IPL 2023: Defending Champions Gujarat Titans will be taking on Chennai Super Kings in the first match of IPL 2023 on Friday (March 31) and kick off another exciting season of the cash-rich league.
Gujarat Titans will be starting with a home match as the IPL 2023 kicks off at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Hardik Pandya is the captain of Gujarat Titans while the legend MS Dhoni will be charging his CSK troops at the den of the defending champions.

Match Time & Venue: The match between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans will begin at 7.30 pm IST at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The stadium is expected to be a full house in the opening game.
Telecast and Live Stream: The IPL 2023 Match 1 between Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, who are captained by MS Dhoni, will be live telecast on Star Sports Network on television. While the live streaming will be available on the JioCinema app for free.
Gujarat Titans: Kane Williamson, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Alzarri Joseph, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller, Hardik Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Matthew Wade, Mohammad Shami, Noor Ahmad, Pradeep Sangwan, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Yash Dayal, Abhinav Manohar
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, Mukesh Chowdhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Sisanda Magala, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma.
The match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings will be a battle between two cricketers of different poles. While Hardik Pandya possesses exuberance and flamboyance, Dhoni with all the experience and calmness is a tough rival to topple. But given the conditions of the match with home support being a huge factor, Titans do hold a slight edge over CSK.