Chennai: The first qualifier match of the Indian Premier League 2023 will be played between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings. Both the teams are going to clash at the M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai for this epic battle. In this season’s league matches, defending champions Gujarat displayed strong performances. Gujarat won a total of 10 out of their 14 matches and finished first in the points table with 20 points. At the same time, the four-time champion CSK was also no less. CSK entered the playoffs with 17 points and ended their journey at the second position in the league stage. Due to this, both these teams are getting a chance to play in the first qualifier. In such a situation, one of the teams from Gujarat and CSK will confirm their place in the finals, but there will be one more chance for the losing team to win the first qualifier. Secure your place in the finals. In this way, if Gujarat reaches the final and wins, it will become the team that will win the title for the second time in a row. At the same time, CSK has a chance to wear the crown of champions for the fifth time.
Who will be heavy on whom?
The performance of Gujarat Titans has been strong since the debut season in IPL. The team won the title in its very first season. However, this time in the playoffs, he is going to compete with a team that specializes in playing in the knockout stage of the IPL. If we talk about experience, then CSK team is far ahead of Gujarat. CSK has reached the playoffs for a record 12th time in this league. During this, he made it to the finals on 9 occasions, in which he has also won the title four times.
However, if we talk about the statistics between Gujarat and CSK, then there is a big difference in it. Gujarat Titans have emerged victorious every time they have faced CAK in the IPL. In such a situation, there will be psychological pressure in front of the Yolo Army led by Captain Dhoni, but the Gujarat team should not forget that it will not be an easy task at all to overcome CSK in the knockout stage.
In such a situation, the first qualifier of IPL 2023 is expected to see a great clash between the experience of MS Dhoni and the figures of Pandya.
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