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TimesofIndia.com right here takes an in depth take a look at the 2 groups which will likely be going toe to toe on March thirty first as they target to begin their respective campaigns with aa large win:
What: IPL 2023 Season Opener
Teams: Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings
Seasons Played: Gujarat Titans – 1; Chennai Super Kings – 13
Titles received: Gujarat Titans – 1; Chennai Super Kings – 4
Captains: Gujarat Titans – Hardik Pandya; Chennai Super Kings – MS Dhoni
Head Coaches: Gujarat Titans – Gary Kirsten; Chennai Super Kings – Stephen Fleming
Head to Head: Played – 2; Won through GT – 2; Won through CSK – 0
Results to this point: April 17, 2022 – GT beat CSK through 3 wickets (1 ball to spare) —- May 15, 2022 – GT received through 7 wickets (5 balls to spare)
Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja, (Pic Courtesy – CSK Twitter take care of)
Full Squads:
Gujarat Titans:Hardik Pandya (captain), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohit Sharma, KS Bharat, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Odean Smith, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yashi Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R. Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little.
To set up Ben Stokes. (Pic Courtesy – CSK Twitter take care of)
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Ben Stokes, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Deepak Chahar, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Devon Conway, Tushar Deshpande , Mukesh Chowdhary, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Sisanda Magala, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma.
TTop performers in IPL 2022:
Gujarat Titans:
Most Runs:
1. Hardik Pandya – 487 runs in 15 suits – 4 fifties; HS – 87*
2. Shubman Gill – 483 runs in 16 suits – 4 fifties; HS – 96
3. David Miller – 481 runs in 16 suits – 2 fifties; HS – 94*
Most Wickets:
1. Mohammed Shami – 20 wickets in 16 suits; Best – 3/25
2. Rashid Khan – 19 wickets in 16 suits; Best – 4/24
3. Lockie Ferguson – 12 wickets in 13 suits; Best – 4/28
(Pic Courtesy- Gujarat Titans Twitter take care of)
Chennai Super Kings:
Most Runs:
1. Ruturaj Gaikwad – 368 runs in 14 suits – 3 fifties; HS-99
2. Shivam Dube – 289 runs in 11 suits – 2 fifties; HS: 95*
3. Ambati Rayudu – 274 runs in 13 suits – 1 fifty; HS – 78
Most Wickets:
1. Dwayne Bravo – 16 wickets in 10 suits; Best – 3/20
2. Mukesh Choudhary – 16 wickets in 13 suits; Best – 4/46
3. Maheesh Theekshana – 12 wickets in 9 suits; Best – 4/33
Most dear purchase within the closing public sale:
Gujarat Titans: Kane Williamson (New Zealand) – Rs 2 Cr
Chennai Super Kings: Ben Stokes (England) – Rs 16.25 Cr