The Gujarat Titans started their title defence with a convincing five-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings in the IPL opener here on Friday. Shubman Gill outdid Ruturaj Gaikwad's excellent knock with a brilliant half-century. After choosing to bowl first in front of a nearly full house at the largest cricket stadium in the globe, Gaikwad was all class with his 92 off 50 balls until Titans brought things back in the middle overs to reduce Chennai Super Kings to 178 for seven. In his 63 off 36 balls, Gill, who has been in the best shape of his life for the previous three months, made some jaw-dropping strokes to help the home team secure a victory. Titans finished in 19.2 overs.
Rashid Khan is the game's player of the match in IPL 2023's GT vs. CSK match.
You shouldn't be too shocked that it's not Gill or Gaikwad. He scored 10 in three balls and had stats of 2/26, which were essential in getting GT across the finish line. I'm really ecstatic to win Player of the Match. provides me with a tonne of energy for the remaining rounds of the competition. It was challenging to bowl to a lefty, but the tighter I keep it, the better. I was planning to keep things straightforward. Just continuously strike the appropriate targets. The majority of batting involves time spent in the nets. The chance and the captain's and the coaching staff's belief in me do
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"While I am undoubtedly thrilled, we did place ourselves in a challenging situation. We were delighted with 178 because they had briefly appeared to be heading for 200. Yet we continued to collect wickets. The impact regulation makes my job exceedingly challenging. Too many possibilities are available. Someone will always bowl less or arrive late as a result of that. Both Shubman's and my shot put the team in a challenging situation. In the changing room, we have some rules. Rash and Rahul cannot win games all the time; we must."
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"We were a little undersized. 15 to 20 more runs would have been beneficial. We are all aware that some dew would be present. Also, it began at 7.30 p.m., thus the game started a little early. Also, rather of attempting to muscle the ball, we could have batted correctly in the middle overs. It's fun to watch Rutu. He has done a great job of grooming himself and makes the eight choices under duress. No-ball bowling is not an option for us. We have some control over that."
