Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s participation in Friday’s Indian Premier League opener between Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings is in doubt. Due to a knee injury he sustained during a training session in Chennai, Dhoni did not bat at the nets on Thursday. The Titans started the game as favorites before Dhoni’s injury, as Pandya led the team to a title last time around in its first season.
Gujarat came out on top in both of the matches that the two teams had last season. In addition, Gujarat’s Shubman Gill is currently in excellent condition, and Rashid Khan appears to be consistent as ever. The home team will be without David Miller, who is away on duty with the national team. However, Rahul Tewatia can take over in his place. Additionally, the team has hired the seasoned Kane Williamson.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni will continue to lead the team, even though there are rumors that the 2023 season may be his last in the league; A focus will also be placed on England superstar Ben Stokes, who will make his debut for the men in yellow on Friday. Chennai Super Kings performed poorly in the previous season. Out of 14 games, the group could win four. They were eliminated from the playoffs and finished the league season in ninth place with 8 points. In IPL 2023, CSK will aim to win the gold.
Live Telecast and Live Streaming
Friday’s IPL 2023 match between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans will begin at 7:30 p.m. IST. At 7 p.m. IST, the toss will take place. In India, the match between the Gujarat Titans and the Chennai Super Kings will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host Gujarat Titans’ and Chennai Super Kings’ IPL 2023 matchup. The IPL 2023 match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Rulers will happen on Walk 31, Friday. In India, the match between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans will be streamed live on the Jio Cinema app and website.
Match will be broadcast on Star Sports channels –
- Star Sports 1
- Star Sports 1 HD
- Star Sports 3
- Star Sports 3 HD.
Squads
Gujarat Titans:
- Hardik Pandya (Captain)
- Abhinav Manohar
- David Miller
- Shubman Gill
- Matthew Wade
- Wriddhiman Saha
- B. Sai Sudharsan
- Darshan Nalkande
- Jayant Yadav
- Pradeep Sangwan
- Rahul Tewatia
- Shivam Mavi
- Vijay Shankar
- Alzarri Joseph
- Mohammad Shami
- Noor Ahmad
- Sai Kishore
- Rashid Khan
- Yash Dayal
- Kane Williamson
- Joshua Little
- Odean Smith
- Urvil Patel
- K.S Bharat
- Mohit Sharma.
Chennai Super Kings:
- MS Dhoni (Captain)
- Devon Conway
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Subhranshu Senapati
- Ambati Rayudu
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Dwaine Pretorius
- Mitchell Santner
- K Bhagath Varma
- Moeen Ali
- Rajvardhan Hangargekar
- Shivam Dube
- Deepak Chahar
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Akash Singh
- Prashant Solanki
- Simarjeet Singh
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Tushar Deshpande
- Ben Stokes
- Matheesha Pathirana
- Shaik Rasheed
- Nishant Sindhu
- Kyle Jamieson
- Ajay Mandal.
Probable Playing XI
Gujarat Titans:
- Shubman Gill
- Wriddhiman Saha
- Kane Williamson
- Hardik Pandya
- Vijay Shankar
- Matthew Wade
- Rahul Tewatia
- Rashid Khan
- Shivam Mavi
- Mohammed Shami
- Joshua Little
Chennai Super Kings:
- Devon Conway
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Moeen Ali
- Shivam Dube
- Ambati Rayudu
- Ben Stokes
- Ravindra Jadeja
- MS Dhoni
- Deepak Chahar
- Tushar Deshpande
- Maheesh Theekshana