GT vs CSK, Qualifier 1 IPL 2023 Live Score: CSK, GT Look To Avoid Finale Detour

23.05.2023 - 11:01 sports.ndtv.com

GT vs CSK, IPL 2023 Qualifier 1, Live Updates: Gujarat Titans will be squaring off against Chennai Super Kings in the Qualifier 1 of IPL 2023, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday.

This season, Gujarat Titans haven't played at the Chepauk, which hasn't behaved in a singular manner during CSK's seven home games and that prompted head coach Stephen Fleming to raise apprehensions about what to expect.

What makes this battle even more interesting is the fact that GT is a team that seems closest to being a proto-type of what CSK had been all these years in IPL.

It will be an interesting encounter as both the teams will be putting their best foot forward to seal the finale berth. (Live Scorecard).

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Chennai Super Kings opener Ruturaj Gaikwad dedicated their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 final victory against Gujarat Titans to veteran batter Ambati Rayudu as he played his last match of the IPL. Rayudu left a legacy behind after he decided to hang up his boots on Sunday. He took to Twitter to make the announcement.

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Stephen Fleming doesn't believe in fairy tales in sport but Ravindra Jadeja's near-improbable heist that took Chennai Super Kings to its fifth IPL trophy might come closest to it. With 13 needed to win in the final over against Gujarat Titans, CSK managed only three runs off the first four balls before Jadeja smashed Mohit Sharma for a six and a four off the last two deliveries to literally snatch the Cup from Gujarat's grasp. "They say there are no fairy tales in the sport, but it was a pretty good one today. It has been a bit difficult 18 months where, as the captaincy was difficult, the injury was difficult, it took a bit of time from out of the game for him to come back into and be reintegrated into the Test side, and then re-integrate into CSK," Fleming told the media after Chennai defeated Gujarat Titans in the IPL final.

CSK vs GT: IPL 2023 Final Between Chennai Super Kings And Gujarat Titans Moved To Reserved Day Due To Persistent Rains

The final of the Indian Premier League 2023 was on Sunday moved to the reserved day after relentless rains delayed the toss and subsequently the start of the summit showdown at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The announcement was made at 10:55 pm local time. The title clash between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, thus, will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Monday. With the weather forecast not being too promising for the final on Sunday, it only kept getting worse for the fans who had turned up to pack the house.

CSK vs GT, IPL 2023: Chennai Super Kings And Gujarat Titans' Roads To Final

Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans are set to face each other in the final match of IPL 2023 on Sunday. The summit clash between the sides will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Interestingly, a game between these two sides kicked off the season and it will be a battle between these two teams again that will conclude the 16th edition of the T20 extravaganza. MS Dhoni-led CSK are four-time winners while Hardik Pandya and company are the defending champions.

CSK Better Prepared For IPL 2023 Final Compared To Past, Says Stephen Fleming

Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming on Saturday said that the four-time winners are better prepared for the IPL final against Gujarat Titans than any other time in the past, when conditions affected their performance. Fleming said CSK's win-loss ratio remained around 50 per cent because they would usually build and prepare their squads keeping the conditions and pitches at the home venue at Chepauk in mind, but that is not the case anymore. He said the team would be ready for any conditions -- there are rains expected during the final here on Sunday -- and that they have erred in reading conditions and pitches in the past.

Watch: Ishan Kishan Suffers Nasty Eye Injury Ahead Of WTC Final During MI vs GT IPL 2023 Qualifier 2

Both India and Australia were dealt an injury scare ahead of the World Test Championships final with Ishan Kishan and Cameron Green receiving nasty blows during IPL Qualifier 2 between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Friday. Kishan, who was named as a replacement for injured K L Rahul in India's WTC squad, suffered a freak injury as he collided with his Mumbai Indians teammate Chris Jordan.