Defending champions Gujarat Titans pulled off a stunning win in the first match of IPL 2023, defeating four-time champions Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets. Shubman Gill and Rashid Khan were the heroes of Gujarat Titans’ victory. Gujarat Titans won the toss and invited Chennai Super Kings to bat first. However, Chennai got off to a bad start as Devon Conway was dismissed for just 1 run, dismissed by Mohammed Shami. Rituraj Gaikwad played a blistering inning of 92 runs in 50 balls with the help of 4 fours and 9 sixes, taking Chennai to a respectable score of 178 runs in 20 overs. At the end of the innings, Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored an unbeaten inning of 14 runs in 7 balls. While bowling brilliantly, Rashid Khan took 2 for 26, Mohammed Shami took 2 for 29 and Alzarri Joseph took 2 for 33. Gujarat Titans achieved the target of 178 runs by losing 5 wickets in 19.2 overs. Shubman Gill played a brilliant inning of 63 runs in 36 balls with the help of 6 fours and 3 sixes. Rashid Khan played an inning of 10 runs on 3 balls. Rahul Tewatia sealed the victory of Gujarat Titans by hitting the second ball of the 20th over for a six. Rashid Khan was adjudged man of the match for his brilliant all-round performance.
Brief Scores:
Chennai Super Kings: 7/178 over 20, Rituraj Gaikwad 92, Moeen Ali 23, Dhoni 14 not out, Rashid Khan 2/26, Mohammed Shami 2/29, Alzarri Joseph 2/33
Gujarat Titans: 5/182 over 19.2, Shubman Gill 63, Vijay Shankar 27, Rajvardhan Hangergekar 3/32