Gujarat Titans host Rajasthan Royals in match 23 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in the second of Sunday's double-header. The match starts at 7:30 PM IST on April 16.
Hardik Pandya's defending champions GT head into the match on the back of their third win of this season, while RR led by Sanju Samson are also fresh from their third win of the campaign. GT has won 3 in 4, whereas RR has also won 3 of 4.
Now, the two former champions will clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, which will host it's third match of the season. GT have lost one and won one at their home so far.
Gujarat Titans opened the season with a 6-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in the first fixture of the season at the venue, but lost from a winning position against Kolkata Knight Riders by 3 wickets in the most recent fixture at home.
Ahead of GT vs RR 2023 meeting at the Narendra Modi Stadium, we take a look at the pitch report and weather forecast for the day as some parts of the country have received summer showers.
The Narendra Modi Stadium has been batting friendly so far, but has provided a little assistance for new ball bowlers. The average score batting first in IPL at the venue is 164.
Both the matches of the 2023 season have seen the team chasing win the match. GT chased down a target of 179 set by CSK with 4 balls to spare, while KKR pulled off a 205 run chase against GT riding on Rinku Singh's last-over display of five sixes.
The chasing teams have had the most success with teams batting second winning on most occasions. So, the captain winning the toss will not hesitate to bowl first at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Matches: 20
Batting First Won: 8
Chasing Won: 12
Highest Total: 207/7 by KKR vs GT in 2023
Highest Run Chase: 207/7 by KKR vs GT in 2023
Lowest Total: 102 All Out by RR vs SRH in 2014
Lowest Total Defended: 134 by SRH vs RR in 2014
Average 1st Innings Score: 164
IPL 2023: Narendra Modi Stadium Pitch Report, Weather Forecast, T20 & IPL Records & Stats
Gujarat Titans Played: 3
Gujarat Titans Won: 2
Gujarat Titans Lost: 1
Gujarat Titans Won Batting First: 2
Gujarat Titans Won Chasing: 0
GT Highest Total: 204
GT vs RR Stats and Records Preview: Players Who Can Cross Milestones In IPL 2023 Match 23
RR Played: 13
RR Won: 8
RR Lost: 5
RR Won Batting First: 4
RR Won Chasing: 4
RR Highest Score: 201
RR Lowest Total: 102
The day will be very warm with a maximum temperature of 40o C reducing to 36o C during the playing hours. There is no chance of rain throughout the day. So, weather is unlikely to play spoilsport in Sunday's match between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals.