IPL 2023 Opening Match: One of the biggest cricket leagues, IPL 2023 is starting on March 31st, 2023. The first match of IPL 2023 is between the 4 times champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and defending champion Gujarat Titans (GT) at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In this article, you will get to know everything about these teams, including their previous matches against each other, Squads, and more.

IPL 2023 Opening Match Teams
Csk and GT are playing against each other in the opening match. In the article, you will get all the information regarding these teams.
Let’s see some key points of the opening match.
Title: | IPL 2023 Opening Match |
Match: | Chennai Super King(CSK) vs Gujarat Titans(GT) |
Captains: | MS Dhoni(CSK) and Hardik Pandya(GT) |
IPL Season Played: | CSK: 13 and GT: 1 |
Head to Head of GT and CSK: | Match played: 2; GT won: 2; CSK won: 0 |
IPL Title Won: | CSK: 4 times; GT: 1 time |
Head Coach: | CSK: Stephen Fleming; GT: Gary Kirsten |
Chennai Super Kings Team
Chennai Super Kings has won the IPL championship four times. This makes them as one of the most successful teams in the history of IPL, after MI. The Legendary player Mahendra Singh Dhoni leads the team. MSD is considered one of the greatest captains in the history of cricket due to his successive track records. This year also, this team has one of the best players as Ravindra Jadeja, Ben Stokes, and Deepak Chahar is in the team.
Gujarat Titans Team
Gujarat Titans are however a new team. They debuted in the previous season of IPL, IPL 2023. And they managed to create history by winning the IPL title in their debut season. They have beaten the Rajasthan Royals in the final of IPL 2022 to win the trophy. The team is led by the talented all-rounder Hardik Pandya and has some of the best young players in the world.
Head to Head: CSK vs GT
The two teams have played against each other twice, with Gujarat Titans winning both games. However, those games were in last season’s IPL, and lots more have been changed after that. CSk will try to take a first win against GT, while GT will try to continue their unbeaten mark against CSK. Chennai Super Kings have been one of the most consistent teams in IPL history and have won the titles four 4 times.

IPL Titles of CSK and GT
As already mentioned, Chennai Super Kings has won the IPL title four times i.e. in 2010, 2011, 2018, and 2021. On the other hand, Gujarat Titans have won the tournament only once, in 2022. However, GT will try to defend their title and want to become the back-to-back winner of the IPL.
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Full Squad of IPL 2023
Chennai Super King(CSK) Full Squad of IPL 2023:
Players | Player’s Role |
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MS Dhoni (wk)(c) | WK-Batsman |
Ruturaj Gaikwad | Batsman |
Ambati Rayudu (wk) | WK- Batsman |
Devon Conway | Batsman |
Subhranshu Senapati | Batsman |
A Rahane | Batsman |
Shaik Rasheed | Batsman |
Deepak Chahar | Bowler |
Tushar Deshpande | Bowler |
Maheesh Theekshana | Bowler |
Simranjeet Singh | Bowler |
Matheesha Pathirana | Bowler |
Mukesh Choudhary | Bowler |
Prashant Solanki | Bowler |
Mitchell Santner | Bowler |
Rajvardhan Hangargekar | Bowler |
Sisanda Magala | Bowler |
Ajay Mandal | Bowler |
Ravindra Jadeja | All-rounder |
Moeen Ali | All-rounder |
Shivam Dube | All-rounder |
Dwaine Pretorius | All-rounder |
Ben Stokes | All-rounder |
Nishant Sindhu | All-rounder |
Bhagath Verma | All-rounder |
Gujarat Titans Full Squad of IPL 2023:
Players | Player’s Role |
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Player | Player’s Role |
Matthew Wade (wk) | WK-Batsman |
Wriddhiman Saha (wk) | WK-Batsman |
KS Bharat | WK-Batsman |
Urvil Patel | WK-Batsman |
Rashid Khan | Bowler |
Darshan Nalkande | Bowler |
Yash Dayal | Bowler |
Pradeep Sangwan | Bowler |
Alzarri Joseph | Bowler |
R Sai Kishore | Bowler |
Noor Ahmad | Bowler |
Mohammed Shami | Bowler |
Shivam Mavi | Bowler |
Joshua Little | Bowler |
Mohit Sharma | Bowler |
Shubman Gill | Batsman |
Sai Sudarshan | Batsman |
Abhinav Sadarangani | Batsman |
David Miller | Batsman |
Kane Williamson | Batsman |
Hardik Pandya(c) | All-rounder |
Vijay Shankar | All-rounder |
Jayant Yadav | All-rounder |
Rahul Tewatia | All-rounder |
Odean Smith | All-rounder |
Most Expensive Players of IPL
Chennai Super King(CSK): Ben Stokes (All-rounder) INR 16.25 Cr
Gujarat Titans(GT): Hardik Pandya (All-rounder) INR 15 Cr
Conclusion: IPL 2023 Opening Match
The opening game of IPL 2023 is going to be entertaining because two of the strongest IPL teams are playing against each other. While Chennai Super Kings have the experience and a proven track record, Gujarat Titans have the confidence and the hunger to defend their title. It will be exciting as they will play in the 3rd match between them, as GT already won the 2 previous matches head-to-head. We hope this article has provided you with all the information you need before the much-awaited opening game of IPL 2023.