GT vs CSK IPL 2023: Full List of Award Winners, Man of The Match, Post Match Presentation, Scorecard & Records

Ahmedabad, April 1: The opening game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 lived up to its hype and culminated with a win of hosts and defending champions Gujarat Titans here at Narendra Modi Stadium on March 31.

The highly-anticipated encounter between mentor MS Dhoni and his protege Hardik Pandya again landed in favour of the latter's side, who were the better team on the day.

Gujarat Titans didn't do anything wrong right from the moment the coin landed in their favour. Hardik's decision to bowl first on a surface which gets better as the day progresses turned out to be correct and he was vindicated with the result.

Having restricted CSK to 178-7 at the end of 20 overs, GT batters overhauled the target in 19.2 overs with five wickets in hand. Ruturaj Gaikwad played a whirlwind knock of 92 off just 50 deliveries before getting dismissed to a pretty ordinary delivery.

The talented Maharashtra cricketer's knock looked like poetry in motion as he never tried to muscle the ball. Throughout his stay in the middle, he was timing the ball brilliantly and making use of the field placings.

Later, Shubman Gill - the rising star in Indian cricket - also showcased his class and temperament and slammed a brilliant half-century and laid the foundation for Gujarat Titans' third straight win over CSK.

Rashid Khan was awarded the player of the match for his disciplined bowling effort upfront. The leg-spinner struck in his first over itself by dismissing Moeen Ali and later dismissed Ben Stokes. He even contributed with the bat.

GT vs CSK IPL 2023 Match 1 Award Winners

Player Of The Match: Rashid Khan, GT

TIAGO.ev Electric Striker Of The Match: Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK

Herbalife Active Catch Of The Match: Mitchell Santner, CSK

Visit Saudi Beyond The Boundaries Longest 6: Shivam Dube, CSK (95m)

RuPay On-The-Go 4s: Shubman Gill

UPSTOX Most Valuable Asset Of The Match: Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK

Dream11 Gamechanger Of The Match: Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK

Note: All the prizes carried a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh

GT vs CSK IPL 2023 Match 1: Who Said What

Winning Captain, Hardik Pandya: (On the win) Obviously very happy. We did put ourselves in a difficult situation but Rahul and Rashid did very well. We were happy at the mid-innings because at one point they looked like getting 200, but we got those couple of wickets to pull things back.

(On Impact Rule) Having this Impact rule makes my job difficult. I have too many options, and because of this someone will bowl less. In this game I realised bowling hard lengths was the way to go, that's why Alzarri bowled late.

(On Rashid Khan) Having Rashid is a real asset, he will get you wickets and get you some runs late down the order as well. But today my shot and Shubman's shot weren't the best, we need to do better to ensure we don't put the responsibility on these guys lower down.

Losing Captain, MS Dhoni: (On CSK batting) We all knew there will be dew. We could have done a bit more with the batsman ship. Ruturaj (Gaikwad) was brilliant, he times the ball well and he's a pleasure to watch. The way he picks his options, it is pleasing to watch.

(On Debutant Rajvardhan Hangargekar) I think it's important for youngsters to step in. I think Raj (Hangargekar) has pace and he will get better with time. Think the bowlers will get better, a no-ball is something that's in your control, so you need to work on that.

(On Why Moeen Ali didn't bowl) I felt two left armers will be a better option so I went ahead with them. Shivam was an option, but I felt comfortable with the bowlers overall.

Player of the Match, Rashid Khan: (On the award) So happy to get this crucial Man of the Match. Will give me a lot of the energy for the rest of the competition. I try to do my best in all three formats, and give it all in the practice sessions.

(On his bowling strategy) The plan is hard to bowl to lefties, but the idea was to keep it tight and I knew in my mind that if I keep it simple and get two wickets, we will be back in the game. I knew if I kept it simple we will get the results.

(On improved batting) It is all thanks to the time we spend in the nets and the confidence given to me by the coaching staff and captain Hardik. I've been batting a lot and the results are there to see.

GT vs CSK IPL 2023 Stats

Sides that have defeated Chennai Super Kings in each of their first three matches against them: Rajasthan Royals in 2008 & Gujarat Titans in 2022-23.

Gujarat Titans in run chases: 10 chases | 9 wins | 1 defeat. Eight of these wins have come in the final over for the Hardik Pandya-led side in the IPL.

First Wicket From Irish Player in IPL: Left-arm pacer Joshua Little became the first Irish cricketer to pick up a wicket in the tournament's history.

MS Dhoni now has hit 53 Sixes (and counting) in the final over of an IPL match. The CSK captain is followed by former West Indies all-rounder Keiron Pollard of Mumbai Indians - who has smashed 33 maximums in the final overs in IPL.