Here's the match preview, prediction of Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings
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Realising how important it is to begin well, especially in a tournament like this, both teams will like to come down hard at each other. Considering Chennai has some injury concerns, with latest reports suggesting that regular skipper and veteran MS Dhoni also likely to sit out due to niggle in his left knee, they would be slightly under pressure than the hosts.
Match Prediction
The defending champions will walk out as favourites, having beaten Chennai twice in their past two meetings last year. With the ranked number one T20I bowler in Rashid Khan, an exciting new skipper in Hardik Pandya, and the batter-in-form in Shubman Gill, Gujarat will hold an advantage over their opposition. Additions of some match-winners with the ball in hand, including Mohammed Shami, Irelands Joshua Little, and Windies Alzarri Joseph wiill further work in their advantage.
Here are full squads -
Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (c), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R. Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Kane Williamson, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (c), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Chowdhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Sisanda Magala, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma
Friday, March 31, 2023 at 2:48 am