GT vs CSK T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, IPL 2023
The 16th season of the Indian Premier League gets underway on Friday evening as the 2022 Champions Gujarat Titans take on the four time winners Chennai Super Kings. The Titans finished top of the group stage before going on to win the competition last year with the Super Kings finishing in ninth place. Read on as we preview this tournament opener. The game begins at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad at 19:30 local time.
Gujarat Titans had a brilliant debut season in the IPL last year and played extremely entertaining and attacking cricket. We expect them to be a very hard team to beat again in this campaign.
After winning the tournament in 2021, Chennai Super Kings came crashing down the table last year. They have the toughest of starts against the 2022 winners in this game but have some world class players.
Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings T20 Live Streaming
TV channels: Live action will be available on the Star Sports Network (India), Fox Sports (Australia), Sky Sports (UK), Willow TV (US)
GT vs CSK Live Streaming: Live action of GT vs CSK can be watched on Jio Cinema in India.
GT vs CSK Match Toss Prediction
Gujarat Titans chose to field first and bat first across the 2022 tournament. Our prediction is for both teams to want to field first in this match.
GT vs CSK, Narendra Modi Stadium Pitch Report
The pitch offers good bounce and pace and the batters can have a good time here. We saw a high-scoring Test match lately on this ground, which ended in a draw.
The par score is around 190 and the team bowling first has a 75-80% chance of winning.
After heavy rainfall a day before the match, the weather forecast has shown a clear day on Friday, which is the match day. No rainfall is expected during the match time. The temperature is expected to hover around 32°C in the daytime and dip to around 27°C towards the night. The wind speed will be around 6-8 km/h during the match time.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings, Indian Premier League 2023
GT Team News & Playing 11
GT Team News
The 2022 Champions have made strong additions in their team. Among others, they have let Jason Roy and Lockie Ferguson go but have also brought in the likes of Kane Williamson and Shivam Mavi for IPL 2023 season.
Middle-order batter David Miller will join the team after completing the Netherlands series on 2nd April. Ireland bowler Joshua Little, who is also the first Irish player to feature in the IPL, will be out for the first few matches due to international commitments.
GT Key Players
- Shubman Gill- after hitting 483 runs in the 2022 IPL, the top order batter will be looking forward to adding to his four half-centuries from last year’s tournament.
- Hardik Pandya- only three other batters hit more runs in last year’s competition than Gujarat Titans’ skipper. He also chipped in with eight wickets and has been in excellent form over the last 18 months.
- Rashid Khan- the Afghanistan leg-spinner was not at his best at times last year but still took 19 wickets. His recent performances for his country and in other franchise leagues have been very impressive.
- Kane Williamson- Williamson has been in pretty good form lately as seen in the international matches. In 76 IPL matches, Williamson has smashed 2101 runs at an impressive average of 36.22
GT Possible Impact Player Substitutes
Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudarshan, Jayant Yadav, Yash Dayal
We saw little action from Abhinav Manohar and Sai Sudarshan in the last season. GT can use them up to finish off the innings with some last overs crucial runs.
GT Team Form
Gujarat Titans won eight of their first nine matches in the 2022 IPL before ending the season with four wins from five games.
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GT Predicted Playing 11
Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade (wk), Kane Williamson, Rahul Tewatia, Hardik Pandya (c), Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Jayant Yadav, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Shivam Mavi
CSK Team News & Playing 11
CSK Team News
Once again, Chennai Super Kings will be led by keeper-batter MS Dhoni. Dwayne Bravo, the all-time leading wicket taker in the IPL has retired but will coach the bowlers in the squad across this competition. Ambati Rayudu reversed his retirement decision and we expect him to play in this game. Kyle Jamieson was roped in by CSK but he got injured and ruled out of this season.
South African pacer Sisanda Magala will replace him and he can be an effective death bowler. Mukesh Choudhary is also out of this season due to stress fracture and he will be replaced by left arm pacer Akash Singh.
CSK Key Players
- Ben Stokes- the left-handed big-hitting batter is a naturally attacking player. He has scored over 3000 T20 runs and will focus on his batting in this tournament.
- Ruturaj Gaikwad- after striking 635 runs in the 2021 IPL, the right-hander hit a top score of 99 not out, one of three scores of 50+ in the 2022 tournament.
- Deepak Chahar- the right-arm fast bowler missed the entire 2021 campaign with a back injury but has since been back in the India team.
- Moeen Ali- The England all-rounder is one of the top all-rounders in this format. In 44 IPL matches, Ali has picked 24 wickets and scored 910 runs.
CSK Possible Impact Player Substitutes
Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Tushar Deshpande, Prashant Solanki, Akash Singh
All-rounder Hangargekar can be a useful option for the CSK to bring in. Akash Singh, who came as a replacement for Mukesh Choudhary, can also make an appearance on the ground for his left-arm bowling skill.
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CSK Team Form
Chennai Super Kings won only four matches across the 2022 competition and ended the season with three successive defeats.
CSK Predicted Playing 11
Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk) (c), Deepak Chahar, Simarjeet Singh, Matheesha Pathirana
GT vs CSK Head to Head
Both of the group stage matches were won by Gujarat Titans last year with a three wicket win in Pune and a seven wicket win in Mumbai. This will be the first ever GT vs CSK clash on this ground which is the home ground of Gujarat Titans.
GT vs CSK Head to Head Stats in T20's
| |
Matches Played |
GT Won |
CSK Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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GT vs CSK Betting Odds
The bookmakers are expecting a competitive clash to begin the 2023 tournament but have Gujarat Titans as the favourites to win. However, we are backing Chennai Super Kings to get off to a winning start.
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Who will win Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings T20 Match?
There are some excellent players in both squads and we anticipate a game played at a very high level. Player for player, we think Chennai Super Kings have the better players for the conditions in Ahmedabad.
GT vs CSK Prediction
After their incredible debut season in 2022, Gujarat Titans and their legion of fans will be extremely excited to see them in action in this opening fixture. This should be a very competitive clash with Chennai Super Kings keen to get off to a strong start following their very disappointing campaign last year. We expect this game to go to the final over but are backing the strong batting line-up for Chennai Super Kings to come out on top. Our prediction is for Chennai Super Kings to win.
Mar 31, 2023
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Narendra Modi Stadium - Ahmedabad, India
GT deserves to win this one for having a better squad than CSK.
Gujarat Titans will have advantage as they are playing at their home. Shivam Mavi can be best bowler if GT bowls first
With no Lockie Ferguson and David Miller, GT are little weaker, CSk can take this advantage to get a win
Gujrat Titans as a team looks hard to beat but CSK is blessed with a fine combination of bowlers and batsmen. Chahar, Jadeja, ben stokes. Good lineup. Head to head the odds are not in favor of CSK but i feel they are underdogs who can sweep this game. I would definetly pick them as the winner.
Rooting for GT in this contest as it is a stronger team out of these two. GT won both clashes against CSK in 2022 and they will keep the winning streak on.