IPL-2023 Final GT Vs CSK: Both the teams meet for the first time in the title match

IPL-2023 Final GT Vs CSK: Both the teams meet for the first time in the title match

The final of this season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played today between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK). The match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad from 7:30 pm. For the first time in league history, both the teams will meet in the final. This is only the second season of Gujarat, last year the team became champions, but Chennai got out from the group stage itself.

Narendra Modi Stadium is the home ground of Gujarat. On this match, Gujarat has played nine matches so far, in which it has won six and lost three. On the other hand, Chennai has played three matches on this ground so far and have lost all three. Narendra Modi Stadium was earlier known as Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera.

The pressure on Gujarat to defend the title

In the last IPL season, 2 new teams from Lucknow and Gujarat were added. Both reached the playoffs, but Gujarat surprised everyone by winning the title. This time also the team entered the tournament with almost the same players. Gujarat, captained by Hardik Pandya, will be under pressure to defend the title. The team has played a total of 16 matches so far this season (league stage and playoffs), in which it has won 11 and lost five.

David Miller, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed and Joshua Little can be the 4 foreign players of the team against Chennai. Apart from these, players like Mohammed Shami, Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya are in excellent form.

Dhoni biggest challenge for CSK will be to contain the bat of Gill, who has scored three centuries and 851 runs. Mohammed Shami (28 wickets), Rashid Khan (27 wickets) and Mohit Sharma (24 wickets) have done their job well. At the same time, apart from Gill, Pandya has scored 325 runs in batting.

Chennai 4-time champion

Chennai Super Kings, captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, is one of the most successful teams in the tournament. The team has won the most four titles in the tournament after Mumbai (five titles). The team reached the playoffs in 12 out of 14 seasons and is playing the finals for the 10th time.

Chennai have won nine and lost five out of 15 matches (league stage and playoffs) played so far this season. And one match was canceled due to rain. Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Mahish Teekshana and Mathish Pathirana can be the 4 foreign players of the team.

Conway has scored 625 runs, Rituraj Gaikwad 564 runs and Ajinkya Rahane 299 runs in 13 matches for Chennai this season while Shivam Dubey has scored 386 runs. Dubey has hit 33 sixes in this IPL. In bowling, Pathirana has taken 17 wickets and Deshpande has taken 21 wickets.

Gujarat heavy on Chennai in head to head

Talking about head to head, a total of four matches have been played between the two teams so far, in which Gujarat has won thrice and Chennai once.

Pitch report

The pitch of the Narendra Modi Stadium helps the batsmen a lot. There will be a completely opposite atmosphere from the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. If there is pace and bounce for fast bowlers, then the outfield will also be fast. Spin bowlers have a lot of trouble on this pitch. Dew will also play an important role in the evening.

Possible playing-11

Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (captain), Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma and Joshua Little.

Impact players: Sai Sudarshan, Sreekar Bharat, Odion Smith, R Sai Kishore and Shivam Mavi.

Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Devon Conway, Rituraj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dubey, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Mahish Teekshana, Mathish Pathirana and Tushar Deshpande.

Impact players: Ambati Rayudu, Mitchell Santner, S Senapati, Sheikh Rashid and Akash Singh.