The Gujarat Titans will take on Chennai Super Kings in the first match of the IPL season 2023 on Tuesday, May 23. The encounter will take place at the MA Chinnaswamy Stadium, Chennai. Ahead of the game, the Titans seem to have an upper hand as CSK are yet to defeat GT in the history of IPL. But not only that, there may be several other reasons why CSK won’t start as favorites against the defending champs in the Qualifier 1 of the IPL 2023. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 Live Updates on Insidesport.IN.
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As mentioned above, the clash is set to take place in Chennai which is known for its slow tracks. However, the defending champs have a formidable batting line-up to tackle that. The likes of Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha, Vijay Shankar and skipper Hardik Pandya have decent strike rate against spin bowling.
To add more fire in their batting department, David Miller has played some decent cameos in the competition and his experience will help GT to tackle CSK’s pace department particularly in the death overs. The Titans have amassed 2,450 runs in this season with 13 fifties and 2 centuries stroked by their batting department.
Apart from their fiery batting line-up, GT also possess a top-notch bowling contingent. Pacer Mohammad Shami and Rashid Khan are the joint-leading wicket-takers in the competition with 24 wickets each. The Indian pacer has provided breakthroughs with the new ball to GT in almost every game. Rashid has been in his best as well. To add more misery for CSK, mystery spinner Noor Ahmad has also shown his capabilities with the ball and can be dangerous on turning track of Chennai.
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