GT vs CSK First IPL Match 2023: Gujarat starts title defence with victory, beat Chennai by 5 wickets

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IPL 2023 GT vs CSK Today 31st March Score: Gujarat Titans got off to a quick start in their chase. Wriddhiman Saha fell for 25 off 16 after which impact players Sai Sudharshan and Shubman Gill have kept up their run rate.

Match summary image GT vs CSK First IPL Match 2023: Gujarat start title defence with victory, beat Chennai by 5 wickets

CSK nibbled their way back after Gill fell for 92 off 50 but Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan seem set to take them over the line in the last over. Earlier,

Ruturaj Gaikwad shouldered the CSK innings while they lost wickets at the other end which led them to a score of 178/7 in 20 overs. He raced to his half-century in just 23 balls and smacked six sixes in the first 10 overs.

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CSK lost a bit of momentum after the 12th over and while Gaikwad tried to get them back on track, he ended up perishing for 82 off 50. Captain MS Dhoni then hit a six and a four in the last over to take CSK close to 180. Alzarri Joseph led the way in helping GT pull things back in the death overs, with CSK looking set to score over 200 runs.

Mohammed Shami struck early with the wicket of Devon Conway but Gaikwad and Moeen Ali then helped CSK dominate the powerplay. Moeen fell to Rashid Khan in the last over of the powerplay.

While Ben Stokes looked good for the time he was there, he fell to Rashid early. CSK have continued to lose wickets periodically but a marauding Gaikwad has helped them stay on top. Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya earlier won the toss and chose to bowl first at the Narendra Modi Stadium.