
Chennai Super Kings will open their campaign in the Indian Premier League or IPL 2023 campaign against defending champions Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 31 (Friday)
MS Dhoni will return to competitive cricket to lead the side after Chennai Super Kings handed him back the captaincy after the team's horrendous run under Ravindra Jadeja. In total, CSK will play 14 games during the league stages with seven home games and as many away.
They will play their first home match against Lucknow Super Giants on April 3 (Monday).
CSK have been drawn in Group B with Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings. Chennai will face the teams in Group B just once and will face-off with the remaining franchises in Group A twice (home and away).
The teams in Group A namely are Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Lucknow Super Giants, and Kolkata Knight Riders.
CSK Home Venue
Chennai Super Kings will play all their seven home games at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Tamil Nadu's capital and will be the first time playing at the venue since 2019 as pandemic led to change in venues for the past three seasons over COVID-19 related protocols.
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, Mukesh Chowdhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sidhu, Kyle Jamieson, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Verma
| Date | Day | Fixture | Venue | Time in IST |
| March 31 | Sunday | Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings | Ahmedabad | 7:30 PM |
| April 3 | Monday | Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants | Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| April 8 | Saturday | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| April 12 | Wednesday | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | Chennai | 3:30 PM |
| April 17 | Monday | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings | Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| April 21 | Friday | Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| April 23 | Sunday | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | 3:30 PM |
| April 27 | Thursday | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings | Jaipur | 7:30 PM |
| April 30 | Sunday | Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings | Chennai | 3:30 PM |
| May 4 | Thursday | Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings | Lucknow | 3:30 PM |
| May 6 | Saturday | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians | Chennai | 3:30 PM |
| May 10 | Wednesday | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals | Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| May 14 | Sunday | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| May 21 | Sunday | Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings | Delhi | 3:30 PM |