team when we compare it with Rajasthan Royals. 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 Gujarat Titans 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.

Gujarat Titans have a 58% chance to win this match
Rajasthan Royals has a 42% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an 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 the 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 23rd match of IPL T20, 2023 is going to be held at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The pitch at the stadium is generally known to be a flat track, which means that it offers good batting conditions with even bounce and minimal seam movement. However, the ball can also turn on this pitch, particularly during the later stages of the game, which can assist spin bowlers.

The weather forecast for Ahmedabad is good for this cricket match. In April, Ahmedabad experiences hot and dry weather conditions as it falls under the summer season. The average temperature during this month is around 35-40°C (95-104°F) during the day and around 20-25°C (68-77°F) at night. The humidity level is relatively low, ranging from 10% to 30%, which can make the weather feel more comfortable.

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little.

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Kuldeep Sen, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa.

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• Date: Sunday, 16th April 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 Thakur

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