CSK vs GT IPL 2023 Highlights: Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings qualify for 10th IPL final

Ruturaj Gaikwad has been named the player of the match for hitting 60 off 44 balls for CSK. 

Chennai Super Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by 15 runs.  

Matheesha Pathirana dismissed Vijay Shankar and Darshan Nalkande on two successive deliveries. 

Tushar Deshpande dismissed Rashid Khan for 30 off 16 balls. GT 142/9 in 18.3 overs.

Maheesh Theekshana dismissed Rahul Tewatia for 3 off 5 balls. GT 98/6 in 14.3 Overs. 

Deepak Chahar dismissed Shubman Gill for 42 off 38 balls. GT 88/5 in 13.1 Overs.

Dasun Shanaka has been dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja for 17 off 16 balls. GT 72/3 in 10.3 Overs.

Maheesh Theekshana dismissed Hardik Pandya for 8 off 7 balls. GT 41/2 in 5.5 Overs.

Deepak Chahar dismissed Wriddhiman Saha for 12 off 11 balls. GT 22/1 in 2.6 Overs. 

Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha opened the batting for Gujarat Titans. Deepak Chahar took the new ball for CSK. 

Chennai Super Kings posted 172/7 in 20 overs. Gujarat Titans will need 173 to win the first Qualifier. 

Mohit Sharma dismissed MS Dhoni 1 off 2 balls. CSK 155-6 in 18.5 Overs.

Ambati Rayudu has been dismissed by Rashid Khan for 17 off 9 balls. CSK 148/5 in 18 overs. 

Mohammed Shami dismissed Devon Conway for 40 off 34 balls. CSK 125/4 in 15.1 overs. 

Darshan Nalkande dismissed Ajinkya Rahane for 17 off 10 balls. CSK 121/3 in 14.5 overs. 

Shivam Dube tries to go for a big one but Noor Ahmad's delivery crashes through his defence and hits the stumps. CSK 90/2 in 11.3 overs.

Mohit Sharma strikes as Ruturaj Gaikwad departs after an excellent 60. CSK 87/1 in 10.3 overs 

The opening pair of Ruturaj and Conway have laid a solid foundation for Chennai Super Kings. CSK 49/0 in 6 overs

Darshan Nalkande thinks he has Rutuyraj Gaikwad under his folds as Shubman Gill has him at mid-wicket. But the umpire indicated it's a no-ball and Ruturaj gets a lifeline. CSK 5/0 in 1.3 overs

CSK would look to post around 180 runs on the board.

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Hardik Pandya(c), Dasun Shanaka, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Darshan Nalkande, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana

Impact players

Chennai Super Kings: Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Akash Singh.

Gujarat Titans: Vijay Shankar, Srikar Bharat, Sai Sudharsan, Jayant Yadav, Shivam Mavi.

Gujarat Titans win the toss and will bowl first at Chepauk Stadium.

Toss will play a crucial role in this match

Scenario 1: If Gujarat Titans defeat Chennai Super Kings, then MS Dhoni and his side go to Qualifier 2. Later on, if Lucknow Super Giants knock Mumbai Indians out in the eliminator and CSK in Qualifier 2, it will be a GT vs LSG IPL final

Scenario 2: If Chennai Super Kings beat Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1, then Hardik Pandya and his men go to Qualifier 2. In the eliminator, if Mumbai Indians beat LSG and knock them out and later get defeated by Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2, it will be a CSK vs GT IPL final, a repeat of qualifier 1

Scenario 3: If Gujarat Titans win Qualifier 1 and send MS Dhoni's CSK to Qualifier 2 and if Mumbai Indians defeat LSG in the eliminator and CSK in Qualifier 2, in this case, it will be GT vs MI IPL final

Scenario 4: MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings beat Gujarat Titans and send them to Qualifier 2. On the other hand Lucknow Super Giants knock Mumbai Indians out of IPL in the eliminator and later defeat Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2, then it will be CSK vs LSG IPL Final.

Gujarat Titans hold an upper hand over Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. Out of three matches between the two sides, Gujarat have emerged victorious in all of them. 

Dhoni will bid for a fifth IPL crown and Gujarat Titans will pose a serious threat to their ambitions.

A look at the records at Chepauk Stadium: 

Played: 74

Win Batting First: 46

Win Batting Second: 28

No Result: 0

The average first innings score at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is 159 runs and the teams chasing at the ground will have a lot of advantage for the same.

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya, David Miller, Dasun Shanaka, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana

MS Dhoni has failed to lead CSK to a win over Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023. CSK has lost all three matches to GT since IPL 2022. But will the fortunes change in IPL 2023 Qualifier 1?

Gujarat Titans Probable Impact Players: Yash Dayal, KS Bharat, Darshan Nalkande, R Sai Kishore, Shivam Mavi

Chennai Super Kings: Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Subranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Akash Singh

Young Sri Lanka and Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana has impressed a lot with his performance so far in the Indian Premier League 2023 and the right-handed fast bowler has bowled some toe-crushing yorkers with his slingy action. The player will look to leave his impact in the match vs Gujarat Titans. 

The weather in Chennai during the Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans match is expected to be hot and humid and their is no chance of rain during the match. 

The pitch at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium is often known to provide assistance to the spinners and it is expected that the spinners from both the teams can get equal help from the surface. 

Gujarat Titans batsman Shubman Gill is coming into the match after hitting two consecutive centuries against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Gill will hope to repeat his performance vs Super Kings as well. 

A look at the record of Gujarat Titans in the last five matches

Win vs Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight wickets

Win vs Sunrisers Hyderabad by 34 runs

Loss vs Mumbai Indians by 27 runs

Win vs Lucknow Super Giants by 27 runs

Win vs Rajasthan Royals by nine wickets 

A look at Chennai Super Kings' record in the last five matches: 

1. Win by 77 runs vs Delhi Capitals 
2. Loss by six wickets vs Kolkata Knight Riders 
3. Win by 27 runs vs Delhi Capitals
4. Win by six wickets vs Mumbai Indians 
5. No Result vs Lucknow Super Giants 

The Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League 2023 will be played at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai and CSK will certainly have an home advantage against GT. The team have a tremendous record at the ground and will look forward to make it to the finals of the tournament.

The Hardik Pandya led Gujarat Titans will look to make to their second successive final of the Indian Premier League and will also aim of winning the trophy for the second successive time against Chennai Super Kings.

The Chennai Super Kings and the Gujarat Titans have played each thrice in the history of the tournament and it has been the Titans who have always emerged victorious over Super Kings. Chennai will look to grab their first win vs Gujarat in the IPL 2023 Qualifier 1.

The MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings and Hardik Pandya Gujarat Titans will take on each other in the Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League 2023 at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. 

The Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans, both have performed exceptionally well throughout the Indian Premier League 2023. However, in the only match, both teams played in the group stage it was GT, who emerged victorious. CSK would look tp avenge the defeat and also make a place in the finals of the tournament. 

A look at the squad of the Chennai Super Kings ahead of the all-important Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League 2023: 

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (c), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Sisanda Magala (replacement), Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma, Akash Singh (replacement).

A look at the squad of the Gujarat Titans ahead of the all-important Qualifier 1 vs Chennai Super Kings of the Indian Premier League 2023: 

Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (c), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Pradeep Sangwan, R. Sai Kishore, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph, David Miller, Matthew Wade, Noor Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Shivam Mavi, KS Bharat, Odean Smith, Mohit Sharma, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, Dasun Shanaka.