IPL 2023, CSK vs GT Highlights: Ruturaj Gaikwad’s hard-fought 50-balls 92 went in useless as defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) rode on Shubman Gill’s hard-fought 35-ball 63 to beat four-time IPL winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 5 wickets in CSK vs GT IPL 2023 event opener at world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday (March 31). With this win, Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat began their title defence on a successful notice as they beat CSK for the third time in IPL historical past to stay unbeaten in opposition to them on this planet’ richest T20 League.
After Gill received out, GT have been beneath immense stress. To add to their woes, MS Dhoni-led dismissed well-set Vijay Shankar for 27 at a vital juncture within the sport. The match hung in stability in final two overs however some late lusty blows from Rashid Khan (3-balls 10) and Rahul Tewatia (14-balls 15) ensured that Gujarat ended up with a 5-wicket victory.
Earlier, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Ruturaj Gaikwad regaled the close to capability crowd in Ahmedabad together with his batting exploits (92 runs off 50 balls) to assist four-time Indian Premier League (IPL) winners Chennai Super Kings submit a aggressive 178/7 in opposition to defending champions Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023 opener. Gaikwad rocked Gujarat’s bowling lineup together with his chic strokeplay, principally counting on fours and sixes to drag his workforce again into the sport after shedding early wickets. Apart from Gaikwad, Moeen Ali (17-ball 23) was one other CSK star whose attacking intent troubled Gujarat batters. Ali’s fiery cameo was key in setting the tone for Chennai in tonight’s match.
With CSK on high, GT skipper Hardik Pandya launched his key wicket-taker Rashid Khan within the powerplay and as he typically does, he received the massive breakthrough by dismissing harmful trying Moeen Ali. In his second over, Rashid eliminated all-rounder Ben Stokes for his second wicket, leaving CSK reeling at 70 for 3. GT pulled themselves again into the sport within the center overs by limiting the movement of runs and in addition took the wicket of Ambati Rayudu.
However, the autumn of wickets didn’t make Gaikwad change his sport as saved on coping with fours and sixes.
Shivam Dube struggled for runs and his dismissal put stress on Gaikwad who received out within the seventeenth over, lacking out on a well-deserved hundred by simply eight runs. Captain Dhoni, batter quantity eight, turned again the clock as he hammered the ball for fours and sixes, batted with a strike charge of 200 to make sure CSK cross the 170-run mark. The final 5 overs yielded 45 runs for CSK.