New Delhi: IPL 2023 is about to start. The first match of this new IPL season will be played between defending champions Gujarat Titans and 4-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings on March 31. While Hardik Pandya will lead Gujarat, Chennai Super Kings will once again be led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
The first match of this IPL season will be played on Friday, March 31, and like every year, a grand opening ceremony of the new season of IPL will also be celebrated before that match. The details of the opening ceremony and first match of IPL 2023.
Before the start of the first match, there is no definite information about which stars will perform in the opening ceremony of the IPL this time, but according to some media reports, Rashmika Mandhana and Tamanna Bhatia can perform.
However, according to some other media reports, Katrina Kaif, Tiger Shroff and Arijit Singh can perform in the opening ceremony of IPL 2023. The event will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The first match of IPL 2023 will be played between Hardik Pandya’s defending champions Gujarat Titans and four-time IPL champions Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings.
The match will start at 7:30 pm Indian time. A total of 2 matches have been played between these two teams so far and in both the matches, Gujarat defeated Chennai by 3 and 7 wickets respectively.
Last season, Gujarat won the IPL title, while Chennai Super Kings finished 9th out of 10 on the points table. Now it has to be seen how this season starts.
Squad of both teams
Gujarat Titans (GT) Squad: Hardik Pandya (captain), Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, B Sai Sudarshan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, Pradeep Sangwan, Rahul Tewatia, Shivam Mavi, Vijay Shankar, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmed, Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Yash Dayal, Kane Williamson, Joshua Little, Smith, Urvil Patel. Bharat and Mohit Sharma.
Chennai Super Kings Squad: MS Dhoni (captain), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Subhrangshu Senapathi, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, K Bhagat Verma, Moeen Ali, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shivam Dube, Deepak Chahar, Mahesh, Mukesh Chaudhary, Prashant Solanki, Simranjeet Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Tushar Deshpande, Ben Stokes, Ben Stokes, Tushar Deshpande.