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GT vs CSK, IPL 2023 Qualifier 1 Toss Report: Defending champions Gujarat Titans have won the toss and elected to field at the M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Chennai Super Kings (IPL) and Gujarat Titans (GT) have reached Chepauk for the Tickets to Finale. It is Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 and the team that wins tonight in Chennai will advance to the big final to be played in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The losing team will get another chance to prove their worth as they will face off against the winners of the Eliminator.
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Meanwhile, at the M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, the defending champion team won the toss and decided to bowl first. Talking with commentator Ravi Shastri, GT skipper Hardik Pandya revealed the changes in his playing XI. He said that Darshan Nalkande has replaced Yash Dayal in the line-up.
“We’ll bowl first. We’ve heard there’s going to be dew, so we want to know what to chase. We were told to rest after getting in the top-2 but we didn’t want to, stay focused Wanted and wanted to play good cricket. We are a smart team, we don’t play just one way, we make sure the best comes out of the wicket and we have adapted. In comes Darshan Nalkande in place of Yash Dayal,” GT Captain Hardik Pandya said.
CSK, on the other hand, have fielded an unchanged XI in Qualifier 1.
“The reason why we wanted to bowl first is because they are an excellent chasing team. We have used the conditions a bit better, the boys have adapted really well in this type of tournament. Backing the strength is important, the confidence level has to be high. They have been able to do that and that’s why we have done well. There was a lot of dew in the last game, but with the wind around, we won’t be worried about it tonight Can say but it looks dry. We are playing from the same team,” said CSK skipper MS Dhoni.
Here is the playing XI:
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (w/c), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mahesh Thikshana.
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (w), Hardik Pandya (c), Dasun Shanaka, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Darshan Nalkande, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmed, Mohammed Shami.
